Brands Behind the Box: May Happy Mail!
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Y’all know what time it is… Our May Happy Mail is here, and this might just be our most exciting box to date! With a value of over $350 for your $85 monthly fee, this month’s treats will get you prepped and ready for all of your upcoming summer entertaining plans. Featuring female owned brands Amanda Lindroth, Katie Kime, Laura Park Designs, Ariel Gordon Jewelry, Dear Keaton, Red Clay Hot Sauce, Fete Home, Hunter Bell NYC, and Bows and Blue, as well as the timeless glassware brand, Duralex, May Happy Mail will be sure to put a smile on your face and help you create a dreamy table scape for your next al fresco dinner party. Check out the stories behind this month’s brand partners as well as our favorite products from their collections below, and head over to the Creative Club website to score your Happy Mail box today!
Amanda Lindroth
Palm Beach native and island living design guru Amanda Lindroth has an unmatched eye for beautiful, coastal inspired interiors. Lindroth moved to Nassau full time in her 30’s and began her interior design journey, and now, her firm is renowned as the top choice for creating sophisticated, island inspired residential designs. Lindroth’s work can be seen on display in coastal homes across the US and Bahamas as well as in her online shop full of specially curated home accessories and furniture pieces that boast the same nod to the islands for people (like ourselves!!) who want to bring a bit of Lindroth’s signature design into their own spaces. See our current favorites from her shop below!
Katie Kime
Austin, Texas based brand Katie Kime is known for it’s bold prints and cheerful colors inspired by founder, Katie’s love for pattern and all things happy. The brand’s motto “Live well. Celebrate more. Travel often” is seen throughout their cheerful line of stationary, wallpaper, home essentials, accessories, and even apparel! We fell in love with Katie and her playful product line the second we laid eyes on this whimsical Nashville inspired toile print (make sure you check out the entire toile shop!), and now we can’t get enough of her application of pattern across all different types of products. Check out some of our favorite picks below!
Bows and Blue
One of our favorite girl bosses and Creative Club members, Emily Hertz, has been sharing her beautiful, feminine personal and residential style with followers of her of blog, Born on Fifth, since stepping out and starting her own business a few years ago. The former Marketing Director of Spanx is now widely known for her eye for timeless, whimsical fashion, passion for dreaming up the most sensational party scenes, and now, for her very own shop of carefully curated treasures, Bows and Blue! Featuring “lovely layers for home and life” Emily’s shop features the most special products for the home, as well as women’s accessories and the most charming edit of pieces for your littles! Take a peek at some of our very favorite pieces at the moment!
Fete Home
Interior design duo Audrey Marguerite and Jen Potter teamed up to start Fete Home as a “one stop shop” for all of their customers’ home decor needs. Their beautiful edit of table top essentials, home accessories, furniture, art, and more has been carefully curated with an ease of use and wide variety of personal styles in mind, making it one of our favorite shopping destinations for the home. Some of the pieces at the very top of our wishlist from this special shop include these gorgeous woven placemats, this set of poppy orchid napkin rings, these cheerful confetti tumblers, and this timeless set of bamboo flatware. Check out more of our favorites below!
Red Clay Hot Sauce
If you are looking for your go-to sauce for summer grilling and cooking, we have found your match! Charleston based entrepreneur, Molly Fienning, fell in love with Chef Geoff Rhyne’s original hot sauce recipe while dining at his local restaurant. After being converted to “a hot sauce person” once she tried this not too spicy, flavorful sauce, which had garnered quite the reputation with local foodies already, Fienning was determined to bring the recipe to tables across the country. The Red Clay brand promises to “Bring the flavor, not the Flame” with their line of hot sauces, honeys, and specialty salts, and we promise, once you try their original hot sauce recipe, you’ll never go back!
Hunter Bell NYC
When it comes to whimsical, feminine silhouettes, we cannot resist the ultra chic women’s line, Hunter Bell NYC! Named after founder, Hunter Bell, the brand is widely known for its sophisticated looks designed in Houston, TX and produced in New York City. After working for numerous fashion houses at the beginning of her career, Bell decided to take a leap of faith and begin her own business in 2006, and 13 years later, her company continues to grow and gain popularity among fashion lovers across the country. Take a peek at some of our favorite pieces from Hunter’s collection below, and don’t forget to use GENHB15 to receive 15% off your purchase!
Duralex
Anyone who enjoys spending time in their kitchen knows the importance of great glassware for cooking and serving! French based tempered glassware company, Duralex, has built a reputation of durable, beautiful glass products that stand the test of time over the last 80 years, and there is a reason! Using their proprietary tempering process, Duralex has consistently produced some of the best glassware in the business, and with sister brands, Emilie Henry and Jars France on board, the company has everything a chef needs to prepare and serve their culinary creations for generations to come! Check out some of our favorite kitchen basics below!
Dear Keaton
Dear Keaton, founded by interior designers and travel enthusiasts, Christie Shepherd and Chris Hutcheson, brings together furniture, decor, and home accessories inspired by resort living around the world in one highly curated online shopping experience! We adore perusing Dear Keaton’s site, whether it is to find the perfect patterned accent pillow for our sunroom or a set of poppy napkins for an upcoming outdoor table scape. From timeless wicker furniture pieces, to pretty pillows, to dreamy block print tablecloths, to artisan made accessories, this unique marketplace has the most special edit of home finds, perfect for any shopper who is looking to bring a touch of “wondrous destinations” to their home!
Ariel Gordon
It’s no secret we absolutely love a special piece of jewelry, that’s why when we discovered Los Angeles based jewelry designer, Ariel Gordon, and her beautiful line of heirloom quality pieces, we completely fell completely head over heels! Ariel began designing her line in 2009 with a goal of creating pieces that were meant to be collected and could stand the test of time. The AG team shares the same attention to detail and passion for quality as Gordon, which has kept the brand at the forefront of the jewelry industry for over 10 years. Whether you are looking to add to your own jewelry collection or surprise someone special in your life with something beautiful, look no further than Ariel Gordon! Check out some of our very favorite pieces below, and use code GEN15 for 15% off your purchase!
Laura Park Designs
As perpetual pattern lovers, we always jump at the chance to discover new brands who share this same adoration, so when female owned and operated Laura Park Designs came across our radars, it was simply love at first sight! Charlotte, NC based artist Laura Park began her business in 2016 after experimenting with transferring her hand painted creations into digital patterns for pillows. Now, she is known across the south for not only her beautiful art prints and textiles, but for her entire line of products, spanning from playful tabletop pieces to pattern happy wallpaper! Take a peek at some of our favorite finds below from this ultra talented female artist!
P.S. Are you following Pencil and Paper Co. on the LikeToKnow.it app yet? If not, this is just a friendly reminder that it’s a seamless way to directly shop our entire outfit or home pieces that we feature on Instagram! Curious about how to get started? Here's how:
First, you’ll need to sign up on your phone!
Head to our Instagram page @pencilandpaperco!
Screenshot a photo you love of an outfit or interiors shot. Within 5 minutes the images and links will appear in your LikeToKnow.it app for you to purchase the pieces for yourself! It’s that simple!
And as always, be sure to check out our Instagram Stories for more of our current crushes!
Photography: Jessica Amerson
