Happy March!

March is John's birthday month, and he loves to ride his bike, so this month's design is my little shout out to him:)

A little note behind this design: I had the colors chosen from the very beginning - a bright greenish yellow & charcoal gray - but I toiled with the layout of the wheels for a good day, maybe two.  It was a little obsessive, but I'm happy with it.

And let me just say, thank goodness it's March.  One step closer to warmer weather.

L&H in Real Simple

Real Simple included our 2011 Calendar in their round up of nine calendars!  We're in good company, too.  Check out the round up here.

Thanks, so much Real Simple!

From the Desk Fridays: 2011 Calendar

It's been a busy week over here in preparation for next week's Big Ship - when all of the 2011 calendars go out to our retailers. We will also be announcing its launch online, so stay tuned for that or sign up for our mailing list here, to find out when it goes up.

Have a great weekend!

From the Desk Fridays: Ribbon Swap

I mentioned my ribbon swap on the 2011 Calendar a couple weeks ago, and here they are side by side. The old synthetic "shoelace" ribbon on the left, and Carta Inc.'s Italian cotton ribbon on the right. I had originally thought a thicker ribbon would be better, but I instantly fell for the sweet & simple nature of this thin one. It also feels 100 times nicer (it's Italian. duh!) and big bonus on convenience: the knot fits through the hole, so there's no need to untie the bow after each month. I hope you all agree that this was a great little update. (Thank you, Angela!)

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