Good ol' Andy

1. Poppy Print Chair
2. I debated for about 15 mins whether or not to rip this out of my book for the inspo board. Worth it.
3. Love the inky / watercolor splash of black on white. And it's a pretend drink. Love it even more now.
4. Dying for this. Why do all the cute cases not have an iPhone 4 version!?
5. So Edie. Sorry unknown source - archived image.
6 + 9. New illustrations for the collection.
7. Warhol original.
8. Saw this at Ross a few years back... complete with a banana coin purse. Why didn't I get it.

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Blushing

These little beauts were letterpress printed onto blush colored Italian paper. How glitterific is the shape of the envelope flap. Amazeglitts. I've been pretty obsessed with blush + black for, well this year. Thanks, Sharon + Daniel! I know you will have a magical wedding.

P.S. I Picked up the nifty little vintage match sets in Santa Barbie last weekend. We didn't want to buy any turquoise jewelry from the owner of the shop (she was hustling those babies on us) and she got pretttttty mad. We ducked and ran past the shop for the rest of the weekend. Worth it.

P.P.S. Happy November! I like this month. Don't know why. Just do. Oh, and I'm going on a beachy vacation in a few days. So maybe that's why it's a fav now. And when I used to live in Scottsdale November is the tops for weather. So good. And pumpkin pie is on the horizon. One thanksgiving we had rice instead of mashies! Crazy right!?? ok now I'm rambling. xx

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Barbara

Leaving right now for a weekend with my bestie Whites in Santa B. Can't wait for road trip bingo. Every time I see this photo I marvel at how this literally could have been us 10 years ago. Identical.

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Gwyneth Tenenbaum

I love Gwyneth. As in Paltrow. Obviously.

My favorite character she has played is Margot Tenenbaum from the brilliant film The Royal Tenenbaums. I love the way all the players in the story are so distinct and oddly relatable (in parts). You know how some actors just "are" a particular character they played? Gwyneth is Margot to me.

1. Love the chapter stills in the movie.
2. Possible title for another Margot play? Courtesy of Friends of Type.
3. Stanley Chow's interpretation of Miss Tenebaum. Yea, it's for sale.
4. Choice eye liners.
5. Ok, maybe Margot would wear flat oxfords but I have been obsessing over these forever.
6. Type to go. Way to go, Kate.
7. Illustrators are my fav. Fiona has stolen my heart. This could be Margot writing to Richie.

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Business Card Stamp

My bestie Whit has always been an inspiration to me. She may even be the cause of my current rubber stamp obsession. Since we were young she has always been an avid stamp collector and everyone was talking about when she created party invitations from a huge dress rubber stamp (seen above). Of course I had my mom drive me to the nearest Michaels and bought one too. Duh. And I still have it.

Whit has grown up to be a beautiful artist and currently works as the display coordinator at Anthroplogie. Wow. No biggie. Her talents span far beyond creating beautiful window and other installation displays. She is a marvelous painter and sculptor. These are her new business cards created from a stamp so that she can switch up her ink and paper choices whenever she wants. You can also use them to create letterheads!

Don't miss her image journal blog Her White Sunrise. One of my absolute favs. And it still would be even if I didn't know her.

Want your own? Buy one at the shop for $78. Choose from 20 different designs!

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Twenty Five

Today is my twenty-fifth birthday! I don't think I have been so excited for a birthday since I turned sixteen - you can drive, you're half way through high school, you're a legit teenager. While I might not be gaining any rights in the world for turning 25 I feel like I have arrived in the grownup world finally. I know I look young for my age (I was asked last summer what year I was in high school... hmmm... ) but I'm not going to let that bother me anymore because guess what world, I'm a quarter century old!

Above are photos from my sixteenth birthday party my parents threw for me in our backyard. I had about 20 of my favorite girlfriends over and we had dinner around the pool and danced in the gazebo. Most fun EVER.

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Muriel Suite - City Version

Muriel has been such a fun suite to work on. If you haven't seen the other versions, Muriel also comes in a mountain + palm tree theme. Named after my grandma who recently passed, it was a very emotional process to create the very last version - the city version. It was also a very special time to remember her as I photographed them all.

My favorite part of this suite is the three different thank you notes: joint as well as his and hers. I have found that some couples like to use the stationery even after the wedding. Having separate versions is the perfect way to extend their life on your desk!

This suite is a part of the collection, so email or call me if you want to customize Muriel for yourself.

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Pink Champagne

1. Brilliant designer find - Ramon Coronado.
2. Illustration created for a client who wanted to meld a crafty object with a crafty fox... his little tail is a paintbrush. He was rejected in the end, but I have some plans for his sweet face.
3. Monki blouse. Birthday present, anyone??
4. A leather lunch box. Why not. I totally would if my lunch actually fit in there. I would need two.
5. Champagne Beau Joie. Die for the 100% copper bottle.
6. Anna See watercolor. I think I like the painting better than the real Gucci shoe. Yes. I said it.
7. Dear Darling Clementine, It's me again. Your biggest fan. xx, Mae

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Bride's Magazine

So excited to have three different stationery pieces in Brides Southern California Magazine!! A magnet I created for Matt + Aly as well as my very own save the date (from the first ever MaeMae blog post... with a sideways picture. awesome.) was featured in a special save the date story. How funny that my own face is in there?!?! I also think it's funny/sweet/ironic how many layers of photos are in that save the date: the photo itself is a photo of a photo, Brides took a photo of the postcard to put in the story, and I took a photo of the mag! Four layers? Thank you to Shannon Leith who originally took that engagement photo.

The other invitation suite I create especially for a story that was about how to create a wedding theme based on a runway look. My designer was Bottega Veneta and the Spring 2010 ready-to-wear collection we focused on had lots of white with shots of bright fuchsia, turquoise, and yellow. The cake that was created for the story and my stationery look so similar! I wonder if the baker got a sneak peak of my pieces or if we just think so much alike. Love it.

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Cloth Envelopes

New cloth envelopes for Christmas products! Stay tuned!

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