and the winner is . . .

barbara from texas whose nest will be welcoming heather brown's turquoise waters print to one of its walls soon!

the number of notes arriving in my mailbox daily proved that heather's art has the sweetest way of wooing smiles from fans around the islands and far across the pacific. alas, there was only one print to share but you can still find a framed edition of those delightful waves in heather's online shop.

happy congratulations barbara!

{mahalo nui to heather for sharing a little loveliness from her collection!}

p.s. no scoop this week since my internet connection took an unexpected siesta making me too tardy to gather up possibilities. happy weekend!

heather brown giveaway

last week passed in a blur with my little macbook finding its way to the genius bar for two dates then prepping for a much anticipated getaway up the coast so my mister could race in his first triathlon. i was hoping to squeeze in a koa frame rehab for our lovely new heather brown linocut print somewhere during his hiatus week but, alas, it was not to be.

even though it remains unframed, the pretty blues of heather's turquoise waters make me so very happy, and heather sweetly sent along an extra print (signed & numbered) with my order to share with a reader! only 40 were printed in heather's north shore studio earlier this summer so this is quite a delightful way to say hello august!, wouldn't you agree?

find all the fine print after the jump!

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island crush: dreamy kaua'i

look what i spied on etsy earlier this week! the new poster series by everything is jake! pictures a trio of iconic kaua'i settings with a lush simplicity that you will make you sigh while remembering the breathtaking vistas of waimea canyon, wailua's stunning waterfalls, and the magnificant na pali coast.

so much prettier than a postcard!

$18 online.

party girl: my little love

islanders love a happy celebration and now pretty party supplies have arrived on the big island to decorate all those folding tables that magically appear when called into duty. hooray! after styling family festivities and hosting her little one's first baby luau, my little love proprietor becky rivera decided to hunt down the fabulous little details featured in the many party peeks on our favorite design blogs in hopes other kama'aina also shared her crush and yearned for a dash of delightfulness to perk up their own soirées.

the online shop made its first hellos earlier this month and is filled with fun fare from patterned balloons and goody bags from paper eskimo to a rainbow of divine twine and striped party cups from sambellina (on its way from australia).

becky, who now calls kona home, plans to offer party styling and pint-sized rentals for smaller social events on the big island later this summer and hopes to extend the service to her hometown of honolulu closer to the holidays.

and, no more procrastinating on those party plans if your zip code falls within the 50th state since my little love's grand opening invitation also includes complimentary shipping to local mailboxes (automatically applied at checkout; pickup is offered for kona friends) through the end of the year!

p.s. oahu peeps can meet my little love's curated selection of party goods at cupcake's keiki pop-up shop this next weekend (details in tomorrow next friday's scoop).

island crush: nene letterpress

while scouting for letterpress prints on etsy last fall, i stumbled upon the delightful birds and blooms of the 50 states series by sf's dutch door press. after dashing off a note, co-designer anna branning kindly tipped me off that an illustration of our state bird would soon have its turn on their chandler & price printing press.

last week, anna happily sent word about their lovely new arrival: our beautiful nene surrounded by bright red hibiscus!

limited edition. 100 prints.

$15 online.