LITTLE RED CHAIRS

Love...

And adore...


*limited edition print by cartlolese letterpress (sold out) and image via decorpad

Wedding Wednesday {Signed, Sealed, Delivered}

Did I tell you guys the story of our wedding invitations? (I promise, promise, promise the big reveal of all the wedding picture details is coming very soon!)

Well, I got very ambitious with our invites - I'm a self-confessed paper addict and just couldn't resist the temptation to go all out, with letterpress,  with envelopes within envelopes, with custom stamps, individualized labels and envelop liners. Handmade envelope liners. Done with my hands. For hours. And hours. And hours.



No, those are not my results (oh how I wish they were!). Let me tell ya, my results...may not have been worth all the work! If only I'd known about Mr. Boddington's Studio and the stunning options envelope options they provide! That's where those stunners are from.

And don't even get me started on Mr. Boddington Studio's invitation suites. I've died and gone to graphic design heaven.




spotted via snippet & ink

Are you drooling all over your keyboard yet?

I'm desperate to design another invitation suite. I just need a proper event. A Sunday brunch warrants it, right?! How about happy hour with the girls? Too much? Come on people, when did Evite take over the world?!

Wedding Wednesday {The Perfect Pairings}

This week we're working with our brilliant designers at Brown Sugar Studios to finalize our invitation suite so I have letterpress on the brain. There's nothing more impressive than an amazingly coordinated invite set.

These are a few of my current favorites.

Do I spy bakers twine??

I've never seen country look so classy!

You should know the pears and blossoms were hand drawn by the bride! Swoon. I'm dying to share our invites with you, but we'll all just have to wait until they hit the mail. It'll be here before you know it, trust me. 

PS. Brides - there is a great letterpress giveaway at 100 Layer Cake this week. Don't miss your chance to enter!

invites by alee and press & parrott design studio via 100 layer cake & green wedding shoes

Tag It and Bag It

I love the little details in life. A well-placed stack of magazines, a throw tossed over a chair just so, or the perfect ribbon to top off a well-wrapped package make all the difference in the world.

I think the holidays must be on my mind because great gift tags are catching my eye today.

Like these sweet little numbers from Faded Plains would be great to mark a birthday or anniversary.

I would love to tie these gorgeous zinc cards from Un Esprit en Plus on a fall buffet as food labels. 

Adding a personal note never looked so good than with custom card from Duet Letterpress that attach with a mini-clothespin!

But of course a picture is worth a thousand words as these tags by Sara Norris illustrate so beautifully. 

spotted on simple song and simply grove

Hope you're able to enjoy some fun details today!

Wedding Wednesday {Invitations}

There are many, many details that a bride can obsess about. That's why I'm trying to limit myself to just a few key elements that I really love and care about. One of those is definitely invitations.

I've loved pretty paper forever. Nothing beats a meaningful, old-fashioned handwritten note or handcrafted card. That is why I really wanted to take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity and get some gorgeous invites - preferably letterpress. 

Any of these would fit the bill.

work by studio on fire, mika78, wiley valentine, twins raven press and vahalla studios

via 100 layer cake and greenwedding shoes

There are crazy talented graphic designers and print studios everywhere. But here is my question. Is there such a thing as letterpress that doesn't break the bank? Maybe I'm incredibly naive, but as I've begun my search the beauty of letterpress appears to be out of my reach. Especially since we're looking to do a very, very small run.

Brides, designers, brilliant people, what say you? Do you know how you can achieve your letterpress dream without blowing your entire wedding budget?!

New Type

I love typography, and these cards from Orange Beautiful are...





No... seriously. Check out the rest of their Type Line on Etsy.