1. Hammered ring, 2. Eyeglass case, 3. Deck of cards, 4. Iphone case, 5. Cross body bag, 6. Wallet. See more ideas on our gifts for her pinterest board.
SF Bazaar This Weekend!
This weekend we will be participating in one of our all time favorite events! The SF Bazaar is a free entry craft festival showcasing local artists. It's the perfect opportunity to get your holiday shop on with so much crafty goodness to choose from, and multiple chances to win cool stuff! Read below for more info on entering to win!
Share This link on your facebook & automatically enter to win 2 boxed sets of Hello!Lucky holiday cards! Winners announced at the event! Are you that person that never wins anything? That's okay! show up early and get a gift baskets! The first 200 people in the door take home the basket. Double your chances by sharing AND showing up to the event early. And remember, you're always a winner to us!
Holiday Greeting Cards
Our new Holiday greeting cards are available online now, and we are offering a coupon till next Friday Nov. 4th! 20% off Holiday greeting cards with code GoodTidings. Browse our new foil Holiday card selection now!
Win 50 Custom Holiday Photo Cards!
Sabrina and her family had a great photo shoot with Sarah at Modern Kids Co last weekend -- now they need to pick their holiday card. Can you help? Tell us your favorite in a comment below and we'll pick one person at random to receive 50 FREE custom holiday cards (value of $96). We love working with Sarah because she's an amazing photographer and specializes in kids (she's a former nanny!) and puts everyone at ease. She's able to capture beautiful candid shots from the chaos of family life (she also shot our neon birthday party a couple years back!)
Option 1- Holiday Boughs
Option 2- Mid-century Doves
Option 3- Joyeaux Wreath
Option 4- Merry Christmas Stripes
Option 5- Confetti
Option 6- Give Thanks
Option 7- Confetti Snow
Option 8- Papercut
Option 9- Peace, Love Happiness
Which one is your favorite? All you have to do is post below to be in the running for 50 FREE personalized holiday cards!
Holiday Photo Cards
Introducing our new holiday photo cards! Personalize the design of your choice to dazzle your family and friends.
Take a more modern approach, or opt for whimsical, or perhaps go classic.
Your family’s photo is the final touch! For bigger families’ pick from our multiple photos per card selection, so you don't have to cram everyone in one!
Get your card in place before Oct. 22nd and receive 20% off! Just enter EarlyCheer at checkout! Find our new holiday cards here!
DIY Color Block Holiday Cards
It's hard to believe Thanksgiving has passed and we're in the home stretch toward the holidays. Over the Thanksgiving weekend we were thankful for down time with family and friends, but itching to get decorating and DIY-ing for what's next. This can be a hectic time of year, so we're all about keeping things simple. This DIY Color Block Holiday Card project is a simple and inexpensive way to send cheer to your loved ones. And, you most likely have the majority of the supplies at home. It was inspired by our Color Block Kids Party Invitation (also available in pinks!) made for the boys' 2nd birthday party earlier this year, but we also have a new Color Block Holiday Photo Card with convenient customization. With some quick snips of colored tissue paper, you can recreate this bold typeface design into a one-of-a-kind Christmas card. Instructions below!
Materials needed:
Tissue Paper - We used green and red, but any combination would work! Just one sheet of each color will be plenty.
Blank Cards or Card Stock paper - Most craft stores sell 5" x 7" blank cards and matching envelopes, or you can cut a 10" x 7" sheet of card stock and fold in half. Use some spare envelopes or buy some from the craft store as well.
Bone Folder - For trouble-free folding!
Glue Stick - Make sure the glue stick is new - or retains its moisture. If it's too sticky you will have trouble working with the tissue. Also be sure it dries clear.
Scissors - The sharper, the better! Cutting tissue paper is tricky because the paper is very delicate. Sharp scissors will make cutting a breeze.
Craft Knife (optional) - Some people are more comfortable cutting small pieces with a craft knife. Just be sure it's super sharp, to get a clean cut of tissue paper.
Step 1: Using just a small corner of tissue, start by cutting your shapes. For "Noel" each vertical line was about 2" x 1/4" and each horizontal line was about 1" x 1/4" but we say, the more imperfections the better.
Step 2: Glue your shapes onto your card, one at a time. This step can be frustrating, so bring on the patience. A nice, new, moist glue stick will be a tremendous help. We suggest using a blank piece of paper as a gluing surface. Gently (and we mean ever-so-softly) apply glue to one side of the tissue <insert frustrations here> It will be ok, just be gentle. Lay your piece of tissue down on the card and smooth with a glue-free finger. What we like best about the look of this DIY is the overlapping of colors. You can just apply glue directly on the card, then lay the tissue on top, but you will see the dried glue surrounding the shapes.
All done! You can get creative with this DIY and come up with any shapes you like. Our Color Block Kids Party Invitation had some fun arrows and scalloped edging, so we definitely wanted to include that in our cards.
We'd love to see the cards you come up with. Be sure to share any pictures on our Facebook page!
Happy crafting!
For more fun DIY ideas, visit our website!
20% off & Free Shipping! Today Only!
Today is the last day to take advantage of our 20% off & free shipping offer on all holiday cards! Be sure to take advantage of this great deal! Enter HolidaySpecial at checkout.
View all of our photo holiday cards on our site here. Offer expires at midnight on 11/21/12.
New! Custom Holiday Photo Cards
Although it's still early into the holiday season, our team of designers have been busy as elves preparing for the 2012 holiday collection. We've gathered inspiration from this years trends (color blocking, typeface design, mixed patterns) and put together a lovely assortment of custom holiday photo cards, ready to be signed-sealed-delivered. Customizing your cards is as easy as 1-2-3, all you have to do is input your greeting, upload a photo, pick your envelope colors and voila! Holiday cheer is ready for takeoff. Also, you can check one item off your list by ordering your cards early. From now until November 15th you can receive 20% off your custom holiday card order - just use the code EARLYHOLIDAY at checkout. Happy holidays!
Pictured above: Trees, Color Block, Classic Christmas
Pictured above: Holiday Ribbon
Pictured above: Jolly Holiday, Merry Plaid, Starlight
Pictured above: Bells
Most of our custom holiday photo cards come as photo/text combinations, but this year we're thinking ahead with a 2013 calendar.
Pictured above: Happy New Year Calendar, Bright New Year Calendar, Merry & Bright
To view all of our new 2012 custom holiday cards, head over to our website here!
Pin it to win it! Holiday Card Edition
Back in September we had a lot of fun running our first ever Pinterest contest for our new letterpress printables. Since the holiday season is fast approaching we thought it would be fun to host another Pinterest contest focusing on some of our custom holiday cards. This time one lucky winner will receive 50 free custom holiday photo cards of their choosing!
To play, just pin any card from this page of our website or an image from this blog post. Once you have pinned your image, leave a comment below this post with the URL to your pin so we can check it out. Just like last time we'll randomly pick one lucky person to win free holiday cards. We'll announce the winner on Friday, November 16th.
*Note that the winner will receive 50 flat custom photo holiday cards (this excludes folded or letterpress cards). Happy Pinning!
To shop our holiday collection, visit our website here!
****CONTEST CLOSED*****
Thanks for all of your comments and pins! Congratulations to our winner Amy Williams!
SFMade Nationwide!
Have you heard the news? SFMade is expanding their pop-up shops in Banana Republic stores across the country! Last year's Banana Republic pop-up shop in San Francisco was an enormous success, so debuting our products in stores in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York is icing on the cake. If you live in Los Angeles, the Banana Republic located on the 3rd Street Promenade (Santa Monica) and will feature our Happy Holidays from Los Angeles letterpress cards, among others. In New York, we're showcasing our Happy Holidays from New York cards at the Rockefeller Center location. And in Chicago visit the store on Michigan Avenue to get your hands on our Happy Holidays from Chicago letterpress cards. Of course, you can find our Happy Holidays from San Francisco cards at the Banana Republic location in San Francisco on Grant.
Here is a sneak peek into the shop at the Los Angeles Banana Republic!
And here's a look into the New York City location!
To our readers nearby and our readers far away, we encourage you to shop local this holiday season, and if you can, shop SFMade!
Calligraphy + Letterpress = Brilliance
What can we say? Michele Papineau has done it again. For her holiday cards this year, Michele hand wrote the lyrics to "I'll be home for Christmas" and we letterpress printed them in festive red ink. We just received a hand addressed card with a little note inside. It's so wonderful to be friends with such a talented artist! Thanks Michele!
Happy Holidays from all of us!
You may think that because we're a stationery company that we never face any uncertainty when choosing our own holiday cards. It actually takes lots of consideration to be sure we send the perfect card to our friends and colleagues. But we must admit, it was a seamless decision when we chose the design for our own holiday cards this year. Inspired by Susy Jack's Amazing New Year card, we transformed the digital version into a four color two-sided letterpress stunner.
For our special friends, we slipped in a package of digital/letterpress hybrid gift tags! They're suitable for any occasion, but think they'd be fabulous wrapped up with a festive bow or around a bottle of spirits or wine.
Happy Holidays from all of us at Hello!Lucky! We are so thankful for all of your support and friendship, and are looking forward to a bright and bustling 2012!
Modern Kids Photography
When Edyta recommended Sarah at Modern Kids Photography for holiday family photos, we knew she'd be amazing (Edyta's behind all of Hello!Lucky's editorial product photos). The clincher? Sarah's a former nanny with a natural warmth and openness. She miraculously put Sabrina's twin toddlers at ease the moment she set foot in the door!
We shot in and around Sabrina's house and neighborhood...
In the back yard...
At home...
And walking around the neighborhood...with their colorful walls and doors, the neighborhood provided a surprising variety of backdrops.
Tips for a successful photo shoot:
- Schedule it for when the kids will be well-fed and well-rested.
- Shoot at home, around the neighborhood, or at a familiar park.
- Pick comfortable clothes and pay attention to color palette. Outfits don't need to match but it helps to pick colors and patterns in the same family (we chose a variety of stripes in preppy colors and earth tones).
- If you're using your photos in holiday photo cards or photo birth announcements, have a few card designs in mind and keep their color palette and photo orientation (portrait vs. landscape).
Sabrina used her photos in the accordion-style Four Seasons New Year's Card by Susy Jack* - check out the results here!
15 % Off New Year's Cards!
You still have a few more days to order holiday cards! We're offering 15% off all New Year's cards so you can send loved ones a year of cheer. Order by December 26th to receive by January 4th. Use the code HELLO2012 before December 31st! Start your shopping here!
Sabrina's Adorable Accordion
Now would be an appropriate time for an "Awweee" moment! Sabrina's holiday cards just arrived off the press and they are cute as can be. Her twins Alex and James are getting so big, and we can really see the resemblances! We especially love how the boys' stripes match perfectly with the winter and spring illustrations in Susy Jack's Four Seasons accordion card. The best part is that there's no pressure to send them before Christmas because this card is perfect for any time of year!
Alex and James definitely make our list of Holiday Cuties this year!
The gorgeous photos were taken by the Sarah at Modern Kids Photography - more on this soon!
Holiday Cuties
There are only a few things that get us through the craziness of the holidays without fail here at Hello!Lucky. One being the delicious treats our talented bakers and chefs bring to the office, and another is getting to see the adorable munchkins framed so nicely in the family photos. With all of the photo cards flying through here lately, sometimes we just have to stop and say, "Awwwee." We've compiled a non-juried assortment of some of the most awe-worthy kiddo's, and just can't help but give you a peek. These are in fact the real photos our customers used, so we're sending a big thanks to the families who let us share!
DIY Holiday Cards
If you've got a crafty thumb - or let's admit, if you have time to hand-assemble your holiday cards - you should definitely head over to The Inside Source for their DIY Holiday Greetings feature! You'll find various ways to bust out all of your holiday paper needs, including a paper box! You even get detailed instructions on how to make this adorable card by yours truly! Inspired by the accordion photo card, Gifted (illustrated by Susy Jack), this card is a one-of-a-kind gift in itself!
We love the vibrant colors and retro-inspired ornaments in these cards by How About Orange...
...and these typographic gift tags from Uppercase! They are perfect for gifts year-round, and are great for recycling your holiday cards from last year!
Be sure to check out the whole feature here, happy crafting!
Orders, Orders, Orders!
We're seeing tons of holiday orders printed and shipped from the H!L studio this week! It's definitely a peak time to order holiday cards, but there's still time to personalize your own. One of our most popular designs this year is the Greetings from San Francisco photo card. We think the kelly green and red color combination is especially festive!
Featuring Julia Rothman and Giveaway!
We still have one more artist contributor to our 2011 Holiday Collection! We're excited to feature the very talented Julia Rothman! Julia is the rock star designer behind some of our most popular greeting cards and wedding invitations. We could go on and on about her genius illustrations and famous hand drawn style, but that would take days! We're constantly getting inspiration from her work and are delighted to have her as a part of Hello!lLucky designer team. Check out her book blog here!
What inspired your design for the holiday collection? Thinking about hot chocolate and warm mittens and cozy armchairs with fuzzy blankets and glowing fireplaces. I'm not a big fan of the cold weather but i like being warm knowing it's cold outside.
What are you currently working on?
Today I was working on a bunch of illustrations for a magazine. I'm excited to start to working on a book I am going to do about New York City next. Oh, and organizing. That is my New Years resolution- to get my office in better shape. I've tried to start the long process a little bit early to get a head start.
What influences your style the most?
That's hard to pinpoint. At some point I realized I really like drawings that seem like they are for kids, the style is playful and simple, but the audience is for adults. I like looking at vintage wallpaper designs and old children's book. But I think what influences me the most is what I see on a daily basis around me walking the streets; the people, clothing, store windows, architecture, patterns...
What’s your favorite holiday tradition?
I like exchanging gifts with my friends. It's always really fun thinking up presents for them and I always know I will get a thoughtful gift in return.
Best holiday memory?
I used to help decorate my neighbors tree every year as a kid since we never had one. I liked hearing stories about all the ornaments and eating lots of cookies. One year she told me a ghost story and I was so scared and never forgot it.
To enter to win an assortment of 10 letterpress greeting cards designed by Julia Rothman, comment below telling us your best holiday memory! The winner will be chosen on Friday, December 9th at 12:00pm. Good luck!
**A winner has been chosen! Thanks for participating!**
Free Rush Turnaround!
Haven't gotten around to ordering your holiday cards yet? No worries! We're here to help. Save time and money on all orders over $100 and you'll get your holiday cards delivered just in time to send out to your friends and family. Be sure to order before midnight December 18th to save on this great deal! And visit our holiday shop here!