Oh, one more thing before my mini moving hiatus!

In April I blogged about a small company run by a dog-mom who, like me, has three dogs.  She came up with a new and improved approach to dog beds, and Molly Mutt was born. Remember? It turned out to be a popular post, so I asked Molly if she would offer a coupon code to The Amber Show readers. She said yes! Use the code “theambershow” at checkout to get 15% off any purchase now until August 12, 2009!

Thanks, Molly!

For Google: Molly Mutt Discount Code

Night Owl Paper Goods is a stationary company based in Birmingham “Owlbama” (their pun, not mine… I love puns!) They use the phrase “modern yet folksy” to describe their company, and I’ll add “sustainable” to that list, too. They make two kinds of greeting cards: paper and wood. The paper letterpress designs are printed on “100% reclaimed & recycled cotton from the garment industry” which have a luxurious feeling to them that you normally associate with fancy but eco-UNfriendly paper.

Their unique wood cards are printed on thinly sliced, sustainability harvested yellow birch. The birch slices are also turned into business cards, journal covers and custom wedding invitations. They’re pretty cool!  My favorite product was the wood postcards which you can buy with one of their cute designs or blank so you can DIY.  They go right in the mail with a postcard stamp, and are just as easy to write on as paper.

I met Jennifer and Alan at the National Stationary Show this year, and they were kind enough to give a Night Owl Paper Goods discount code to The Amber Show readers good now until June 30, 2009. So go shopping! (The wood cars are especially rad for Father’s Day!) Use the discount code Amber* to receive 20% off.

*(dude. How cool am I? )

I have a frequent shopper card for Anthropologie, so to celebrate my birthday they sent me a 15% off coupon for any in-store item. I’m wary to go into Anthro, to be honest. Every time I do there’s something in my purse, or some sensor tag on my clothes from Old Navy that I forgot to take off that trips off the alarm and sends an overearnest twenty-two year old shopgirl running over to inspect my person. It’s gotten to the point of them being quite rude to me, although it tends to difuse quickly if I produce and snip out the offending tag, or (in the event I can’t find it or don’t want to go digging around in my pants in public) rolling my eyes and saying, loudly, “This is because I’m black, isn’t it?!” This is the part where Stu! swears on her dog that she’s never going shopping with me ever! again!, and I don’t blame her.

Still, and all, it’s a beautiful company filled with pretty things and brilliant, creative ideas, and they did a really good job of packaging the coupon.

I think this idea would translate well to seating cards at a wedding, or giving a gift certificate for a present.