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Bread pudding seems to be one of those divisive dishes, but to me it’s always comforting and delicious. Now that I’ve found this Earl Grey Bread & Butter Pudding recipe on the beautiful blog Fisher and Paykel: Our Kitchen, I know it’s an easy dessert to make, too. And I’m intrigued by the idea of using tea in cooking!

Some new (and not so new, but still pretty) prints from London artist Karolin Schnoor.

Thanks Karolin!

You might remember Banquet from their beautiful Marine Animals poster, which made the blog rounds recently. They’ve just added some beautiful new prints and cards in the shop — the Water Birds poster, above, is my favorite and I also love the Boreal Forest poster, below.

Thanks Tammi!

This weekend is the annual Rock & Shop market in Durham, NC! The indoor market is a shopping, music & fashion event spotlighting emerging local bands and designers selling their wares. Grab a beer at the bar, shop local from talented designers and hear great music. Held on Saturday the 4th at Motorco and Fullsteam, $5. See you there!

poster by Jaime Van Wart

I’m so happy to introduce you to the newly opened shop, Harabu House! As you can see, the online boutique is full of gorgeous, eco-friendly home accessories and decor. When choosing goods for Harabu House, owner Shilpa Iyer draws from her modern aesthetic and appreciation of artistic traditions found globally. I had a hard time picking just the images above to share, because truly — there are so many beautiful things to choose from! If you’re doing some holiday shopping, Mint readers can receive a 10% discount with the code “mint10″ at checkout (available until December 31).

Featured products: Fabric gift wrap / Reversible lunch totes / Wooden Print Blocks / Linen napkins / Gold finish coffee spoon / Lotus coaster /

Thanks Harabu House! Sponsors help make Mint possible, and I am so grateful for their support. If you’re interested in advertising on Mint, please get in touch by emailing mintdesignblog at gmail dot com, and I’ll be happy to give you all the details. A few holiday spots are still available.

My “They Set a High Bar” postcards are featured in the Fall/Winter 2010 issue of Brides Local Magazines! Published by the same folks who work on Brides Magazine, Brides Local Magazines are in major US cities like New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago. My save the dates are featured along with 13 other designers’ works, including some of my favorites like Mae Mae Paperie and Lucky Luxe.

The “They Set a High Bar” postcard was an idea from one of my brides. She wanted to show photos of her and her fiance’s parents on their wedding days, and came up with the “They Set a High Bar / We’ll Set an Open One” text. I’ve since done these in a bunch of different color schemes, and it’s so fun to work with photos on an invitation, which isn’t something I get to do very often!

Thanks so much, Brides!

Today you can find my holiday wish list over on iVillage, along with wish lists from some of my favorite design bloggers! Their little write-up on Mint has me blushing. You can see all 24 wish lists right here.