gifting.

There have been so many incredible gift guides and free gift tags on the web that I wanted to highlight a few (and share one gift that I think is pretty sweet!).

My favorite free gift tags:

from eat drink chic---download here! (found here)

from hello handmade paperie (Shanna & Betsy)

download at RUE magazine page 60!

A really sweet/reasonably priced gift (for the traveller/wannabe traveller in your life):

the scratch off map!

from iwantoneofthose £14.99 (blast!  urban had them & sold out!)

Scroll through these blogs for some AMAZING and super fun gift guides:

rifle paper co.

mint design blog (especially this DIY guide!!)

a cup of jo

cursive.

I remember a conversation in a class (History of Art Education) I was taking, about how elementary schools are considering no longer teaching cursive/penmanship.  I am not totally sure of the status of this today, but after some quick google checks it seems to be in place...oh, I lament this!  I can understand why this conclusion has been made, but it still saddens me.


Can you imagine going to school to study calligraphy tens of years from now, only to find out that your grandparents had no choice but to learn that as elementary students!?  


I sure am thankful for folks like B. Dunlap (photos 1 & 6 below).  Her work is so lovely.













(1 & 6)  B. Dunlap
(2 & 5)  $44 and $35 from lala design studio
(3)  jessica hische
(4)  $125 from rifle paper co. (photo from mint)