Inspiration . My Pom Love

Well I am a little embarassed to admit that I did try Martha's PomPom and my first try was actually quite bad!  I am proud of my craftiness and was shocked that it was ugly enough to crumple up and begin again!  I guess I did not pull gently enough to maintain some of the folds so it turned into a wrinkled mess!!

All the more reason to admire how gorgeous Pom Love's work is...as well as the stylists over at Martha Stewart!

My second round of poms turned out great but completion was cut short when my girls insisted on them as their new bouquets. They were thrilled!

I am having thoughts of how this can be transformed into something bigger.  I am seeing masses of backlit poms hanging from my office ceiling.   Or a sea of them forming a beautiful undulating texture on the bare wall behind my press.  hmmm....

i'm off to try some things.  

i'll be back... 

MP finds : Pom Love

I stumbled across these sunny, cheerful paper pom-poms and I think I actually drooled!  Puffy, paper things just make me melt (and of course drool too)!  Find these and many many more by PomLove.  They even have sweet little mobiles for baby too.

or...you can also try it yourself...I think this is the next project with my girls...pom-poms by Martha

Recent work . Patty+Wendell

(photos via best of NJ, Anna Mae Dinio)

Beautiful, historic Prallsville Mill in Stockton, NJ is the remarkable setting for my cousin Wendell and his lovely fiance Patty's October wedding.  Struck by it's history and inspired by feed and flour sack graphics, I couldn't help but do a bit of research.

(photos via flicker)

Some trivia...

I had no idea that during WWII, the simple cotton fabrics used to package flour was often used by housewives to make clothing for their family.  The manufacturers began seeing the marketing opportunity and started creating patterned sacks to lure the crafty housewives.  

Although I am definitely intrigued by the patterns, I chose to focus on texutre and tones for this simple straightforward invitation.

A minimalist at heart, I found myself drawn to these images for inspiration.

(photos via Jayson Home, Three Potato Four, etsy via Marley&Lockyer)

I found actual flour sack towels and instead of rubber stamping, I tried letterpress printing the wedding icon ... and yes, it prints amazingly well!  (hmmm, the possibilities!)  Anyway, these fabric panels will then be sewn on by the bride herself.  Postcard reply and direction insert will neatly tuck behind and be bound with cotton twill ribbon.

Below are some production shots.  Final details to come...

This is completely different for me, so thank you Patty and Wendell for the unique inspiration and meaningful honor to create this for you.  xoxo

photos via modern press

Buzz: Green Wedding Shoes

Awesome!!! There I am again!  I was so thrilled to discover my "Just Married" Sign (photographed by the amazing Elizabeth Messina) included as part of Green Wedding Shoes' Inspiration Board #18 - Organic Vintage.  It's a gorgeous board.  Love the grey/purple/green combination.  I love this blog!  Thanks, Jen!

Buzz: Death by Kerning

Check out some recent buzz about Modern Press by one of my favorite bloggers/designers...Shikha over at Death by Kerning.  Great designer and truly inspiring blog.  Thanks a million, Shikha!

Inspiration . All-year Rings

Paper sculpture is so fascinating to me.   I can't even remember how I found this artist but love what she does with a simple sheet of paper.  These are All-year Rings by Tithi Kutchamuch.  All rings are cut-out from a single sheet and represent each month's flower.  Check out her other work too...very clever. 

Recent work . Lillian + Chris

I think we all have that friend...no matter when, how, where, she always looks perfect.  Impeccably dressed, hair always in place.  Maybe she works really hard at it, maybe she just wakes up that way, maybe it's just breeding (Sharon, you know i am talking about you!).  Regardless, she has the gift.  We all have that friend!

I can say this because one of my recent invitations was for a dear family friend, Lillian.  Classic, clean and perfect!