Olive Oil Cakes

These were good. Tea towels by Henry Road.

Herbs!

Yet another reason to love Sobsey's. Fresh herbs. I picked up a mint, a cilantro and a basil. And they are now in my kitchen window awaiting some sunshine....wait for it...Actually today's not so bad, I shouldn't complain.

Friday Updates

It really is spring today! In honor of the nice weather, I've created a Rosebud Facebook Page. So become a fan, because, well...I need as many as I can get.

Also, the Etsy store has been reloaded. Phew! Click here to see.

Rosebud is on Twitter

I'm not sure why. It seemed like a good idea. Come follow me! My call sign is "rosebuddesign". Or, if you think i'd like to follow you, let me know your handle, and I'll jump on the bandwagon. I like bandwagons. Especially if they have balloons attached to them. Thanks again to Meg for the balloons.

How much do I love this place?

I don't have the words....Petite Abeille

Today's Special

I know I haven't posted in a looooooong time. I'm gonna try. Really I am. I might make this a regular "column". This is the chalkboard in my kitchen. Toby stole the chalk and, well....that's what happens when the small dog learns his alphabets. I like his sense of typography. Especially the kerning. Very avant-guard. Ok, I'm done.

ABC Carpet online store

For the past little while I've been freelancing at ABC Carpet & Home working with them to come up with a new design for their online carpet store. The new design has launched, and everyone seems very happy with it.
If you didn't know, ABC has an impressive collection of rugs and carpets ranging from modern to one-of-a-kind antiques. The website features lots of deals, including free shipping on orders over $250. Check it out here.

Rosebud Design Studio on Design*Sponge Sneak Peek

Ok, to be quite honest, this was a feature on Design*Sponge back in July. And, because I was goofing off all summer (I figured I'd be honest with you), I never got around to posting on the ol' Rosebud blog. Anyway, this was such a thrill to be featured on Design*Sponge (thanks again Grace and Anne), that I thought I would post the link here, months later just for kicks (and because I was goofing off all summer). Click here to see the full post.

New Products!

Ok, I know, I know....it's been a while....yikes. Sorry. BUT, to begin to make up for it, I have some new products. I've expanded the In Your Face line of cards to include a Holiday Edition. You can find them on the Rosebud Etsy store. You can find the holiday cards here. And the original edition here.

The Art of Wooing: an email tale of modern courtship

My friend Kaz has just self published an amazing book called The Art of Wooing: an email tale of modern courtship.

This gorgeous mixed media art and poetry book tells a juicy tale of romantic longings and ponderings through emails exchanged between the author and a colorful cast of friends who weigh in with thoughts on love, courtship and tales of their own adventures.

The book contains Kaz's own mixed media artwork and poetry and is produced in full color with vellum insert pages.

You can read more and even flip through some pages of the book for yourself at the website - www.theartofwooing.com.

Since Kaz is self-distributing her book, it's up to those of us who love it to help get the word out.

Remind me why I send Valentine's Day Cards...

Because they're fun! Especially when you can send quirky messages softened by beautiful paper and metallic foil stamps. So go on tell someone that he or she....smells funny...
You can purchase some on our Etsy store.

Also, Rosebud Design Studio has an all new website! Check it out here.

Stocking Stuffers

Rosebud Design Studio's Daily Fortune Matchbooks are perfect for holiday stocking stuffers. We have 5 varieties: Original, Love, Money, Marriage and Baby. Each matchbook is filled with 24 original fortune cookie-style fortunes, which you can tear off on a daily basis, or whenever you feel the need. Find them all on our Etsy store.

Product of the week - Holiday Notes to Self and Others

Since the holidays are upon us, I thought I would start shamelessly promoting Rosebud Design Studio Holiday offerings. This card from the Holiday Notes to Self and Others Postcard Book is really popular. It seems most people I know have someone they can send it to. You can view the full set of postcards here on the Rosebud website, or you can purchase them here, on the Rosebud Etsy Store.

New Cards!

I'm happy to annouce a new line of cards. These portrait cards are a combined effort of Rosebud Design Studio and artist and illustrator CJ Metzger. CJ created the original portraits of the Valentine, Halloween, Holiday and Birthday girls, and Rosebud designed the vintge inspired frames that surround them. You can view them on our website here. Or you can find them at our Etsy store.
The cards can be purchased as singles or as a set of four.

Holiday Gift Bazaar

Hello everyone! I wanted to let you all know about a really cool holiday gift bazaar that Rosebud Design Studio is taking part in this November 17th in Santa Monica. It's called "Crazy Cool Super Ridiculous" and it is featuring a handful of talented local vendors like Melissa Moss, Luxe Link, and yours truly. Come out and get started on your holiday shopping - check out the website for more information.

Designing Letters Calligraphy

Today I'm featuring DeAnn Singh of Designing Letters. She's an amazingly talented calligrapher. The above photos are of some pieces she created for National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets. DeAnn also does calligraphy for weddings, and gives lessons. You can view her website and contact info here.

Rosebud's New Etsy Store

Hello, everyone! I'm very excited to announce the launch of the Rosebud Design Studio Etsy store. You can check it out by clicking here. The store will offer a hand-picked selection from the Rosebud product catalog, based on the season, the weather, my mood for the week, etc. Mostly, it will be based on the season. I hope you'll visit the store and do some holiday shopping!

Paris

I know it's been a while since my last post, but I've had a good excuse: I've been in Paris for a short vacation and to see the Paris gift show: Maison et Objet. It was a fantastic trip. Click here to see some photos from the whirlwind tour.

I'm going to try and post my favorites from the Maison et Object....just as soon as I can locate my paperwork on that...

Also, as an item of interest, here is a link to the awesome bicycles that we used to get around while in Paris.

Store of the week: Paper Doll

The featured store of the week is Paper Doll, located in Chicago, IL. They girls at Paper Doll have been buying from Rosebud Design Studio consistently since I started. Although I have never been to their store (and never even been to Chicago), if you are in the area, you should check it out. They stock tons of great lines, fun gift items, and have a cute little store mascot, Maude, the pug. Thanks for being great customers!

Bliss Print from Yellena

I just recently received the above print that I ordered from Yellena's etsy shop. I really love her drawings. The colors are bright and fun, and the artwork is almost like advanced doodling (I mean that as a good thing).

I'm starting to collect affordable art pieces. So far, I have a gooco print from Sugarloop, a silkscreened poster from L2, some letterpressed pieces from Manifesto, an art print from Old School Stationers, and some other random stuff of my own creation.