My very best friend, Kate (who is due any day now) & I, showing off our bellies
xoxo,
Erin
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Proudly Preggers
Wow, where has the time gone! I was just looking back to see when my last blog post was: November 13th! Holy moly, that was over five months ago! Well, I sort of have an excuse as to why I haven't gotten around to blogging these past 20 or so weeks. On November 15th, Josh and I found out we were pregnant! Excitement quickly followed, but so did morning sickness (why they call it "morning" sickness, I'll never know...the only time of day I wasn't sick was when I was asleep!). For about 3 nausea-filled months, I spent little time at the computer, except to design and fulfill orders. Once I started to feel better, I began getting excited again and soon after we found out we were having a BOY! Ever since, I have been planning and preparing for our little one's arrival. I am currently just about 27 weeks pregnant and little Cooper Alexander is expected on July 20th. So I guess that's it...my excuse, I mean. Not that pregnancy should ever be used as an excuse (believe me, one can get out of a lot of things when preggo), but I am using it as mine. I'd like to say "I'm back" but I can't make any promises. I've got a couple of posts planned to show you what I've been up to, but I know I will continue to be busy, especially after our bundle of joy is born. So please be patient with me and keep checking back!
Friday, November 13, 2009
Wedding Announcements & Thank You Cards for an Old-Fashioned Southern Wedding
I recently completed a project with a very creative friend of mine, and wanted to share the results with all of you. Katie got married in August, and had been trying to come up with a design that would serve as both a thank you card and a wedding announcement. She and her husband Jake had a small wedding on Sea Island (off the southern coast of Georgia), and wanted family and friends that were unable to come to the wedding to see photos from their special day. Katie is uniquely creative and loves things that look old and timeworn. She created her own wedding invitations using French artisan paper, which she tore the edges on for an old-fashioned look. For her thank you cards and announcements, we decided to do the same thing since the French paper was so beautiful. I came up with a few designs for her, and she settled on one that incorporated a large oak tree, spanning the entire design of the 5x7 card. Katie also loves butterflies, so we put a couple "fluttering" in the oak tree. After the cards were printed, we hand-tore the edges using a ruler as a guide. Next, we mounted a photo montage (wedding photos courtesy of Sarah Eubanks Photography) using kraft paper photo corners. We were both really pleased with the final result. Here are a few pictures Katie took of the assembled cards:
Don't you just love those edges?!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Black, White, & Hot Pink Bridal Shower
The outside of the pocket-style invitation
Here's Lori, opening her presents from her Princess chair.
A few shots of the food tables
Personalized water bottle labels, created by Beyond Words and printed on waterproof bottle label sheets
Raspberry Bellinis...Yum!
A couple of favor boxes stacked up
Inside the favor boxes were 2 mini bundt cake pans, a recipe we created, and enough mix to make 2 mini "Sealed With a Kiss" cakes
We used a live plant to create a "Wishing Tree" in place of a traditional guestbook. Guests were asked to write a wish or piece of advice for the bride-to-be. By the end of the shower, there were a bunch of adorable little pink cards hanging from the tree with black and white ribbon.
On the invitation, we asked guests to dress in black and white to coordinate with the party. Doesn't everyone look great all matching?
That's all folks! Ta ta for now!
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