I love Cotton Idea Studio.

This darling little store shares a shoppe space with Halsea on Balboa Peninsula.

Here’s an idea for a great FAVORITE lunch time activity….

1. Load your car up with your Holiday gifts that you really WANT to wrap,
but know that you are going to run out of time
(and besides they kinda should look REALLY good – your boss, your mother-in-law, your mother….).

2. Drive down to:
409 31st Street
Newport Beach CA 92660.

3. Park next door at Bear Flag Fish Company and order yourself the BEST fish taco you have EVER eaten in your life! (I don’t even like fish and I’m in love with this taco AND they are only $2 on Tuesdays!!).

4. While you wait for your lunch, go grab those gifts, and head next door to
Cotton Idea Studio (talk about a 2-for-1!).

5. Did I mention they share a shoppe with Halsea?? (I think we are 3-for-1 now!)

6. Wave hello to Sally as you pass through Halsea, and pick up 1 more gift,
that fabulous tote bag, for your sister.
(Ohhh are we 4-for-1 now??!!)
(Don’t forget to check in and enter to win the Halsea Giveaway!!)

7. Head to the back of the shoppe to see Mindy at Cotton Idea Studio.  And OOOHHH what a treat you are in for!  Mindy is darling!  Such a sweet person with a wonderful design flare…I truly LOVE her work!  Be sure to take a minute to look through her letterpress samples and pick up a card, or 2 or 3…well worth it! I absolutely adore her gift tags! (Check them out in the Holiday Favorites Gallery)

8. Be in awe of the fabulous niche of a space that Mindy has created as you see one of the most beautiful letterpress collections ever – card, gift tags, custom work, you name it!

9. Drop ALL of your gifts (including the tote you just bought) with Mindy to be
beautifully and magically gift wrapped.
($12 small, $16 medium, $20 large)

10. Realize that you just got your holiday photos back from Sandy Heit (more on Sandy here) and see that Cotton Idea and Sandy Heit work together on Holiday cards and OMG you just might have a 5-for-1 on your hands….

11. Skip empty handed next door and pick up your now ready yummy tacos!

12. Sit outside at the tables to enjoy your lunch, and answer emails on your phone before heading on to the rest of your busy, hectic day!

What could be a more FAVORITE afternoon than that!!!!

(Maybe it would be picking it ALL up the next day magically complete!)

FAVORITE thing??
Crossing multiple things off my list at one time! AMEN!

Cotton Idea also sells their gift wrap for $4/sheet and the ribbon for $1.50 yd if you are still feeling compelled to wrap everything yourself. And did I mention they sell darling gift tags, etc in their online shoppe. Just in case those readers not in Orange County are feeling a little envious at the moment….

And in case you missed it, here are a few of my favorite tips for gift wrapping yourself.

Happy Thursday!
(22 more shopping wrapping days left!!!!)