Greetings! ...from Kimberly Shaw

Mothers are Best!

"For all the caring and thoughtful things,
 you have done for me,
 I'm wishing you a wonderful day,
 with a relaxing cup of tea.
 Happy Mother's Day"     
          ...is the message inside this painted rose teapot and teacup.  This watercolor was inspired from one of my hand painted Bavarian plates.

The card was so popular we designed a matching "Things To Do After I Have Tea" Notepad.  Both come with a Regal Afternoon Darjeeling teabag for Mom to enjoy.  The set is available in my Etsy Shop or sold separately in my Store if you want to add some yummy Teas or Tea Party Accessories to your gift.

For Mom

My mom has made a lasting impact on me.  The Mother's Day cards I've created are influenced from the lovely life she has modeled before me.

The inside of this card reads, "I Love You," and comes with a flavorful Jasmine teabag inserted in the rim of the teacup.  It is designed to be given any time of the year.  The Matching Notepad is one of my personal favorites.  This matching set is available in my Etsy shop. The Teacup Greeting card and Notepad are sold separately in my Store if you are looking for other charming Tea Party Accessories or Delicious Teas to add as gifts.

Working at Home in My PJ's

Hello friends, I believe I promised you a funny story about working at home in my PJ's.  When I started my stationery line from my small 1950's beach cottage, my kids were all very young.  They kept me so busy during the day that I resolved to do my work at night.  So, after putting the kids to bed, my husband brewed some coffee, while I took a refreshing shower and put my comfy PJ’s on. I put tea in the cards, while Steve helped tie ribbons on notepads.

When I worked in the corporate world, the owner was always the best dressed. Now that I was an owner, and working in PJ’s, I thought  I should at least have some very nice PJ’s.  Then a Victoria Secrets catalog came un-expectantly in the mail. Browsing through, I finally found a classic pair of pink pajamas in the back, and on sale, too.  I ordered them.  When my UPS man, Vince, delivered them, I proclaimed, “Oh, yea! My work clothes are here!”  Vince’s eyes got big and his jaw dropped.  It took me a moment, but then I realize the VS logo wasn’t that discrete, and Vince had a whole different view of “work” clothes than I did.  I quickly set him straight before he left with my packages.

French Forest Flowers

Inspired by this pansy teacup I bought for my mom, the Things To Do After I Have Tea, French Forest Flowers Notepad, comes with Harrisons & Crosfield Forest Berries tea.  The name Pansy, which comes from the French word pansee, means 'thought'.  Released for the Fall-Winter 2008-09 season, it has a matching Thank You Teacup greeting card.  Both are available in my store at

www.kimberlyshawstore.com

Garden Party Notepad

Things To Do After I Have Tea Garden Party Notepad is new for the Fall-Winter 2008-09 season.  Inspired by the inside floral pattern of my favorite teacup, it comes with Harrisons & Crosfield Luscious Raspberry tea to enjoy while you make a list of things you need to do.  I use mine for market lists and notes to the kids.

I've painted and designed a matching Birthday Teacup Greeting card which come with Peppermint tea.  Together they make a nice birthday gift for anyone who loves tea.  Both are available in my store at

www.kimberlyshawstore.com

"Things To Do After I Have Tea" Notepads

The history of our Notepads: Back in 1998 I designed a square journal. No matter how the printer laid-up the images there was always a strip left over. Not wanting to be wasteful, he asked if he could make me some list pads with the excess. The first note pad was just a black line drawing of a teacup on white paper. Next we printed them on ivory paper before we came out with full color versions. 

Surprisingly their width fit a teabag, so we tied some on. We learned later that stationery cut at 8-1/2" (the length of our notepads), vs. 11", is called "Tea Length" as in a tea-length dress which is shorter than full-length.

If you ever get one as a gift or buy one for yourself just don't save them for a special occasion, they're meant to be used to make ordinary days special. They have also found themselves as hostess gifts and favors at tea parties. You'll find our entire collection at http://www.kimberlyshawstore.com/catalog/Notepads_with_Tea-14-1.html