Tagged by Tyler of periwinklebloom

I have been tagged by my dear friend Tyler at periwinklebloom. Ten random things about me:
1. I wrinkle my nose when I laugh. Sadly, the evidence of this has become a permanent part of my face.
2. I don’t like sushi.
3. I have, at various times, had red, blonde, black, brown and burgundy hair. Currently, I am a brunette.
4. When I was younger, I used to say ‘No husbands, no children, no pets, no plants.’ I have all but the children.
5.I can't go to the movies without ordering popcorn with butter on it. Lots of butter on it.
6. I have a scar on my chin, one on each knee, one on my calf, one on my eyebrow, in both of my eyes, one on my butt cheek and one on the small of my back.
7. As a general rule, I am not a fan of romantic comedies.
8. I have amassed a good-sized collection of dead bugs.
9. Although I am pretty good at it, I dread public speaking.
10. I just got a new kitty named Snowpea.

I tag Ria at My Mommy Manual, Julie at Bricolage, Sparrow Salvage, Millie Motts and Beverly at La Paperie & Cozy.
Sharon

Brooks Salzwedel

Look at this artist's work:

Little Anacin Tin - Brooks Salzwedel

High Forest Tin - Brooks Salzwedel

Broken Wires - Brooks Salzwedel

Home Like Me - Brooks Salzwedel
Graphite, acrylic, resin

Hanged #2 - Brooks Salzwedel
Graphite, resin, pipe end

Found via the excellent Bioephemera blog. Many thanks to Joe Allgren http://twitter.com/thedarkengine for alerting me to this artist's ethereal, evocative work.

Sharon

Map Photo Album

Below are pics of a custom-designed trip photo album I completed recently. It is to be a wedding gift for a couple who are traveling around the world for their honeymoon.


The cover was a map of Central Europe taken from a 1924 World Atlas. The back cover was a linen-textured handmade paper.

The album was tied with two pieces of vintage French seam binding.


The endpapers were from an old 1950s atlas and said Occident and Orient--fitting for a trip around the world.

I included old-fashioned picture corners that matched the heavyweight, cream-colored interior pages. The packaging coordinated with the album's endpapers. One packet had a European postage stamp and one had an Asian postage stamp.

I hope the couple likes it.

Sharon

New products, discontinued products and Secret Leaves' name in lights

I have a few pieces of news to share and thought I would share them here. First, I am excited to announce that handmade stationery products from Secret Leaves paperworks have been selected as movie props for upcoming Screen Gems feature film The Roommate, starring Leighton Meester of Gossip Girl, Minka Kelly from Friday Night Lights and Cam Gigandet of Twilight fame. Recycled paper journals, handmade recycled stationery, 100% post-consumer recycled gift enclosures and handmade greeting cards were among the items selected as set dressing for the suspense thriller, which is currently in production.

As a result of the Screen Gems news, Secret Leaves has been getting some good local press as well. We were featured in Sauce magazine's Daily Sauce and also in the St. Louis Business Journal. The story is also circulating the web. Kind of a fun little tidbit, no?

Secondly, I am dropping some items from the line and have added some others. I have three Cigar Box album kits left and once they are gone, I won't be offering them anymore. This is largely because when I first introduced them, there wasn't much of anything like them out there, but now I am seeing all kinds of items packed in cigar boxes for much cheaper than I can afford to offer them. The good news is that the three I have left are on sale, marked down from $85 to $45! Email me if you are interested in them.

Kit #1 - Maduro SOLD

Kit #2 - Partagas SOLD

Kit #3 - La Gloria Cubana SOLD

There are also some new blank note cards added to the line, which are not on the web site yet.





They are quite lovely, multi-purpose, have across-the-board appeal and are reasonably priced at $3.95 each, retail. (If you are a shop owner, email me for wholesale prices. For those of you who haven't ordered in awhile, there are several other new products you may not have seen.)

If you have any questions or would like to purchase something, you can contact me here.

Sharon

Sweet organic cotton for your kid, toddler

Our good friends over at periwinklebloom have their sweet organic cotton toddler clothes on sale right now. Loose-fitting and carefree, they are perfect for these hot summer months and will take your little one right into fall and winter as they are perfect for layering.

From top left: mangle dress; sack dress; fern halter (a collaboration with Lotta of Inleaf); gathered dress; bubble and gathered dresses