Happy Sunday to you and happy Labor Day weekend! First off the winner of the Staffordshire dogs is-

 

Please email [email protected] and specify if you want the black, orange or blue dogs as well as your shipping info. We will get them right on their way:)

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Hard to believe it’s the first weekend of September, and that  summer is just about over. I am at this point, perfectly fine for the seasons to whiz on by, anxious to turn the page to a. new year, 2021!!

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend. We spent our first week in the new office/warehouse and though there is still a ton of work to be done, we are inching our way there and  it is just so nice to be there. Getting used to it and slowly feathering my nest, there will be more on this later. It’s been a bit of a strange summer with Covid looming everywhere and a new way of living day to day, socializing, etc….but we have figured it out somehow even if we don’t like it. I am looking ahead to 2021!

So lett’s get started with this weeks Seven on Sunday-

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1 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL 2021 DESKTOP CALENDAR COMING TO A DESK NEAR YOU! So last year I teamed up with uber talented Leslie of Giddy Paperie and worked on a desktop calendar with her. Just when I thought there was no way that last year’s calendar could be outdone, sure enough she comes up with something even more fabulous!

This is unbelievably  beautiful, chic, fun and whimsical all tied into one wonderful package. What a fabulous gift idea, favor, stocking stuffer, hostess gift, the list goes on! So you are the first to be getting this sneak peek!  They will be available for presale in (coming soon) and we will announce it both on the blog and on Instagram as last year we sold out. We will also bring back the easels, and hope to have them in about 4 weeks.

Take a look at what all the fuss is about-

 

2 A COZY AND CHARMING HOME.  Beautiful things really came home in small packages! I adore this South Carolina cottage and how beautifully done it is. Looks like it could have been lovingly preserved from many years ago. A beautifully curated home indeed. The kitchen and dining room are particularly our of this world! Click here to read the entire article at over Veranda.

3 INSTAGRAMS OF INTEREST Thought there are definitely summer-ish instagrams this weekend, there were a few fall inspired ones that really caught my eye. I have to say I am so excited fall is at our doorstep. The thought of cool mornings, bright colored mums, soft cashmere sweaters and the majesty of the foliage changing just does it for me.

 

4 OUR AMAZING 2020 HOLIDAY WRAPPING PAPER HOT OFF THE PRESSES!! This was so exciting and one of the highlights of my week was seeing our holiday paper come off the hot press. Makes me so anticipate the holidays and gift giving. And just wait until you see our new coordinating gift toppers. I cannot imagine a more beautiful gift than those wrapped with these scrumptious new papers, all reversible. We will hold our first pre holiday presale in about 3 weeks for all earlybirds with some special incentives.

5 RECIPE ALERT This soup is perfect for the colder months ahead or when you want soup as a meal, served with a side of a crusty baguette, it is so satisfying.Made this soup the other night, I had a scratchy sore throat and generally speaking, regardless of the season, love soup anyway. This is so flavorful and hearty, really delicious and freezes well too.

I could live on soup literally year round so my soup repertoire is fairly extensive. And with soup season being officially around the corner, thought this was a good one to share. This is very hearty and perfect for the colder months ahead. One of those comfort foods we all need now and then, especially NOW:)

 

6 BEAUTIFUL LITCHFIELD,  CONNECTICUT!! We visited one of my favorite areas last week, Litchfield County, where the beautiful and much loved Mayflower Inn resides. To me, this area really shines in the autumn where it feels like something out of a storybook. We happened to go on the most beautiful weather day, breezy, sunny and in the 70’s, even caught glimpse of a few changing leaves.

So many darling little stores, chapels,etc…dot this beautiful landscape.A few pictures from the weekend……if you haven’t been and live close enough, I cannot recommend the Mayflower highly enough. It is the perfect autumn weekend getaway escape.  Click here for information on this special gem of a property.

 

7  SEVEN ON SUNDAY So this is about gift wrapping paper. I remember hen a Hallmark used to be in every mall, in every decent sized town/city. Then they seemed to have faded into the sunset and a few other places along the lines of paper have popped up albeit sparingly.. One of the reasons I created my line of gift wrap was because I couldn’t find beautiful paper anywhere.

I never looked back:) We have not reached out to wholesalers/stationery shops but I am curious as to when you want gift wrap, where do you go? Do you have a local shop you like to buy it from or do you order online?  We had a stationery shop from the West Coast that was so excited to discover our line and they cited that “they don’t make gift wrap like they used to”.

I have to agree, so curious as to where the average consumer gets their gift wrap. And as a side note, if you live in an area with a shop that you think would do well with our gift-wrap please leave the name in the blank space on this poll along with the city/town. Thank you!

 

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And that’s a wrap for this Sunday. Hope you enjoyed the post and hope you are enjoying a wonderful Labor Day weekend! Stay safe and have fun. Thank you for stopping in, until next time……

PS Today and tomorrow the entire shop site is 20% off!! Great time to get something you may have had your eye on. Click here to visit shop (all categories and subcategories are on left)