‘giftware’ blog posts
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
posted by: Lesley

©Lesley Breen Withrow
Today I woke up to a ton of snow on the ground. What a surprise it was! Unfortunately, it turned over to rain and now it is a slushy mess. But, the snow has helped to put me in the holiday mood. Well, the snow and the Christmas tree we just put up! There are no gifts under it right now and I’m not sure if we’ll ever has as many gifts as those under the tree I illustrated. Ha! But that’s okay.
Tags: Christmas, Christmas tree, Licensing, patterns, textures
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Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Posted by Liz
My little glass creamer called “Half Pint” has made an appearance in the November 2009 issue of Everyday With Rachael Ray magazine! They do a great job over there of finding cool current items. I appreciate their enthusiasm for my designs!
They listed the link for The Museum of Modern Art store in NYC as a fine place to find it, and I agree. They still have it listed as one of their “best sellers.” Yay!

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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Posted by Liz
I love seeing where my designs turn up. Here are some neat new places to find a couple of my items!
Crazy Books, the Food edition is coming out in October in Germany from Edition Braus. The publisher is debuting it at the Frankfurt Book Fair this year. My Calf and Half creamer is in it- keep your eyes open when in Germany (drat, I was just there a few weeks ago)!

Here is the current Fall ‘09 MOMA (Metropolitan Museum of Art) catalog, with another of my glass items, the Half-Pint Creamer. Every purchase made thru the catalog supports the museum. Sweet!

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Sunday, August 30th, 2009
Posted by Liz
I’m loving the line quality and colors found on these cute little tray/dishes from Norway.
They are marked “Stavangerflint” on the back.
They’re just happy!

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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Posted by Lesley
Hey, I recently saw a note card set that I illustrated of these cute little snails at my local Papyrus store! It was great to see it along with all of the other fabulous gift products they have. I love the boutique quality of their stores and products. So beautiful and inspirational.


Tags: Licensing
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Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Posted by Liz
I love hunting around at thrift stores, yard sales, and places like Savers because you never know what will turn up. Here are a couple of pieces that I think are particularly nice.

This chick jar, made in West Germany, has a great simplicity in design and color. Love it!

The mug with the houses comes from England. Great graphics, Batman! Not afraid of color, are they?
I keep these two pieces near each other because I think they have a similar (awesome) vibe!
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
It’s taken a little while, but The Licensing Nook is finally up and running! The six of us represented here have been busy as can be with our various jobs and commissions. Barb and Monica are gearing up for Surtex, and the rest of us are looking forward to making the trip to NYC to check out the show and help where we can.
Walking last year’s show was a lot of fun, but this year’s will take on a whole new dimension!

Last year’s show…a veritable ocean of artists and products.
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