I recently found out that the last Thursday of July each year is National Chili Dog Day. Seriously? They make a special day for that? And then I thought about it more, and I can definitely see why. Because chili dogs are awesome. And guess what today is?!? You guessed it! National Chili Dog Day! Chili dogs certainly bring out the kid in me. Thinking about this had me craving a cookout. I am a sucker for a good, fun cookout. Especially a cookout that includes these fun items:
Clockwise from top left: The Fancy Lamb, Roscata, Pam Wares, Mustard Seed Vintage, Once Again, Raceytay
And you know what the best recipe is for the perfect chili dog? I know it seems simple but all you need is a grilled hot dog, a fresh potato bun, some fresh, hot chili, a tad bit of mustard, and an ice cold glass of lemonade to wash it down! Yumm. Now time to plan a cookout for this weekend…
Hope you have a fun cookout planned this weekend too!
xoxo,
At DawnCorrespondence, we have been busy bees preparing for the upcoming 2010 holiday season! Yes, even in the 100 degree heat and humidity! We’ve just about finalized this year’s collection, and were so excited about it we just had to share a sneak preview of the color palette and just one of the many designs with you! And better yet…we’ll be debuting MOST of our Holiday Collection in July for a fun, fun Christmas in July sale! Keep an eye out at DawnCorrespondence, come mid-July, for our Holiday Collection debut and some fun sales and treats!
xoxo,
Whew, what a whirlwind of a week it has been for us here at DawnCorrespondence! Our debut at the National Stationery Show was a huge success (more to come on that in tomorrow’s post!) and we’ve finally found some time to catch up after 6 months of non-stop preparations! What a fun, fun week it’s been. And, as promised, we are now doing a GIVEAWAY thanks to all our lovely fans, customers, and voters during the Etsy Voter: Gifts to Congratulate Your Grad. Thanks to you all, we came in second place! We couldn’t have done it without you, so now it’s time for us to repay you!
As a small token of our thanks to you, we’ll be giving away not one…not two…but THREE sets of monogrammed stationery! And, guess what…YOU get to choose the colors you want*! Each set of monogrammed stationery will be customized with whichever initial you’d like, and will include 8 4.25″ x 5.5″ note cards with matching colorful envelopes. You may only win one set, but there are several ways you can enter to up your chances of winning!
- Leave a comment with your most memorable graduation story (keep it PG, please!).
- Tweet about this giveaway, and leave a comment with your tweet!
- Visit our shop and leave a comment with the item you would most like to receive if you were graduating.
Easy! So, what are you waiting for? Winners will be chosen at 10:00pm EST on Tuesday, June 1, with the help of random.org.
*Colors may be chosen from our current available colors. We have tons of colors in stock, we promise!
xoxo,
Etsy will be featuring collections on the home page from their newly designed gallery forum “Treasury East” all day Tuesday, April 27th. When the announcement reached TeamT International I thought to myself (and in an email to TeamT), “Yesss, I’m going to make about 37 T-Easts this weekend!!” Sarah of Sarah John Afana and Schemata challenged myself and the team to curate “about 37″ galleries by midnight PST on Monday.
These collections must have a theme or color or something, no willy-nilly thrown together lists of randomness and they must include at least 6 teammates. While many of the team members have curated some gorgeous and inspiring galleries, the contest for the “about 37” rests on the shoulders of Sarah and myself. We have certainly taken it to the limit with our treasuries! An ongoing list of our galleries can be seen below:
Sarah’s Galleries:
- Logically Circular
- Blue Jean Baby
- White Hot
- Let’s Go!
- Haaaavve Ya Met…
- Falling in Love with a Black Bunny in a Vineyard
- Counting Cats
- Poppy Fields Forever
- Peace and Quiet
- Take a Hike
- Refreshingly Delicate
- Don’t Wake Me
- Birds and Roses
- Fruit Salad
- Beautiful Blooms
- A is for…
- I Spy…
- Thinking Inside the Box
- Patina
- For Moms that Rock!
- I Love My iPhone
- Flutterbies
- What cha Gonna Make?
And mine…
- In Nature
- Land and Sea
- Game ON!
- At the Cotton Candy Stand
- Love at First Sight
- Would You Like Cream and Sugar with That?
- Knock Knock!
- At the Train Station
- Lazy Day
- Cornflower
- I Do
- S is for…
- Little Pinkie Running through the Field with Llamas Standing By
- Take Note
- I Can Read You Like a Newspaper
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow
- Lovely Bones
- Entertaining in Style
- Handle with Care
- Whiskers, Bandit, and a Game of Hockey
- Under the Sea
- Golden Glamour
- Bite Me
- Let’s Fly Away
Enjoy!
xoxo,
One thing I enjoy the most about the change in seasons and weather, is reviving last year’s wardrobe and uncovering items that I forgot I had. It’s like a shopping trip in my own closet! It’s also fun to have a different take on what I thought was stylish last year, by purchasing updating items to pair with last year’s basics.
Without fail, each Spring and Summer, I always return to the nautical theme. It’s such a timeless style that can be accessorized to look classic, or to incorporate trends. This year, I’ve decided to add a punch of color to the traditional blue, red, and white nautical theme with pops of pink. It’s an easy way to keep the look feminine and stylish, without taking away from the nautical theme.
Here is my version of Sailor Chic…
Clockwise from top left: Zara Carpenter, La Drama Queen, Fanciness, Bayan Hippo, Tizzalicious, LiD Designs Supplies
What twist will you be adding to your nautical theme this season?
xoxo,