Announcement :: :: Hello everyone! 🌸 I've realized that I need to take a break from making while I help my husband face heart surgery and recovery, and I focus more deeply on home and garden. It's been many years since I've had a season to rest, creatively, refresh and restore. I'll be in touch if you are a Daybook-woman, to make anything you might need before I return in the early Autumn.🗓May 12th will be my one open shop day (for papery things!)🦋 In the meantime, I hope you will exploring my digital offerings, including the brand new planner and notebook! xo Lesley :: ::
Announcement
:: :: Hello everyone! 🌸 I've realized that I need to take a break from making while I help my husband face heart surgery and recovery, and I focus more deeply on home and garden. It's been many years since I've had a season to rest, creatively, refresh and restore. I'll be in touch if you are a Daybook-woman, to make anything you might need before I return in the early Autumn.🗓May 12th will be my one open shop day (for papery things!)🦋 In the meantime, I hope you will exploring my digital offerings, including the brand new planner and notebook! xo Lesley :: ::
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nebraskagirl on May 5, 2022
5 out of 5 starsExcited for new digital content from my favorite maker. Well written, clear instructions for easy use. Beautiful calendar!
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nebraskagirl on May 5, 2022
5 out of 5 starsSomething new but so lovely! Clear instructions for ease of use. A digital delight !
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Jennifer on Mar 23, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI love everything about the Wild Simplicity Daybook, however my most favorite is that I can use my fountain pen ✒️ No matter what ink or color, it absolutely never bleeds thru. Fabulous daybook, with paper is fabulous❣️
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michelle on Feb 26, 2022
5 out of 5 starsAs always, I'm delighted with my order. Lesley's care - from designing to creating, all the way through packaging for shipment - shines through. I couldn't be happier.
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Leslie on Feb 22, 2022
5 out of 5 starsThis is a beautiful journal. The paper (recycled) and art work are simply lovely.
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Laurie on Feb 19, 2022
5 out of 5 starsAnother beautiful notebook from one of my favourite sellers! Always delightful and beautifully packaged. Thank you.💕
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Laurie on Feb 19, 2022
5 out of 5 starsAnother beautiful Spring planner! Always delightful and beautifully packaged. Thank you.💕
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About smallmeadow
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I keep the earth in mind when choosing my papers and ingredients, sourcing the most recycled, tree-free & handmade... -
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A few glimpses of my sunny studio which used to be half of our garage... -
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Paper has always been my medium, since I was a little girl making library card pockets for my Dr. Seuss books...
I create beautiful and useful paper goods for your every-days….
More than seventeen years ago, I designed and created a line of stationery and paper goods called Small Meadow Press. It was born out of my desire to fashion earth-friendly stationery to truly support a woman's daily life….calendars, letter paper, greeting cards, notebooks.
I had to stop in 2009 to care for my dear mom who had Alzheimer's. It has been almost eight years since she died (peacefully, at home!) and I had been pouring most of my creativity into my online offerings. But a few years ago had the desire to be making again. And 2015, I focused on my long-dreamed of planner-The Wild Simplicity Daybook. It has been warmly received, has become the first planner I've used that I didn't toss aside after a short while and will be ever-evolving...
I have a real passion to create beautiful things that serve a woman's life...and at as little cost to the earth as possible. All my papers and ingredients are as recycled as possible, or tree-free, or vintage.
I am in what I call my Rosehip years, done with my mothering and caregiving for the moment and exploring how best to live my life. Some of what I offer here are the tools I've created to live life more simply….some are just for beauty…and some are to help us stay connected and loving and tending our lives as well as we may.
I truly appreciate your interest and hope that you enjoy exploring my pages here….
Shop members
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Lesley Austin
Owner, Creator
I create peaceful, soulful places to support and inspire your everyday life…and now I am also getting back to creating handmade lovelies out of paper and vintage and natural elements. I love to create things that bring a little peace, beauty & order.
Shop policies
It is important to me to make everything to do with my business tread as lightly upon the earth as possible, so I aim for simplicity and thoughtfulness at each step along the way, from the designing to packaging to shipping.
The artwork in my creations may be a combination of vintage images (mostly from my beloved antique book collection), my handmade stamps, antique paper ephemera and occasionally my photography.
Accepted payment methods
Returns and exchanges
I don't accept returns, exchanges, or cancellations
Returns and exchange details
With my Small Meadow Etsy shop, I strive for the same level of satisfaction with the orders I fill and send out. If you are ever unhappy with your order, in any way, please get in touch and I will do my best to remedy the situation, to both our satisfactions.
:: RETURNS ::
I used to have it my policies that I accepted returns, but having just experienced my first (a customer ordered the wrong insert) I will have to decline them in the future. It is challenging to package fragile paper goods for safe transit and, understandably, you may not be able to send it back to me well-protected.
Buyer is responsible for:
✦ providing a correct mailing address on Etsy.
✦ providing the correct spelling of names and messages when ordering.
Payment
Please don't hesitate to contact me should you need help along the way.I will do my best to solve any problems, answer questions or unravel ordering mysteries.
Shipping
POSTAGE
I ship via the U.S. Postal Service.
This will be my first go-round with Etsy's new shipping calculator and have high hopes that it will be accurate and helpful, tho' I am not sure how it will handle a combination of items. If the difference between the actual shipping costs and what you paid is more than $2.00, I will gladly refund the difference.
Using recycled and tree-free packaging is very important to me. I use 95% post-consumer boxes to ship, occasionally re-using a box that came to me, recycled tissue paper and labels. And I try to make your package as pretty as I can, when possible, with added embellishments...but it is always put together with gratitude...
All items ship to the buyer's address, as it appears on Etsy.
You will receive a notification message once your item has shipped with tracking number, when applicable.
Additional policies and FAQs
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