(Inside A Black Apple)

Tiny New Presents

It's a little funny (in a good way) that after all this time of having The Black Apple, I still get giddy about shop stuff. Such is the case with my new order-enclosure bookmarks, featuring a troupe I like to call "The Library Society" (the image also appears on my new shop banner, which a few eagle-eyed folks might've noticed) . They just came from the printers yesterday, and I love them so:

I wasn't 100% thrilled with the last batch of enclosure bookmarks (the image printed really, really dark) but since I had, oh, several thousand of them, I felt bad reordering right away.

I made it a few months before having these made! Oh, I love them.

And I hope that every customer  who finds one inside their official Black Apple mail will, too!

Peanuts in Hats

Thanks for all the get-well-soon wishes. My ankle surely appreciates it, and has decided it is on the mend. Today I had my first voyage out in exactly one week, and it was short but a nice change of scenery from the living room!

Sarah sent me this fiendishly cute package last week, and it really made my afternoon. I do love kraft paper something fierce.

Inside were these amazing little vintage peanut men...

and a note: "Portland best be nice, because Georgia is a big fan".
Shucks!

Well, I am (and Portland certainly is, too) a big fan of Sarah + the 'Object! She was one of my very first favorite internet-crafty blogs oh those many (five?!!) years ago, and still remains at the toppermost of my to-read list...her brain is one of the best around. Her beautiful products are so singular, and she's uncommonly generous with good ideas on her blog steno pad. Also, she is the Webster's definition of "button (cute as a)".

Thanks for sharing your brilliant brain and your red and white and lovely little world with us, Sarah N!
(And thanks sending irrefutable proof that Mr. Peanut isn't the only dapper peanut around. He doesn't even have the best hat!)