My Friend Tracey Tanner

I've posted about Tracey Tanner before. More than once.

But I'm doing it again. Because she is rad and because she's a new sponsor of ESB (woot!) and because she's offering ESB readers a 15% discount on orders of 5 or more items.

Code: ESBBULK15

Tracey's lil pouches and makeup bags and wristlets are THE BEST gifts for bridesmaids + wedding helper friends.

The ladies I gave them to four years ago are still using em, and I have one I love to death that I fully expect to last forever. Can you say that about your Target knock-off? I bet not.

p.s. The wristbands are pretty rad, too.

Tracey Tanner = the sh*t

One million years ago when we were planning our wedding, I ordered distressed leather pouches from Tracey Tanner to give some of my ladies as thank-you gifts. (I've told you this story before.)

Anyhoo. My ladies are all still using those pouches, and I luuuuuuuuuurve the one that H bought me.

Tracey just launched her new site, and to celebrate she's offering 15% off through May 30. Use coupon code MEM15 at checkout.

She's also happy to offer a discount for bulk orders on bridesmaids' gifts or whatevers. No expiration date on that one.

one more day of Unique LA!

I've been looking forward to Unique LA for months, and today I wasn't disappointed. Exhibit A: Baby Porcupine print by Sharon Montrose.

Seriously awesome. Visit her etsy shop to see the Baby Raccoon, the Otter, the Reindeer.... All of em. We didn't buy anything from Sharon, but I already regret not picking up a few sets of Hoofstock bookmarks to give as wee xmas presents. (And speaking of awesome: check out The Dog Photo Booth.)

Next up, the Perpetual Gardening Calendar from Krank Press.


We bought two. (Last year we gave Odd Birds of LA calendars as xmas presents and they were massive hits.) The proprietors of Krank could not be more laid-back, Silver Lake-y, and, well, uncranky. Even with a mass of people clumped at their booth.

But my very favorite...



Tie-died suede clutches and distressed leather flat zipped pouches by Tracey Tanner.

I already knew I loved Tracey Tanner's distressed leather. We ordered a bunch of zipped pouches from her in custom sizes and colors to give the ladies as wedding thank-you gifts (as well as wallets for the guys). But holy shit with the tie-dyed suede. H-town picked out a christmas present for me in secret at Tracey's booth. Wheeeeeeeeee!

Note: Tracey is a complete doll, and she gave us a discount for the bulk order back when we were wedding planning. She has also offered esb readers 25% off everything on her site until December 24. Use the code FBFALL09 at checkout.

Gifts for badass groomsmen

These wallets by Tracey Tanner rock.

Tracey rocks. And she replies very promptly to email.

(Images courtesy of Tracey Tanner)