It is starting to cool off a bit in Northern California and I’m craving a good Pumpkin Spice Latte! I want my whole house to smell like Fall and pumpkins, so I recently ordered several candles from Wax Cabin Candle. I light the Pumpkin Horchata candle and...
Giveaway time!! I’m so excited to partner with One Tribe Apparel They have the cutest boho clothing and accessories! We are giving away one pair of their super comfy harem pants and one of our elephant digital prints. With every order you make with...
Are you ready for graduation season? It’s almost here, time to start ordering announcements and invitations! We have a great selection of cards on several sites. Here are just a few of our new cards, just click on each card to order. You can also find a large...
Check out our newest Simon+Kabuki Prints. We’ve added lots of fun new digital prints. You can download a high quality JPEG to print at home, online or through most office or stationery stores. These are perfect for last minute gifts or to decorate your own...
I love journals. I have four on my desk right now as I type this. One for work, one for personal, one for home projects and a new one that is pristine still. Maybe I have a problem?! I think it might be a designer problem but I could be wrong. I bet I am not alone in...
We have some new submission for art prints over at Minted.com. We’d love to get your feedback and votes on our new prints. Several of the images are from Erin’s fantastic trip to Italy last summer. I’ve posted several above but if you...
By now you may have wandered over to our new website, if not please head over there and check it out pronto, www.simonandkabuki.com. We hope you like it and find it easy to navigate and find your favorite art. You can see some of our newest collections and products...
We have several new products that just launched and a lot more in the pipeline. Our agent just returned from the Licensing Show and is meeting with a company about a possible bedding line. So exciting! Hope it goes through. For the last year or so we’ve been...
Are you going to SURTEX next week? SURTEX, May 18-20, is the big art and licensing show held in New York every year. We have lots of new stuff that will be at the show, new design collections, bedding, dishes and other fun stuff. Our agent, Jewel Branding, just did a...
My daughter went away to college and when she didn’t move back home after the first year my sons went on a campaign to put a pool table in her room. So we did. After 4 years away, she came back home for a few months until she could afford her own place. Since...
We’ve decided that when our lease is up at the end of the summer, that we will move our office to our homes. Erin and I live within a mile of one another so getting together for meetings and brainstorming will be easy. Most of our corporate clients no longer...
I love scouring Etsy for fun one of a kind gifts. Here are a few of my favorite finds. I know the state necklace and poster are trendy items right now, but don’t you love the added pop of turquoise?! Decorating with books is super easy when they come in color...
For an elegant graduation party why not throw a black and white party. Hang pom poms and lanterns from the ceiling or trees. For an easy and fun decoration print out pictures of your grad that you can also give as favors when the party is over. Simon+Kabuki Grad...
We are working on several new floral collections. Here’s a sneak peek of some bits and pieces. We were going for a vintage lace and floral look on the patterns below. Kind of reminds me of wallpaper in my grandmas house. With the floral above we were thinking...
Tiffany Blue and gray make for a super stylish bridal shower. Hip invitation, feminine dishes and colorful desserts bring it all together for an elegant and modern soiree.S+K Invitation Dishes Cake Cookies Straws Pom...
My birthday is January 1st and most people know I hate winter, so turning older in the middle of winter usually equals me feeling like I need to slather my whole body in wrinkle cream and self tanner. Usually I do neither, too lazy I guess! But I am always looking for...
Each year I struggle to get my kids to cooperate and take great photos for our Christmas card. I love candid photos with a slight blur. To me those seem magical, but I can hear my mom bitching when she gets the card that the photos are blurry! 🙂 So there must be a...
What kind of Christmas tree do you have? Is it classic/traditional, filled with lots of red and green, or vintage, filled with lots of glitter and retro ornaments, maybe whimsical, with bright fun colors and lots of white, or maybe a specific theme like coastal,...
If you celebrate Hanukkah then this year you get a special treat because it will start on Thanksgiving. This hasn’t happened in over 100 years! If you’re looking for that special combo holiday card (come on, I know you are!) then check out our...
This weekend we were on the soccer field at a Halloween tournament. So fun to see all the costumes. My daughter’s team went as Where’s Waldo and came in second place. My younger daughter got super inspired and decided to go home and make herself into a...
Every year my girls jump from one costume idea to the next until a few days before Halloween, while my son usually throws it together the day before. Here are a few ideas to get you started just in case the princess costume is unavailable! They can all be thrown...
I love that you can now easily order die cut photo cards online. Here’s some inspiration for a couple’s shower in my favorite color combo – red and aqua. My brother and sister-in-law had a photo booth at their wedding and it was the highlight of the...
We often get asked how we got into licensing our artwork. About 8 or 9 years ago a new company came to us and asked if we would design some stationery for their site that they would proof online and print digitally, a new concept. We were corporate graphic designers...
I know it is still summer and school barely started, but at Simon+Kabuki it’s holiday time! Most of our holiday cards have been turned in and launched or they are about to be launched. Here are a few I thought I would share. I love that you can now get...
I didn’t even realize I was being a psycho until most of my so-called friends called me that when I told them my plans for not one, but two, dinner parties in three days. I was thinking it was super efficient to entertain a couple of days apart since I was...
