hot off the presses!

love fruits

lucky me, even more paper goodness to share with you this evening! joie studio's new online shop made its official debut earlier today which means you can satisfy your stationery addiction 24/7 and no longer worry about your favorite design being sold out on etsy.

the new shop is freshly stocked with all of tina's sweet letterpress designs including her latest collaboration with toast. the limited special edition love fruits note cards were inspired by the toast treats of the same name and made their world premiere at the bazaar bizarre earlier this month. there are five designs in all and they are available by the card or in a collector's set (the love fruits series will also arrive at the wedding café by month's end).

flamingo

and happy news! tina has a sent along an extra special deal just for h|h readers to celebrate joie studio's grand opening: spend $10 or more and save 20% on your order (including custom letterpress)!

• secret code: aloha20
• expires: sat, may 31st
• fyi: limit one coupon per customer

paper palace

poppy

today's etsy find is ohmymia's little design shop stocked with the prettiest paper goods. ohmymia made its debut last year when merriam, the honolulu freelance graphic designer behind the line, decided to leave the frenzy of the ad world behind to spend more time with her growing family. lucky for us, she decided to stick with her craft and start her own design house close to home (the company is named after one of her children).

custom wedding invites are the specialty of the house and merriam expertly styles a contemporary look while still retaining the feel of a good old fashioned romance.

love birds

fish note card

haute mama

for those of us not in the wedding market, a small selection of everyday note cards assembled into sweet shapes from a mosaic of papers and embellished with a single swarovski crystal are also available. oh, and if you are smitted with the hand screened haute mama tees, just know that they are limited in number since merriam plans to focus on the stationery side of her business.

click over to ohmymia's etsy shop for a peek at the entire collection!

you're invited (no trees, please)

circles & dots

this week's show and tell of eco-friendly goods has been filled with a few happy coincidences like the news of joie studio's adorable and affordable letterpress invites which just happen to be printed on tree-free paper. it turns out tina from joie has been printing many of her designs on cotton rag paper since the early days of her indie printhouse and was kind enough to send along details.

here's the short story: leftover cotton from the ginning process is used to make the paper diverting what would have been textile waste away from the landfill so that it could be reborn into the foundation for joie's stationery line. yet another paper producer powers its facility with 100% green hydroelectricity sending off any excess energy generated to the local utility.

the new fill-in letterpress invites, which are a small way to add a little ooh la la to your next party without the sticker shock of custom letterpress, are just the beginning since tina plans to introduce even more eco paper goodness this year.

sakura matsuri

swimming otter

until then, click over to joie's etsy shop which is stocked with new designs for any occasion calling for old school correspondence. tina will also be heading up to the bay area for the bazaar bizarre during next month's maker faire so if you plan on attending do stop by and say hello!

click rewind to learn more about joie studio.

lani blue stationery

hibiscus

custom goods are one of my favorite things about etsy so it was a happy day when a new stationery line from mililani knocked on my door. the idea for lani blue stationery came to be after clients of photographer sandy aichner inquired about invitations to go with their wedding package. after doing some research and not finding anything quite right, sandy decided to jump in and draw upon her photoshop/illustrator skills to create her own paper goods line.

since its inception last spring, lani blue has extended its offerings from wedding invites to birthday notes, baby/graduation announcements, and social stationery served up in a pretty mix of modern tropical and asian design elements. and, should the relationship ever hit the skids, follow the lead of one client who shared the 411 with a juicy breakup announcement.

another reason to show lani blue some love is that all of the designs are printed with recycled papers and vegetable based inks for a little less impact on the planet.

currently, lani blue stationery is available exclusively in its etsy shop. keep in mind that custom orders have a turnaround time of 1 to 6 weeks with preprinted cards shipping within two weeks. be sure to take a peek at the faq for additional details as well as sandy's blog for a look behind the scenes.

p.s. social wahines members save 10% off their order! contact sandy for more info.

sweet nothings - take three

1 - once a year, big island candies bakes up heart shaped versions of their yummy chocolate dipped macadamia nut shortbread cookies. 

2 - flowers are a valentine's standby so mix it up and send your sweetie an organic bouquet this year. upcountry protea specializes in the prehistoric bloom grown the way mother nature intended (fyi - valentine order deadline is mon, feb 11th. pick up the phone to score a 10% kama'aina discount).

3 - island grown chocolate is the secret ingredient of sweet paradise chocolatier. indulge your love with a sweet offering of mango mojito and kona cafe mocha truffles and discover why the big island chocolate maker won a blue ribbon at the 2007 kona chocolate festival.

4 - sometimes a simple message says it best à la joie studio's letterpress love note (fyi - these have been selling out so you may need to convo tina to place an order).