Remember those cutie little fabric flowers I gave you a peak at a while back?  Well they’ll be for sale (in the form of necklaces and hair accessories) this weekend at Athens’ 5th Annual Holiday Craftsravaganzaa!  I’ll also be selling all sorts of holiday paper goods including Christmas cards, gift tags and thank you notes.  Be sure to stop by the corner of Pulaski & Clayton if your in the area on Saturday and Sunday check out my inventory and keep my company!

… WHAT!?!  My Christmas list just got turned upside down.

But how can I create custom plates to print my own designs?  Anyone have any ideas?  Maybe I should just ask for one of these.  Any investors interested? :)

I always love seeing the behind-the-scenes details of what goes into great design.  Check out this Art Backwash post here and find out how this beautiful coffee label came about.  A glimpse into how I spend my days :) .

I have been waiting for so long (ok, 2 weeks…) to see the final product of Olivia & Andrew’s invitation suites, and let me tell you, they were worth the wait!  We had them letterpressed on super thick luxurious paper with the text in Olivia’s midnight blue color and the design pressed into the card with an inkless impression.  The results were outstanding.  Although I can only give you a glimpse of them today, I promise to post more detailed shots after the wedding in December!

olivia001

olivia002

olivia003

Thanks to The Mandate Press for your beautiful work.

Last week was crazy and this week isn’t looking any lighter, but I wanted to give you a little nugget of another project… I won’t disclose what these lovelies are for, but I will tell you my beautiful and talented friend Kate and I have purchased a booth at the Athens Craftstravaganzaa next month… and you might see these there.  More details of the event to come, plus a sneak peak of Olivia’s wedding invitations later this week!

IMG_0368

First completed Christmas card order shipped out today!  Here’s a sneak peak of the Pearces’ cards… full detailed shots to come after they hit mailboxes in December.

pearce001

It’s now November… have you ordered your cards yet?

 

Well the title of this blog says that I will be sharing “experiments” so I thought I would share a project I just completed that was a first for me…  This past weekend Ben’s sister and her husband had the joy of welcoming their first baby into their home.  Creed Samuel Scoggin is about as precious as they get.  Since Ben’s family has spent a good amount of time living in Kenya I wanted to incorporate elements of Africa into a gift for the first grandchild.  I brainstormed a bit and decided to make a mobile with giraffes (Hannah’s favorite), elephants and lions.

Of course I have never attempted a mobile before and had no idea what I was doing when I started out, but here was my simple approach… I used spray adhesive to bond several heavy sheets of paper together giving me a stiff board that was still easy to cut with scissors.  I then used the spray adhesive to adhere fabric to each side of the board.  I pinned printouts of the animal silhouettes I drew on the computer to one side and cut accordingly.  You can download the templates I created here: african_animals.

Once I had all of the animals cut out I hung an embroidery ring (inside ring only) from a door frame using natural jute to add to the rustic African feel.  I then used the same jute to hang each animal at varying heights.  For more interest and contrast I added the blue tulle “poofs” that I learned how to make from this tutorial.  I cut some trees out of cardboard, added green tulle, and hot-glued them to the inside of the ring.  To finish it off I glued an exotic animal print ribbon to the outside of the embroidery ring. Viola!

africanmobile_007

africanmobile_006

africanmobile_003

africanmobile_002

africanmobile_005

africanmobile_004

africanmobile_008

If you’re interested in your own custom mobile (with any theme) just shoot me an email!

4025636801_0514a254aa_o

Campbell Raw Press 2010 letterpress calendar in handbound accordion-fold book via decor8

I created this Fall inspiration board for Nectar & Company based on Zan’s wedding and some of their floral work.  Makes me wish it didn’t feel so much like Winter outside!

inspboard_FallReds

PHOTO CREDITS clockwise from top left…

  1. Shooting Gallery Photography
  2. invites by Delphine Press
  3. favors & large pumpkin floral arrangement from the Tanner wedding by Nectar
  4. jam favors by Miss Pickles Press
  5. Damon & Amber’s rings by Our Labor Of Love
  6. sweet handmade bird from Steve & Rebecca’s wedding
  7. red & orange sodas by Clover Bee
  8. another wedding installation by Nectar at a Plantation Wedding
  9. beautiful yellow field by Jesse Leake
  10. more of Nectar’s florals, centerpieces from the same Planation Wedding
  11. lanterns & tablescapes at Mark & Allison’s wedding via here
  12. ceremony books by Miss Pickles Press
  13. feather hairpiece by ban.do black label
  14. table detail by Union Photography via Once Wed
  15. J.Crew Rosette Dress
  16. engagement session by Braedon Photography

I am currently helping my sweet friend Olivia plan her big day in December and we have been working the past few weeks on her invitations (sneak peak to come!).  Olivia has chosen the eco-friendly and budget-friendly option of having her guests RSVP online, which has led me to do some research and evaluate the choices out there.  It used to be that brides wanting to use simple template-based services were very limited, but it seems like wedding websites have come a long way in the last few years and there are now some pretty nice-looking options and innumerable features available for brides seeking DIY sites.  These are some of the most appealing services I’ve found…

wedding_jojo

1) WEDDING JOJO

simple & attractive themes, easy to use, free for limited features & $14.99/month for full options, free planning kit with purchase

wedsite

2)  WEDSITE

100% Flash sites, unique format with several design options, $39 for 6 months & $19 for personal domain name ($49 for 1 year)

wedshare

3) WEDSHARE

highly acclaimed, several decent designs, countless features, Flash intros, $14.99/month or $79 for 6 months

nearlywed

4) NEARLYWED

dozens of very fun, modern & hip designs, attractive professional-looking themes, user-friendly, $49 for 2 years

All of these sites have free trial periods and demo sites you can click around… check them out if you’re in the market!

Next Page »

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.