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Emily Ley Simplified Planner 2015-2016 Update!

January 16, 2015 By Jennifer Luna Leave a Comment

UPDATE: Click here to see all Emily Ley Simplified Planners we have in stock!

WOW. That’s all I can say about the response to the 2015 Simplified Planner by our friend, Emily Ley. Not only did we sell out super fast, but we are STILL getting frantic calls and emails months later from people desperate to find one (sorry, as far as I know, you’re more likely to find a flying unicorn at this point!)

The GOOD news is that Emily has announced 3 new editions, with 2 of them beginning on August 1, 2015! (The other is the regular version dated January 1-December 31, 2016.) She’ll reveal the new cover options (available for all styles) on April 29th, and you’ll be able to buy the academic versions starting May 6th (we’ll have all in stock online and in the shop!) You can see a sneak peak of one of the new covers in the image above. 🙂

AND just announced today, they will all be a slightly smaller size. The current planners are 9″x10″ and the new ones will be 7.75″x9″. I think this is a big improvement as the current size is just a tad too big for some purses and diaper bags.

All 3 of the new Simplified Planner editions will be available in 3 new styles (I can’t share yet, but I’ve seen them and they are ALL adorable!) and will have 8 NEW features (I know the image above says 7, but I’ve heard there are 8!).

My favorite new feature is that every page will have color on it. She’s also tweaked the page layouts to make things simpler and easier on the eyes to digest all the info.

Click here for a FREE printable of the new pages (the ones in the new planners will be dated of course).

Another fun new release (purchased separately from the Simplified Planner) in May will be gold foil magnetic page markers! They fold across the top of the current day’s page so you can always quickly find where you need to be. They’re made thin so they don’t stick out, but thick enough to see easily.

Okay, lots more information to come over the next couple months as Emily gives us sneak peaks of the new 2015-2016 Simplified Planners. Be sure to follow her on Instagram here. (By the way, if you don’t follow her yet, she’s about to have TWINS! She’s sharing her journey on Instagram and it has been a joy to follow along.)

Also, if you’re a fan of the Simplified Planner, you should really, REALLY check out the Home Base Binder. It takes planning and organization for your home to a whole new level (a good one!). So much good stuff inside, as well as a massive library of free printables to download and add to your binder (choose only what you need…and they’re FREE.) Click here for all the details on the Home Base Binder.

If maybe you’re a fan of Emily’s, but aren’t into the organization and planning part, maybe you’d love her Simplified Journal. The Simplified Journal is designed for 100 days of journaling, prayers, letters to little ones, brain dumps, big thoughts and great ideas. It’s beautiful inside and out. To see sample pages and more details, click here.

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(All images provided by Emily Ley.)

Meet the Artist: April & Tim Norris

December 14, 2014 By Jennifer Luna Leave a Comment

One of the best parts of this little shop of ours, is getting to meet and know local artists and helping spread the joy of their work around town and across the interwebs. In the past month or two, we’ve met a couple of new local artists from Tacoma and fell in love with their work! The first is Tim Norris and his wife, April.

Tim’s background is in architecture and design, which is clearly evident in his city map prints. He has a passion for people, places, and “making stuff,” he says. So, together with his talented wife, April, they make these amazing art prints that we carry, along with furniture and other design work that encompasses music, art, technology, and lifestyle.

While we’re obviously partial to the Tacoma, Gig Harbor, and Seattle area, Tim also makes his “Heart for a City” prints for many other major cities. (If you’d like one for a city not on our site, just shoot us an email and we can let you know if it’s available!)

Our most popular print in the shop is definitely this new one that just arrived of all the neighborhoods of the Greater Tacoma area, including our neck of the woods, University Place:

And here are a few other pieces by Tim and April that we love as well, all available as 12″ x 12″ prints and as greeting cards (cards are not available on our site but can be ordered and delivered or shipped! Tacoma Heart for a City print cards are available in the shop.)

To see all of the work by TMN Creative, click here.

All images on this post provided by or created from the copyrighted material from TMN Creative, Tim Norris, and Paper Luxe and are not to be used, printed, or sold in any way without permission.

1Canoe2 Extra Large Wall Calendar

November 29, 2014 By Jennifer Luna Leave a Comment

I’ve been in love with this extra large wall calendar since the second I laid eyes on it! From one of our favorite vendors, 1Canoe2, this is more than just another pretty calendar. It’s gorgeous. It’s gigantic. It’s a statement piece.

The best part about this calendar is that there is a beautiful extra page (see below) that can be hung after the year is over that says “There is Joy in Every Season.” And the calendar comes with a unique wood and wire hanging feature.

Beautiful Bridesmaid and Maid of Honor Cards

October 29, 2014 By Jennifer Luna Leave a Comment

There are so many creative ways these days to ask your girls to be a part of your wedding party (umm, seriously…read this post.) I’m particularly a fan, though, of the good old-fashioned hand-written note. One written on a beautiful card from the heart that your bridesmaids and maid of honor can keep as a memory of the occasion.

We’ve started collecting “Will You Be My Bridesmaid?” cards and “Will You Be My Maid of Honor?” cards in the shop, along with flower girl cards and other wedding party cards. Below is a collection of my favorites. Click on any image for more info.

And if you’re a designer and have cards you’d like to share, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment with a link to your work!

Sugar Paper

Rifle Paper Co.

Parrot Design Studio

The Social Type

1Canoe2

9th Letterpress

New Letterpress Map Prints

October 28, 2014 By Jennifer Luna 2 Comments

Coming to the shop this week are three new prints we’re super duper excited about!! They are letterpress maps of Manhattan, Los Angeles, and Seattle.

Each print has been carefully researched, designed and then letterpressed by hand with black ink on beautiful thick white paper by our friend, and fellow Pacific Northwesterner Archie Archibald of Archie’s Press. (Note – the Seattle print also comes in blue ink and red ink!)

Manhattan holds a special place in my heart as I spent over a month there one summer working for Scarlett Johansson as her assistant, and it is one I will never forget! And Los Angeles… well, I lived the majority of my adult life there and it will always be my second home. (And I think I lived in about 20 of the circles on this map!)