Entries Tagged as 'Stationery'
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.
Papa Stour is a collection of products from Scottish artists and designers. Some gorgeous stuff.
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.
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.
Adorable lovebird cards... perfect for your valentine. Designed by Lee May Foster of Bonbi Forest.
Mail-themed holiday gift tags designed by moi and perfect for little white packages tied up with red and white twine. Continue to download your free printable tag!
Congratulations to both Heather and Victoria for winning the Cat Seto Eco Hostess Kit Giveaway !! They were both randomly selected from the comments today.
Heather commented "All of the Ladies Who Lunch sets are beautiful and I would love to give the Bloom Box Notecard set/Vera to a great hostess"
Victoria commented: "the holiday notecard set with vintage snowflakes is my favorite. what better way to share gratitude and holiday wishes than with BEAUTIFUL xmas notecards."
I will be in touch with you both shortly.
Thanks to all who entered. And a huge thanks to Cat Seto for the gorgeous and generous gifts! Don't forget there are plenty more of her beautiful products available in her etsy store.
Also appearing in my Borders window display is this jumbo-sized gift tag which utilises the same motif as my Holiday Treat Bag. Continue for your free download!
We have another giveaway! This time, two lucky readers will win an Eco Hostess Kit from Cat Seto. Cat designs beautiful stationery including a custom wedding line and each of her pieces are first hand illustrated or watercoloured. You may have seen her products before in Kate's Paperie or Bloomingdales. Cat has been kind enough to offer Eat Drink Chic readers the chance to win this cute pack filled with her eco-chic designs to add some style to your parties and events. Perfect for the holidays! Continue for more information.
Lots of cuteness in the newly opened Moomah shop. Just in time for the holidays!
Gorgeous vintage cookie-cutter inspired holiday ornaments by Art School Girl. Printed on super thick printer-remnant coaster stock. Available at Little Paper Planes.
I popped into Chapel St Bazaar today and found this gorgeous vintage Christmas card from 1946!
I love the colour scheme and the adorable snowman in a tophat!
If you can find some good ones, vintage cards can be re-used to decorate your home or even gift packaging for the upcoming holidays.
Gorgeous rubber stamp set of two of NYC's classic icons by Yellow Owl Workshop. Available at Kate's Paperie.
Top Left: House bread board from Collected by Tas-ka
Top Right: Love tree ornament from Heals
Mid Left: 'Nestling' Pencil and Ink Illustration by Jacqueline Schmidt from Screech Owl Design
Mid Right: Little sack of mini clothspin clips from Oliva Manna via Oh So Beautiful Paper
Bottom Left: Handmade bone china flowers used in Teardrop pendant light by Bodo Sperlein
Bottom Right: Free pattern download from Lovely Design
And finally, a world globe to colour in from Geo-Grafia.
Have a great weekend!
I'm a huge fan of practically everything made by O-Check Design Graphics. In particular, I adore their inventive greeting card concept "Spring Bird".
It doubles as a gorgeous decoration. Perfect for christmas! Make sure to check out their other innovative christmas stationery while you're there.
I think this is a brilliant concept- 20 notecards made from polaroids. Such a novel way to decorate your gifts! Curated by Jenifer Altman. Available here
For more Polaroid goodness also check out Jenifer's 2010 Polaroid Calendar.
This cutie-pie set of christmas themed stamps from Aspen & Brown would make great embellishments for cards, tags and giftwrap this Christmas.
These chocolate filled Peppermint Meringues would make an attractive and delectable addition to your Christmas table. Get the recipe from Martha.
Also check out her Heavenly Holiday Desserts. I find her Hazelnut Praline Torte to be particularly striking.
Who doesn't love the current stream of talented French female illustrators with their bright, colourful and cheery creations? This is a little round-up of some of my recent inspirations in this genre. Continue for more pics and details...
Recently a couple of good friends of ours had a little baby girl. To welcome little baby Violet into the world we got her a bright red teddy bear- a simple and classic gift but with a modern twist. Instead of adorning the gift with the usual congratulatory card to the parents, I thought it would be an unique idea to write a letter to Violet that she and her parents could keep, for years to come, as a memento of her birth.
So we wrote a little letter to the newborn, slipped it into a mini envelope that I had customised from a previous project, then tied it up to the teddy with string.
Continue for more details and pics!
