What feeds your soul? These days, I’m finding so much inspiration from my friends. They’re doing really cool things, taking lots of chances.What’s inspiring you?
Filed under: Just for Fun
• 11:43 pm 0
Who Dat Wedding
Ok, it’s not really a who dat wedding, but while watching the Super Bowl last night (in between crying over the Google commercial) I was inspired by the Saint’s team colors. I love gold. So I threw together an inspiration board with images that give a wedding that gilded touch. I especially love the gold groom’s shoes. Don’t you?
all image credits can be found here.
Filed under: weddings , gold wedding palette, gold and black, gold touches
February 1, 2010 • 9:20 pm 1
Wedding Details: The Invites!
The invites are officially sent out and I wanted to share with y’all the details of everything that went into them.
Of course, the letterpressed invites were done by the always brilliant Hammerpress. I got the stamps from Dave Kaplan, a new favorite source for vintage stamps and the calligraphy and website inserts were done by yours truly!
Filed under: Letterpress, weddings , calligraphy, dave kaplan, Hammerpress, Letterpress, vintage stamps
• 9:45 pm 0
A Spanish wedding dress
When I lived in Spain I remember seeing this dress in a window in Granada. It stopped me dead in my tracks. I found it to be so stunning. Isn’t it so dainty with its lacy details and cinched waist?
Filed under: weddings , granada, spain, spanish wedding dress
• 9:29 pm 0
Succulents
I strongly desire to have a collection of succulents, much like this one. This is a picture I took at Hotel Saint Cecilia in Austin, TX. By far one of the coolest hotels I’ve ever laid eyes on.
Filed under: Just for Fun, Out and About , atx, hotel saint cecilia, succulents
• 9:11 pm 0
Oh, this old thing?
After posting about typewriters awhile back, I decided I had to get one of my own. Not able to afford the beauts on etsy, I took my chance on ebay and nabbed this guy for just $30!! I’ve been typing away on it since its arrival. So much that my forearms hurt. ….Seriously.
Filed under: vintage , vintage typewriter
January 20, 2010 • 10:02 pm 2
A little project
Today I took up embroidery. Sort of. Over the past few months I’ve been collecting vintage hankies to convert into pillows that we’ll use in the “lounge” area of the reception. As the eternal traditionalist, my mother wants to put our initial on virtually everything possible, the pillows being an example. However, I’m not into that. In a compromise, I told my mom I’d take care of the hankies and thus results in my new “hobby.” Last night I googled embroidery, read some how-to’s and figured out what I needed to get started. A couple of embroidery hoops, some embroidery thread, and a pair of cute tiny scissors later I have the end result. I’ve still got several to make, but I tuckered out after creating two. This is time consuming! I’m excited to see them turned into pillows (that’s Terri’s job). I’ll post the final result when they’re finished.
Filed under: weddings , embroidered hankies, embroidery, hankie pillows, wedding decor
January 19, 2010 • 1:50 pm 0
Vintage Stamps
In preparation for the big mail-out for our wedding invites, I’ve been hunting around for vintage stamps. I originally did not want to fork over the extra money for vintage stamps, but after spending so much time collaborating with Hammerpress on our invites, I did not want to slap on a cheesy stamp! The invites that Hammerpress worked so hard designing deserve so much more!
So I set out on the world wide web trying to find the perfect stamps for our invites. Luckily, I found some great resources. I first read about Champion Stamp Co. and trotted on over to their website. Start there. Their prices are high, but they have an invaluable PDF you can download that chronicles almost every single stamp that has ever existed in the USA. Download that, and start perusing. I also read that if you find a stamp you like, google the ID # and see what you can come up with. For example, “love stamp #1475″ in reference to the PDF from Champion Stamp Co. By googling this number, you’ll be directed to great ebay auctions and other stamp collectors who have those stamps available.
This is also how I found Dave Kaplan, whom I highly recommend. He had all the stamps that I wanted and worked with me to get them to a very reasonable price. They arrived today (lighting fast after I ordered them last Thursday) and they’re in great condition. His website is a little difficult to navigate, but just email him asking about ID #’s and he will respond shortly.
Above is a picture of the stamps I ordered. I just love them. The .29 LOVE with envelope stamp (#2618) will go on the return RSVP postcard and the others (Mississippi #1337 and Love #1951) will be combined on the main envelope together to make correct postage. Cannot wait to share the final look on the invite!
Filed under: vintage, weddings , ebay, vintage stamps, vintage wedding stamps, love stamps, dave kaplan, champion stamp co, love stamp #1475, love stamp #1951, love stamp #2618, mississippi stamp #1337
January 18, 2010 • 10:51 pm 0
In Remembrance
Tonight I listened to Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech on NPR on my way home from Dallas. Admittedly, I cannot remember in my recent past a time that I have sat down to listen to the speech in its entirety. While listening, it made me reflect on what the speech stood for in 1963 and what the speech means for me today.
It seems so surreal to me that less than fifty short years ago segregation was prevalent and “free” Americans had to rally for their right to be treated equally. My parents were children while this was happening in our world. It’s a shame, for our country stands for so many wonderful things. Yet, in today’s world, many Americans still fight for civil rights. Homosexuals fight for their rights to be treated equal, and for this I feel like our country still has so far to go. It makes me wonder, what will the state of the nation be like in 50 years? What is the change you would like to see?
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