Starting today all of our Outerwear is 25% OFF!

We have light cute sweaters perfect for wearing over your fun Spring dresses.

Beautiful light jackets with great details.

We even have some wonderful Men’s jackets on sale.

You wont be disappointed with all our great outerwear, especially at

 25% off!

Update your look & keep warm with our light and super cute outerwear & save 25% off the original price!

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If your resolution has to do with losing weight, you may be holding off on buying any more clothes till you reach your goal. Very admirable, but also difficult. Sometimes a new little something stylish to wear gives you the extra boost to keep on trying. Do you know what always fits, no matter what your current weight? A hat! Hats, like shoes are one of those wonderful fashion staples that you can wear for years, regardless of your changing waistline. They also are handy for keeping your head warm!

Lucky for you, this Thrifty Thursday is all about hats! That’s right this Thursday January 19th all our awesome men’s & women’s hats will be 25% off!!

This is just a sampling of our large selection of stylish hats for men & women, you are sure to find one that fits you just right. This Thursday you can find that “just right” hat for 25% off! This is a one day sale, so don’t miss it!

See you this Thursday January 19th for this Hat-tastic Thrifty Thursday!

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Jacket $120.00

We have a great selection of hats for men this winter that are not only functional i.e. warm, but they are also cool as @*#$! They’re money!

$36.00

We have jackets and overcoats to fit or transform your personal style.

$100.00

This is our first year carrying this large a selection of men’s hats, and with such varying styles. We are excited to see the dudes dressing up for the season.

Black Hat $36.00

So be sure to stop in for our Thrifty Thursdays to check out what our special deals are and you may find that special gift for that special someone.

Stay warm and stay dry this winter! Oh and stay stylish, oh, you know you can’t help yourself!

$120.00

Presents of Mind is open everyday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Come in and check us out!

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This Thursday October 20th all of our skirts, blouses, and dresses will be on sale for 25% off.

Top $24.00, Skirt $40.00

$40.00

 We have so many new styles we can barely fit them onto our dress rack!

$48.00

You can not imagine the pain of working here. There are so many new clothing items our employees have a hard time not wanting to purchase everything. Some are even excited when something doesn’t fit! “Oh thank God, it doesn’t fit me! My rent will be paid!”

$42.00

$49.00

We had so many dresses that there was no way that we were able to get them all photographed, and every day we are receiving new shipments. Each one more adorable than the last.

$68.00

$64.00

We need you to help us out by making room for even  more styles.
For one day only these dresses will be available for 25% off the retail prices you see posted here on today’s blog.

$44.00

$52.00

 Since we’ve had such a wonderfully late fall in Portland this year, there is still time to wear some of the lighter dresses sans tights and boots (although that look is so cute it never grows old).

Yellow dress $48.00

Stop by the store as you are wandering up Hawthorne and see what you like. As we had mentioned there are many styles and designs that we were not able to capture on film. If something doesn’t grab your fancy in the blog photos we may still have something on the rounder that you just have to try on and take home.

$49.00

$49.00

Every Thursday we present a new selection of items on sale at 25% off for you our customers. It is our Thrifty Thursday offering you the chance to pick up that perfect gift for a special 25% off the retail price.

Whatever your personal style we have something that will fit you. We have accessories and purses to match; we probably have a journal that will match your new outfit.

$40.00

Party, date, work, or just out feeling good we know how nice it is to have a new outfit, or to switch up your personal style and try a new look. Whatever your motivation for dolling up with a new blouse, skirt or dress be sure to swing by Presents of Mind and see if we have that something special that screams out: you.

Come this Thursday October 20th and find that dress, blouse or skirt for 25% off the retail price!

$64.00

$39.00

We want to thank you for supporting us through the years so be sure to check back every Thursday to see what we have on sale.

$45.00

Thank you for making it possible for us to be here, and be a part of the Hawthorne community for 22 wonderful years!

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Shop on line at our website for 25% off any Sock it To Me Socks or come into our store and ask any staff member where our Sock It To Me socks are on the floor.

Sock It To Me socks are fun and funky. You are making a serious statement. Are you into the classy? How about Toulouse’s Le Chat Noir? Funky? How about some strips of any color. Fashion forward? Um, bicycles, for sure.

This is a Thrifty Thursday Special so it is only available for today Thursday September 15, 2011.

Decorate those calves and show off those sexy knees!

Presents of Mind is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday’s, but you can order up till midnight on our website and still receive the 25% off.

Be sure to check out our next Thrifty Thursday Special.

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From 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hawthorne will be hosting a party for thousands of Portlanders, and out-of-towners.

There will be two stages with music for grown-ups of all ages. There will be puppets and magic shows for the kids, not to mention, the Bagdad theatre is showing Labyrinth for free and so much more!

 Presents of Mind, along with all the many great stores on Hawthorne, will be out enjoying the sunshine and offering fantastic sale items at great prices just for you.

Like:

Tee shirts for men and women

Books and Stationery

cool bags, wallets, and more.

We also will have many of our awesome dresses on sale this Sunday too so you wont want to miss that!

 On 34th ave the showcase stage will be set up, and from 11:00 to 4:00 you can check out live music ranging from Blues, Rock, Latin groove, Zydeco, and more.

If you are you are looking for something different, you can stroll up to 41st Ave to the Acoustic stage to watch singer songwriters, gospel, and folk music performers play their heart and souls out.

35th Ave is the Kids Area where the kids can enjoy the Tears of Joy puppet shows, face painting, music, and bubbles galore.

So, in between your face painted, song filled, food consumption wanderings, stop by our sidewalk right in front of Presents of Mind between 35th and 36th Ave, and peruse our sales table, and clothing rack. We know you will find something special or quirky for yourself or a loved one.

If you arrive between 11:00 and 3:00, you can find items on sale for 40% off, and if you decide to hit us up between 3:00 and 6:00 you can find something for 70% off.

So come by, say, perhaps after watching David Bowie dance around in his grey tights while singing songs with puppet goblins, and get something just for you.

Presents of Mind will be open during our regular hours 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. so be sure to step inside and see what we have going on inside.

For more details on scheduled events check out the Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association’s website here: HBBA- Hawthorne Street Fair.

Sounds like a great time you said? It will be and we’ll see you there.

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Season K Design Onesie

Thank goodness babies are not reserved for one season because where’s the fun in that? In celebration of all babies all the time (we know some of you friends of friends with kids would like babies only some of the time, but this post is not for you. Unless of course you are buying a wonderful gift for that part-time baby in your life.) we are putting all baby clothes online and in the store on sale for 25% off.

RuffleButts' pink bathing suit is too cute!

This is a Thrifty Thursday special so the offer is only good for Thursday the 4th of August.

RuffleButts polka dot in red!

We’ve got so many cute baby clothes in right now you’ll probably weep with indecision. Don’t worry we have tissues, and we can help you pick something out. Unless of course you know exactly what you want. That baby jumper you’ve been eyeing for a week is finally on sale for 25% off and you’re gonna go and grab it! Good for you!

Little Lark makes this sweet gnome tee.

All baby clothes on our website are on sale for 25% off so be sure to look through our selection. If you live in Portland and can make it in you’ll find our baby section full of new and adorable clothing.

Organic onesie by Local designer Little lark

Presents of Mind will be closing early this Thursday so be sure to make it in before 6:30. (We are closing for our annual employee summer BBQ. Yeah!)

A Crow tee for your toddler by Nikki McClure

You can purchase your baby clothes online for 25% off into the wee dark of night!

Was your baby made in Portland?

Happy BABY shopping!

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Seasons K. Designs started as an effort by Presents of Mind owner Seasons Koll (in other words me) to create what was missing from the local Portland market place. While we have carried locally designed shirts for a long time, it was hard to find shirts that really showed Portland pride. Local companies like Little Lark gave us some of our Portland loves as tees and onesies with images of  bikes, trees, birds etc… Our local product seeking Portland customers and visitors were all hoping to find more Portland in their Tees and Onesies. So, the “Made in Portland” onesie was born. With log letter script it says Portland in text and spirit. It’s still the top seller.

Due to the success of the Made in Portland onesie, a made in Oregon onesie was added & new styles of Portland Tee’s were created for Men, Women & babies, and so it grew…

Having a high volume store with a highly discerning clientele in a super cool city is a great way to find out what the public is craving. So many times it takes companies far longer to catch on to what customers are looking for in the stores.  Art nouveau, Contemporary Gothic, and Nautical are all under represented themes in the marketplace. I knew I would want to buy them anyway, I hoped customers would agree. So, I started designing a few art tees with themes such as Ravens, Octopus and Art nouveau images.

Of course I knew our Presents of Mind customers still loved Deer and Birds as much as I did so I designed some sweet pieces for women and babies.

The latest development is the use of my own photography in my art tees. Photography has been a passion of mine but I wasn’t sure how I wanted to use my images. I have loved taking photos for this blog and the Presents of Mind Facebook page. I really wanted to use them in another art form. I started looking at the photos as possible shirt designs, and it made perfect sense. This has been the most fun to work with. Photoshop is a temperamental mistress, but worth the effort.

My most recent development has been skirts, and I couldn’t be more excited. These jersey Pencil Skirts are super comfortable & look HOT! They are my new favorite piece in my own wardrobe & a perfect alternative to skinny jeans. The skirts come in some of my best selling art nouveau & photography themed graphics & are already a best seller. They have a very “body friendly” 4″ spandex waistban & hit right at the knee. They can even be worn as a tube top!

What started out as fulfilling customers requests in my store has turned into a very extensive T-Shirt line and a previously undiscovered passion for clothing design has been born out of it. I have already started sketching dress and blouse designs that will be cut and sewn with screenprint graphics. I am designing them to be flattering to a wide range of women’s bodies. Originally the Seasons K. Designs line had been exclusive to Presents of Mind. The line is now available at other stores here in Portland, a few stores scattered around the US & even a store in Canada!  You can also order tees on the Presents of Mind website, or on my Etsy page.

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Sundays too my father got up early
and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold,
then with cracked hands that ached
from labor in the weekday weather made
banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him.

Robert Hayden (click the link to read the rest of the Poem)

In May of 1909, Sonora Smart Dodd, sat in a church in Spokane, Washington listening to a mother’s day sermon (mother’s day was originally meant to be a day of worship). It was at this moment that Sonora thought of her father, William Jackson Smart. Sonora’s father was a Civil War veteran who raised Sonora and her five siblings after her mother had died in child birth. Sonora, felt that her father had loved her and raised her as any parent could with selfless love, courage and tenderness, and therefore deserved a day of honor, the same as a mother. Following the footsteps of Anna Marie Jarivs (founder of mother’s day) Sonora set about creating a day of honer for fathers. Choosing the month and day of her father’s birth, the city of Spokane recognized June 19th, 1910 as the first father’s day. By 1926 there was a National Father’s Day Committee and in 1966, Lyndon B. Johnson declared it a national holiday then in 1972, Nixon signed into law a permanent Father’s day to be celebrated on the third Sunday of June. There you have it in a short paragraph: the history of Father’s day.

We’ve been thinking about dads a lot here at Presents of Mind, since the holiday is rapidly approaching, thinking about how funny it is that so much preparation goes into finding mom’s gift, but dad will most likely get a card, socks or if he is into sports he’ll get some sport thing. We started asking each other about well known dads, dad’s that make a cultural impact, fathers who have stuck in our memories as the image of the word “father.” Granted these are fictional fathers, except for two, and there are so many more real life and fictional fathers to choose to write about but these are the eight we’ve decided to highlight as part of our Father’s Day celebration.

John Walsh-

John Walsh became famous the way no father would ever want to become famous. The tragic abduction and murder of his young son Adam, turned John Walsh into a living media personality, but not for entertainment’s sake. John Walsh was a normal everyday man, a partner in a hotel management company, a husband, and a father, but after the murder of his young son he became one of the most well known, and loudest activists for missing children and victim’s rights.

Craig Ferguson-

Nighttime comedian and talk show host shared his revelations on life as a father and as a son in his essay In Dad’s Chair. The moment that Craig brought his young son to meet his dying father, Craig was hit with his father’s truths and ideas of what it means to be a father. He was face to face with life at its end and life at its beginning. It is a poignant and well written essay, a beautiful look at a generation of males as one member passes from this life and another just begins to grow, and how to live in the middle.

Charles Ingalls-

Not everyone had the chance to see or grow up with Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie, but for those who did Mr. Ingalls (and some saw Landon as a Mr. Ingalls) couldn’t have been a better dad. He was always there for his kids, had the best advice for living and he lived on the prairie, not easy to do. There is a high chance that you read The Little House on the Prairie books and fell in love with the family and with Pa, what you may or may not know is that Pa Ingalls is based on a real life Pa. Some may or may not know that Michael Landon was a pa on and off screen. He was an advocate for family values and a father of both biological and adopted children (he adopted his first wife’s children). He felt that television should be positive, and a medium for promoting family life and paternal values. He was also an advocate of rights for the disabled.

The Man

The Road, if you’ve read it you know it is bleak, if you’ve watched it, you know it is bleak. Whether you are familiar or not with the story one thing is undeniable, and the one thing to know about this book, is that it is a story about a father and his young son. You can add all the other symbolism and allegories later. The Man loves his son to no end, and will stop at nothing to protect him. It is a story of survival but it is also a story of great love and a grasp at the final string of humanity. You will fall in love with the boy and the father who promises to take care of him. It is a gripping view into the love of a father for his son at the end of the world.

LIfe is Beautiful

Say what you will about the film you liked it or you didn’t but there is no denying that Guido goes through all lengths to save his son’s life. Captured by the Nazis, Guido convinces his son that it is all a game and protects him through his game, risking his own life. In the face of one of the darkest moments in our time Guido teaches his son that life is still beautiful.

Anne of Green Gables

He wasn’t her biological dad, Anne was an orphan, but she was he loved her like his own flesh and blood. Who did not adore Matthew Cuthbert. Remember when he bought her the puff sleeves dress for the dance?! There couldn’t have been a better father to Anne or to any person real or fictional. Cuthbert showed that a father does not have to be biological in order to be a great and loving father.

Mr. Huxstable

How many of us wondered if Bill Cosby’s character was not a real life rendition of who he really was as a father. Who wouldn’t want a dad like Mr. Huxstable, you would have a constant stomach ache from laughing twenty four seven. Of course judging by Theo, we bet Cliff as your dad could be a little embarrassing when you are trying to be a cool teenager, “Daaaaaaad!” When you think of Bill Cosby don’t you think of getting chocolate cake for breakfast? That’s what we are talkin’ about!

Atticus Finch-

To Kill a Mockingbird may have created one of the greatest fictional and literary fathers. A single father raising two children; a man couragous enough to stand up against bigotry and injustice; a father who chooses to teach his children not settle for only tolerance but to recognize that people should be judge by who they are and what they do in life, not by the color of their skin. Not to mention he has awesome quotes like this: “When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness sake. But don’t make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion faster than adults, and evasion simply muddles ‘em.”

We know you have a favorite dad and he may be your own, but we hope you enjoyed these real life and fictional fathers as much as we do. Oh and if you want to get your dad some socks- we have the coolest socks, socks so cool Atticus would want a pair, and you know Mr. Huxtable already has a pair.

I can remember my father bringing home spruce gum.
He worked in the woods and filled his pockets
with golden chunks of pitch...

and how many other children had fathers
that placed on their innocent, anxious tongue
the blood of tree?

Suzanne Rancourt (click link to read the full poem)

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Living in a bike friendly city we know the merits of riding your bike versus driving, but today’s focus is not so much on the environmental and health benefits, those are a given, today’s focus is on the pure joy of riding a bike.

Think back to the days when you were a kid, when the rain wouldn’t stop falling for what seemed like years, and there you were at the window watching the multiple streaks of droplets stain the pane in a flood of water, as Scooby-Doo played on the television (that no longer held your interest), and all you wanted in the world was to go outside and play.

Feeling a bit like that now? Your kids are probably feeling a bit like that now (well, some of them).

Then there was that first burst of sunshine. Raindrops still hung on the pointed tips of green leaves that glowed in the sunlight as you rushed out the door into that warm fresh air and jumped onto your bike of freedom.

That first pump of the pedal and you were flying, you were free, and it was fun.

Before you were old enough to drive your freedom was the bike; your joy and your adventure was your bike ever faithful and waiting for you to come out and play.

Remember the feel of the wind against your face as you soared down that great hill? What were you going, like a hundred thousand miles a minute?

This Thrifty Thursday we are celebrating the joy of riding your bike and the pure happiness that you get when you are out riding in those first days of summer.

Come into Presents of Mind Thursday June 3rd and pick up any item with a bike on it, and you can purchase it for 25% off the retail price.

You can also peruse our website to find a bike friendly gift. This includes any item with a bike like Zipper hoodies

and Gama-go t-shirts which are also great gift ideas for father’s day.

Little Lark Ride for toddlers and adults

And jewelry.

We have a lot (we may have more bikes on things than birds).

Presents of Mind is open from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

You can order your Thrifty Thursday gift online on our website up till midnight of June 3rd.

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