I recently worked on a custom invitation set for Rebecca and Adam. They were married labor day weekend in Sun Valley, Idaho. I love their simple, classic style. The invitations are a beautiful rich navy blue and burgundy red. I also created a rehearsal dinner invitation to reflect their ceremony invitation design. One of my favorite pieces of their wedding paper are the vintage table numbers created from vintage postcards. I love the way they turned out. I loved working with these two. It’s great when the invitations turn out but it’s equally as wonderful to meet new friends!
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We’ve been enjoying a sunny fall the past few days here in Seattle so I thought I would pull together some of what I consider to be the perfect fall staples. I have been wearing out my old leopard ballet flats (they are seriously the PERFECT neutral). When I ran across these new ones from Boden, I fell in shoe love. I have also been on the hunt for anything cozy in that light sea foam green color – it’s a color that looks so good on anyone, how could you not love a sea foam green cashmere pullover?! …so there you have it: some of my finds for the perfect outfit for one of these beautiful fall days we’ve been having.
1. cashmere hoodie from Boden 2. tortoise aviators from Zara 3. the perfect earring from Loft 4. coral watch? love! from Triwa 5. leopard print ballet flats from Boden 6. the perfect tan leather shopper from JCrew 7. the closet essential, boyfriend jeans from Anthropologie
Don’t get me wrong, I love celebrating holidays. Halloween is just a weird/scary/creepy holiday, in my opinion. I have always been a bit creeped out that people want to celebrate all things evil/dark/dead by making scary decorations, putting on freaky costumes. That’s just not for me. I do love pumpkins and the rich colors of Autumn however and so here are some decoration ideas I love for Halloween (and no, I am not that person who turns off all my lights and doesn’t put candy out and I DO like cute/silly costumes)…
I have made the glittered pumpkins (right) for a couple of years now and they are really lovely (and easy). I use a more subtle neutral colored glitter – so pretty. I also love the colored baby pumpkins on the covered cake stands. Such a sophisticated look.
I recently ran across this pumpkin idea in Country Living: covering a pumpkin with wallpaper, paper or fabric. I love this idea especially because the toile pumpkin (love!) is faux, so you can use it year after year (love that!). I love vintage type and imagery; what a great use for your vintage thrift store books!
…and of course my favorite item to make a house feel homey… a wreath! The wreath on the left is up in my shop. I made it from a vintage Gray’s Anatomy book and hug it from a silky black ribbon – I love it! (…way better then a hanging skeleton!) I also ran across this wreath made of candy – so adorable and very apropo for tricker-or-treaters.
