I’ve just dropped this in the mail to its recipient so I don’t want to show you what it is completely… here is a taste of something I put together for Sarah, the lovely magical mailbox maker.  I’ll show you a proper picture in a week or so– when I’m sure she’s gotten it.

Mostly, this post is an excuse to tell you that oh boy does Cavallini and Co. have some great new stuff out… That wrapping paper is their “Vintage Office” design and I am in love with their vintage Par Avion stickers.  As much as I would like to find everything on e-bay so that it’s actually vintage, reproductions are so nice.  I find it much easier to part with a reproduction than with the real thing– that might explain why I horde things that are over 50-years old…

Also, you know who else has been coming out with some great stuff lately?  Chronicle Books.  I think it’s great that they’re working with bloggers like The Small Object and Paper+Cup.  This weekend I picked up the “Old School Letter Set” designed by Paper+Cup and have, for weeks, been debating if I can justify buying the Pictorial Webster’s Wall Cards.  The book is incredible, and its image of a mocking bird formed the basis of the one in my tattoo.  It’s just, $24 seems a bit steep– especially since I’d probably send them as postcards.