Incoming Mail

I've got some of the best pen pals! I always feel so lucky when I get fun stuff in the mail. I know everyone is probably sick of me rambling on about it. But snail mail is really fun. It can be time consuming but it's totally worth it once you start getting beautiful letters in the mail. I think everyone should have a pen pal! You can get started HERE or THERE. Or you can participate in the elevated envelope project. (I'll post more about that later, once I've got my envelopes done.)

-Mint~Tea

My pen pal from Poland writes the cutest letters. Isn't that doodle just adorable! 

Aren't these postcards just amazing!

One of the pen pals I've had for a long time, always sends the coolest pictures. 

Music Monday: Shakey Graves

Aloha amigos! This Monday we're talking SHAKEY GRAVES! Now, I normally know by Tuesday what the next music Monday will be. I was thinking I should do Yellow Ostrich or He's My Brother, She's My Sister/ Pearl and the Beard. But alas, one of my favorite music blogs made THIS mix and lead me to THAT song. So I had no choice but to do Shakey Graves this fine Monday. Also I've been listening to his album Roll the Bones all weekend. So I've got his voice pulsing through the brains, which always helps to write. And really just tell you all why I love'm so much. So here I go.

Oh the many reasons why I love Shakey Graves. You know that music you hear and you automatically start swaying, stomping your foot and start clapping your hands all with the worlds stupidest grin on your face.Well, his tunes are pretty much like that. He's got this raw, acoustic,drifty, alternative country sound that is just the bee's knees. Plus this soothing voice that isn't afraid to shout or growl during a song. Even if you don't track through the playlist. Please PLEASE watch the video. It is seriously one of the bestest things I've stumbled across in a long time.

"big Betty my old squeeze kisses so good you 'll go weak in the knees" 

Have a beautiful week lovelies. 

-Mint~Tea

So much to do and not enough time.

The bright side girls have taken on their biggest project yet. We've been printing all these tee shirts for our family reunion. These are the biggest runs of shirts we have done ever before. It is a little overwhelming. But it's all going to pay off hopefully soon. We did 3 different designs all one color prints, so it's nothing that we can't handle. But man, printing in runs of 100 is a whole new game for us. We never turn down a challenge! So far we've got the shirts ordered and the designs ready. We're working on burning the screens this weekend. Then just keep printing our little hearts out until we've gone through this massive amount of tees. I'll post more stats and pictures later. But here's a little sneak peek of our designs. Wish us luck! 

 

-Mint~Tea

Taro sketch and owl design. 

Flapper Talk: Bean Picker

This weeks word is bean picker! I'm not sure why but just saying it makes me smile. This one means a person who patches up troubles or picks up spilled beans. I'm thinking this one should be pretty easy to incorporate. Mostly cause my family..er...sisters spill the beans a lot. Girls like to gossip we can't help it. But I am pretty good at keeping secrets, just saying. So if at any time you'd like to tell me your secrets go ahead. Also, I love secrets. I know, nothing ever good comes from it, but i think that's why I like them so much. Wow, I'm getting off topic. Any who, this weeks challenge is using bean picker in a conversation. I think everyone is a bit of a bean picker at one point or another. So it shouldn't be too difficult. 

BEAN PICKER= One who patches up troubles or picks up spilled beans. 

Example: That dapper is a bean picker, he'll know what to do. 

-Mint~Tea

Bonus! I can not rant enough about how much I love The Lumineers. Their song Flapper Girl seemed to fit my obsession with flapper talk oh so well. This song is just the monkeys eyebrows. 

Music Monday: Boy & Bear

Good morning beautiful people of the internet! It's Monday. I know, not my favorite day either. But it's cool cause it's also music MONDAY. This Monday I'm sharing with you Boy and Bear. Now I've been thinking all day how to describe this band and their sound. But I'm at a loss for words. They have this I want to dance in a circle with our arms linked and then cry on your shoulder kind of sound. Some of their songs have these melancholy lyrics but this tune that says its ok because this world is f*cking amazing. Ok, I know I'm not making sense but hopefully you get my point. They sound like 5 other bands of I've heard before, but I can't really put my finger on which ones. It's like a monster created from all the sounds of other bands I adore that is actually really unique in a way. Alright, not making sense again. Just listen to these beautiful Aussie souls sing a damn song.

Happy Monday. Don't forget to do a random dance, just because you can.

-Mint~Tea

Start Something New

We just finished doing a mini-run of some tee shirts. The idea behind this design is just moving on. Everyday I try to start something new or finish something old. It's the mini accomplishments that make me feel successful. Life is always changing and new things are happening and that's what makes it so great and terrifying all at the same time. This design is just a reminder that new is good. Let's go out and be adventurers of the world. 

We only did a small run (and I mean SMALL) only one of each size. So snatch it up quick. We only did a small run because I found a lot of things that I want to change about it. If you really want it and we sell out of your size, we'll probably reprint it for you with minor changes. But for now this is all we got. 

As always we love your ideas and feedback on our designs. Knowing what others are thinking about our designs is important so we either make more of what you guys like or make less of what you dis-like.

Mystery Mail

We all know that I love to send (and receive) mail. Snail mail is one of the greatest things in the world. Well, in my opinion at least. A couple months ago I started just sending people little notes and not putting a return address on it. I was experimenting with a little bit of mystery mail. I was amazed at how fun it was to be spontaneous. Now, it was a little odd because when I send mail I always expect some sort of return. But I didn't with these. Then all of a sudden I felt like I could tell this select handful of people anything. I started sharing secrets, stories, random thoughts and anything else that popped into my head. I only did this a few times. Mostly because I love getting a return and would rather spend time on making something that I know 100% would be appreciated. But then one of my mystery buddies took the time to hunt me down and find out who was filling there mail box with randoms. I was so surprised and impressed. Then I figured if I sent mail to this buddy then it wouldn't go unappreciated. So, now i'm sending little random tidbits to him almost everyday. Most of it is just random thoughts that I have. But its really simple, fast and easy to do and  I know that it'll make someones day.

 Phew, my whole point to me rambling is that you should take 2 minutes out of your day and write a little note to a random person. Write down an thought, something funny that happened, a quote you love or just do a little doodle. You could give it to someone you know. It could be mailed to and old friend or just handed to a random person you might bump into. I think that if everyone would do this just once. This world (hopefully) would have just a little more love and smiles. Let's face it, everyone would love a little note even if its from a stranger. 

Just something to think about. 

-Mint~Tea

P.S.- Need some inspiration or somewhere to start? Read THIS blog.