How to Sew Clothes: Learn with Intuitive, Super-hackable Patterns By Amelia Greenhall and Amy Bornman 208 pages, Hardcover Published by: Abrams $31.50 on Amazon (affiliate link) Just out today is a new sewing book, How To Sew Clothes by Amelia... Continue reading

Erin Condren's 2022 Holiday Gift Guide is here! As a part of the ECSquad I was really thankful to receive a box of goodies to share with you. First off inside is this exclusive Hello Kitty Gift Set ($28.50). The... Continue reading

Persuasion: The Complete Novel, Featuring the Characters' Letters and Papers, Written and Folded by Hand by Jane Austen and Barbara Heller 180 pages, Hardcover Published by: Chronicle Books $40 on Amazon Are you ready for a beautiful book to curl... Continue reading

I'm back on the blog here after a nice summer off. If you caught my IG I was away in France for most of July and then spent August recovering and getting ready for back to school. September is a... Continue reading

The new Erin Condren Monthly Planners are here for 2022-2023! I love these planners because they are a planner / notebook hybrid. It brings you the best of both worlds and make it easy for you to organize your projects,... Continue reading

I am so proud to show off the new Erin Condren Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2022. This is the second year in a row that Erin Condren is featuring a beautiful collection that supports AAPI artists! (See my post... Continue reading

Today is launch day for new items added to the gorgeous EttaVee x Erin Condren Collection! EttaVee was created by artist Jessica Raulet, an American artist living in France. Jessica's hand-painted designs are colorful, vibrant and bold! I love what... Continue reading

Are you ready for all the cuteness? Just in time to celebrate Valentine's Day, the Hello Kitty and Friends Collection at Erin Condren is expanding with more adorable goodies to help make your planning more fun and to help keep... Continue reading

Little Women: The Complete Novel, Featuring Letters and Ephemera from the Characters’ Correspondence, Written and Folded by Hand By Louisa May Alcott and Barbara Heller 352 pages, Hardcover Ages: Teen & YA Published by: Chronicle Books $27.63 on Amazon Chronicle Books brings us back into the magical world of the March sisters with the special edition of the classic Louisa May Alcott novel, Little Women. This book is like a treasure chest filled with beautifully designed hand-folded letters, newspaper clippings and other notes that are strategically placed in transparent sleeves throughout the book to bring the characters and historical setting... Continue reading

Yesterday the Erin Condren Black Friday sale started for all EC Insiders! You can sign up to be an EC Insider using my link and if you are new to EC, you'll get $10 off your first purchase! This sale... Continue reading

The EC Hello Kitty and Friends Special Edition Box is ready for you! This limited edition box is a perfect holiday gift! Celebrating Hello Kitty's November birthday and the holiday gifting season with some adorable stationery and organizational gifts. One... Continue reading

Erin Condren's Focused Collection has always been a favorite of mine and for 2022 there are even more beautiful sleek designs and muted colors to choose from! For those of you who like things more elegant and functional, I present... Continue reading

The Magnificent Book of Birds by Tom Jackson Hardcover, 80 pages Ages 8-12 years old Published by: Weldon Owen $17.91 on Amazon The Magnificent Book of Horses by Tom Jackson and Diana Ferguson Hardcover, 80 pages Ages 8-12 years old Published by: Weldon Owen $17.99 on Amazon I am loving this new series of animal books called The Magnificent Books. Each book deep dives into a particiar animal. I was able to review The Magnificent Book of Birds and The Magnificent Book of Horses which deep dives into each animal and features 36 different kinds of birds and horses, respectively.... Continue reading

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements by Lisa Congdon Hardcover, 148 pages Ages: 10-15 years old Publisher: Chronicle Books $22.99 on Amazon Unconventional Vehicles by Michael Hearst Hardcover, 104 pages Ages: 8-12 years old Publisher: Chronicle Books $15.49 on Amazon Star Wars Mazes by Sean C. Jackson Paperback, Publisher: Chronicle Books $14.95 on Amazon Here's another STEM Chat book video review (5 min) that I did recently for three amazing books that came out this spring and summer from Chronicle Books. Watch the video for flip throughs and my thoughts for each of the books. If you would like to... Continue reading

Big Questions for Little People Animals by Claire Philip Hardcover, 64 pages Published by: Weldon Owen $12.99 on Amazon Big Questions for Little People Space by Claire Philip Hardcover, 64 pages Published by: Weldon Owen $12.99 on Amazon I am starting to do my book reviews now on STEM Chat's You Tube channel. We have previously included reviews in Favorite Things for our episodes, but thought that quick little reviews may work better for busy people. There are also so many cool books that are out, I can now review them all properly for you. As part of STEM Chat's... Continue reading

It's Back to School launch day with Hello Kitty and Friends at Erin Condren! You know how much I love Hello Kitty so I was really excited that the team at Erin Condren sent me a box of the new... Continue reading

I'm so excited to share a new line of modern and elegant planners called The Good Planners from Harlow & Grey. Harlow & Grey was founded by my friend Jeanne Chan and her cousin Gloria Wong Tritasavit. (Small world here... Continue reading

I love to shop small, indie shops for decades now, most notably during my time as editor at CRAFT magazine. So when my friend Christina (yes the same one who makes my favorite handmade beaded earrings) told me she was... Continue reading

Why She Wrote: A Graphic History of the Lives, Inspiration, and Influence Behind the Pens of Classic Women Writers by Lauren Burke and Hannah K. Chapman Illustrated by Kaley Bates ISBN-10: 179720209X Hardcover, 256 pages $17.79 on Amazon The new book, Why She Wrote by Lauren Burke and Hannah K. Chapman and illustrated by Kaley Bates does an amazing job at telling true untold stories of famous women writers. Authors Burke and Chapman host the Bonnets of Dawn podcast and do an amazing job of sectioning the book into different 6 different chapters as categories: The Horror of the Everyday,... Continue reading

You Will Leave a Trail of Stars by Lisa Congdon ISBN-10: 1452180288 Hardcover, 136 pages $14.36 on Amazon One of my favorite artists and writers is Lisa Congdon who I have been lucky to know since my CRAFT magazine days. Congdon has a new book out right now, You Will Leave a Trail of Stars that is so beautiful and perfect for any new graduate in your life wheher it's middle school, high school and university. Each page feature her colorful and inspiring artwork along with positive messages and advice. I love that some of the inspirational art takes over... Continue reading

For my Erin Condren Life Planner Launch Order, I decided to go #TeamFlora all the way. My daily planner will be the new Erin Condren A5 Ring Agenda in Blush ($89) with the Flora daily inserts. I love playing with... Continue reading

It's here! The new Erin Condren Life Planners launch to EC Insiders today and general launch is on Tuesday, May 4th. SIgn up to be an EC Insider using my link and if you are new to EC, you can... Continue reading

The new Erin Condren Life Planners launch to EC Insiders on Monday, May 3rd and the general launch is on Tuesday, May 4th. SIgn up to be an EC Insider using my link and if you are new to EC,... Continue reading

Just Between Us: Mother & Daughter a no-stress, no-rules journal by Meredith & Sophie Jacobs ISBN-10: 0811868958 Published by: Chronicle Books $14.68 on Amazon My daughter is now 12 years old, a tween soon to be teen later this year which is still hard for me to believe. During this past year during the pandemic it's been fun to bond over our love of crafting, playing games/puzzles and our favorite thing is long walks where we can get fresh air and talk. I recently discovered the book, Just Between Us: Mother & Daughter, a no-stress, no-rules journal by mother and... Continue reading

I'm so excited to announce the new Erin Condren Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Collection! Featuring four designs created by Asian artists, I couldn't be more proud to be an Asian American right now. The collection gives back 35% of... Continue reading