Eat Drink Chic

A cute collection of linocut prints by Hugo Guinness at John Derian. Love his doggy totes, spotted here.

The cutest little creatures from Lucky Boy Sunday.

"Charming" nature inspired jewellery collection by Tord Boontje for Artecnica.

Some sweet finds in the Spring/Summer 2010 House & Home catalogue at Toast. I especially love their bedlinen.

I only just discovered the Ramblings of Dottie Angel. It's a delight to scroll through the beautifully composed images of Tif Fussell's crafty creations, collection of vintage goodies and loveable dachshund Olive.

Which reminds me, I really want to get this book.

What could be cuter than this kids clothing from Makié? Well, quite possibly the styling in these adorable photos that co-ordinate the various pieces in their catalogue.They're like little works of art.

This is the cutest card I've ever seen.

By Blanca Gómez.

(via uppercase)

It's time again for a girly overload of florals, ruffles, pleats, lace and bows in Alannah Hill's new Autumn/Winter 2010 collection. Her campaigns are always so gorgeously styled too!

Apologies for the lack of posts in the last couple of days. Been flat on the couch recovering from illness with some help from old Will and Grace episodes! Feeling a lot better now :)

I've long been a fan of Ellie Snow's inspiring blog Mint and couldn't resist posting about her delightful calling cards available in her stationery shop Hello Tenfold. You can purchase a set of 50 that are customised to include your own details and come in different colours and patterns. I just think they're so creative!

Some cute finds at online Japanese shop Billet.

I think I'm in love.

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Papa Stour is a collection of products from Scottish artists and designers. Some gorgeous stuff.

TOP: Illustration by Natsumi Nishizumi.

BOTTOM: Cheese platter by Cinq.

Valentine's Day may be over but I'm sure you can find other excuses to use this gorgeous "Love Mail" stationery by Kikki K. Also worth checking out are their "Bon Voyage" and "Bundle" collections.

Check out the beautiful wedding and engagement portfolio of Melbourne based photographer Jonathan Ong. We've just booked him for our upcoming engagement party! Found via Polka Dot Bride.

Hen and Hammock have a stylish and environmentally-friendly selection of garden products including vintage and recycled items. In particular, I love their "Kids Corner".  The hand-carved "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" swing is so gorgeous! Love their style.

Isn't it cute? Love this turquoise circus tent ring from Old Gold Boutique. via michi girl

I first introduced you to my origami heart engagement party invitations in this article here. Well, after a working weekend of printing, cutting, folding, sewing, stuffing, addressing and stamping... phew... my fiancé and I have finally mailed out the little cuties!

Hand-stitching the edges of the translucent pocket was the most time-consuming part of the project. To ensure accuracy and quicken the hand-stitching process, we first measured and marked out (with needle pricks) the intended placement of the stitches.  To save time, we only did 5 stitches on each side.

The actual origami folding, thankfully, went a lot quicker than expected! However, the duration of the the final phase of the project- addressing and stuffing envelopes-  was sorely under-estimated. Having said that, we are both very proud of the effort that we put into creating unique, hand-crafted invitations for what will hopefully be a memorable event!

Special thanks to my hard-working fiancé, who whole-heartedly supported this crazy little project of mine. I am thankful that he shares in my desire to make this event as special as possible! Thanks also to our beautiful mothers for their contribution!

You can read more about these origami heart invitations here. Download the template to create a love note to someone special.

Love the labelled jars for homemade jam, marmalade, chutney, pickles and home-grown herbs from Burgon & Ball.

Sigh... I had all these plans to create a plethora of DIY Valentine's Day projects for Eat Drink Chic. However, plans for my impending engagement party have taken up so much of my time that I've had to put these ideas on hold.

A few days ago I created these little origami heart invitations for our engagement. They open up to reveal the invitation message inside and have an attached string so that guests can also use them as a keepsake decoration. They also sit snugly in little translucent paper pockets with sewn edges.

However, in a last ditch effort to get at least SOMETHING up for Valentine's Day (as last-minute as it may be), I've removed the invitation text and provided them for you to download to write a little love note to your Valentine. In fact, you could even use this to surprise your significant other at any time of the year with an unexpected love message.

Continue to read more about the project and to download your freebies!

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