November 2026 Love Note

A Little Love Note -- November 2026 💌

This month is a BIG one: 26 years of Social Butterfly Designs 🦋. Thank you for being part of it. And yes, my annual holiday boutique is turning 26 this month too!

November is also my month for gratitude, which feels fitting. I just got back from a long weekend in Chicago visiting George and Helen 🧡, and yesterday I co-hosted a bridal shower for a beautiful bride-to-be. Busy is good. Busy means people you love need you and you are there for them.

3 Things I'm Loving This Month 💖

1. Designing Custom Invitations ✏️
One of my favorite parts of this job is designing for the big moments in people’s lives. This month I got to create the invitations, menus, and details for a bridal shower I co-hosted...seeing it all come together is so rewarding. Paper has a way of making a celebration feel like a celebration. (If you have an event coming up, I’d love to help!...keep your eye out for an upcoming post on my Instagram page with all the details @socialbutterflydesigns)

2. Snail Mail 💌
It’s November, the season of thank you notes, holiday cards, and taking five minutes to tell someone you’re thinking of them. This is my Super Bowl 🏟️.
If you’ve been meaning to send a note, now is the time. I may know a
place 😉, or stop by the boutique and pick some up in person!

3. My 26th Annual Holiday Boutique 🎄
It’s back! Join me Saturday, November 21, from 10am to 2pm at my house for my annual holiday boutique, now in its 26th year. I’ll be joined by some of my favorite makers: Rock Goddess Jewelry, Mrs. Hovie’s Toffee, Studio of James, and Two Suc-cute-lant Sisters. Expect shopping, food, fun, and raffle prizes. It’s the perfect way to get a head start on holiday gifts (and a few for yourself 😉). Official invitation to follow...hope you can stop by and say hi 👋!

Wishing you and yours a month filled with gratitude and a very Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 with family and friends.

With love and ink, 🦋
Jill

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.