Posts Tagged ‘Save the Dates’

Unique Wedding Invitations

Friday, November 12th, 2010

Wou have heard me say it before and I’ll say it again. I love invitations, stationery and letterpress. But I also love anything different and special and bespoke.

In my Sunday cruising of the web {as mentioned a few times this week} I came across A Fine Press Custom Event Stationers who did the stunning invitations I showed you on Tuesday.

These ones:

And of course absolutely loved them. Repeating myself again, I started following links to links and found more brilliant individual invitations to show you. Here is a bit of what I found.

Also by A Fine Press, this invitation suite is made from plantable paper. Yes, after your wedding, your guests can plant your invitation and it will grow wildflowers. Eco bride or not, that is just cool!

Continuing on this theme of unique wedding invitations with alternative materials, I then found Bird and Banner. Talk about individual. Try this

The wedding was to be under an Oak tree so each invitation was printed on a one of a kind vintage handkerchief and wrapped with a letter pressed band printed with a faux bois pattern and the couples initials. As a special touch many of the male guests arrived wearing their “invitations” as pocket squares.

This one, also by Bird and Banner is great for an Irish destination wedding where there is Irish family history.

The history and location of this family’s ancestral home was illustrated as an old postcard in this wedding invitation package.

Moving on to Invitation Crush. Love, Love, Love. It is like a blog for invitations. Designers can submit their work and basically showcasing the work of talented invite designers from all over the world. Here are a few I found and thought were really unique. I’ll give you direct links to each post on this one.

Full details here

And for your retro fans

Full details here

So I hope that got you thinking and creating! Remember it is about YOU. Put some of you into it!

Annie

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Ashley Brooke Designs

Friday, June 18th, 2010

I know I have already done a stationery post this week but there is so much talent out there and these styles are very different so I am bringing you another one!

I can’t remember how I found Ashley Brooke of Ashely Brooke Designs but ever since I have {and am now following her on Twitter} I love more and more everything she has. She does custom illustrations on paper {and mugs} for note cards, gift cards, holiday cards really for every occasion. Weddings, Bridal showers, Graduations, Engagements, Personal stationery, Holidays, Illustrations for bloggers {this is on my list of as-soon-as-I-can necessities!}, baby showers, thank you cards and just becauses. – YES that is a word!

You can also shop online from readymade cards and still choose one that looks like you or a friend or she can create one especially for you like she has done for a good list of celebs!

I really love her bloggers illustrations.

When Ashley does my personal stationery, I trust her so much that I am going to give her the creative and artistic freedom to make me look thinner and my desk look cleaner.

Lookie here for what she had done and can do for us!

Oooh! and she also has a blog full of more illustrations and all kinds of tips and hints.

Annie

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Ceramics Class

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

If you are thinking of a wedding favor for your guests, a wedding gift for friends or a gift for your parents, bridesmaids or bridal shower I think these are so sweet and fun. They are colorful porcelain gifts, jewellery and magnets and make really cute and quirky gifts.

You can do so much with them and I thing they are fantastic!!

Jo heckett kissesThese are Kisses in a Box!

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Cute magnets and use as save the dates or escort cards

Jo heckett pegs

And favors or gifts!

These are all by Jo Heckett who originally is from Cork and now living and producing these lovely little beauties from her studio at London’s Cockpit Arts.  She specializes in both bespoke and ‘off the peg’ items.  Jo has a special interest in weddings and has a dedicated weddings section on the website, covering gifts, tokens and favours, both ready to buy and made to order in your own colors.  Visit her website for soooo much more!

Annie

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