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January 23, 2024 • Sarah Schwartz
Fresh Picks: Location, Location, Location

To find peace of mind, get out of your head and look outside yourself for inspiration. Witness, for example, this Harmony & Balance Bookmark from Boompje beestje (above), crafted in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Inspired by Aesop’s tale, it symbolizes the necessary harmony between work (ants) and play (cricket) in delicate, fantastic papercut form.

This quest for connection also extends to the larger universe outside our own planet. Both locales offer infinite messaging possibilities, as you’ll shortly see for yourself!

The Outdoors, Inside

Stay Wild Sticker. Courtney Beyer Design. — Stay Wild Sticker. **Courtney Beyer Design.**

Cottage Cloche Boxed Note. The Gift Wrap Co. — Cottage Cloche Boxed Note. **The Gift Wrap Co.**

Spiral Bound Notebook. Keller Design Co.

Botanical Garden Card. Lili Graffiti. — Botanical Garden Card. **Lili Graffiti.**

Hedgehog Floor Cushion. Lorena Canals. — Hedgehog Floor Cushion. **Lorena Canals.**

DIY Greenhouse Craft Kit. My Papercut Forest. — DIY Greenhouse Craft Kit. **My Papercut Forest.**

Yosemite (available as card, journal and art print). All the Ways to Say. — Yosemite (available as card, journal and art print). **All the Ways to Say.**

Two Toads Together (on plantable paper). Small Victories. — Two Toads Together (on plantable paper). **Small Victories.**

Tree of Life 3D DIY Object. Studio ROOF. — Tree of Life 3D DIY Object. **Studio ROOF.**

The Gardener Poster Wrap. The Pattern Book. — The Gardener Poster Wrap. **The Pattern Book.**

The Universe, On Paper

Moon Greeting Card. And the Moon Will Rise. — Moon Greeting Card. **And the Moon Will Rise.**

Pocket-Sized Pop Out Cards. Compendium. — Pocket-Sized Pop Out Cards. **Compendium.**

Outer Space Nesting Blocks. C·R· Gibson. — Outer Space Nesting Blocks. **C·R· Gibson.**

Moon Phase Birthday Card. Gingiber. — Moon Phase Birthday Card. **Gingiber.**

Welcome Little Star Card. JooJoo Paper. — Welcome Little Star Card. **JooJoo Paper.**

Baby’s First Nightlight. Mud Pie. — Baby’s First Nightlight. **Mud Pie.**

Reusable Fabric Giftwrap. Wrappr. — Reusable Fabric Giftwrap. **Wrappr.**

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