TGIF

I am SO excited it is Friday, because for the first time in months, I have a Saturday off!  Yipee! I'm going to get all sorts of things cleaned up and organized and I'm even having friends over for dinner.  I was at the grocery store this morning at 8:00 a.m. so that I could begin my dinner prep as soon as I leave work.  I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and a much needed break too!

P.S. - Don't forget to stop by the store on Saturday and buy a little something.  10% of your purchase will go to Beyond Batten Disease Foundation!

Rare Disease Day

This coming Saturday, February 26th we will be donating 10% of our proceeds to Beyond Batten Disease Foundation.  Charlotte Benson, who started this wonderful foundation is a dear customer of ours.  Please visit their website to learn about her family's story and Batten Disease.  Then come shop at Hayden Avery on Saturday and know it is for a good cause. 

Evite

Obviously, I love invitations and stationery (or I wouldn't own a store).  I love to feel the texture of the paper, see the details of a font and take in fun color combinations.  Plus, real invitations are so much fun to receive in your mail box.  In the age of technology I think that real invitations and hand written thank you notes make even more of an impact.  I also understand the convenience of an evite in this day and age - we're busy people.  However, you can only image how much I had to laugh when a friend of mine sent me this link http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/evite with the definition of evite:

e·vite

/ɪˈvaɪt/ Show Spel[ih-vahyt] Show IPA

–verb (used with object), e·vit·ed, e·vit·ing. Archaic .

to avoid; shun.

Use evite in a Sentence

See images of evite

Search evite on the Web

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Origin:
1495–1505; < Latin ēvītāre,  equivalent to ē- e- + vītāre  to avoid

 

 

Prentiss Douthis Wedding Invitation

With all the wedding invitation options out there, I have to say that I am still a sucker for a classic and traditional wedding invitation.  Prentiss Douthit does a great job of creating classic wedding invitations with a ever-so-slightly modern feel.  I recently had a bride pick out one such wedding invitation.  The black ink on the white card stock has such a classic feel and the embossed border and colored motif give it a slightly modern twist.  I think it was a lovely selection and I hope she loves it as much as I do. 

Double the Fun

We got another part of our shipment from Seda France.

When you open the box and start unpacking it

everything smells wonderful! 

In general, Seda France has the most wonderful packaging and my new favorite is their ceramic container.  I NEED this in my house!

And look - it's a double wick candle - even better!

TGIF

I hope everyone has a nice and relaxing weekend!  I'm looking forward to friends coming in town and going to see Bob Schneider.  I'm sure Bob is looking forward to me coming to his show too...

New Crane & Co. Wedding Album

Crane & Co. just released their new wedding album, and I must say, I do like it!  It's nice that they released this while their wedding invitation promotion is running (buy 75 or more wedding invitations and receive 25 for free).  These were a few of my favorite designs.  I like that they are clean and simple, but still make a statement.  The "Dalton Blue" color is such a pretty new card stock color (I might need to order some stationery on it).  I also like that they've incorporated some of their hand-drawn monograms and duograms on their new invitations.  It's always nice to have a new album with fresh designs.