joie studio new year giveaway

hau'oli makahiki hou! hope everyone enjoyed the loveliest of holidays and happened to catch a peek of the brilliant blue moon floating high up in the sky last night before the first decade of the millennium slipped into the history books.

i had a chance to visit with tina from joie studio while scooping up xmas gifting during uniqueLA a few weeks ago, and she kindly sent me on my way with a new year's surprise just for the h|h 'ohana. two lucky readers will be absolutely delighted to greet each new month throughout 2010 with joie's super limited edition luxe letterpress calendar (retail: $20) plus a handful of coasters rocking a letterpressed pineapple design.

only 125 calendars rolled through joie's presses for 2010 so make a wish and follow the fine print below on how to enter:

• email your name & current hometown to: aloha [at] hapahale [dot] com by mon, jan 4th
• please put joie studio 2010 giveaway in the subject
• one entry per person/household

winner will be announced next tuesday.

good luck!

{update: winner list posted}

pau hana clicks

• my inner band geek was delighted to see punahou's marching band rewarded with what just may be the very first presidential shaka sign during the inauguration parade!

• click over to my fella's favorite music rag for a neat little widget that will makeover your mug in shepard fairey's iconic hope design [via dailycandy].

• just a few days left to order up an obama dog from hank's haute dogs. $5 plus change gets you a portuguese hot dog topped off chicago style accompanied with a soda pop. look for the special on the menu board at hhd's coral street outpost until sun, jan 25th.

• the lovely menagerie calendar from joie studio scores a mention in the l.a. times. [yay tina!]

• take a peek at the top 10 hawaii blogs (including your truly - mahalo ryan!) picked by one of the islands' top bloggers.

have a happy weekend!

and the winners are . . .

2009 menagerie calendar

jackie of connecticut & lisa of kihei who will get to spend the new year enjoying twelve months of joie studio's lovely letterpress!

mahalo to everyone who entered. click over to joie studio's online shop to order up a 2009 menagerie calendar to call your own.

{mahalo tina!}

p.s. my holidays are kicking off a few days early so h|h will be on hiatus to enjoy all the festive winter cheer. hope your holiday is merry and bright wherever you may be.

happy hale*days 08: joie studio giveaway!

tina from la-based paper goods line joie studio wanted to help readers start the new year right and has sent along two sets of her limited edition 2009 menagerie letterpress calendar (retail: $18). each month features an antique illustration of a happy creature to help pass the days, and fans of tina's gorgeous stationery will recognize a few friendly faces, from flamingos to peacocks, that have graced earlier collections.

two winners will be chosen so read on for the skinny on how to enter . . .

• email your name & current hometown to: aloha [at] hapahale [dot] com by sun, dec 21st - midnight hst
• please put joie studio holiday giveaway in the subject
• one entry per person/household
• previous h|h winners are not eligible

p.s. email subscribers - simply hit reply and follow the instructions for a chance to win.

{update: winner list posted}

happy hale*days 08: mele edition

hello again! i had hoped to post while i was away but the best place to write had zero wifi access while the house of wifi was also home to an enchanting new baby who is infinitely more entertaining than the internet.

let's continue with the holiday roundup of island style finds!

1 - pint sized xmas cheer compliments of sweet blossoms' delightful table top topiary ($50). the kapahulu florist sources locally grown greens from island farms and is offering readers a 10% discount when mentioning h|h! (fyi - allow two days for order turnaround)

2 - hable construction's canoeing snowmen stocking sold out quickly last year and is happily back in stock (shown above: hawaii holiday : surfing santa : coral). even better, knock 25% off on all regular priced merchandise during the ongoing holiday sale.

• secret code: save
• expires: thu, jan 8th

3 - sing-a-long to jack johnson's acoustic version of "rudolph the red nosed reindeer" recently released on this warm december, a brushfire holiday vol. 1. (or, download on itunes).

4 - hula beach ceramics' delicate handcrafted conch shell ornaments ($5 for two) are budget-friendly beach bling for your tree.

5/9 - joie studio's letterpress has been busy churning out the holiday 08 collection plus a gorgeous 2009 menagerie desktop calendar. and, happy news for paper goods fans, tina from joie is also offering h|h readers 20% off online orders over $18!

• secret code: aloha
• expires: sat, dec 20th

6 - add a delightfully modern take on xmas & new year's greetings compliments of kat uno's stylish island girls. (alas, kat's etsy shop is temporarily closed so you'll have to hele over to alliway at ward warehouse to scoop up your favorite designs)

7 - vintage fabric embellishes tori higa's sweet mele kalikimaka cards.

8 - big island artist caren loebel-fried boxes up hawaiian style block print holiday wishes.

p.s. click over to the kokua hawaii foundation who recently kicked off a simplify the holidays campaign with kanu hawaii filled with tips on greening your celebration.