New Calligraphy Style

I’ve been wanting to learn a new style of calligraphy for a while now, but have not had the time to do so yet. It takes a lot of practice to learn the basic lines and strokes, to learn the heights and widths and proportions of each letter, and to learn the specific distance that … Continue reading →

Hand Made Signs for a Malibu Vineyard Wedding

Well, apparently it has been a while since I posted on my blog; I’m sorry! It has been wonderfully busy with holiday cards, holiday party invitations, and holiday party accessories, in addition to working on engagement parties, save the dates, and weddings. So here is a quick update on one of my recent projects… A … Continue reading →

Eco-Friendly Garden Wedding Menus & Programs

Last week I wrote about the invitations used for a lovely eco-friendly wedding in Chicago. Fortunately, the story doesn’t stop there! I was so lucky to get to work with the amazing couple on several other projects, including their ceremony programs and dinner menus. They made a slight shift in design from their save the … Continue reading →

Eco-Friendly Garden Wedding Invitations

Starting last December I had the absolute pleasure of working with a couple on their August wedding. Since they had only recently moved out to Los Angeles from Chicago, they decided to have their wedding back in Illinois where most of their family and friends are located. The ceremony was going to take place in a Church and … Continue reading →

‘Tis the season… to order holiday cards!

Last week my sister, Connolly, came to me and said she wanted to order holiday cards for her and her boyfriend to send out to family and friends. Although I was happy to help out, I was surprised that she was asking about this, so the first thing I said was, “why in the world do … Continue reading →

Pink & White Baby Shower

Back in June I had the pleasure of helping with invitations and decor for a baby shower. We decided to go with the colors of baby pink and white (can you guess it was for a girl?). While not redecorating the entire house with newly bought pink and white everything, we really wanted to incorporate these … Continue reading →

Sea Shell Escort Cards

A wedding just happened in Santa Barbara over the weekend for which I was fortunate enough to make the escort cards. The bride came to me a few weeks ago inquiring about beach-themed escort cards. All she really knew she wanted was for the color of paper to be a shimmery baby blue and for the … Continue reading →

Ivory & Silver Shimmery Pocket Invitations

I recently had the pleasure of meeting a wonderful couple who is getting married in October in Mexico. They came to me a bit frustrated and a bit worn out on wedding invitation shopping. They had already been to close to a dozen retailers and just could not find exactly what they were looking for. … Continue reading →

Baby Announcement Magnets

If these aren’t the cutest little things in the world, I don’t know what are! Okay… so maybe all of the other baby shower invitations and baby announcements I get to work on. But these are definitely towards the top of the list! I just love the idea of a magnet for a baby announcement, … Continue reading →

Inner & Outer Envelope Contemporary Calligraphy

A lovely couple who is getting married in October in Malibu contacted me to do calligraphy on both their inner and outer envelopes. They wanted to do something slightly more contemporary and wanted it to match their invitation suite. We decided on mocha ink and mixing a script and a block font. The invitation suite … Continue reading →