We have reached mid-year and it is time for a reality check, as well as a period of relaxing if you have been working way too hard since the start of 2016. The webstore has been stocked with new releases and we are madly in love with this month's new arrivals! First up, are the freshly launched art prints. Backache started as a mock-up art print for our studio's Readymade Collection of art prints with a quote that eludes to an inside joke between Min and I about ageing and our never-ending body aches. However, the response to the art print was surprisingly enthusiastic and thus, we finally decided to release it as a proper product for sale! The intricate border, along with the inky black and soft parchment details of Live Your Life was hugely inspired by vintage gorgeous fairytale book covers. Think of first editions with a tinge of gothic influence. These new art prints serve as timely reminders that life is more than just about work and that we should all cherish and enjoy every moment. Please click on the art print images below to go straight to the product pages to find out more about them. Vacation season is here! If you are avid travellers like us, you will be way too familiar with the fidgety boredom of long journeys. No matter how scenic the route is, there will always be a lull where you find yourself drowsy and/or bored. This is why we are so thrilled to finally and formally launch the Travel Activity Kit! Chockfull of interactive puzzles and activities in the form of our signature postcards and unconventional ideas, the Travel Activity Kit promises hours of entertainment while you make your way to your happy destination. We designed special travel editions of our bestsellers: the Wordsearch postcard, Sudoku postcard, I Spy postcard, CIY (Colour-It-Yourself) postcard, and Jiffy Jots notepad. Additionally, we have created new activity-based postcards that we are soft-launching along with the Travel Activity Kit. Doodle Best You Can postcards are designed to guide you in expanding your creativity through any form of doodling, sketching, or drawing, while the Crossword Puzzle postcard has been highly requested from our awesome customers and a natural progression in our range of puzzle postcards. Also included in the kit are pre and post vacation evaluation forms that serves as an emotional and mental aid to help you prepare for the trip ahead and also reflect on the vacation once it is over.
The abundance of goodies in the Travel Activity Kit may be overwhelming at first glance, which is why there is an instruction manual to guide you through the various activities within the handy and convenient pouch. Plus, we remembered to bundle in stationery, so all you really need to do is grab the kit and get going! Happy holidays! - What do you think of our new releases, and where are you going for your next vacation? Tell us all about it in the comments below! <3 Jia
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A !%&# day.
We are way too familiar with a day like that. Some days are so horrible that all we want to do is to run home, hide under the covers and sleep the bad feelings away. But being grown-ups, we know that we can't do that and most of us will just have to grit our teeth and endure the rest of the day, then drag our heavy bodies home in hopes of a good night rest. Last Thursday was a fine example of a !%&# day and we would not have survived the week without our many playlists of uplifting and/or mood boosting songs. We love to sing, not that we are jolly good at it, but that's okay because some songs are just too catchy and contagious to ignore. In this post, we have selected some of our favourite mood boosting songs to help you get through a rather !%&# work day. Some of the songs below immediately empower us while some are just so bad that we love them. These songs would not solve your problems, but hey, at least your spirits will be lighter, which should help you overcome the obstacles with cheer! So hit the playlist, take a break and sing like never before! P.S. We at honey&gazelle Design Studio love our throwback songs.
Wilson Phillips - Hold On
"Don't you know things can change, things will go your way, if you hold on for one more day."
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
"I get knocked down. But I get up again, you're never going to keep me down!"
Aretha Franklin - I Say a Little Prayer
"I say a little prayer for you..."
Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
"When you're chewing on life's gristle, don't grumble, give a whistle and this'll help things turn out for the best... And always look on the bright side of life!
Queen - Under Pressure
"Pressure pushing down on me, pressing down on you, no man ask for."
A1 - Same Old Brand New You
"Another night, another day. What can I say? You're still the same old brand new you."
The Scorpions - Wind of Change
"Take me to the magic of the moment - on a glory night, where the children of tomorrow dream away (dream away) in the wind of change."
Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
"And we can build this dream together, standing strong forever, nothing's gonna stop us now!"
- We absolutely love these songs and we hope that you do too! Chin up, you can surely overcome the toughest day as long as you keep the cheer in your heart! :) x Min |
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