1. Alternative Guest Book featured on PoptasticBride

    The classy monogram for Margaret and Michael found it’s way onto a top 15 list of awesome alternative guestbook ideas for weddings. Thanks for the love, PoptasticBride!

  2. Just Sayin’

    Just Sayin’

  3. Musicians Kristen and Jake opted for photos of their instruments as their save the date. A little banner action to drop in the info and the campers were thrilled!

    Musicians Kristen and Jake opted for photos of their instruments as their save the date. A little banner action to drop in the info and the campers were thrilled!

  4. An upcoming May bride aimed for a classy, sophisticated, chic style with lace on her invitation and black plum accents. Final photos will be posted with ribbon accent!

    An upcoming May bride aimed for a classy, sophisticated, chic style with lace on her invitation and black plum accents. Final photos will be posted with ribbon accent!

  5. Adapted from my Grandma Nan’s Jello Mold Recipe. She was a genius! What you need: A day or two - and dedicated fridge space for as long 5-7 packages of Jello (the 3oz boxes, preferably in Strawberry, Orange, Lemon, Lime, Blue Raspberry, and Grape or Black Raspberry) 9oz clear plastic wine cups from GFS or another beautiful serving media Large measuring cup - ie Pyrex 4 cup capacity 1 can Milnot Original, haven’t tried Fat Free What you’ll do: MAKING CLOUDS- 1. Heat to boiling 1 cup water. While waiting, empty can of Milnot into large glass bowl. Beat with a whisk for a bit til frothy. Dissolve jello of your choice into hot water. Choose wisely, it will be the tint of your cloud. When dissolved, beat into frothy Milnot. Distribute among serving cups using a Tablespoon. Count how many you add and be consistent. Chill in fridge 2-3 hrs. 2. Boil 1 cup water. Dissolve first color. Add 2 ice cubes, increasing +1 each time you add a color. It helps it to stretch if you’re using a tapered glass. Distribute into each cup when jello liquid feels cool. If it’s hot, it will melt the layer below, especially when making second layer. Make sure to add each Tablespoon of liquid as close to the surface of the jello as possible so as not to create indentations from poured liquid. Chill in fridge 2-3 hrs. Repeat with each color until finished. 3. To serve, top with a spritz of RediWhip and a dash of green sugar sprinkles. Enjoy a your new found luck a spoonful at a time! - Cait

    Adapted from my Grandma Nan’s Jello Mold Recipe. She was a genius!

    What you need:

    A day or two - and dedicated fridge space for as long

    5-7 packages of Jello (the 3oz boxes, preferably in Strawberry, Orange, Lemon, Lime, Blue Raspberry, and Grape or Black Raspberry)

    9oz clear plastic wine cups from GFS or another beautiful serving media

    Large measuring cup - ie Pyrex 4 cup capacity

    1 can Milnot Original, haven’t tried Fat Free

    What you’ll do:

    MAKING CLOUDS-

    1. Heat to boiling 1 cup water. While waiting, empty can of Milnot into large glass bowl. Beat with a whisk for a bit til frothy. Dissolve jello of your choice into hot water. Choose wisely, it will be the tint of your cloud. When dissolved, beat into frothy Milnot. Distribute among serving cups using a Tablespoon. Count how many you add and be consistent.

    Chill in fridge 2-3 hrs.

    2. Boil 1 cup water. Dissolve first color. Add 2 ice cubes, increasing +1 each time you add a color. It helps it to stretch if you’re using a tapered glass. Distribute into each cup when jello liquid feels cool. If it’s hot, it will melt the layer below, especially when making second layer. Make sure to add each Tablespoon of liquid as close to the surface of the jello as possible so as not to create indentations from poured liquid.

    Chill in fridge 2-3 hrs. Repeat with each color until finished.

    3. To serve, top with a spritz of RediWhip and a dash of green sugar sprinkles.

    Enjoy a your new found luck a spoonful at a time! - Cait


  6. Last minute in-house photo shoot for headshot to use in a project. Not bad for my old Canon EOS Digital Rebel and no lighting equipment! I like what I was able to knock out.

  7. Here is a sample of my dabbling in bolstering my hand lettering skillz.

    I adore hand lettering and while I can do it, I don’t do it very often, or very quickly. Old maps are great inspiration for lettering, for invitations or just envelope addressing! Imagine if you couldn’t type something out and it had to be beautiful and legible every time… that’s the world of our great great grandparents.

    The Library of Congress has some great old maps. Their Flickr account also has some incredible images, most of which aren’t copyright protected due to their age. It’s a lot of fun to browse!

  8. Swedish designers have all the fun ;-) typeverything: Typeverything.com Smile Cider packaging by Amore.

    Swedish designers have all the fun ;-)

    typeverything:

    Typeverything.com

    Smile Cider packaging by Amore.

  9. typeverything: Typeverything.com - The harder you work, the luckier you get by Studio Muti.

    typeverything:

    Typeverything.com - The harder you work, the luckier you get by Studio Muti.

  10. Great idea from Laura Daily blog.  She rocks! DIY String Up Picture Frame What You’ll Need: A large frame with the glass and backing removed (I bought a cheap one from IKEA) Twine Baby clothespins Thumbtacks Scissors Photos (I made this for Instax Images, but you really could make it for whatever images you like :) Measure along the back of the frame and mark the placement where each row of images will go. These marks indicate where you are going to place the thumbtacks and twine so be sure to keep the size of the images in mind when you are creating your spacing. Once you have marked off the spacing, gently hammer a thumbtack into the inside of the frame adjacent to the marks you made. Be sure not to hammer the tacks in all the way. Leave a little room so you can tie the twine around the tack. After all the thumbtacks are in, cut pieces of twine that are at least 6 inches longer than the width of the frame. This will make sure you have a little wiggle room when you are tying the twine around the thumbtacks. Once the twine is cut, tie one end around a thumbtack and gently hammer the tack all the way in. Take that same piece of twine and tie it to the thumbtack directly opposite the tack you just tied it to. Tie the twine so it is very taut. The weight of the pictures will cause it to droop a little. Completely hammer in the second thumbtack. Repeat this process until all of the thumbtacks have twine strung between them. Now, the fun part! Pick out the images you want to display and hang them on the twine using the baby clothespins. You can add as many of as few images as you like, and you can easily swap out images when you take new pictures. Voila!

    Great idea from Laura Daily blog.  She rocks!

    DIY String Up Picture Frame

    What You’ll Need:

    • A large frame with the glass and backing removed (I bought a cheap one from IKEA)
    • Twine
    • Baby clothespins
    • Thumbtacks
    • Scissors
    • Photos (I made this for Instax Images, but you really could make it for whatever images you like :)

    Measure along the back of the frame and mark the placement where each row of images will go. These marks indicate where you are going to place the thumbtacks and twine so be sure to keep the size of the images in mind when you are creating your spacing. Once you have marked off the spacing, gently hammer a thumbtack into the inside of the frame adjacent to the marks you made. Be sure not to hammer the tacks in all the way. Leave a little room so you can tie the twine around the tack.

    After all the thumbtacks are in, cut pieces of twine that are at least 6 inches longer than the width of the frame. This will make sure you have a little wiggle room when you are tying the twine around the thumbtacks. Once the twine is cut, tie one end around a thumbtack and gently hammer the tack all the way in. Take that same piece of twine and tie it to the thumbtack directly opposite the tack you just tied it to. Tie the twine so it is very taut. The weight of the pictures will cause it to droop a little. Completely hammer in the second thumbtack. Repeat this process until all of the thumbtacks have twine strung between them.

    Now, the fun part! Pick out the images you want to display and hang them on the twine using the baby clothespins. You can add as many of as few images as you like, and you can easily swap out images when you take new pictures. Voila!