We have lots of items we’ve just acquired for the shop, so we will have another update scheduled for Monday morning (November 5th). We’re taking photos of everything this week and also a new image will be up for the homepage. I love setting them up, it feels like we’re designing our shop window.
Here’s a sneak peek of some goods that will be in the shop on Monday. Also, look out early next week for Three Potato Four’s newsletter.
Have a happy halloween night!
Today I had lunch with some old friends and Stu and Holly spent the afternoon together. Since we started Three Potato Four, Holly has spent so much more time with him. It’s so great and makes me feel like this was the best thing we could have done. She has both of us home with her and gets to go with us to far away places when we shop for the store and even helps us out by puttin packing peanuts in all the packages we send out.
When I got home she was sporting these super cute red sneakers. Stu said she wanted the pink ones at first, but he convinced her red was better. She loves them.
Also, items are being added to the shop tonight. Have a look around.
We love seeing how items from our shop look in their new homes. One of our first customers was sfgirlbybay, Victoria purchased this pear and deer from us and they now live in this cozy light filled corner of her home.
If you have any photos you’d like to share of items you’ve purchased from Three Potato Four and where they now reside we’d love to see them! You can email them to me at janet@threepotatofourshop.com
Tomorrow we will be sending out our newsletter to those on our mailing list. It will give you a glimpse at what will be available in the shop for the shop update this Thursday. Lots of lovely things.
A few years ago I took a letterpress class at the Center for the Book Arts in New York. The class was a gift from Stu and I made a little print using wood type and lead type that listed steps on how to sprout an avocado. I think buried in my drawers of paper I still have a few prints left. This photo was taken right after I printed the “avocado” in wood type. I came home and spread the prints out on our floor to show my freshly printed wares to Stu. Afterwards I printed on them with lead type the directions on how to sprout an avocado. (Setting lead type is so hard!) And needless to say, I gained a much larger appreciation for this old-fashion printing method. Letterpress is a beautiful printing method and there is much work and care that goes into each and every one-of-a-kind print.
So with my love of letterpress, I was really excited to place an order to carry these lovely cards in our shop:
They come in a set of 12 and each card in the set is a different design. These letterpress cards are from Serrote in Portugal who also create these letterpress notebooks. Should be in the shop in time for holiday gifts.
We carved our pumpkins this weekend. The pumpkins are a lot stringy inside then we remember. I saved the seeds and am planning to toast them up. mmm.
Stocking up on more inventory and hope to add lots more treasures for you this Thursday. Look out!
My first post.
Matthew Schenning is a night person and his photographs are as sweet as his dance moves, which include but are not limited to: shopping cart, robot in disguise and row the boat (aka “lazy river”). We’ve known Matt for many years and are proud to feature his work in our shop. Available now are 8 x 10 prints from his “Night Stories” series as well as select works from “Coney Island”. If you’re in NYC, check out his new work on display at De La Espada – opening very soon.
On another note, Janet has selected these bird and birdnest hand-glazed ceramic plates to add to our Tableware offerings. Check it out! The Bird Vase pictured is coming soon.
And last, but not least. Despite numerous requests, we will not be posting the picture of me in a bee costume on the blog nor will we be sending it via email to anyone. ever.
A favorite past time of holly is popping bubble wrap. It’s plentiful in this house and she loves doing it. I hear her now in her room popping them as she plays in the tent we set up for her in there…
We’ve been busy packing away orders. Thanks to the Daily Candy mention. It is very exciting for us. This means lots more shopping trips and adventures for us to stock up on more vintage finds, which is our favorite part. We are going to attain more of these children’s records as well.
Tomorrow we meet friends at a pumpkin patch. They have a cornstalk maze! I’m excited for the hot apple cider and the hayride. They have a daughter holly’s age too, so it will be a good afternoon break for us and holly. Then back to packing up orders.
The site is running a bit slow today due to increased traffic from our feature on Daily Candy. Please bear with us.
We’ve added more than dozens of items to the shop, please take a look around. Lots of great things for you, your home and your friends.
My favorites are these vintage children’s records with graphics that we fell in love with. Stu loves the Nuclear Science Diagrams and this Botanical Print.