Emily recently did the most amazing makeover on this vintage chest she purchased in Old Town Orange, from the greatest find! It's this man, Tony, who sells tons of vintage pieces for a steal right in the heart of Old Town. A lot of the furniture is donated to him and he gives some of the proceeds back to the community. He literally sets up "shop" in the alley. Emily found these adorable knobs at Anthropologie, and she painted the dresser using...READ MORE
January 25, 2010
Letterpress Valentines
Emily and I had a great time designing our new Valentines designs this year. Here is a peek into what we came up with. All of the cards are available for purchase on our etsy shop.
From the top, is our dutch inspired Be Mine. I adore this new bright fuschia color in contrast with the vibrant celadon. Next is our Valentines Day Wishes featuring a vintage decorative "V". Finally "I'll follow you anywhere" bicycle card.
The lucky in love card features...READ MORE
January 22, 2010
Photo Save the Dates
Being that it seems to be save the date season, I thought I would share this save the date we did recently.
For all you couples that want to incorporate your engagement photos in some way, why not show them off on your save the dates. This couple chose the Parker card, which is actually part of our holiday II collection, and transformed it into their save the date. There are quite a few designs in their that are save the date appropriate...why not...READ MORE
January 21, 2010
Hot off the Press : Marie Antoinette
This was a really fun job that ended up being a real exploration in papers and print methods. I worked with the brilliant Rebecca over at Duet Weddings, her bride chose the Marie Antoinette suite as her invitation. She was really wanting to use a dark paper and with her chosen color palette I suggested we use a beet paper and letterpress print on it. We used silver + black inks and the silver created a beautiful contrast against the dark beet colored...READ MORE
January 20, 2010
Big News…
I have some very big news to share with all of you today...I am expecting my first child!! I have been holding this in for some months now, and am delighted to share it with all of you! So lately as you may have guessed, it's been baby baby baby on my mind. This past weekend I put together my inspiration board for the nursery and below are the results:
Serena and Lily's Marlo collection was my starting point. I am absolutely in love with this linen,...READ MORE
