http://www.stocktonandco.com/blog fonts, vintage graphics, and generally lovely stuff Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:40:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The holidays seem pretty far off still ... but it's not too early to get thinking about holiday cards! New in the shop, available individually or in packs of 8. http://www.stocktonandco.com/blog/shop/handmade-christmas-cards/ I love love *love* the muted colours of Feaverish's photography, especially in this amusement park series (prints available on Etsy). Ferris Wheel Originally uploaded by feaverish http://www.stocktonandco.com/blog/color-palettes-colour/ferris-wheel/ flowers from my sister more in my flickr stream  http://www.stocktonandco.com/blog/color-palettes-colour/pink-yellow/ Congratulations to Mayra, the winner of our acorn postcard set giveaway! Thanks everyone for entering - check back next month for the December giveaway ... I'm planning some changes around here and to celebrate the giveaway will be super-deluxe! xo http://www.stocktonandco.com/blog/general/the-winner/ Hey there, it's time for our second giveaway! This week you can enter a random draw for a set of six chatty acorn postcards (with room in their speech bubbles to write your own message). To enter, just leave a comment, and answer this question: do you still send handwritten ... http://www.stocktonandco.com/blog/general/free-postcards/ Thank you thank you thank you, to everyone who said yes. update: I made this into a little poster that you can download over at designforobama.com. (There are some amazing designs over there!) image © Stockton & Co. http://www.stocktonandco.com/blog/general/obama-2/ Some liked Nancy Drew but I was a Trixie Belden girl. Actually, I was a Harriet the Spy girl. Regardless, I am loving this secret camera book over at  fred flare! Somehow though I think my high awkwardness factor would prevent me from successfully using it. photos : fred flare http://www.stocktonandco.com/blog/shower-gift-wedding-baby/trixie-belden-for-a-day/ Managed to get a few shots of our Thanksgiving (Canadian) centerpiece before they got all mottled and weird looking. http://www.stocktonandco.com/blog/color-palettes-colour/squash-white-ghost-mini-pumpkins/ This is a feature I've wanted to add to the blog for a long time ... as you may have gleaned, I love book covers. And, wonder of wonders, I also love books! In this first installment I'm going to focus on fiction. I'm not really going to do reviews ... http://www.stocktonandco.com/blog/books/books/ Look at these beautiful notebooks by Studio Violet (a joint venture of Camilla Engman and Elisabeth Dunker) ... (photo: Studio Violet ... see also their blog for more work) I love this colour palette so much, it reminds me of my all-time favourite King Penguin book cover: ... so I had to get ... http://www.stocktonandco.com/blog/color-palettes-colour/studio-violet/