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Erin Dollar

Southern California Breakfast

so cal breakfast

Going out for a light breakfast is one of my favorite treats. I don’t go as often as I did when I lived in Portland (a city where the breakfast options are legendary), but since I moved to Los Angeles in 2011, I’ve found quite a few local favorites to add to my breakfast routine. Here are a few of my favorite local treats.

1. Handsome Roasters Coffee – so delicious it doesn’t need cream or sugar
2 & 3. Small espresso cup and Mug from Heath Ceramics – each piece is made in CA
4. Cotton & Flax coasters – handmade in Los Angeles, of course
5. Sqirl Jam* – the Seascape Strawberry & Rose Geranium is my favorite flavor, best on a thick slice of brioche toast
6. Moon Juice – Their flavors are amazing, and the juices are freshly cold-pressed from 100% organic fruits and veggies

*I’m feeling extra motivated to try different flavors of Sqirl Jam after attending a recent Creative Mornings event where the owner of Sqirl, Jessica Koslow, was a speaker. She spoke with so much passion about her work, I love encountering other creative folks who are pursuing work that they love.

Free Patterned iPhone Wallpaper – Simple Positivity

from Cotton & FlaxNeed a new wallpaper for your phone? Ask, and you shall receive – a free downloadable iPhone wallpaper background, designed by yours truly. I thought about sharing another bright wallpaper like last month, but I’ve decided to share a more simple, but upbeat wallpaper to help you enjoy a relaxed and positive summer.

Click here to download the Cotton & Flax iPhone wallpaper for June.

What’s that? You have the iPhone 5? Well, aren’t you fancy! Click here for your download.

Free iPhone background from Cotton & FlaxThis month, the wallpaper background features the white plus pattern on the lovely linen tea towels that I sell in the Cotton & Flax shop. I’ll call this pattern “Simple Positivity.”

This wallpaper should work for most smartphones, not just the iPhone (although it may get cropped depending on the screen size). You can also browse the archive of other free iPhone wallpaper downloads!

Free patterned iPhone wallpaper from Cotton & FlaxTo Download: Click the link and it will take you directly to the image. If you are on your phone, you can simply save the image to your phone, and set it as your wallpaper in the settings area of your phone. If you’re on a computer, save the image to your computer, then email the photo to yourself. Open the email on your phone, save the photo to your phone, and set the photo as the wallpaper!

Printing (and not printing)

printingI know I promised you a post with a more in depth look at my printing process, but something pretty out of the ordinary happened over the weekend… I took two days off from printing! It was nice to rest my back muscles a little, and enjoy the first days of summer. I am working with a friend to develop a short video showing my printing process, but I’ll certainly be sharing more photos before then.

Charcoal, Gold, and Mint

Cotton & Flax PillowsI just love these colors together. That’s all for now, looking forward to the first official weekend of Summer. Back on Monday with a post that gets a little deeper into my printing process!

New Stockist – The Shop in East Liberty

The Shop in ELExcited to announce another great shop carrying Cotton & Flax goods – The Shop in East Liberty in Pittsburgh, PA! While I’ve never visited the shop in person, it looks fantastic from what I can see on their instagram and their website. They carry lots of my favorite independent designers – Vitrified Studio, Leah Duncan, Fail Jewelry, and many others. If you live nearby, I hope you’ll visit the shop, and let me know how it all looks in person!

The Shop in East Liberty