string stamp

I was inspired to do this by this, found on pinterest.

1. wrap string around wooden block and tape in place.
2. press block onto stamp pad.
3. stamp a pattern on plain paper.

anniversary postcards

tim and i just had our first anniversary and we took a quick trip to the bahamas to celebrate. somwhere in between scooting around Nassau on a moped and climbing the queen's staircase we decided to begin a tradition. we each picked out a postcard for the other, secretly wrote a note, stickered it with local postage and dropped it in the mail. yesterday, the postcards appeared in the mailbox and we read them together with childish giggles and grins. it was so delightful to see what we'd each written. the best part is we now have very personal souvenirs that are dated and location stamped (not to mention that they cost next to nothing), we're going to do this every year, whether we travel to someplace new or just stay local.

eames inspired

i've been inspired by the eames brothers for several years but i was hesitant to use these stamps and invoke the names of designers as great as charles + ray eames without putting a bit of like-minded, free-spirited design into the envelope which I was slapping these bits of design history on to.

thanks to charles + ray

i'm so thrilled to have a set of the new eames stamps, truly inspiring design.