Buzz: Kiss the Groom

How exciting!  One of my favorite products is featured on one of my favorite photographer's blogs...Elizabeth Messina's Kiss the Groom.  I love seeing my work in print and in context!  This post made my day!  And if you don't know Elizabeth's work, you should...amazing, inspiring, romantic, touching...I could go on and on...and to top it off, she is a reeeeally nice person!

Also check out her section called "Kiss and Tell" where people share their kissing stories.  Keep a lookout for mine!

Thanks, Elizabeth, for giving me goosebumps every time I look at your work!

xoxo

MP finds : Cool Vintage

I stumbled across Three Potato Four at my local Brooklyn Flea in Dumbo last spring and then again just tonight online.  I guess I never made it to their site until now and definitely did not realize the wonderfully inspiring array of salvaged items that they have.  Sooo much mouth watering vintage stuff! Fun just to browse through and look for an excuse to buy.  In most cases, one-of-a-kind or limited availability items.  I particularly love all the different types of containers and letters/numbers.  

Where were these guys 9 years ago?  

For our wedding, my husband and I decided to forego the standard floral centerpiece and instead did a candlescape, if you will, of a dozen or more column candles, each enclosed in a variety of flea market find glassware. We scoured every flea market and garage sale searching for this enormous collection...from mason jars to crystal, every shape and size. There was only a simple scattering of petals and again flea market find vintage house numbers as our table numbers. Half the joy was searching high and low for it all and really feeling that every detail was thought out and unlike any wedding we'd been to to date.  I can't believe I still have the numbers.

photos: threepotatoefour, scott clark photography, modern press

Buzz: 100 Layer Cake

Last week, I had a wonderfully inspiring studio visit with Jillian Clark of 100 Layer Cake.  

Naturally,  I showed her all of my many invitations, programs, accessories, etc...fun of course... but I think the best part came when we really started talking about the joy of making things out of nothing and the inspiration we can find in a single piece of paper, much less what a stack of gorgeous scrap can do for us both!!  I suddenly noticed us both talking fast and furiously!  So funny...kindred spirits..I knew right then that I found a new friend!

Today, my studio was profiled on 100 Layer Cake...check it out!

Thank you, Jillian, for showing the world that being a pack-rat can be a good thing and showcasing all the little pieces of my world that make me me.

xo

ps... photo courtesy of 100 Layer Cake and Jillian's amazing hubby photographer Scott Clark 

Recent Work . Water-filled Invitation

Ellen Futterman, one of my favorite retail clients over at Proper Notice, recently called me and said "I've got a first birthday, nautical theme... what have you got?"  For years now I've owned this amazing bag sealing contraption that I purchased for these very cool real sand and shell save the dates I used to do.  I always knew I wanted to try a water filled one but have patiently been waiting for an excuse to actually create it!  This was my chance.  These fun invitations were designed, produced and mailed in 5 business days.  I'm still amazed that i did it!

Recent Work . Blue Hill Bride

One of my favorite restaurants of all time is Blue Hill at Stone Barn.  My first time there was on a way-too-infrequent date night with my husband.  Wow!  Every bite was so delicious and so so thoughtful...from preparation to presentation.  And it's spectacular property and architecture was simply breathtaking.  I'm a sucker for rolling hills and farmland so this place really hit home for me.  Heavenly...

So when I met my client and found out she was getting married there, needless to say, I was very excited!  Here are some images of the completed project. 

**SUMMER SALE**

I've decided to have my first Summer Sale!  I posted a bunch of things tonight and will continue to add more.  All accessory orders are 15% off and all custom invitation orders are 10% off!  The sale will run until July 4th.  

**OVERSTOCK SALE**

My studio lease is finally up after 5 years and I will sadly be leaving my wonderful, big studio.  I'll miss my Manhattan Bridge views and the beautiful sunshine that pours in in the afternoon. However, I will not miss the high new rent and am thankful for the forced housecleaning.  I am a packrat by nature and just like a purse, can fill to whatever size I am given.  It will feel good to let some things go.  

My very cool $30 display design using fishing wire and weights, hung from conduit and secured with paper clips.  

 

Thus my overstock sale has begun.  

I have a bunch of wooden boxes. Most have a sliding lid but I have a few that are open.  They are unstained and can easily be laser etched.  Anyone interested in custom etching, just let me know.

Ah, my excelsior.  I searched high and low for this when I was working on the Save the Date for Sheila Johnson's wedding.  I didn't realize how much I was getting when i placed the order and now I have ALOT!  I was surprised (and now almost embarrassed) to remember how ridiculously picky I suddenly became over shredded wood.

I guess some background would be helpful...Sheila Johnson is the Co-founder of BET television.  When she remarried, she hired Preston Bailey's office to design her wedding and Preston's office hired me.  She was getting married on her spectacular horse farm in Virginia.  I designed every aspect of their stationery needs.  It was an amazing opportunity for me and honestly my proudest moment.  It was my first truly big-time project and everything went off without a hitch.  I guess that's what obsessing over every little thing will do.  Anyway, photos of the event to follow.  I must go to sleep.  My little girls will be up in just a few hours.

Paper Daisy Rebirth

In 2004, I designed a diecut daisy that was used in a number of editorials throughout the years.  It has been quite a hit for something so simple.  And throughout these years, I was unable to throw away the paper remaining after the flower was cut.  The negative space was so beautiful.  "Someday I'll really do something with this..." I used to always think.  Thousands of daisies later have left me with boxes of these squares that I still can't part with.  I have used them for notebook covers, mobiles and tiled wallhangings but now i am creating these stacked art pieces.  They are wall hung and about 2"-3" thick.  The void is beautiful.