Friday Favorites: February Third
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Take a seat friends. Any seat will do. It is time for Friday Favorites and we have a lot to share today. {Before you get started, remember that today is National Wear Red Day!} If you already caught up with our posts on some good challenges this month, artists to support, and paper to party with then it is time to catch up on what we have been reading and enjoying this past week:
- This surprise wedding gave us goosebumps. SO stinking romantic. Love it!
- A picture of the President and First Lady on their wedding day. Stylish from the start, that First Lady.
- If you have less than pretty handwriting (calling all men!) you can order up this love letter service to transcribe your words into beautiful calligraphy. Perfect for Valentine's Day.
- And these are the perfect Valentine's Day postage stamps to purchase here.
- Custom portraits would be an amazing gift for any couple.
- Really want to try this cookbook to prep for a family Valentine's Day Dinner, but the husband thinks I have too many already. *sigh*
- Parents of girls should read this here. And then this piece here.
- Loving this purple and lilac and chocolate baby shower. Thinking this would be a fun invitation for the event to incorporate some animal prints.
- Speaking of animal prints, need a pair of these in my closet. Now, preferably.
- Finding the plethora of stationery at the New York International Gift Fair so intriguing. Should have gone this year...
- And one of our latest addictions still holds us tightly. A great article on why Pinterest works well for artists (of all types).
- More Downton Abbey
addictionlove here: A comprehensive list of what you might also enjoy in books and films, seeing as how Downton Abbey is only an hour a week (oh why, why, is every episode always over too soon?). These recommendations are sure to fill the hours until the next episode arrives.
Hope everyone has a great Friday!
Paper Parade: Winter Continues
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Since Punxsutawney Phil emerged today to see his shadow and predict six more weeks of winter, we thought we'd share six more reasons to throw a mid-winter fest.
Four selections ready to go now from our retail {brick & mortar} store:
Pinecone Invitations by Inviting Co.
$34 for box of 20
Woodgrain Champagne Invitations by Bella Ink
$20 for box of 10
Snowflake Invitation by Simply Put for Inviting Co.
$28 for box of 20
Mittens Invitation by Itty Bitty
$22 for box of 10
All the above boxed invitations are available at Express Yourself.
Mention code: 2DAUGHTERS for 20% off these select items
when you order via phone {970-927-2533} or purchase in-store.
And two more invitations that are available at our online store:
Starting at $36 for 20 Personalized
Starting at $49 for 25 Personalized
Since winter parties should not be limited to just the holiday season,
we are offering 20% off online purchases
(yes, that means everything!) with code: FANDF.
{party on}
Love This: Love Ever After Project by Lauren Fleishman
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Oh, happy heart. We love this. So much. Photographer Lauren Fleishman is seeking support for her Love Ever After Project. An amazing photographic retrospective that captures the images and stories of couples that have been married for fifty years or more. These are the love stories that will never have a Facebook timeline or blog to capture the span of many decades of life and love. Lauren is capturing the stories for these couples, their families, and for all of us.
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Love Ever After will share the love stories of couples who have been married for at least 50 years. Inspired by a letter my grandfather wrote to my grandmother during World War II (and rediscovered after he passed away in 2007), I began photographing and interviewing couples in the New York area as a way to preserve their stories and to illuminate our universal experience of love.
Check out her personal site for more information and read the story about the cute couple pictured above., plus plenty of other old-fashioned and happy love stories to fill your own heart and inspire you. And you can continue the inspiration and love story by helping to fund her kickstarter campaign.
Challenge + Nourish: Heart + Mind + Soul
{Photo by Amy :: Express Yourself}
As the first day of February and in honor of creating love-ly connections, we wanted to share some of our favorite ideas for celebrating this month. These are meant to challenge you - heart and mind and soul - and get you outside your comfort zone and into some old familiar territory, as well as some new places too.
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First up, is the Month of Letters Challenge. The idea is that in February, you write a letter for every day the postal service runs. That means on Sundays, you can give your letter writing a breather. Why? We say why not. Who doesn't love to get real mail in their mailbox. And the connections made by hand and post are so much more authentic. We are taking the challenge on and we encourage you to do so as well! There is an entire website dedicated to this project complete with FAQ's and notes on how to connect online via Facebook and Twitter to help take the project from virtual to reality.
Next is the Letters of Note site, where you can be inspired by fascinating and interesting correspondence gathered and curated to share with all. This love letter is worthy of a read.
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Finally, for those of you more prone to pick up a camera instead of a pen, here is a photo challenge for the month of February from Fat Mum Slim. We are looking forward to this challenge as well and we'll be sure to tweet our pics with #febphotoaday.
Be sure to share your letters (if you dare!) and your photos with us here, on our Facebook page, or via Twitter with #noteablyunique.
{write on. read on. click on.}
Love This: bkr
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A favorite amongst Express Yourself staff and friends, as well as famous friends alike, are the bkr bottles. Safe, green and perfectly designed for hydrating on the go. You'll want one in every color. We certainly do.
{the details}
• 500mL (16 oz)
• glass bottle + silicone sleeve
• polypropylene cap + silicone gasket
• FDA approved, BPA-free, BPA replacement free, phthalate free
• small one-inch opening so you can drink from it in almost any position
• fits most cup holders - 3.18 inches wide, 7.88 inches tall
• doesn't leak, lightweight
• 100% reusable + recyclable
Available at Express Yourself in an assortment of colors for $28.
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