36 | SANTA'S WORKSHOP

|| LOTUS&ASH HOLIDAY PACKAGING 2009 ||

It's been a truly prolific two weeks in the LOTUS&ASH : LA workshop. The printer has been on overtime ever since finals ended, the floor is covered in paper scraps, and an NSYNC Christmas has been on repeat. It's paper bliss in Los Angeles.

|| NAUGHTY and/or NICE greeting cards  ||

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The Pop Out Ornament Card

Every year, LOTUS&ASH tries to come up with a new way to interpret the Christmas Greeting card. This year, "FROM OUR TREE TO YOURS" features a perforated paper ornament for recipients to pop out and place on their Christmas tree.

|| STEP ONE : THE CARD ||

|| STEP TWO : Unwrap the Card, and Notice the Perforated Edge! ||

|| STEP THREE : Pop Out the Card and Place on the Tree or other Holiday Shrubbery of your choosing ||

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and introducing... the new linen covered stationery folio

for that extra special set of stationery.

Like I said, it's been paper bliss.

And, if you're in the LA area, it's not too late to order gift cards or stationery.

www.lotusandash.com

34 | HOLIDAY PREVIEW & A SPECIAL GIFT

It's almost LOTUS & ASH's favorite time of year...

Look forward to a seasonal catalog next week, featuring gift tags, 2010 calendars, new stationery designs, and special deals for you.

And, this year, a gift from LOTUS&ASH is also a gift to a boy or girl, who may be having a little difficulty trying to figure out that ei and ay can make the same sound.

It's my hope that our gift will let them write and read (with confidence) about the sleighs and hip hip hoorays of the holidays.

www.readingpartners.org

33 | ... & WE'RE BACK

dearest L&A newcomers and loyalists, I must apologize for the radio silence. But, have no fear, there has been no loss in paper and design explorations. Indeed, the silence was of the too-busy variety, so I am happy to (finally) report the new and exciting things that have been coming out of the L&A workshop...

: : : PAPER : : :

surprise

|| nana's surprise . designed october 2009 ||

michalole|| envelope surprise (why not use that flap for something other than licking?!) a new L&A concept . designed september 2009 ||

: : : COLLEGE DESIGN : : :

GotchiInvite

|| sUpErfUndiNneR . designed september 2009 ||

: : : PHILANTHROPIC DESIGN : : :

Every Fall, L&A devotes its time and font-loving-skills to two philanthropic events:  Music for Matt, a benefit concert in New Orleans, and THETA BREAKERS, a Run/Walk through Stanford campus.

musicformatt

|| the second line MUSIC FOR MATT CHARITY CONCERT . designed september 2009 ||

TBEflyer_2009

|| THETA BREAKERS eflyer . designed october 2009 ||

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Guess what!?

There's still time to sign up for Theta Breakers if you're in the Bay Area!

32 | L&A DORM OFFICE

september means back to school. and LOTUS&ASH is officially enrolled.

as a residential computer consultant (read: nerd at heart), I got the chance to help set up and decorate our house this year, which was a definite perk of the job.

so, welcome back to stanford life, senior year, and

KAPPA ALFALFA THETA, the house theme,

inspired by our favorite little rascal

KitchenPoster|| kitchen poster, designed 09.2009 ||

and, after shlepping my printer, my paper, and my screens back up the california coast, the LOTUS&ASH dorm room office is good to go.

newroom_door

|| door signs (2/62), and little roommate rascals ||

newroom_bed

newroom_wakeup

|| the best place to rest my head ||

newroom_mirror

|| L&A tuck anywhere calendars, and the handmade jewelry hanger ||

newroom_desk

|| paper explosion ||

newroom_books

|| ashling in 7 books, and the L&A wet-ampersands SIGG bottle  ||

if you're around, you're more than welcome to stop by. there's plenty of paper and design to go around.