34.fourteen

there’s a new boutique opening up in burbank, ca and “in a card” and “simplewear” will be one of the many vendors featured in this new fabulous store!

34.fourteen, a co-op store featuring undiscovered local artists and designers in the LA area is opening it’s doors tomorrow, march 1st and having it’s grand opening, march 19th from 5-8pm. so grab your most fabulous hat and join us in an alice in wonderland themed “grand un-opening.” don’t be late for a very important date!!!

here’s a sneak peak at the simplewear display i helped work on this past friday…

little cupcake’s complete set

an Etsy customer recently requested matching thank you notes to go with the little cupcake invitations. so i decided to just complete the whole set by creating some little cupcake seals as well.

here is what the complete set looks like…

all available for purchase at my etsy shop, inacard.etsy.com.

i even have the matching little cupcake onesie/t-shirts available at simplewear.etsy.com.


“little cupcake” by simplewear on Etsy

color me notecards by kayla & lucas

my neice kayla, was so excited when my sister read her one of my past blog entries mentioning her name and her birthday party. so the other day, on the phone, she specifically asked me to write this blog entry.

kayla: “auntie ina, can you put my drawing on the computer?”

so this blog entry is dedicated to kayla and her brother lucas…

last month, i created a new set of notecards called, “color me” notecards. i had given a personalized set to both kayla and lucas for christmas. according to my sister, they were a big hit and both kids really enjoyed coloring and sending out thank you notes. well i recently received my thank you note from each one of them and i couldn’t be more proud of what they created.

here is their masterpiece…


kayla, age 4


lucas, age 3

these “color me first name” note cards are available for purchase on my etsy shop.

my irena necklace

one of the perks of having a best girlfriend that’s an artist & jeweler is being able to request almost any piece of custom jewelry that my heart desires.  or at least what the pockets can afford right now.

my most recent request???

an irena necklace with an “april kawaoka” touch, which she gave me as a gift for my 30th birthday.

carrie bradshaw had a “carrie necklace” on sex and the city but even hers wasn’t as stylish as mine.

if you’d like to see more of what jewelry april currently has for sale, visit her Etsy site.

if you want to see other cool stuff that she’s made, visit her website.

if you like my irena necklace and wish you had one for yourself, send her a convo through Etsy or email her at info@aprilkawaoka.com.

and if you’re lucky, she may grant you your custom order request.

a kind heart will inspire many more

my friend marsinah, of blushing pearl is starting off her new year with an incredibly big kind heart.

this week, january 4-10, 2010, ALL proceeds from sales on her Etsy shop will be donated to the Somaly Mam Foundation.

for more information, visit: http://blushingpearl.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-can-i-help.html

don’t have much in the wallet???

not a problem! blushing pearl’s got great inexpensive, CUTE little notecards and gift tags that will dress up any gift.

here are 3 that i just recently purchased…


“Letterpress Spiced Textile Tags-Set of 10” by blushing pearl on Etsy


“Letterpress Birthday Cake Tags-Set of 10” by blushing pearl on Etsy


“Letterpress I Heart You Tags” by blushing pearl on Etsy

i believe that a kind heart will inspire many more.

cheers to marsinah and her great big kind heart!!!

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