all things girls can tell

in like a lion

happy march! things have been oh so quiet here in blog-land, but, as always, a quiet blog means a busy studio. february's come + gone, and the month was a flurry of order filling at girls can tell. it's calmed down a bit, so i thought i'd share a few recent peeks of the shop here.

this week, there's still a good bit of order filling to be done - sending big, exciting packages full of towels, lunch bags, note cards and more to shops around the country. i couldn't be more delighted to share that you can now (or very soon!) find girls can tell wares at powell's city of books in portland, paper source stores in cities around the country, as well as online at modcloth.com. yay!

lots of big things are in the works this month - look for updates a little more often around here soon!

holiday shipping deadlines!

the shop is all gussied up for the holidays! which can only mean one thing: shipping deadlines for online shoppers are nearing!

i do my very best to pack up your orders as soon as they're received all year long. all orders ship within 2-3 business days from the time payment is received (some even ship sooner! like i said, i really do my best!). however, even if i'm as speedy as can be, delivery can take a couple days. most US orders are sent via 2-3 day priority mail, and international orders are sent via first class international mail - please allow enough time for delivery when ordering!

to ensure you all get your holiday goodies in plenty of time for gift giving, the following are the last ordering dates for which i can be sure you'll receive your packages in time:

 

US holiday shipping deadline: order by dec 19 for dec 23 delivery
Int'l holiday shipping deadline: order by dec 7 for dec 23 delivery

as always, if you have a special gift giving event that you're ordering for, please let me know when it is! while i make every effort to ship as quickly as possible, i'm much better at drawing diagrams than reading minds. a heads up with your order is much better than us scurrying to find a solution at the last minute!

thanks so much! happy gift giving this season! shop small + support independent businesses!

feature: modern mouse interview

modern mouse is a fantastic little shop carrying girls can tell wares that i am delighted to have been with since the beginning. located in alameda, california, the shop grew from a holiday pop-up store to a year round spot for amazing, good things! they interviewed me about the work|shop a bit ago, and that interview is up on their blog now (along with some photos you may recognize!)

enjoy the interview here!

welcome to the work|shop!

new for this holiday season is the girls can tell work|shop! if you find yourself in south philadelphia, you can stop by to see where + how girls can tell items are made + shipped out, browse selections that haven't made their internet debut yet or just say hi! for hours, please see girlscantell.com/hours or to make an appointment for another day, just email me at visit [at] girlscantell.com.

if you are in philadelphia this month, please do stop by for philadelphia open studio tours on october 15 + 16, between 12 - 6pm for refreshments, q+a + shopping!

since so many of you, out there in interwebz world, don't have the good fortune of living in our fair city, i thought i'd share a few photos of the shop from the day of the opening party. thanks for taking a peek! hope to see you soon!

 

slow + steady: progress on the work|shop

early this summer, i moved the girls can tell studio from its perch in a warehouse in chinatown down to a well-situated storefront in south philadelphia. i love that the new location is worlds closer to my little house, and also that, being on the ground floor in such a small-business-friendly area, it really feels like part of its neighborhood. on a corner adjacent to the ever-growing + fabulous new restaurant row that is east passyunk avenue, the new work|shop promises to be a fun adventure!

things have been very slow going in terms of really setting up shop. as i've been traveling for events and working on printing + packing up orders continuously since moving into the space, it's been quite a process getting the work|shop ready for public consumption in any real way, shape or form. the plan is to have a limited number of open, public "shop hours" each week, and also let shoppers + neighbors pick up orders + such by appointment.

but i figured you've all been so lovely, inquisitive + patient that a sneak peek was in order. here are some photos i've snapped so far. the images above are from just before i moved in, the images below are more recent. remember, there's lots + lots to come!

tissue paper in the windows until the shades arrive

on wednesdays i pick up local flowers from the passyunk ave farmers market

new logo address stamps!

mason jars in the deep window sills

greeting cards in their bins on the front window sill

vintage fabric, ready to be made in to curtains for the door + back room