This weekend JS and I went back to Solana Beach and hung out at the design district - a strip of the town, a few blocks long, with cute botiques all over. They have furniture stores, sculpture stores, a pet store, a few places to eat, a “global bazaar” store (really more like an indoor swap meet with heavy Asian influces…super cool) and, my favorite, an eclectic “little bit of everything” shop. The last time we were there JS bought a kitchen table that we use as a computer desk (and we use all 6 feet of it).

This time we avoided the larger purchases (even though there was a lovely sofa with a chaise lounger 60% off), but I still managed to come home with some bag fulls of adorable stuff.

First off: a matchbox with a peacock design on it.

Next, a set of 3 books (one blank, one lined, one graphed) in an orange bird box.

A pad of “to do” pages.

A set of bird note cards.

A composition book.

Blank cards.

Blank mini cards.

And…well, that’s it, other than the awesome ahi-tuna melt JS and I split, but I don’t have a picture of that. Sorry.

What I love about these products is that not only are they functional and beautiful, they also make me think more creatively, which, as I mentioned a post or two back, is something I’m really working on.

(These aren’t all the best photos, I know. I’ve begun shooting in RAW instead of JPEG, and am also trying to break away from auto and pre-set mode, so I need to hone in on my exposure skillz).

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