Cross stitch makin' a comback

We've been working on some new cards lately for our San Fran gift show in August and that always gives us an excuse to look for some fun new fonts. This morning I stumbled across this font and didn't know what to think about it. But after a few minutes of consideration, it really started to grow on me... if I were to see it in small doses. This font is like one of those magic eye calendars from the 90's, where you need to stand a few feet back to get the full effect, then once you start to see the whole picture, you learn to appreciate it.

This font also made me think of the lovely Amy Holbrook, who we met at the National Stationery Show a few weeks ago. We walked by her booth and stopped dead in our tracks because we've never seen anything like her work before. Basically she took the simple idea of cross stitching (something Jen and I both admitted to doing when we were young, crafty, and couldn't drive yet) and put a modern spin on it. She created these cute journals, photo albums and iphone cases that are stitched in funky-fresh patterns. You can buy the already stitched pieces or send a kit to someone to create their own. We totally feel in love with this idea and think it's a great way to modernize something that you could only imagine doing if you were 10 or 60 years old.



Be sure to check out her online shop. It's easy to get wrapped up in all of her cute wares. And being the stationery, stitching, and accessorizing ladies that we are, we're definitely going to visiting her site more often for updates.