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Last week was all about crazy prep for the MTV movie awards gift lounge that we are participating in!
This will be our first big event with The Artisan Group and we are just thrilled about.

The event is hosted by GBK Productions on June 1-2 at the L'Ermitage Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. How awesome is that!

We designed a great looking collection that comes packaged in a cool hand blocked printed bag. It took a LOT longer than we though to hand print 100 bags front and back but in the end I am very happy with the finished product. Take a look at the bags in action---we were drinking tons of coffee to get it all done. I'll be sharing the final collection in a few days as I'm wrapping those babies up to send out.
Thanks for stopping by :)

Hello Earth // Celebrity Gift Collection in Honor of Earth Day

We are so excited that this Sunday, April 22 is Earth Day! The Artisan Group will be sending specialty gift bags to Hollywood's most high-profile, environmentally-conscious celebrities in honor of Earth Day 2012.

We are honored that each celebrity will be receiving our gorgeous Hello Earth stationery collection along with handcrafted jewelry, spa and bath products, fine art photography, journals, designer stationery, hand-painted scarves, and other accoutrements valued at over $700.

Recipients include Jeremy Piven, Tom Hanks, Bill Maher, Adrian Grenier, Kate Bosworth, P!nk, Leonardo DiCaprio, Dave Matthews, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Daryl Hannah, Drew Barrymore, Ellen DeGeneres, Orlando Bloom, Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Hartnett, Sting, Barbra Streisand, Alicia Silverstone, Courteney Cox, Cameron Diaz, KT Tunstall, Mark Ruffalo, and Edward Norton.

Make sure this Sunday you hug a tree, plant some flowers and thank the Earth for all its beauty. xo

The Artisan Group Collaborates to Gift Hollywood’s Most High-Profile, Environmentally-Conscious Celebrities in Honor of Earth Day 2012

The Artisan Group has teamed up with a top celebrity PR firm to create specialty gift bags for some of Hollywood's high-profile, environmentally conscious celebrities!

We are thrilled that our Hello Earth stationery collection will be included in these special Earth Day gift bags! The Artisan Group's PR firm uses its direct access to top talent and its reputation for pampering the world's biggest trendsetters to introduce the most fabulous of products to these stars (and their families).

CELEBRITY RECIPIENTS INCLUDE: Adrian Grenier, Alicia Silverstone, Barbra Streisand, Bill Maher, Cameron Diaz, Courteney Cox, Daryl Hannah, Dave Matthews, Drew Barrymore, Edward Norton, Ellen DeGeneres, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Piven, Josh Hartnett, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kate Bosworth, KT Tunstall, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Orlando Bloom, P!nk, Rosario Dawson, Sting, Tom Hanks, and Woody Harrelson.

These fabulous swag bags are scheduled to be delivered directly to these celebrity's homes this weekend just in time for Earth Day 2012 (April 22).

Check out who will be gifted!

MTV Movie Awards 2012 // Gypsy Stationery collection

We're so excited to announce Jolio Design, in association with The Artisan Group, will participate in a luxury celebrity gift lounge hosted by GBK Productions on June 1-2, 2012 at the L'Ermitage Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California in honor of the the 2012 MTV Movie Awards Nominees and Presenters.

Jolio’s designer paper products will be prominently featured on display at The Artisan Group's exhibit.  All attending celebrities will receive the “Gypsy” stationery collection which includes a mix of coordinating paper products with our signature style of lively graphics, vibrant colors and bold patterns in their gift bags. This collection has an edgy tribal vibe with a mix of sweet perfect for the cool crowd at the MTV movie awards. This event will also be attended by over fifty media outlets. It’s so exciting to have my work in the hands of so many celebrites that I love and admire! 

I just loved designing this collection! 

Take Note

I'm SO excited to share our new stationery collection that just arrived in the mail yesterday!
I almost kissed the UPS guy when he handed me the package... I've been anxiously waiting for it to arrive for months. This bright and colorful collection is with our new licensing partner Primary Colors. We met at Surtex last May and just love working with them. They were so excited about our bold prints and graphics and we talked about all the great products we can apply them to... and here we are almost 1 year later and boom--- in my hands and now available at Staples in Canada.  We're very thankful for this lovely new partnership and the new stuff we're working on right now. xo

Here are a few more shots of my new love affair.

Getting Dirty for Earth Day

I love working with my hands so when I decided to hand block my bags for our Earth Day packages I was giddy like a school girl. I really wanted to create something special that was made with love for the celebrity gifting event. It was so refreshing to step off the computer and go old school. It was very relaxing and so rewarding to see the designs come alive before my eyes. I really loved the instant gratification that came with actually touching and holding the finished product. After 6 hours of cutting the linoleum, 4 hours of printing and a lot of Starbucks later I must say I am thrilled with the end result. Now I'll have to part with these sweet babies and that is by far the hardest part for me. Letting go. Who else has that problem?

Earth Day 2012 // Press Release

We are so thrilled that our "Hello Earth" stationery collection will be in the hot hands of so many eco friendly celebs in honor of Earth Day. Check out our press release with all the yummy details!

Sweet Pirate Valentine

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I love this time of year and how it's all about love, chocolate and sweet little Valentine's!

It's the perfect time to get out some art supplies and have some fun with the kiddos.

Sometimes it's easy to make it all about the perfect graphic design and get caught
up in all those details but this year I let my 5 year old, Dylan do what he loves to
do--- make silly faces and cute drawings.

I love the way they turned out! So pure and fun and a sweet time just the two of us. 

Of course I kept my favorite the pirate with the heart eye for myself. 

Love. xo