$50 Gift Certificate Giveaway

Hummingbird Cake Stationery is pleased to announce our first giveaway! We will be giving away a $50 gift certificate to use towards a wedding invitation order. Entries are being accepted until Wednesday, April 20, 2011 and a winner will be announced Friday, April 22, 2011.

Check out our site for complete details on how to enter.

Photography by Michael Brown Photography

Get your Feathers for Valentine's Day with AyaPapaya

Still looking for Valentine's Day gifts? Want to add a little something to your look? Come check out AyaPapaya featherwear or get feather highlights put in your hair.

AyaPapaya featherwear are made with the finest quality of natural feathers. All handmade with love, and designed by Aya. Describe the person you want to gift feathers to, and I can help pick out a pair for them, or treat yourself to a pair of earrings.

Featherlights last up to 6 weeks, can be washed, blow dryed, flat ironed, even curled. There is no glue or adhesive used in your hair, and all feathers are natural, undyed. They can be very subtle, or more vibrant depending on the look you want, I can style your feathers to your look.

AyaPapaya will be at the following events before Valentine's Day:
2/10/11 The Love Boutique 5-9 pm at the Mercury lounge
2/11/11 Nudes At Night Art Show at Plum Goods (909 State Street) 6-10 pm
2/12/11 Feather Party at the Hilo Shop 1-4pm 4943 Carpinteria Ave, Carpinteria
2/13/11 Feathers at prAna 1200 State Street 2-530pm at 1200 State Street

Hope to see you all at some of these events!

Ecozuzu joins EtsySB!

photo by Andrew Hugh Purcell

Hello! My name is Josephine Tournier Ingram, I am the owner/designer of a Santa Barbara based earth-friendly graphic clothing line called ECOZUZU. With an eco-celebrity following, ecozuzu clothing is all about being cool, comfy and conscious. A sustainable brand that epitomizes beachy, laid back Santa Barbara.

I've been creating fine art since I was a little kid and love drawing, painting, collage, assemblage, printmaking, graphic art and design. I originally fell in love with designing graphics for apparel when I worked for Powell Skateboards and Surf One as a senior graphic designer. Soon after working there, I started creating my own graphic clothing as Christmas presents for my family and friends. To my surprise, people started asking me where they could buy my shirts, which led me to dream of creating a clothing boutique commited to preserving the environment. My dream became reality a few years ago with the launch of ecozuzu.

Adrian Grenier (Entourage, Devil Wears Prada, Planet Green's Alter Eco) wearing Ecozuzu

photo from PopSugar

With the help of friends, family and buyers, Ecozuzu is a collaborative brand that is sold around the globe. We offer a range of eco-friendly men and women's surf style graphic clothing. We are also launching a new kids line for in spring/summer 2011! Look for our debut this spring at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art Museum Store where I will be a guest artist the evening of March 3rd, 2011.

We offer apparel and accessories that are made out of 100% certified organic cotton. We also offer apparel made out of recycled materials such as disposable food containers, soft drinks and water bottles! Our eco-apparel is made from low impact dyes. Our high quality fabrics are super soft and comfortable! The graphics are also silkscreen printed using 'green' printing methods with non-toxic water-based earth friendly inks. All of our tags are also printed on 100% recycled paper with eco-friendly soy inks. Even our gift packaging is made from local recycled materials.

From the big picture to the small details, we run our entire business as environmentally conscious as possible. Together we can make a difference!

Etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ecozuzu

Ecozuzu website/press: www.ecozuzu.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ecozuzu

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ecozuzu

Santa Barbara Featured in Current Edition of ReadyMade Magazine

Posted by Kristen


As an artist and creative person, ReadyMade is one of my favorite magazines. My friend Stephanie affectionately refers to it as "craft porn," and that pretty much sums up how I feel about it.

Last night when I got the latest edition in my mailbox, I ran to the bed to get my relax on (and get warm! I know it's Santa Barbara and all, but it's been c-c-c-old here lately!), and I flipped it open. I couldn't believe my eyes! Santa Barbara was the focus of the Place Setting feature!

I was so stoked to read about Santa Barbara in the way that I know and love it - a place that is home to so many heart and soul creative types. I feel so blessed to live here and to be part of the Santa Barbara creative community, and I am especially excited about this newly formed Santa Barbara Etsy Team!

PS - My bio is coming soon! I promise! :) but in the meantime, you can find out more about me on my blog, kristenwalker.com.