Secret Leaves is big in Bulgaria!

We are featured in two magazines right now--one of them, interestingly, is a Bulgarian publication called Intro. As nearly as I can tell, it is a cross between Vanity Fair, People and InStyle. So there we are, four full pages of color photos, wedged right between Snoop Dogg, Metallica and a bunch of pretty Bulgarian boys wearing the latest edgy fashions.

Sadly, as it is in Cyrillic (or some other language that we can't read), we have no idea what it says. No matter...the spread looks great and we are very grateful to Tanya at Intro for featuring us and for sending us a copy of the mag all the way from Bulgaria.

We are also featured in the September/October issue of St. Louis At Home magazine. It is a gorgeous issue and we are thrilled to be included.

A big thanks to editor Christy Marshall, writer Stefene Russell and photographer Whitney Curtis of At Home for the wonderful job they did on the feature.

Love to all,
Sharon and Ann

Country by Mail - gorgeous Swedish style

We would like to take the opportunity to introduce you to one of our customers. We recently filled an order for Maria at countrybymail.se. Maria is the proprietor of a gorgeous Swedish web store by the same name. We were so thrilled when our products showed up on her site, because they were so beautifully styled and photographed. See for yourself:

These Take Cover Journals were selected for Maria's store with her soft color palette and French-influenced style in mind. We think they fit perfectly with her look!

Here are a couple of other Secret Leaves items on Maria's site:

And finally, some of her other beautiful items:

If you have not visited her site, do yourself a favor and take a look. And if you are reading this from Sweden...buy something for gosh' sake!

Sharon

Around our studio

Here are some shots from around our studio.

Stack of recycled paper for Scrap Journals.

Really old books

Made by hand.

Stamps Good

Spiced Grapes

Old books...are you beginning to detect a theme?

(Very) old German paper

Stack of Take Cover covers waiting to be bound.

Scrap Journal stack with props

We heart old stuff.

Sharon

File Under Awe-inspiring

My husband Michael and I just returned from Estes Park, Colorado. The trip was restful, restorative and inspirational. Here are some pictures from our trip.

View from the balcony of our room at Taharaa Lodge

Lily Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park

Mister (formerly known as Mischief)

Mischief and me

Not as dramatic as the sub-arctic tundra, but for me, the most beautiful spot we visited.

Ghost forest

Elk, in perfect formation

Aven

Oh...hello

Grand Lake, Colorado

A stunning place.

Sharon

Brilliante Weblog Premio Award 08

Ann mentioned in the previous post that we were given a blog award by Little Brown Sparrow. Thanks! We are to pass along the Brilliante Weblog Premio 2008 Award to seven other blogs. But due to my pathological tendency not to follow directions and the fact that it is 10 at night and I'm exhausted, I am only passing the award along to three.

To the folks below--Please don't feel obligated, but if you feel like participating, here's what you do:

1. Link to the blogger who gave you the award (that would be us).          2. Nominate 7 blogs.
3. Link to those 7 blogs.
4. Leave the nominees a comment that they received the award.

Dear readers, I am going to try to break you out of your blogosphere comfort zone with some of my nominees. Don't be nervous...I promise it won't hurt. So here we go:

 

A Long Ride (version one)                                                        Blogger Dusty Davis took a motorcycle trip from California to New York and back, and documented his journey here. I don't think this blog is being updated anymore, but no matter: The photos are beautiful and it will make you long for the open road.

Chief Joseph Scenic Byway, Wyoming, from A Long Ride (version one)

A Long Ride (version two)                                                              Just to confuse you, Dusty has a second blog called A Long Ride which chronicles other long distance motorcycle trips he has made (I think there is some overlap between the two). Equally as beautiful and fascinating. This is a must for lovers of travel.

Man riding a donkey in Guerrero, Mexico from A Long Ride (version two)

Breakfast Bunch Handmade                                                         These girls are fun. They share yummy recipes. They make cool crafts.

      Giant Eggs in the Netherlands from Breakfast Bunch Handmade

Mail Order Bride Vintage                                                            St. Louis girl Dana Plonka is a world traveler and rock-n-roll aficionado. She also makes supa-cool little notebooks and journals. Kinda racy ones, I warn you. Just reading Dana's blog will make you instantly hip.

Old 97s at South x Southwest from Mail Order Bride Vintage

Well, that's it folks. Sorry I only did three. Hope I expanded your horizons a little bit. If you visit any of these blogs, leave a comment and tell them we sent you!

Sharon