This week at LoweCo. we are celebrating teachers.

Yes, this week is Teacher Appreciation Week. Or what we like to call Teach Appreach.

We want to recognize the teachers that were patient with us, the ones that made learning fun and even the ones that were tough but made you better. We wanna hear about them.

Teachers are near and dear to Catherine's heart. Her mom has been an interpreter for the deaf/hard of hearing and special education teacher since Catherine can remember; following her daughters to each school they attended just to be closer. Her sister Monica is also a teacher, previously working in San Francisco and currently Barcelona teaching middle school to bilingual students. Although Catherine doesn't personally have the patience to be a teacher, she appreciates them so very much that this giveaway really comes from her heart.

SO HOW DO YOU ENTER TO WIN? Comment below with your favorite teacher's name and the reason why they are the coolest and they could win one of our elegant THANKS, YOU Gift Sets and you will get a little something for submitting the winning teacher. Because we're cool like that ;)

Our THANKS, YOU gift set

WHAT DO THEY/YOU WIN? Our THANKS, YOU Gift Sets include 10 macho cards/envelopes, 10 poco cards/envelopes and a special acrylic box your teacher can use for many years to come. For submitting the winning teacher, you get a pack of three pocos of your choosing and the honor of handing over a gift valued at $150 to your favorite teacher. Sounds good, right?

We will announce the winner Monday May 9th in the comments below so enter before Monday and keep coming back to check if you won!

Our cards are cooler than Mom tattoos...but I guess that doesn't say much. This upcoming Sunday, we all get to celebrate moms so here's how we're making it easy to get her something beautiful that she deserves. Heck, we even created a special card here at LoweCo. because we'd be nothing without our mothers. (Truth.) We love our mothers, mothers-in-law and anyone who's been like a mother to us so let's give em something good.

Here's what's happening with LoweCo. and moms this week:

KATE WEISER CHOCOLATES

Kate Weiser Artist Collection Boxes at their Trinity Grove location in Dallas.

All week LoweCo. LOVELY cards will be available for purchase alongside the most beautiful, creative and flavorful chocolates you've ever laid your eyes on. You can snag a macho to go with their 35-piece Artist Collection box or a poco with a handcrafted candy bar. It's as though you're gifting your mom edible art. Kate Weiser also has a Liquor Truffle Collection (Grand Marnier and Moet are among the flavors) for those moms who enjoy a fancy cocktail or two. Don't get just get your mom chocolates and a card. Get her Kate Weiser Chocolates and a LoweCo. card.

A beauty shot of Kate Weiser's handcrafted Passion Praline candy bar.

Also, Catherine Lowe will be at their Trinity Grove location on Thursday May 5th for an hour or two so follow @lowe_co to find out exactly when she'll be there!

Trinity Groves - 3011 Gulden Ln, Suite 115 - Dallas, TX 75212 - 469.619.4929 www.kateweiserchocolate.com

ORDER ONLINE

Tomorrow is the latest you can order LOVELY cards and gift sets to ensure you (and she) get them in time. So grab a macho and write a lot, a poco and add it to your already well-thought-out gift, or a gift set to make the ultimate impression. Head to the SHOP page now so you don't miss out.

GRŌ DESIGNS

One of GRŌ Designs unique and artful arrangements.

ICYMI, LoweCo. was at GRŌ Designs' Spring Floral class yesterday creating gorgeous bouquets at the instruction of their gifted florists so we oughta know that their blooms were more than special enough for Mom. They'll be assembling floral arrangements for Mother's Day this week and LoweCo. cards will be there to join in on the girly fun. Order your unique arrangement now and when you pick it up, don't forget to grab a LoweCo. card for her too.

Catherine Giudici Lowe of LoweCo. and Krisi Johnson of GRŌ designs at the Spring Floral Class on May 1, 2015.

A GRŌ-quet by Catherine Lowe with a LOVELY poco perfectly placed.

GRŌ Designs - 3500 Commerce St Dallas, TX 75226 - 214.370.9846 - info@grodesigns.com www.grodesigns.com

Moms love chocolate, flowers and your sweet words so we're giving them all to you on a silver platter this week. Happy Mother's Day/Week/Year! 

LoweCo. + Earth Day + Texas Trees Foundation

It's a simple equation.

EARTH DAY + BIRTHDAY = B-EARTH-DAY.

What's better than celebrating birthdays? Celebrating BIRTHDAYS with EARTH DAY! 

From Earth Day to my birthday (April 22 - 29th) we're going to donate 30% of sales to the Texas Trees Foundation! 

That's right my fine people, 30% of LoweCo. sales will go to planting trees in the Dallas/Fort Worth area!

These trees will beautify our urban parks, shade a school kid during their lunch break and not to mention give some birds a new home!

Not too shabby, right? 

Finally, you're able to buy LoweCo. cards on the LoweCo. website! Woohoo! We know you've been waiting a while (like three months, you excited ladies you) so we won't disappoint :)

If you haven't been able to see them in person at one of her launches or events, here are the classics:

Pocos: These little guys were the reason LoweCo. exists. Catherine Lowe (née Giudici) courted her now husband Sean with little cards with silly sayings to show she was into him. And she didn't just marry him for the puns or the company name, but it helped :) The pocos are 3x3" folded cards, blind embossed on heavy white card stock. They are elegant, cute and witty all in the tiny square package. Check out our shop for all the sayings we offer in this size.

Machos: These big guys are for the times when you want to write more and really show the recipient you love them. They are 5x5" flat cards and blind embossed on extremely heavy card stock (think wedding invitations), the machos are unique and SO fine. You'll have to draft your message ahead of time so you don't make a mistake on these luxe, high-quality cards. Actually, just hire a calligrapher because these puppies are NOICE.

Catherine Lowe with her LoweCo. card display at Milk & Honey Boutique for a Valentine's Day event.

If you have seen the cards, fell in love and want more, here's what's new:

New sayings for special occasions: Mother's Day and graduations are coming up so we wanted to create holiday cards for these special times. These are just as high-quality as the rest of the long-term cards so moms and grads will be just as supremely impressed. ISN'T SHE LOVELY and CONGRADS are available in both poco and macho sizes and come with the semi-translucent (glama) envelopes for perfect hand-delivering elegance. Mamas will be delighted, grads will hold on to it to remind them of the richer days.

Packs: Just like most things in life, three is better than one. That's why we created our packs. We have three packs: BIRTHDAY, GIRL TALK, THANKS that include three cards pertaining to the obvious occasion (BIRTHDAYS, BEING A GIRL, THANK YOUS) and in both sizes. For the poco packs of each of these styles, you get them for $12 instead of $15 if you ordered them individually and for the macho packs, they're only $21.

And who hasn't been in that gnarly situation when you needed a birthday or thank you card for an emergency and you had to run to some convenience store to get a subpar Hallmark only to just sign your name on it? We've all been there, but you can do better. Grab a pack and keep them somewhere convenient like your house, office or car. (They also come in a protective plastic liner so they'll stay nice.) You pretty much just found a $3 bill in your pocket because of our packs. Ya welcome.

Gift Sets: Now these are especial (with a chef's fingers to mouth air kiss). Each of our somewhat customizable gift sets come with 10 pocos cards and envelopes, 10 machos cards and envelopes and wait for it...an acrylic box to house them. This box is a custom square shape created to hold our cards and anything worth keeping safe. That means when you run out of the cards, you can place your nice keepsakes for display since it's acrylic. Or you can just get more cards to replace them :)

Now, what I mean by "somewhat customizable" is that you can pick which cards go in the sets. I would suggest THANKS, YOU because you always need a thank you card but it's up to you. You could be someone who is doling out YOUR TUSH IS THE ONLY ONE I WANNA SQUISH like they're free pamphlets on the street. Whatever floats your boat, I guess. We won't judge, because you obviously have good taste since you're on our site.

Happy shopping! Tag us on IG @lowe_co and on Twitter @loweco_ or with #loweco when you get them to show us how you use them! It'll be nice to see where our babies ended up :)

LoweCo. is heading to Swoozie's Atlanta to launch our cards in the coolest party shop! Catherine Lowe will be there, slanging pocos and machos like it's her job. Well, it is, but she'll be wearing a party hat like it's her job too and that's not her job. We just want to show you our cards in person and have you fall in love with them all over again!

There will be drinks and music and shopping and other sweet girls just like you! Get a gift to go with your LoweCo. Mother's Day card (you've never seen that one, but you will!) or just stock up on party essentials for your next shindig and some LoweCo. cards you can use as place cards! Catherine and the knowledgeable Swoozie's staff will be there to hand you a drink and hold your other hand to show you all the goodies--starting with our LoweCo. display!

RSVP to swoocrew@swoozies.com to be entered in raffle giveaways from Swoozie's! And believe me, they carry some priiii-tty cool things at their store :)

Celebrate LoweCo.'s Launch Party with us at Swoozie's: April 14th 5-7pm Swoozie's / 4285 Roswell Rd #10 / Atlanta, GA 30342 / See you there!

LoweCo. and The Divine Addiction have paired up to bring you a very special piece with 20% of the proceeds going to the charity of your choice. Elegant, blind embossed LoweCo. cards with the message "THANK YOU DARLING" on each of our two sizes (folded 3x3s and flat 5x5s) will be offered solely through this exclusive collaboration available at The Charity Market.

Our blind embossed Thank You Darling Large (macho) and Mini (poco) cards exclusive to The Charity Market by The Divine Addiction.

You can only get these sweet and stylish cards on The Charity Market site for a limited time. Not only are we offering these cards individually, but also in packs of five and...in gift sets! Yep, this is a new thang.

Our custom square acrylic boxes house ten of each size card and their corresponding glama (semi-translucent) envelopes. These luxury boxes are the perfect gift for a new homeowner who will need a chic way to adorn her desktop or a present for someone who has excelled at calligraphy and just loves to share the gratitude. Thank You cards should always be readily available and with this premier offer, you get much more than a simple thank you card. You get twenty chic LoweCo. cards and a box to display them in. Once they've used the cards, they can replace them with other LoweCo. cards OR the acrylic box is a graceful fixture to encase your most beautiful belongings. The box is special, the cards are special, heck this entire collaboration is special.

Now when you order these limited edition pieces, you can feel good about it. You don't have a choice about feeling good. It'll just happen. But you do have a choice when it comes to which charity you'll be supporting with your purchase. Pandora and The Divine Addiction have vetted many charities and partnered with American Humane Association, National CASA Association, Kind Campaign, Susan G. Komen LA and The Trevor Project for The Charity Market. So when you place a LoweCo. gift set, a card pack or an individual card in your cart and you're ready to check out, you will have a dropdown list of those five charities. No additional cost, 20% of your cart will already be designated for the charity of your choice. The feelgoods are already starting, aren't they? :)

The "Thank You Darling" cards, packs and gift sets will be available on The Charity Market for a limited time starting Monday 4/4. Charity, exclusive pieces, delivered straight to you. How 'bout them apples?

Big things are coming soon for LoweCo. and we want you to be good and ready...

CARDS THAT GIVE - ASAP

LoweCo. and The Divine Addiction have paired up to bring you a special piece with 20% of the proceeds going to the charity of your choice. We are not only excited about the philanthropic aspect of this endeavor, but we also can't wait to show you the darling new products! The "Thank You Darling" cards, packs and gift sets will be available on The Charity Market for a limited time. We'll be including more details about this exciting collaboration in an upcoming blog post. And if you're following us on IG (@lowe_co) or Twitter (@loweco_), we'll be posting a sneak peek of the cards this weekend. Oh and if you're not, come on.

CARDS SOLD ONLINE - SOON

We are soooo ready to reach the masses! And since 98.7% (made that percentage up) don't live in the areas we currently sell out of, we think you'll like this change. Soon, you'll be able to order our products right here at goloweco.com. Not only will it be the selection you've already seen on our posts, there'll be even more to look forward to getting your cute little paws on. So until then, work on your calligraphy and cultivate more relationships so you have a big ole field of people you can spoil with our LoweCo. cards! Don't think you'll miss when we launch, we'll make sure everyone knows the date :)

CARDS THAT HONOR YO MOMMA - LATER

Mother's Day is coming up and not only is our fearless leader Catherine Lowe a momma-to-be, but she also thinks that mothers need to be honored both on Mother's Day (duh) and on all of our birthdays. For Mother's Day, our cards will be available with a sweet gift attached to it. Or rather, the other way around. Chocolates, flowers and possibly more Mother's Day friendly ideas will come with a sweet card for yo momma. Also, we are planning to throw an event for moms and dads in Dallas so you can get ahead of the game. PS. You'll be able to get a Father's Day card too. Word to your motha.

Keep checking our blog, Twitter and IG for updates on these exciting things to come!

Clean, bold lines of steps in Santorini + Desigual models sharing a fun catwalk five + high-fiving hands during a workout + a Jonathan Burton playing card = LoweCo.'s "I Have A Five That's Waiting For You To High It" card

Our cards are inspired. Inspired by daily longings like stealing a kiss from a napping partner or a quick glimpse of how sunlight is hitting a building while out for some fresh air. Inspiration comes from anywhere, so keep your eyes open, your camera ready and a notepad to record why you want to keep the moment captive.

In a nutshell, stuff plus other stuff equals more stuff. And in this case, it equals our stuff.

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I HAVE A FIVE / THAT'S WAITING FOR / YOU TO HIGH IT

There's always a reason to celebrate someone, even if it's just with a killer high-five.

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 the beloved Bravo-lebrity Pandora Vanderpump-Sabo of The Divine Addiction and Vanderpump Wines & Spirits.

Pandora's favorite card:

BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN / WHEN THEY'RE WITH BRUNETTES

"This is one of my absolute favorite LoweCo. notes! Not only does this cheeky & cute card remind me of all the silly fun I have with my darling Catherine Lowe, but I love the fact that both a blonde or a brunette can give this card - either way it's sweet or sassy! I adore that it turns that competitive old saying on its head...no rivalry here ladies; build each other up & have even more fun together! :)"

- Pandora Vanderpump-Sabo

GIRL POWER. I couldn't have expressed my love for this card any better myself! Every blonde has a brunette and every brunette, a blond. No matter your hair color though, we all gotta lift each other up and have a great time! Girls, stock up on this card (and its counterpart) so you can decorate a bottle of LVP Sangria that you'll surprise your BFF with, hide in her purse before a fun night out, or just leave in her mailbox when she needs a reminder of how much she means to you. You can get this card in a folded 3x3 or a flat 5x5 at Swoozie's Dallas, Milk + Honey Boutique, Lion + Witch Boutique or The Factory Girl.

The beautiful, elegant, successful businesswoman, Pandora Vanderpump-Sabo

Pandora is the editor of The Divine Addiction, which focuses on redefining the word “luxury.” Instead of its traditional meaning of lavish indulgence and extravagant living (usually with a hefty price tag to boot) they want to explore what it means to achieve everyday luxury.

TDA wants to make luxury accessible wherever you are, no matter your budget, and no matter how much time you have. Quick, easy and affordable doesn’t mean it can’t be elegant, thoughtful and beautiful.

Pandora also recently launched thecharitymarket.com, an online boutique featuring unique and gorgeous jewelry and other items, all of which give back to your choice of charity! Sounds like LoweCo. and TDA have a lot in common: making luxury accessible with a heart to give back to the community. Which brings me to an exciting announcement...LoweCo. and TDA are going to launch a charitable collaboration in March! Are you as excited as us?!

Stay tuned for more details on here, our IG, Pandora's IG or TDA's. Heck, follow all four. You'll definitely want in on this.

Our Valenmine cards are perfect to hand to a loved one on this special day. Your mom, your best friend, your boyfriend or husband who also happens to be your best friend will just adore this beautiful card.

Our "VALENMINE" poco nestled in a bed of flowers by Dallas' GRO Floral and Event Design.

Valentine's Day to me is about spreading love, making love and also making fun of love. Every memorable gift I've ever received--whether it was a jar of lotion or a beautiful necklace--came with a card. Cards that are intentional for the relationship you have with a person make lasting impressions. Our Be Valenmine cards create the best canvas for crafting the perfect letter (or signature) to someone you love, like or tolerate on this holiday.

Ideas on where to place this unique showstopper on V-Day: At a bedside table when your mate wakes up, as place cards for your guests while hosting a rebellious anti-Valentine's day party, daintily on top of that expensive pair of earrings (or cufflinks) you so generously purchased, in a bouquet of flowers you bought your sweet mom or BFF, in your husband's coat pocket before your big evening out... if you chose another spot, comment below. 

Oh, and it's also one of my mom's favorite of my cards. So, yeah.