Thus Spoke Refinery29

Refinery29 has a very helpful gift guide that aims to aid the pursuit of realizing the Valentine's Day you so desire - and how many desires there are. They suggest using our very own love stamp necklace by Flotsam & Jetsam to turn your date into a relationship. Who are we to say otherwise?!

Flotsam & Jetsam love stamp necklace, $140 in store and online

Key to Your Heart, now on sale

Get 25% off one our favorite Valentine's Day picks! Cast from a vintage pocket watch key. Romantic, without any hearts!

Silver Pocket Watch Key Necklace: $130  now: $97.50*
Gold Pocket Watch Key Necklace, $260 now: $195*

*On sale only while supplies last. 

Free shipping this weekend!

Why? Because we LOVE YOU! And it's winter and who doesn't need a friendly pick-me-up?

Use code WELOVEU on order over $100 for free UPS Ground shipping (in the Continental US) from today until Sunday (Jan. 12, 2012) at midnight. Get a leg up on Valentine's Day, or get yourself something nice!

Psst. How cute are these new cards?

*Continental US only. Read the fine print on free shipping here.

Love Yourself

Tocca'a Mini Parfum Sample Set makes me want to be a better person. One who wakes up every morning wondering what new obstacle I can tackle and what particular scent I may need to achieve great heights that day. And all for only $18! What the what!?

Threadbare warrior.

The prettiest blogger in town, The Glamourai, wears our threadbare rings daily. Shiver me timbers.

14k threadbare rings, $44 in store and online

Moonrise Kingdom

I just learned from Miss Moss that the the titles for Wes Anderson's new movie were designed by Jessica Hische, who once bought a custom Caja necklace from us with the word "Typography".

Oh Joy! A giveaway!

Get yourself on over to the beautiful blog Oh Joy and enter to win two of our signature rings, one heart, one alphabet. Go go GO!

(Shown above stacked with a Satomi Kawakita's Tiniest Ruby Ring. To win you must enter on Oh Joy.)

Meow, says a cat. Roar, says a Catbird.

Ash's sister wearing a threadbare, Boom Boom Pow, and some late night tattoos courtesy of Ash, most badass of all Catbirds.

Catbird threadbare ring, $44 in store and online
Deborah Lippmann Boom Boom Pow, $20 in store and online
sister who tattoos - priceless

Dream date.

Eri, I've got my eye set on you.

photos from Tales of Endearment 

Ghost of Christmas 3 weeks passed.

Right, so Christmas has come and gone, but I'm looking for the time capsule that will transport me to Paris for this celebration full of red lips and perfect skin.

 video via Scout Holiday

Some People are So Oddly Talented

Scott Weaver's Rolling through the Bay from The Tinkering Studio on Vimeo.


It took Scott Weaver over 35 years to make this absolutely mind-blowing kinetic sculpture of San Fransisco made form toothpicks sourced from all over the world. Make sure to watch the video.

The Sound of Winter

This icy weather is making me want to brew up some cinnamon hot chocolate (I just made that up) and watch The Sound of Music with my kids. I have never actually seen it! However, my young son, shown here about 2 years ago, seems to be quite smitten with it.