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Wednesday
Jun082011

morning crush: kam hwy love

loving the mix of cheery old timey island imagery and modern typefaces found in the highway-99 poster series by ewa beach's everything is jake!

stripes + shave ice + happy colors = smiles

$18 online.

p.s. score a one week only 20% off deal when you like EIJ! on facebook.

Thursday
Jun022011

etsy scout: chief and crown

bear-ly in love with you

i could hardly contain my excitement when i wandered into chief and crown's shop while on a recent etsy scout. the spare photo styling had me at hello, and the little line from laie's southwestern influence is so very unexpected yet so perfect for summertime.

conor and jane riley, recent arrivals to the north shore, are the husband and wife team constructing all this design goodness. inspired by their childhood love for native american folklore, the delightful pairing marries conor's photograpy with jane's graphic designs to create offerings like handcarved bear and indian stamps decorating moleskine notebooks, visually striking ikat desert prints, and fetching motivational posters to inspire your day.

swoon.

get ready to become smitten after the jump!

ikat desert
sketch your heart out

are all these little lovelies making you smile, dear reader? the posters would be an especially sweet gift for graduates about to embark on new adventures.

you will be happy to know that the collection is priced just right and ranges from $7 for a handprinted postcard set to $25 for the most charming art kits. hooray!

click over to chief and crown's etsy shop to peek the current offerings.

Tuesday
May242011

meet the press: miemiko atelier

unless you follow h|h on rss, my beautiful calling card printed by miemiko atelier (one of my lovely sponsors in case you are a stickler for that sort of detail) greets you with every post and email. i dare say it charms even more in person! the letterpress collection by oahu designer cari nakanishi was one of my very first discoveries, and our shared crush for good design combined with the revelation that we meandered down the same high school hallways helped establish our mutual admiration society.

serendipity matched cari to her vintage chandler & price press which makes the modern impression required of her artisanal small-batch paper delights. and, until a few days ago, your only chance to scoop up miemiko's lovely paper goods was to happen upon them at a handful of local boutiques.

{insert trumpet fanfare}

happily, every single letterpress offering can now be yours with a click. i have been waiting with bated breath since cari first mentioned the possibility of an online makeover, and am swooning with the news that one and all are officially welcome to say hello! gorgeousness abounds on miemiko's spanking new website from little pretties to style your gifting to sweet notes to pass to your favorite friends.

perhaps i should stop gushing and allow you to follow the jump for paper peeks. (did i mention the shop discount just for the h|h 'ohana? carry on for the 411!)

sweet flowers * mr. owl
scalloped gift tags
bird and banner

custom wedding suites can also be arranged, but for those who require instant gratification click over to the online shop and pocket 20% off your order!

  • secret code: hatched20
  • expires: thu, jun 30th

p.s. there may be a waitlist for the diamond head design since i scooped up a stack of note cards for my stationery stash.

p.p.s. hooray for wag+snap who snapped all of miemiko's yummy product shots!

Tuesday
May172011

morning crush: wave of aloha

because artist heather brown's new painting wave of aloha (created for japanese surf magazine blue's hope issue) is a sweet reminder that our kokua is still needed in japan

$1500 online. (100% of the proceeds will be donated to the japan red cross's disaster relief fund.)

Friday
May132011

morning crush: bookplate stamp

while the grown-up me would be hesitant to mark up a page, the little me who daydreamed about the coveted sixth grade assignment checking out books at the school library would have made fast friends with this sweet owl & branch bookplate stamp from hilo's niko art.

$12 online.