Colors of Autumn in Your Home

One of the many reasons why Autumn is my favorite season is because of the color palette shift that seems to happen overnight. The sun hides behind clouds, creating spectacular views of over saturated colors all around us as the trees turn various shades of red, orange, gold, and bronze. The prints by piktorama give me a sense of Autumn colors, mixed with vintage textures and a breath of freshness with teal and light blue accents. All available to purchase here.




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My Kind of Motivation

When it comes to motivation, everyone responds differently. Some like compliments or encouraging words, others such as myself like to be challenged. These perfect motivational prints for gluttons for punishment can be purchased at Felt & Wire.

Love Your Jacket

Igor Udushlivy's book jackets and bookmarks are simply irresistible and begs the question "why didn't I think of that?"

15 Uses for Newsprint

The Pencil Factory sells a wonderful collection of art on newsprint by various artists for $10. There is a total of 15 prints, with suggested usage ranging from "Wrap a Fish" to "Pose for Design Blog."

12 Days of Christmas – Gift Idea #12

Last but not least, gifts with geometric shapes by PAWLING print studio. Christmas cards, tote bags, and calendars – shower your loved ones with overlapping circles and squares, creating elegant patterns in black in white, sure to please everyone.

BEST PART
Due to the lack of color, the recipient of your gift can customize it by adding color. You can help them, creating not only a unique product– one they are sure to love, but also building memories sure to outlast any generic gift.







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Getting the Right Fit for Christmas

Practical and quirky, print out Made in England's Christmas Cheat Sheets, fill them out and swap with others to purchase (and receive) a gift that fits.

The Best of Martha Stewart Christmas 2009

As usual, Martha Stewart introduces simple, playful, and tasteful solutions for holiday decorating to create a winter wonderland that is quick to create and easy to fit in your budget.

Delicate as a Snowflake

Even though there is no snow on this abnormally warm December 1st, I still find things that remind me of the inevitable winter in Minneapolis. Designed by Made by Julene.

Dress Code Invitation

Daniel Carlsten's ingenious Acne Paper invite is an excellent visual guide as to what one should wear to such an event.



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Witty Gift Tags

I hate buying wrapping paper. I always feel like I'm copping out, like I simply didn't take the time to look for a found texture that would suit my gift and the receiver, further feeding into the Target frenzy (don't get me wrong, they have beautiful stuff). Since I usually end up wrapping my gifts in junk mail, newspaper pages, magazine pages, or comic book pages, I think these tags would be a perfect aesthetic balance to my "trashy" look, while they warn curious on-lookers to stay out. Designed by Olive Manna and available here.

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Erin Jang's Spot-On Custom Invites

Beautiful textures, fashionable colors, exquisite typography, and concept-driven designs are just a few details that set apart Erin Jang's custom invites from a saturated market.











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