planning for the unexpected...;-)


the unexpected gifts...:-)

We run into this every year: little things we want to gift, unexpectedly...

This year there's the now & then UPS backup driver, neighbors who already told us to keep an eye out for a holiday party invite & the giant St. Bernard next door who regularly exchanges barks with Yoshi...

There are so many reasons to send along a card or a little something extra to people this time of year - to say thank you, we're thinking of you, or hang in there... the tricky thing is what exactly to give...

So we put together a few simple ideas for you to have on hand when you need them...

Think of these as beautiful, small things that make for Really Satisfying Gifts (for them & for you...)

Check them out when you get a chance & see what we've put together...

with love, kai & fia

P.S. When you click on the button below, you can see them all at Flying Edna. & when you roll over the images you'll see what's else is in each one...


& here's something unexpected for you...

Like many of you, we've had multiple lives...

Most of what we've carried from those lives we've let go of (more or less gracefully...:-)). One of the things we've held onto, though, are the original drawings & artwork kai has done over the years.

We are ready to let these go.

It's time for the original work to find a home with you...

Every weekend in November, we're going to release a new group of drawings & watercolors & whatever else we happen upon. One batch exactly at 2 pm EST on Saturday (so everyone, no matter where you live, has the same chance at them.) Then, the next batch exactly at 2 pm EST on Sunday.

We're releasing the original pen & inks for kai's first three books & the original watercolors for 'traveling light' & the masters of some of your all-time favorite classic stories & drawings on every sort of paper you can imagine...

(& yes, we'll send you a quick reminder each week in case you'd like to drop in & see what's there...)

We can't wait to see what you choose...


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click here to go right to the originals at 2pm EDT. Saturday & Sunday. That's it. See what treasures you'll find... with love, kai

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