Holiday Gift Guide

'Tis the season for sweet treats and even sweeter gifts. It's that time of year again when you're desperately searching for the perfect gifts for your closest friends and family. Look no further, we've got everything you need right here. From coffee subscriptions, to LoweCo. luxury goods to the cocktail maker everyone needs, like yesterday, we've got it all. Here are our picks for what they'll want and need this holiday season.

 

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1 Slate Coffee   Roasters Coffee should never be boring. And a Slate Coffee Subscription guarantees it wont be. By becoming a subscriber, you will receive  in-season single origin coffee selected by our head roaster. Your subscription will be roasted every Thursday and shipped the following day.  And you never know, every now and again you might get a little something extra with your order. Shop subscriptions here.

2 Vellabox    Bliss. The ultimate comfort experience. When you receive your first Vellabox your senses will awaken. We curate a perfect combination of the highest quality candles and handpicked products that complement your candle – Non-toxic, lead free, hand poured, from the best companies in the country. Indulgence delivered to your door every month. From the finest American artisans to you. Our candles are guaranteed to delight and surprise month-after-month. 3-, 6-, and 12-month options available. Shop subscriptions here.

3 LoweCo. Goods    We launched new products and cards just in time for the holidays. The same luxury look you know and love, our crisp white cards sing so sweetly this season. MISTLETOE ME, NUTMEG: A SEASONAL GREETING and MARY HAD A LITTLE BABY JESUS will be the blind-embossed messages that grace the fronts of both our machos (5x5 flat cards) and pocos (3x3" folded cards). Get them in a pack so you don't have to choose just one. Your honey, your boss and your mom will thank you.

Gilded gift tags and invitations are also available for Christmas but are great all-year round. Our 2x3" gift tags (sold in packs of 5) are simple and classic, TO / FROM in gold foil with a gold ribbon to round out their elegance. Our invitations (sold in packs of 12 with corresponding opaque envelopes) are the perfect way to let your friends know you're having a party, big or small. COME TO MY PARTY / YOU DA YOU DA GUEST blind-embossed on the front, with WHO / WHAT / WHEN / WEAR in gold foil on the back.

4 The Hostess Cutting Board   How many crackers should accompany the cheese? And don’t forget the jam! With this wooden cutting board, crafting the perfect hors d’oeuvres platter doesn’t have to be such a mystery. Crystal clear prompts—the vehicle, cheese, savory, and sweet—ensure she will be party-ready in mere minutes. Shop here.

5 A Year In Cupcakes    Cupcake mania shows no signs of slowing down, so grab this comprehensive collection for the cupcake lover on your list. With this gift, they can transform their already-delicious cupcakes into bakery-ready masterpieces at home with an entire year’s worth of celebratory adornments—you’ll find sprinkles, picks, liners, and decorations for Valentine’s Day, Easter, the Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and birthdays. Shop here.

6 Far North Spirits Solveig Gin    Every step of production for this rye-based gin takes place at the Minnesota-based distillery, from the growing of the rye to milling, mashing, and fermenting—and it makes a difference. It's one of the most flavorful we’ve ever tasted, full of grapefruit, thyme, juniper, and lavender notes. Shop here.

7 Somabar  Looking for an easy way to enjoy a bar-quality drink in your own home without bartending experience? A new appliance gives you exactly that, and it’s easier than making a cup of coffee. The Somabar, a “robotic bartender,” promises craft cocktails all at the press of a button. Shop here.

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    Holiday Collection

     

    ICYMI            We just launched our first Holiday Collection, and we're really excited about it. Everything in the Collection features gold foil details because we know how much you love that. Plus, not only do we have new cards, we also have new products. These new products are great for all occasions, relationships, and celebrations this season. As always, our chic cards are fabulous for any time, but they'll especially stand out against the sea of red and green. Our Holiday Collection is like that house on the block that's decorated with class, you can't help but drive past and admire.

     

    1          New Cards NUTMEG: A SEASONAL GREETING, MARY HAD A LITTLE BABY JESUS, MISTLETOE ME. Available alone in poco or macho size, or in a poco or macho pack. Pocos are paired with a glama envelope, and machos are paired with an opaque envelope. Still in the same signature blind-embossed style that you love, but with a little golden jzujh. 

     

    2         Invites COME TO MY PARTY / YOU DA YOU DA GUEST. These invites are the same size as our machos (5"X5"), and are available in a pack of 12 with corresponding opaque envelopes, all packaged in a clear box. Consider the front a classic blind-embossed macho--a Dr. Jekyll, if you will, and the back a gold-foiled elaborate Mr. Hyde. In your nicest script, write your party's details on the WWWW gold lines.

     

    3         Gift Tags TO / FROM. This chic take on gift tags are 2"X3" and come in a pack of 5, gold ribbon included, all packaged in a clear liner. Instead of writing on the backside of the wrapping paper like we know you all have, here's a sophisticated solution.

     

     

    To get your white gloves all up in this mug:

    Shop our poco MARY HAD A LITTLE BABY JESUS here.

    Shop our macho MARY HAD A LITTLE BABY JESUS here.

    Shop our poco NUTMEG: A SEASONAL GREETING here.

    Shop our macho NUTMEG: A SEASONAL GREETING here.

    Shop our poco MISTLETOE ME here.

    Shop our macho MISTLETOE ME here.

    Shop our poco THE HOLIDAY PACK here.

    Shop our macho THE HOLIDAY PACK here.

    Shop our INVITES here.

    Shop our GIFT TAGS here.

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    10 Mean Girls Quotes We Think Were Meant For Us

    We're girls, so of course we love Mean Girls. (But not mean girls.) And in our sassiest post yet, peep the quotes from Mean Girls we are just positive were foreshadowing our existence.

     

    For maximum effect, quotes should be read in Damian's sassy voice.

    1. "You go, Glen Coco." Glen LoweCo.'s lesser known cousin Glen Coco is an underground stud muffin.

    2. "Boo, you whore." Our BOOHOO card is for when a b like Regina calls you a whore. Get her back by writing in the Burn Book about her mustache and fat thighs.

    3. "It's not my fault you're, like, in love with me or something!" Cady has a thing for LoweCo. and we inspired this quote because of her love for us. Dang, we should have trademarked it.

    4. "I can't help it that I'm so popular." Our YOUR TUSH IS THE ONLY ONE I WANNA SQUISH card is like, really popular. Girls wanna be it and guys wanna be with it.

    5. "You can't just ask someone why they're white." Our cards are white. Suuuper white. (And square, but that's a whole 'nother thing.)

    6. "So you agree. You think you're really pretty." Betches love to "compliment" each other. Our BLONDES/BRUNETTES cards "complement" each other. They're both really pretty though.

    7. "The limit does not exist." ...on how many LoweCo. cards and gifts you can have.

    8. "I'm a cool mom." Catherine Lowe is a self-proclaimed cool mom. She lets Samuel stay up all night!

    9. "We only carry sizes 1, 3 and 5. You could try Sears.You can't find our cards in Sears. (You DEFINITELY can't find our cards in Sears.) But we've got 3x3" and 5x5" cards and we're just as snooty and chic as 1.3.5.

    10. "It's October 3rd." We launched our newest product PRINTS on October 3rd and a very little known fact: Catherine believes Samuel was conceived October 3rd of last year. Sorry for putting you on blast, Sean Lowe. Actually, we don't care. Because Samuel.

     

    And there you have it, folks. You can't deny that LoweCo. and Mean Girls aren't a match made in heaven. Now buy our cards, whore. Wink!

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    The Stork Has Goodies
    The Monochrome Baby Gift Bundle by Aston Baby was curated by our Catherine Lowe with favorites for her Samuel.

    The Monochrome Baby Gift Bundle by Aston Baby was curated by our Catherine Lowe with favorites for her Samuel.

    We pride ourselves on having cards for all occasions. And baby gifting is one of them. Aston Baby approached us about creating a bundle and it couldn't be a better fit.

    The Monochrome Baby Gift Bundle was curated by Catherine Lowe with her new son Samuel in mind. This very special bundle includes Never Forget Classic Milestone Cards, Sleep Soundly Universal Cover, Scrub A Bub Bar and Low Down Harem Pants. Get 20% off this bundle when you use promo code 'catherinelovessamuel'. Yay!

    The bundle is gender-neutral, but LoweCo. has paired our MY FAVORITE COLOR IS BYOU poco with this bundle in honor of baby boy Samuel and our ISN'T SHE LOVELY poco would be splendid for moms of little baby girls.

    So head to astonbaby.com to gift a new mom this practical and sweet bundle but only after you snag one of our cards to tell her why you got it :)

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    "My mom is like really nice."

    For my mom's 29th birthday, she asked that we give a seat for our upcoming event CALLIGRAPH-HAAAY to someone who tells us a story. Not just any story, but one of gratitude. These are her words: 

    "In honor of my birthday, I'd like to donate a seat in the Calligraphy Class on 11/12. Like [a contest] for a student to honor a teacher or a grandchild to honor their grandmother or a daughter to honor her mother or something to do with veterans."

    My mom is a teacher who is caring for her elderly mother (my grandmother) and is my mother, and her father was a veteran, so they all relate to who my mother is. I get it, Mom. You want me to honor you. So for those of you who want to attend our event on November 12th but maybe don't have the resources, Marms' gotchu. 

    Tell us your appreciation story below and my mom will choose the lucky person to perfect their calligraphy skills alongside her daughter (me, Catherine Lowe). Since we know that not everyone is in the DFW area, we will choose one second-place winner who will receive five cards of their choice. How's that for a giveaway?

    Also, just an idea, but if you win and don't want to attend alone, you could split the cost of another seat with that BFF of yours so you're both winners. The two winners for this giveaway will be announced October 26th, which is a week from today - so get to sharing! And GO MARMS / IT'S YA BIRTHDAY :)

    Disclaimer: She had another idea that involved making a mad lib out of LoweCo.'s sayings, but it got a little lost in translation, so we went with this option.

    To find all the details about CALLIGRAPH-HAAAY, click here.

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    Here Here! Now: Prints
    LoweCo. is now more than just cards, but still just as square. Prints are the new thing now and we want you to take a gander.

     

    As of October 3rd, we added a new product to our repertoire: PRINTS. Yup, that's right, a more permanent fixture in your home, office, home office and beyond. Each print is 8x8", blind-embossed with a gold detail. If we could spell prints another way, it'd be C-H-I-C.

    Not only is this a new product but we also offer a new saying. You've seen ISN'T SHE LOVELY and YOU'RE THE VEST / I SHOES YOU but our sure-to-win Most Popular is HAPPY HAPPY. Our prints come naked for $19 or with a white frame for $37.

    For your viewing pleasure, there isn't glass obscuring the prints' sayings, but it does still come with the white frame--just behind the piece. We love how you don't need 3-D glasses to see our 3-D pieces so we wanted to show off our best assets.

    They make great gifts for (really) loved ones or for your lovely self. Considering the gifting season is coming up quick (and there are limited quantities of our pieces), you should snag up one right now. But remember, two is better than one and three is way better than one. (Is that a saying? It should be.)

     

    Our new 8x8" LOVELY print is quite lovely.

    Our new 8x8" LOVELY print is quite lovely.

    Our LOVELY print in a white frame may be even lovelier...

    Our LOVELY print in a white frame may be even lovelier...

     

    Places to hang and/or stand up your new LoweCo. print:

    - Living Room Gallery Wall

    - Guest Bedroom Accent Table

    - Bedroom Closet Wall

    - Above the Crib in the Nursery

    - Office Desk

    - In place of your TV

    - Guest Bathroom Wall

     

    Show us where you place your LoweCo. print with #loweco on all your social media or tell us below where you plan to showcase it. :)

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    She is Lovely
    Cynthia Mejia-Giudici, Catherine Lowe's LOVELY mom

    Cynthia Mejia-Giudici, Catherine Lowe's LOVELY mom

    Isn't she?

    Our LOVELY card is also quite LOVELY (just not as much as Marms)

    Our LOVELY card is also quite LOVELY (just not as much as Marms)

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    They Lowe Us: Molly Tarlov
    It appears Molly is in a car. It also appears she cares about her safety and her eyebrows.

    It appears Molly is in a car. It also appears she cares about her safety and her eyebrows.

    Molly Tarlov is a fan of LoweCo. but before she was a fan of us, we were a fan of hers. Well, more specifically, Catherine Giudici was a fan of hers. We use her maiden name to show just how long she's been aware of this talented, sassy lady of MTV's Awkward. In the teen comedy series, Molly plays Sadie Saxton, the mean, popular girl of Palos Hills High School who is known for her wit, especially when it comes to caustic barbs that are usually followed by a sarcastic "You're welcome."

    "...tush is such a fun word to say. Tush."

     

    There is no shortage of wit when it comes to Sadie, Molly and LoweCo. That's why we were excited to hear which of our cards was Molly's favorite and why.

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    Molly's favorite card:

    YOUR TUSH / IS THE ONLY ONE / I WANNA SQUISH

     

    "TUSH is my fave saying because it's exactly how I feel about my favorite tush! I only have eyes for one tush and now the human attached to the tush can see it written in white and white! Plus, tush is such a fun word to say. Tush."

     

    This card is flirty to the max. Molly is obvi in love and getting married to her dream human and still wants to be flirty with him. (You should always be flirty with your "other", people.) Just like Molly, I only have eyes for one tush and that's why this saying was even created. So for all the people out there that love spreading a little tush love (ewww that came out wrong) this card is for you. So...poco or macho?

    And yes, Molly, I'll be your best friend :)

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    Three New Cards, Three New Cards, See How They Look
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    We got cards. And now, we have three more. Last week, we released three new sayings to add to our chic, playful list of greeting cards. This week, we're gonna tell you all about them.

    Our WOOHOO poco card ($5).

    Our WOOHOO poco card ($5).

    WOOHOO

    This one is for celebrating good times, come on! Pretty straightforward, WOOHOO lets the giver show someone that they're there to pop a cork or dance to the music of their success. A bottle of Veuve Clicquot is the perfect accoutrement to this party time piece of paper.

    Our BOOHOO poco card ($5).

    Our BOOHOO poco card ($5).

    BOOHOO

    Sad happens. Sometimes your friend needs a pick-me-up so grab her favorite comfort treat and jot "I love you, this too shall pass." on the inside of a BOOHOO poco or give her some more words of wisdom or some inside jokes to make her laugh on our larger macho card.

    Our BYOU poco card ($5).

    Our BYOU poco card ($5).

    MY FAVORITE COLOR IS BYOU

    An obvious play on words - puns are our favorite - this card is all about sharing your love with someone. Be it a confidante, your main squeeze or even your dog (you'd have to make sure a treat was given alongside), MY FAVORITE COLOR IS BYOU goes for all types of relationships. Orange you glad you know where to get this card now?

    Side note: Owner Catherine Lowe was at a book signing for her husband's book and a guest there asked Catherine what to write to her husband on an anniversary card. On the spot, she said "MY FAVORITE COLOR IS BYOU" with a giggle and decided that saying was good enough for her to keep for herself down the road. And voila, here we are!

     

     

    Just like all of our cards, these new guys are available in poco ($5), macho ($8) and gift sets ($150). Each card also comes with a glama envelope for maximum chicness. Some also may be incorporated into packs, so keep an eye out for that new addition soon.

    Join our email list to get the exclusive first look of our new products, enter our giveaways and more.

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    They Lowe Us: Kaitlyn Bristowe

    I'm partial to all of the cards' sentiments--it's like having a favorite child--so I love to ask people which is their favorite. Every so often, I'll tell you who likes which and why. We'll start this feature called "They Lowe Us" with former star of The Bachelorette, Kaitlyn Bristowe.

    Sassy and sweet Kaitlyn Bristowe with our sassy and sweet AGAIN/ANNIV macho card.

    Sassy and sweet Kaitlyn Bristowe with our sassy and sweet AGAIN/ANNIV macho card.

     

    Kaitlyn is one of the realest, most unapologetic personalities The Bachelor franchise has ever had and for this, I wanted to know her thoughts on Lowe Co. I trust her judgment not only because she's funny and fearless, but because she fell in love with a tall, dirty blonde guy named Shawn. The girl's got good taste.

     

    Our AGAIN/ANNIV 5x5" flat macho card.

    Our AGAIN/ANNIV 5x5" flat macho card.

    Our AGAIN/ANNIV 3x3" folded poco card.

    Our AGAIN/ANNIV 3x3" folded poco card.

     

     

    Kaitlyn's favorite card:

    LET'S DO THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR / HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

     

    "I love it because it's FRIGGEN adorable and I love the confidence in it. It's so cute."

     

    Some of the sayings I create make me giggle aloud when I finally hone them. This one made me laugh. It has a dry wit about it and just like Kaitlyn described: it's confident. It works for men and women, guys and girls because it's so bold and isn't fussy. Anyone who has the endurance to last more than a year with someone or something has the maturity and sense of humor to enjoy this card. I could see a husband covering the jewelry box he'll gift his wife with it, or a cool girlfriend sticking it on her boyfriend's car dashboard before he picks her up for the obvious Date Night.

    If you're three months deep into something, stick it out so you can surprise someone with this card. Yes, it's that important. Blame Kaitlyn if the next nine months are hell.

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