October Love Note

A Little Love Note -- October 2026 💌

October is here and it seems hard to believe 🍂...where has the year gone? My 2026 Fall/Holiday show is dropping this week with a record 20 shows on the calendar and this weekend kicks things off in a BIG way with the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair, my 24th year! New booth number this year, #119, but close to my regular location...come find me October 3 & 4! I'm happy to report my 2027 Desk Calendars are here and I cannot wait to show them off, along with a lot of new products I've been quietly working on.

October also means Chicago 🧡!  We are heading there later this month to see George and Helen, one of my favorite trips of the year. And my dad turns 94 at the end of the month...which feels worth loudly celebrating. 🎂. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that fall is also a great time to write a note or two and share with someone how much they mean to you!

Oh, and 1,500+ trick or treaters 🍫 at our door on Halloween (not an exaggeration, I promise). Just another quiet October. 👻

3 Things I'm Loving This Month 💖

1. Chicago in the Fall 🧡
There is something about Chicago in October that just hits differently. The leaves, the energy, the excuse to actually wear a coat. Getting to see George and Helen in their city is always one of my favorite trips of the year — can't wait.

2. Sweater Weather 🍃
I'll be honest, I'm not a pumpkin spice latte girl. But sweater weather? I'm ALL in. Even if it's still 80 degrees in Southern California and I'm wearing my favorite sweater completely ironically. Fall is a state of mind and I'm already there.

3. My New Favorite Lip Combo 💄
Presented to me by my daughter Audrey, this one might be my most important discovery of the season, haha. Rhode Peptide Lip Tint in Espresso + Rhode Lip Shape in Balance = perfection. This is my third Rhode combo and I am fully converted. If you haven't tried it, consider this your sign.

Our 2027 Desk Calendars are Here!

Can I let you in on a little secret?

Every time I finish designing my desk calendars for the new year, I get a little emotional. Not in a dramatic way, in more of a quiet, grateful way. Because I know these little calendars are going to sit on someone's desk all year long. They will be seen throughout the day...and I want that to feel like something special.

This year's collection might be my favorite yet! I, of course, have my staple classic and bible verse versions but always like to add a third version to keep things interesting. This year, I'm excited to launch the "Dear Friend" calendar, an ode to my passion for note writing. Each month features a little note writing illustration and a fun prompt, I hope you love this one as much as I do!

The 2027 Desk Calendar Line Up is here — three versions, all hand-illustrated, all made with you in mind:

🎨 Classic — joyful, colorful, unmistakably Social Butterfly
💌 Dear Friend — a love letter to the art of staying in touch
🌿 Bible Verse — grounded in scripture, beautiful for any space

I'd be so honored to have one sitting on your desk this year!

A September Love Note 🦋

Fall is officially entering the picture and I am here for it 🍂. September is the kickoff to my favorite time of year and also my most hectic 🐝. I have a record-breaking 19 shows on the calendar starting this Friday, and my brand new 2027 Desk Calendars are launching this month too. More on both of those below!

Before the chaos fully kicks in, I snuck in one last summer hurrah — a 5-star ⭐ weekend in Genoa, NV and Lake Tahoe with some of my dearest longtime friends and former colleagues 🥂. We hit the lake 🚤, rode the gondola 🚡 at Heavenly, and hit the Genoa Bar & Saloon 🍻 — the oldest bar in Nevada — which was worth the trip alone. Exactly the kind of weekend that fills my tank before a big season.

3 Things I'm Loving This Month 💕

1. My 2027 Desk Calendars ✏️
They're almost here! I've been sketching these since June and July and they are close to launching. These are some of my favorite designs yet (and an all-new theme I’m pretty excited about). I'll be sharing them this month and they'll be front and center at my shows this fall. Coming next month: the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair, October 3 & 4…my 24th year, same booth #156. Come find me! 🎪

2. A Weekend with My People 🥂
Sometimes you need a weekend away with some of your favorite humans. Lake Tahoe delivered — boat on the water, gondola up the mountain, and drinks at a bar that's been pouring since 1853. Good friends, good laughs, great memories.

3. A Family Two-fer 🦋
George is home from Chicago this week for his annual Fantasy Football draft, his first visit since January and we can’t wait to see him 🏈. And Audrey just landed back from a month in Europe, wrapping up the final leg of her trip with her sister Helen in Croatia 🇭🇷. Two of my three, home this week and this makes me happy. Best September news possible.

With love and ink, 🦋
Jill