SHIM + SONS

now I know my ABC's

:: alphabet + prints ::

:: personalized + flats ::

:: in the shoppe now ::

:: big sale over at my other shoppe ::

the shoppe :: spring 08

It really felt like spring today with the beautiful blue skies + crisp breeze. Three of my favorite things about the day were watching the boys wear linen pants for the first time this year, eating a yummy bowl of Skinnidip yogurt [they finally have mochi!] and celebrating Children's Day with some of our friends. Spring is my favorite time of the year and although it tends to be the busiest season [birthdays, end of the school year, business travel for Appah], I somehow feel inspired and compelled to create more things--goodies for the shoppe, clothes for the boys, birthday presents for friends and those long-awaited quilts [I finally picked out the fabric!]. Oh, and it is hard not be to inspired by Martha and her One A Day making marathon for her spring prints COLLECTION [I'm so excited!].

This month the shoppe is celebrating its 1-year anniversary. The last 12 months have been a fun ride and never in a million years did I ever think I would be selling my handmade goods to anyone. So a big "THANK YOU" to everyone who has provided support and encouragement to me along the way! Instead of one large update this month I will be adding new products every week. I'll have a mix of old favorites [push + pins, button + magnets and patchwork + towels] as well as new goods [alphabet + prints, square pin + boards and stitched art + cards.] I'm also excited to announce that I'll be offering personalized stationery in the shoppe, just in time to give your favorite teacher a nice end-of-the-year present.

Oh, and I added a batch of boxes + bags [sans tags + labels] in the shoppe for those you who have an affinity for packaging. I most likely won't be restocking these in the future, so you might want to stash some away for Christmas cookie season.

hooray for spring break!!

Spring sale this week at the SHOPPE. 20% off everything. Discount code = SPRINGBREAK. Offer expires 3.28.08.

new goodies in the shoppe

:: paper pencil + cups :: 

:: linen + tealights :: and more :: in the NEW shoppe ::

P.S. In order to make room in the NEW shoppe I moved all the bakers + boxes and bags and stationery over to the old shoppe [I guess one downside of Big Cartel is the 100 item cap]. I will combine shipping if you order something from both shoppes on the same day. Oh, and there is a sale on wall + pockets and pin + pockets over at the old shoppe as well as a sale on fabric [Japanese + domestic] at the tag sale. Happy shopping!

the shoppe :: update 11

the NEW shoppe

   

I decided to go ahead and make a big change to the shoppe. You can find the NEW shoppe right here. [Let me know if you come across any glitches.] You'll find:

:: a new stationery collection ::

   

:: a handful of Valentine's Day paper goods ::

:: and bundles of bakers + boxes and bags ::

P.S. I still have some handmade goods in the old shoppe, which will eventually get transferred over to the new shoppe. 

in about one hour or so...

...still working on the update...thanks for your patience!

the shoppe :: update 10

the last shoppe update of the year

:: new packaging sets in the shoppe ::

:: brown bakers + boxes :: 100% biodegradable ::

:: little bakers + bags :: 

:: pencil + cups :: 

:: in different sizes ::

Sorry for the s-l-o-w update this afternoon. I was hoping to add a batch of patchwork + towels, but time got the best of me. I'll be adding them to the shoppe in 2008. I'm looking forward to moving on to Christmas presents and spiffying up our home with more holiday decorations. I finally finished our advent calendar so I'll be sharing photographs shortly. Happy Monday!

the shoppe :: update 08

The shoppe has been stocked with new [and old] goodies!

:: button + clips ::

:: doubles as a paper clip and magnet ::

:: packaging sets ::

:: for your homemade holiday treats ::

:: paper + clips ::

:: button + magnets and push + pins ::

Happy shoppe-ing!

P.S. I plan to update the shoppe in early December with patchwork + towels, pencil + cups and pin + boards. After that I'll shifting my attention toward handmade gifts for friends + family. If there is something you are hoping to see in the next update, please let me know [info AT shimandsons DOT com].