print me over

Alta Notecards, as its name suggests, specialises in making notecards that are suitable for all occasions. They are colourful without being too cute, and striking in their own uniquely abstract way. My favourite at the moment is the Partridge Notecard (just above), which would definitely appeal to whoever you may be sending your Christmas greetings to.

christmas gift guides part 1 - greeting cards

With my favourite holiday not too far away, what better way to count down than present you with a different themed gift guide each week! (I'll try to post a new guide at least once a week.)

First up, christmas cards. It wouldn't feel the same without getting a lovely card in the mail.

First row: (1) Personalised Christmas Note Cards by Le Papier Designs; (2)Be Merry- Little Elf by Happy Day Studio
Second row: (1) Rudolf by Pink Loves Brown; (2) Three Kings By Staza
Last row: (1) Christmas Ornaments by desTroy; (2) Holiday Deer by A Punkin Card Company

delicious dreams

I was immediately drawn to the colour palette and whimsical nature of the stationery and felt wallets from Your Wish Cake. And they are currently having an October promotion too, with a free gift with every purchase of 2 items this month.

Clockwise from left: (1) felt wallet with double circles, burgandy and gray; (2) all you need, quotation notebook; (3) felt wallet with double circles, green and yellow; and (4) leafy magnets.

a little bird told me

The endearing-ness of bird images - Designs by Vanessa has some really great gift tags and cards that look so simple yet delightfully so. My favourite part of it are the cards that have the bird appliques made from beautiful fabric pieces and sewn onto the card. It would be hard to not keep it for yourself!

bound to love

These gorgeous hand-bound books, and more, from Bound To. 

ninja bunnies

Mau Studio is stocked with a wide variety of products by various indie artists, from jewellery to paper goods and decor. In addition, you can find the owner, Manyi's, own line of cute character-based plushies and paper goods in store. She also has a separate Etsy store for her own work (tons of treasures in there!).

Clockwise from left: (1) Ninja Mau Postcard Sticker Set; (2) Funny Bunny Hello! Notecards; (3) Awesome Animal Stickers; and (4) Funny Bunny Magnets

a burst of colour

What first enticed me to Kasaa's stationery was the knack with which patterned and multi-coloured papers were combined in a way that was cohesive yet visually stimulating at the same time. One signature style of Kathrin (the brain behind the work) seems to be the accordion-styled file, which she does with much aplomb.

Clockwise from left: (1) Small handmade accordion file folder; (2) Turquois paper wallet with cute little red birds; (3) Sticker Set - Girl with speechbubble; (4) Red mini airmail travel journal with Airmail sticker

objects of affection

Kate Seaward of I like Pens is one talented illustrator, with her use of birds, tea, and other whimsical objects to make such signature cards and notebooks. These are just some of the things available at her online shop, but if you are like me and can't get enough of Kate's work, you can find more of her collection of drawings on her site. 

the notebook hoarder

If you are an avid notebook/journal hoarder like myself (i confess!), then you will definitely appreciate the effort that goes into putting together a notebook that is not just functional but is also distinct in aesthetics. The journals and address books by Imoss are all handsewn and handbound and come with such inviting fabric covers to boot.

even cute doesn't do this justice

I would love to receive one of these bright and cheery cards with their fancy little appliques, wouldn't you? I believe they are sewn with felt, and there are plenty more interesting types in store. From Yumstie Tree. Ooo yummy!

paper and trees

Nifty little notebooks are an absolute essential to record thoughts and reminders, and are made especially appealing when they are made out of recycled materials - so it's practical and environmentally friendly too. The pages in these cute notebooks from Subu are made from discarded printer paper, so they may have images or words on one side. Sounds interesting to me to never know what you may find when you flip a page!

hi. and by hi i mean roar.

These quirky stationery and prints from Michelle Alynn surely epitomises 'cute'! Even though monsters are supposed to be scary, she depicts them in such a way that even their weirdness becomes adorable. And yay to vibrant colours!

declaring bankruptcy

Cabin + cub has uber gorgeous art and stationery items, and I was hard-pressed to choose just a few to feature. Its goodies are created with techniques such as woodburning, collage and gocco. Being already broke, I am trying hard to fight the urge to add all these stuff to my cart so instead I'm spreading the love here by sharing this treasure trove with you (sigh). 

Clockwise from top left: (1) Girl and Balloons Collage; (2) Cute Little Squirrel Woodburned Wall Art Panel; (3) Mini Cute Woodburned Cork Board with 4 pins - Chipmunk and acorn; (4) Gocco Printed Hard Cover Notebook - Happy Elephant.

vintage-y swatches

If you are a fan of vintage images and unorthodox paper goods, then Art School Girl is the perfect place for you. I went ga-ga over their range of cards that incorporate original vintage book-clippings, and their note sets with envelopes made from the pages of vintage books. Also pictured, bookmarks made with vintage book art (top right), and the perpetual datebook calender (bottom left), featuring a different modified vintage image for each month.