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sara girlscantell

philadelphia

i draw diagrams and print them onto useful stuff.

Interests: running, handmade, screenprinting, biking, drawing, helping small businesses, and craft beer.

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with belated birthday wishes to Mr. Jefferson

It's no secret that my favorite historical figure is Thomas Jefferson. I adored every minute I spent at the University of Virignia ("Mr. Jefferson's University") and one of my very favorite jobs of all time was giving guided tours through... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2012 at all things girls can tell

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Rittenhouse Fair & Square

Hello! We've organized a pop up shop to welcome in the spring! The Rittenhouse Fair & Square features Philadelphia superstars of handmade giant dwarf, miss millie, made by hank, betsy ann paper and, yours truly, girls can tell. please stop... Continue reading

Posted Apr 5, 2012 at all things girls can tell

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happy march! things have been oh so quiet here in blog-land, but, as always, a quiet blog means a busy studio. february's come + gone, and the month was a flurry of order filling at girls can tell. it's calmed... Continue reading

Posted Mar 6, 2012 at all things girls can tell

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coasters + towels + lunchbags at fab!

get your Fab.com account ready! on sunday, january 22, girls can tell will be offering up an assortment of coasters, lunch bags, and, of course, tea towels through the flash feature site. in the meantime, i've been busy in the... Continue reading

Posted Jan 20, 2012 at all things girls can tell

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things are finally falling into place for the New York International Gift Fair next week (and subsequently, the Buyer's Market of American Craft two weeks later). after days + days of putting it together, making changes, redesigning, imagining new products,... Continue reading

Posted Jan 17, 2012 at all things girls can tell

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since wrapping up a great holiday season, i've been keeping busy preparing for a few upcoming trade shows. for the first time, girls can tell will be exhibiting at the New York International Gift Fair in the studio section (booth... Continue reading

Posted Jan 8, 2012 at all things girls can tell

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bbc travel: passyunk ave.

over the holiday, several of the shop's passyunk avenue neighbors were featured in a BBC article on how great the avenue has become and its importance as a corridor full of independent businesses in philadelphia. you might recognize some of... Continue reading

Posted Jan 3, 2012 at all things girls can tell

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holiday shipping deadlines!

the shop is all gussied up for the holidays! which can only mean one thing: shipping deadlines for online shoppers are nearing! i do my very best to pack up your orders as soon as they're received all year long.... Continue reading

Posted Nov 27, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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thanksgiving weekend!

the girls can tell shop (at 12th + pierce streets, in south philadelphia - just below passyunk + morris!) will be open this weekend! celebrate small business saturday here in the shop with complimentary gift wrapping on your purchases, some... Continue reading

Posted Nov 22, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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autumn eats: farm share stuffed peppers

the chill finally found philadelphia this week. i certainly can't complain about the amazing autumn we've had - nice + mild - the finest i remember in my 6+ years of living here in philly. we signed up for the... Continue reading

Posted Nov 18, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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holiday towels are here!

new in time for your holiday decorating this year? some holiday + winter wonderland fun on your favorite towels. jolly snowman towels the snowman is my new favorite. he's just the right amount of completely adorable + traditional, but drawn... Continue reading

Posted Nov 16, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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special project: coasters for knack!

lovely lady barb at knack studios has been making pure magic lately, bringing new life to great pieces of furniture. when she asked about having some custom coasters made as a thank you gift for her lovely customers, i agreed... Continue reading

Posted Nov 14, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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beautiful illustrations + handmade shows

in my inbox this morning popped this great graphic on an email for the always amazing art vs. craft show in milwaukee. i've seen a lot (a whole lot, actually) of illustrations for craft shows, but this one is by... Continue reading

Posted Nov 10, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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feature: redefining hand pulled prints

the other day, a sweet email popped into my inbox from rikkianne of chakrapennywhistle, whose work i've admired for some time now. she is creating a really thoughtful series of posts for re-nest, and asked if i'd share a few... Continue reading

Posted Nov 3, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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process: shipping boxes + other monotonous details

lately i've ben very fortunate + have been able to participate in some really big, fantastic opportunities. sometimes, i forget when i'm signing on to really neat things that are bigger that i've ever done before that the details take... Continue reading

Posted Nov 2, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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feature: modern mouse interview

modern mouse is a fantastic little shop carrying girls can tell wares that i am delighted to have been with since the beginning. located in alameda, california, the shop grew from a holiday pop-up store to a year round spot... Continue reading

Posted Oct 31, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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autumn eats: pizza + chianti

in college, we had the option to take fun supplemental classes - ballroom dancing, wine tasting, etc - just things to use the other part of the brain. i, of course, snagged a spot in the wine tasting class as... Continue reading

Posted Oct 28, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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top picks for supermarket

this week, the lovely people at supermarketHQ asked me to curate a selection of picks from the designers on their site. it was hard to choose from all the amazing things - take a peek at what i selected! Continue reading

Posted Oct 26, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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special project: rowhouse pint glasses

each year, my neighborhood organizes a beer tour - it's basically a series of open houses where each house offers a different local, seasonal craft beer, along with oktoberfest themed foods + snacks. it's great fun, especially if you're like... Continue reading

Posted Oct 24, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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book report: ruhlman's twenty

photo by matthew kayahara i used to think it was odd that erik pretty much only reads cook books. well, cook books + culinary magazines. aside from a few prized cookbooks i've accumulated over the years (amazing gals nigella +... Continue reading

Posted Oct 23, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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autumn eats: potato leek pizza

(ready for the oven) most people who know us know that erik's the real cook in our house. when he sent over the link to this recipe the other day, i was immediately on board. (well, truthfully, without paying much... Continue reading

Posted Oct 21, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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diagrams or bust - holiday 2011 event schedule

it's getting to be that time of year again! while i (as well as every other maker + shopkeeper) have had holidays on the brain since, oh, june, it seems the world is catching up! i'm beyond excited to announce... Continue reading

Posted Oct 19, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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special project: burger + fries + milkshake + music truck!

burger + fries + milkshake + music truck! at a picnic a few weeks ago i ran into my neighbors, matt + quavin, who had just bought a food truck with the plans of creating the lucky old souls burger... Continue reading

Posted Oct 17, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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process: cutting coasters

i hand cut each + every girls can tell coaster. first i cut felt from a giant, 12 yard bolt of industrial felt into 7.5" strips. then i cut the strips down into squares. then i print each square by... Continue reading

Posted Oct 14, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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welcome to the work|shop!

new for this holiday season is the girls can tell work|shop! if you find yourself in south philadelphia, you can stop by to see where + how girls can tell items are made + shipped out, browse selections that haven't... Continue reading

Posted Oct 12, 2011 at all things girls can tell

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