morning crush: luxe letterpress sale

owl love * gwendolyn

if you, or someone you adore, are planning to exchange i do's in 2011, hele over to luxe letterpress, the charming wedding collection by joie studio. until february 18th, the very first order of all new designs (including the delightful owl love collaboration with shop toast) will receive a generous discount in exchange for agreeing to have your invites be the official design sample.

$250 to $400 online.

and the winners are . . .

2011 ocean in my pocket calendar

stevie-lyn from honolulu and kim from las vegas! here's a glimpse of shop toast's super cute month-by-month designs found within the ocean in my pocket calendar which just happens to be printed on pocket-sized, wood veneer cards.

if you did not luck out this time, the final supply of the 2011 calendar ($8) is back in stock online and can also be scooped up at the shop toast storefront. fyi, the petite calendars will not be re-ordered once the current batch has sold out so hele over to claim one for your desktop.

• where: 3434 waialae avenue, suite 3, kaimuki
• shop hours: m / w / f / sat - 12p to 6p

congratulations kim & stevie-lyn!

{mahalo nui to jeremy & michelle for hosting yet another delightful shop toast giveaway!}

shop toast calendar giveaway

just when the new year was beginning to feel routine, our friends at shop toast have come a-knocking with an offer to add some happy cheer to your day with their petite 2011 ocean in my pocket calendar!

jeremy and michelle have kindly set two calendars aside - one for an oahu reader (who must pop by the kaimuki storefront to pick up their prize) and one for an off-island reader with a neighbor island or mainland mailbox.

please follow the fine print below and include the following details:

• click here to send your name *and* current hometown by thu, jan 27th
• please put shop toast calendar giveaway in the subject
• one entry per person/household
• u.s. readers only, please

the lucky pair will be announced on friday. good luck!

{update: winner list posted}

moleskine hearts hawaii

moleskine hawaii edition

my morning email included the most delightful news from interisland terminal about its new collaboration with moleskine, maker of the legendary notebooks adored by so many. (the pocket calendar is my constant companion whenever i am on the go). the limited edition notebook features local designer angelica rabang's modern take on the hawaiian islands embossed on the front cover which will surely make paper goods geeks who love the 808 state swoon with happiness.

extra details: large notebook. grid pages. hard cover. $25.

even more noteworthy, every single dollar will benefit interisland terminal's public programs for contemporary art, film and design. isn't that nice to know?

notebook pre-orders just opened on the IT website earlier today. oahu pickup starts next week at na mea/native books at ward warehouse or ship to your mailbox for $5.

a shop toast holiday

ocean in my pocket calendar

before dashing off for the holidays, i wanted to share the small delights that jeremy and michelle from shop toast have been busy crafting in their handmade workshop. we all know the toast team is an essential source for whimsical gifting all year long, but this year's playful selection of elf-approved xmas goods made me smile from the wood veneer ocean in my pocket desk calendar ($8) to furoshiki-wrapped boxes filled with gourmet cookies ($5).

there's even the brand new and super cute tiny tin's grocery store where you are welcome to mix and match sweet treats and tasty snacks ($3 to $8 each) cleverly concealed in pint sized packages to create a yummy yet one-of-a-kind gift basket. even nicer is that a portion of tiny tin sales will benefit the hawaii food bank.

more peeks after the jump!

while it may be too late for mail order, oahu friends still have time to pop by and scoop up last minute gifts during the kaimuki storefront's extended holiday hours:

• when: thu, dec 23rd - 12p to 6p & fri, dec 24th - 12p to 4p
• where: 3434 waialae avenue, suite 3, kaimuki

p.s. the scoop will be on hiatus this week. happy wishes for a very mele kalikimaka to you & your 'ohana!