buyolympia.com December 2008 newsletter

Holiday season is in full swing here at the warehouse, and we're here every day packing and shipping orders just for you. Treat yourself or someone else to a great gift this season. We've got quite a few new ones.


The New Peahoodie

The New Peahoodie & The Pealady

Abigail Adams won't sit still. After designing the first Peahoodie, they got hard to work on the next revision. A slightly new cut and a whole different style—the Pealady, made just for women—are now available.

Warm, Soft, Stylish and More >>


Jo Derry

Quietly Sure - Like the Keeper of a Great Secret

Jo Dery makes her impressive book debut with this collection of new stories, Quietly Sure—Like the Keeper of a Great Secret. With a modern folk style of drawing and boundless imagination, Jo is able to bring forth a stunningly detailed mythic world.

This is a new book you should buy now and read right away >>


Nikki McClure Rules

Ditch The Car, And 11 Other Months

Looking for a last-minute gift that doesn't feel last minute? Nothing works better than the most excellent calendar by Nikki McClure. Each month features a painstakingly detailed, yet stunningly simple paper-cut.

A Year Of Stunning Images To Mark Time >>


Foxy Foxy Foxy Time

Sarah Utter's Latest, Greatest T-Shirts

Sarah's designs are fun, modern and now feature magic. The foxes in one of her latest shirts are magic. How do we know? Well, all six of their eyes glow in the dark. See, told you. Magic.

Foxes, Lions, Glowing Eyes, Oh-My >>


Soap Soap

You Had No Idea Santa Claus Smells Nice

The alchemists of Arcana Soaps continues to impress us with their dazzling mastery of the olfactory. Six new scents are available that'll make you feel clean and go, "woah, these smell amazing."

Because you too, used to wear plaid pants >>


Portfolio

Carrying Documents Has Never Been So Nice

This amazing new portfolio bag from Poketo is really nice. Made from post-consumer plastic bottles, it's a rich, dark-gray, almost felt-like material that's incredibly durable. Soft and durable is a win-win.

You Could Even Throw A Laptop In There >>


teething

Babies Like To Chew Things

Amber Bell and her Baby Magnet company have produced a new line of organic cotton teething toys. Soft, stable and washable, they're a perfect little vegetable (or fruit) for your youngest one.

Strawberries, Carrots, and Peapods >>


Red Prarie

2009 Is Going To Be An Interesting Year

Infused with a sense of comic irony, the illustrations of Rachel Bone's 2009 calendar depict the majestic-ness of the ordinary—the artful of the day-to-day. Your 2009 can and will be an interesting one, help mark the time with this charming calendar.

A Calendar That Is Spiral Bound And Superbly Illustrated >>


papermilk

The Complete Line

In the past few weeks we've added the entire line of Paper Milk postcards; over 24 different designs. Trish's work is a nice patchwork of illustration, watercolor and textures. Add a postcard to your order. You'll be happy.

First Class and Printed on Recycled Paper >>


ties.

We Don't Think This Belongs In A Stocking

People always joke that ties are the gift you get Dad's because, well, that's what you get Dads. Well, there isn't a Dad alive who wouldn't be excited to get one of these fancy, handmade ties by Angel Eyes Designs.

Formal or Informal, All In Style >>


Witness.

Witness.

Nikki McClure was struck by the awe-inspiring, formidable acts of the everyday as she stood witness to this act that happened in her own backyard. This is an organic cotton t-shirt featuring that design.

A Cat In The Backyard >>


GrassRoutes

GrassRoutes Travel: Two for One

Give the gift of adventure this holidays season, and keep a little taste for yourself. Add two Grass Routes books to your shopping cart, and get one free. Olympia, Portland, San Francisco and Oakland

Eco-Travel Can Be Fun and Exciting >>


Puckish

Puckish Lands A Few New Designs

Three new shirt designs from Puckish just dropped, and they're the epitome of urban classy meets night-time casual. The dots, shown left, have a nice subtlety that's both modern and abstract.

Also, an amazing new black shirt you have to see >>


Sam Trout

Sam Trout's Caroctopus Is Alive

Sam presents a vision of the future where the sea swallows the city, but somehow we're all okay with it. His latest design is a wrap-around wonder that features a municipality engulfed by a group of octopi.

Hand dyed, each shirt is slightly different >>


Queenbee Bag

Queenbee Creations

We've got a great collection of Queenbee's famous leather-free, vinyl messenger bags, wallets and totes in stock and ready to ship. Some of the styles we have in-stock are hard-to-find items you won't see anywhere else. They make great gifts.

If you've never had a Queenbee bag before, now's the time. >>


Please Feed Me

Please Feed Me

Comprising over 150 vegan recipes and anecdotes from some of the bands that played at the over 200 shows booked by Ireland's Hope Collective from 1987-1999. This wonderful document is three things in one. Fugazi, Green Day, No Means No, Jawbreaker, and lots more.

Punk Rock Vegan Cooking And A Piece of History For Only Twelve Bucks >>


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Shot of The Warehouse

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Thanks for a great year so far. We appreciate your support.

Happy holidays to you and yours.

Thanks,
-pat, aaron & bennet
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