Blog Matters — new goods!
SPECIAL VALENTINE’S GIFT SET + NEW, LOVELY RED ‘WARM HUG’ BLANKETS
Bonjour!
It's a cold & grey day here, but the scent of SMOKE perfume & BirdProject Soap is making it a little brighter here in the studio! I'm delighted to share with you a special collaboration with fellow New Orleans creative entrepreneur (& good friend Kathleen) at SMOKE Perfume! A Smoke Perfume Gift Set + Lovebird edition of BirdProject Soap for $55 (full retail value of $72) for a limited time. More about SMOKE: The Smoke Gift Box includes an array of carefully hand-selected items for a complete Smoke Perfume Immersion. Allow the aromatherapeutic, vetiver based scent of your candle to envelop you, dab the all-natural Smoke Perfume Oil on pulse points for the sensual lift of citrus and jasmine, and light your palo santo stick in the Smoke candle to clear your space and complete your ritual. Contains: 2 oz soy candle with a 10 hour burn time 5ml Smoke perfume roll-on foil-printed matches laser etched stick of palo santo All lovingly hand-selected, hand-poured, and hand-filled in a nest of sustainable wood wool from American aspen trees.
'Lovely Red' Warm Hugs, now available.
Made to Order! Order by this Friday, Feb. 6 in order to get a new, 'Lovely Red' Warm hug for your sweetie. These are available in both Adult Throw & Child/Baby sizes, oohlala! So soft, so cozy, and they give back to disaster relief (Images below).
We still have a few misfits left!
If you didn't catch them last week, we still have some BirdSoaps, Totes, Notebooks, & Tees left - see them all here. Also, we have a new instagram account, please stay in touch, and give follow us at goodsthatmatter! Tag us too in your pics or posts using #goodsthatmatter , merci beaucoup!
Online Sample Sale & new* Lovely Red Warm Hug Blankets!
Buongiorno!
If you're in the Northeast, I hope that you're staying warm & I'm glad to hear that reports of Juno aren't as bad as anticipated so far. I don't know about you but I wouldn't mind hunkering down & sledding in solidarity.. but it's not a snow day here so if you can, enjoy it & throw a snowball for me! Online Sample Sale Check out our collection of Misfits! We have a few handfuls of items that are particularly unique & are offering them to you at up to 70% off! All have minor imperfections and include: Birdsoaps, Lovebirds, Dreams Matter journals, & a couple of Totes, check out the full Collection here.
Introducing 'Lovely Red' Warm Hugs, now available. We're excited to introduce a new shade of Warm Hug this year - 'Lovely Red'! They're now available online in both adult & child sizes. Get your order in by Feb.4 at the latest in order to receive by Valentine's, but sooner is better. We look forward to making a cozy red blanket for you & yours! 
Always love to hear from you. Thank you to all that sent in your feedback, it's great to hear from you & I so appreciate it. You can at any time respond to this email or email me at tippy@matternola.com, I'd love to hear from you. Also, we have a new instagram account, please stay in touch and give us a follow at goodsthatmatter! Please tag us - use #giftsthatmatter in your pics & posts, merci beaucoup! Sending you my best, Tippy
A lovely story & snuggle up with our coziest *new* Eco Throw Blanket!
Bonjour from New Orleans!
The Softest, Coziest Eco Throw Blanket.
*New & now available, our 100% Egyptian Cotton Throw Blanket! The adult sized Warm Hug is here! This is the softest, most snuggly blanket that I know of, it's a double knit, made to order with love in North Carolina. It's lightweight yet warm, machine washable (wash cold, dry medium), & is available in four colors: cozy green, warm brown, fuchsia, and indigo (shown in the pic above)! 10% of profits are donated to Architecture for Humanity, who thoughtfully rebuild communities around the world in need of disaster relief. Currently, our donations are made to Hurricane Sandy rebuilding projects. A customized version is also available, include your desired initials or name in the notes section during checkout. *Orders placed by this Friday, Dec. 12 will arrive in time for the holidays!
A lovely story.
Last Tuesday we part of the Art of Giving Holiday event for Southern Artists at the Ogden. One of the women who came by was interested in our Birds & then asked about the linens. As I began describing how the linens folded into a Rabbit, a funny look which I couldn't quite interpret spread across her face. After a few moments she said, "On my first date with my husband it wasn't going so well. I wasn't going to go out with him again, but towards the end of the date he took his napkin and folded into a rabbit, he made me laugh so much with his rabbit antics that I fell in love and we called each other Bunny for ages. We've now been together for 28 years." She took our Rabbit set home & I can't wait to hear from her to see what her Bunny thought, it gave me goosebumps!
Market dates in New Orleans!
Today, Sunday, Dec. - 7, 11.30 - 4.30 | Popping up at West Elm w/ Flying Fox! Saturday, Dec. 13, 12 - 4pm | the Freret Market with Birthmark Sunday, Dec. 14, 12 - 4pm | New Orleans Holiday Bazaar at Creole Gardens Saturday, Dec. 20, 12 - 4pm | OCH Art Market Sunday, Dec. 21, 11.30-4pm | Pop-up shop at West Elm w/ Tchoup Industries!
Free Shipping Code good until Dec. 15 & Holiday Shipping Dates!
Use code 'GivingGifts' - good only until Dec. 15 for free shipping on orders over $25! The last day to ship in time to arrive for the holidays is Dec. 20. We will be closed for the holidays from Dec.22 - Jan. 5 to visit family in Virginnie, with shipping to resume on Jan. 6! Sending you all my best & big warm hugs from New Orleans! Tippy, Chief Eternal Optimist, Matter 
Cyber Monday & Fair Tuesday!
I hope that you and yours had great times & delicious dinners over the holiday! In New Orleans, many of us head to the Horse Track for opening day, which I happily was able to make this year. It is always a treat to put on a big hat and get dressed up - My friends and I bet on the underdogs but had no winnings, ah well, maybe next year!
Cyber Monday & Fair Tuesday specials through this Thursday!
Your Choice! Either 20% off with code 'Merci!' -or- Free Shipping on orders over $25 with code 'GivingGifts' at checkout through Thursday at midnight.
Art of Giving at the Ogden, Dec. 2 & New Orleans Holiday Bazaar, Dec. 14.
If in New Orleans, come and see us at the Ogden for their annual Art of Giving event! Tuesday (Dec.2) 6-8pm at the Ogden, members receive 10% off of all purchases & a free drink. It's free admission for all, come and support Southern Art! Also, don't miss the New Orleans Holiday Bazaar, Dec. 14, 1-6 pm at the lovely Creole Gardens on Prytania.
Featured in National Geographic Traveler & Everygirl's Gift Guides.
If you didn't happen to see it, I'm delighted for our Lovebirds to have been featured in National Geographic Traveler's World Market Holiday Gift Guide! BirdProject is proud to represent New Orleans in this gift guide, by putting a bird IN it! Also, we're honored to be included in Everygirl's Comprehensive Holiday Gift Guide! Find us in the Gift's for Mom section.
Ready, Set, Rabbit!
I'm delighted to announce that the Rabbits for Reading are now available online and at a special intro price too! These fine, flax linens are made in New York in the Irish tradition by the Ulster family for over 150 years. The beautiful design printed upon the linens is in collaboration w/ dear friend and amazing designer Cécile Thalmann. They are sewn by a friend's mother in Chicago and screenprinted in New Orleans by Kelly Scardina. These literary linens donate to S.T.A.I.R. & First Book and come in an adult & child's size. Check out all of the details here about this new reading toy!
 