Swooning over these notebooks and planners by Julia Kostreva.

I have been such a huge fan of Scout's Honor Co. for some time now, and they finally have an online shop! Annemarie's impeccable taste for old-school charm and vintage makes her unique line of stationery goods feel so nostalgic. Her use of bold, hand-drawn type and minimal colors bring such a classic yet refreshing touch to her work. Lovelovelove!!!

Hi there! Hope you guys had a fantastic Thanksgiving holiday. I had many rounds of turkey, mashed potatoes, and ice cream, and also caught up on sleep.

But the thing that I was most focused on these past several days was finalizing the packaging aspect of my shop, an ongoing project that I started several months ago but never got the chance to wrap up until now. Ha, no pun intended.

As a consumer I always love products that are nicely packaged, regardless if they're from big, small, or indie brands. I feel that enjoying a product begins with the excitement of opening it to get to the actual content, and it's part of the whole product experience that only happens once. Which is why I think it's special.

For One Fine Dae's packaging, I decided to go with a few simple elements using a neutral color palette: black, shades of gray, and light pink.

I created shop tags with ONE FINE DAE hand-stamped on the front, and a tag line printed on the back. The edge is detailed with light pink thread and finished off with a silver eyelet.

After doing a few test wraps, I realized that twine alone wasn't going to hold the bag's flap down, so I made stickers with a scalloped edge to hold it in place. They're translucent and so fun to make!

Here are the elements right before they're assembled: a handmade kraft bag sewn together with light pink thread using a zig-zag stitch to match the opening edge, a sticker seal, two different note cards—one for the gift recipient, one for the purchaser (only one is used per package), and a shop tag, all tied together with gray twine.

I'm a big fan of unified branding, so individual product packages also carry the same style as the wrapping. For the postcards, I created a slit in the back of the packaging to hold stamps. (They're free for domestic customers.) For the pencils, I also used light pink thread to create pockets to slip the pencils in.

And here's what a few pieces look like next to each other: shop tags, golf pencil just for fun, days of summer pencil set, happy trails postcards, and a label for this album.

Currently obsessed with Poketo. Everything is right up my alley.

Currently coveting these lovely items from Suann's line of goods. So, so lovely.

Really drawn to these complex yet simple spirograph designs made from thread by q en bleu.

Cutest coaster designs I've seen in a while, from Kim of Paper Lovely. See more of Kim's work on her web site.

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Three things from this week...

1. My rubber bands on my braces are now bubblegum pink for the month of June. (They were previously bright green.)

2. The forecast finally yields 75+ degree weather for the weekend. (That means beach volleyball, all day.)

3. My volleyball team made it into the playoffs for next week! (Hooraaayy!!!)

Hope you lovelies have a fantastic weekend.

Simple cards say it best, especially these adorable stationery by Kathryn Whyte. Her site is pretty darn cute, too.

Haha. Damn straight! Cards by Sampling Press (via i like you like you).

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April has been so uninspiring (and wet). Can you tell with my lack of updates?

Ha. Yeah...

Janie's Pretty Litttle Heart shop is filled with adorable vintage stamps and mailing accessories. It makes me miss having penpals to write letters to.