Oh So Beautiful Paper

Whew! What a whirlwind of a week! Three and a half amazing days at the National Stationery Show, a Paper Party with the stationery community (more on that next week!), and a 5-year wedding anniversary to celebrate this weekend! I’ll also be spending some quality time editing the remaining photos for Stationery Show recaps, so thank goodness for long weekends! But in the meantime…

Photos by me via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

• Love these cedar garden stakes
• Secrets to the perfect burger (I can’t wait to start grilling in our new backyard!)
• Dinara’s beautiful booth at Surtex!
• More great books to add to Sophie’s library

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• NSS 2013, Part 1: 9th Letter Press, Tabletop Made, Bench Pressed, Rocket Ink, Yellow Owl Workshop
• NSS 2013, Part 2: Ladyfingers Letterpress, Sideshow Press, Moglea, Parrott Design Studio, Letter & Lark, Iron Curtain Press, These Are Things, Snow and Graham
• NSS 2013, Part 3: Sugar Paper, Fig. 2 Design Studio, Sycamore Street Press, Mr. Boddington’s Studio, Belle & Union, 55 Hi’s
• NSS 2013, Part 4: The Ladies of Letterpress (12 Fifteen, Steel Petal Press, Bowerbox, Grey Moggie, Noteworthy Paper & Press, Les Bois Letterpress, Creativity Cards, Ari Press, Black Heart Letterpress, and Pressbound) and Crow and Canary (Rock Scissor Paper, Pie Bird Press, Two Trick Pony, Ghost Academy, Gilah Press, Greenwich Letterpress, Black and White and Red All Over, Ashkahn, Lark Press, Red Cap Cards, Carolyn Suzuki, Candyspotting, Cartolina, Waterknot, and Dude and Chick)
• Well Said Type: Kailey Script
• DIY Tutorial: Neon and Kraft Paper Wedding Invitations!
• Gorgeous calligraphy by Meagan Tidwell
• Pretty wedding invitations from The Creative Parasol

Check back soon for this week’s cocktail! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here next week! xoxo

It’s time – I’m off to NYC for the National Stationery Show! Next week I’ll report back with the best of the best from the Javits Center – from booth design to new paper goods. I can’t wait! But in the meantime…

Photo Credits: Nevara

…a few links for your weekend!

• Don’t miss Audrey’s round up of the best NSS mail here and here (I’m a bit jealous that she received a few that I didn’t!)
• Good advice
• I’m in awe of the 3rd birthday party that Lisa planned for her son Lucas (p.s. See the invitations here!)
• This DIY painted tablecloth from Jordan is AMAZING
• It’s ambitious, but I kind of want to try this chandelier tutorial

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• Katie’s rustic Italian-inspired calligraphy wedding stationery
• Well Said Type 17: Olive Hand Drawn Condensed Font
• Art Deco-inspired stationery for your wedding
• National Stationery Show Scavenger Hunt: BINGO!
• NSS Sneak Peeks! Sugar Paper, Wild Ink Press, 55 Hi’s, Moglea, Studio Carta, These Are Things, Smock, Fine Day Press, Brainstorm, Meant to Be Sent, Katharine Watson, Paper Lovely, The Social Type

Check back soon for this week’s cocktail! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here for NSS recaps next week! xoxo

p.s. I’m looking for a couple of volunteers to help out with my annual Paper Party on Tuesday! If you live in the NYC area and can spare some time on Tuesday, please email me! I promise to send you home with lots of pretty paper!

Happy Friday everyone! We’re in the final mad dash to the National Stationery Show, which makes me happy because it means lots of gorgeous mail coming into the mailbox! But this weekend I’m looking forward to slowing down and taking a short break to celebrate my very first Mother’s Day. I’ll share an update on Sophie once the show is over, but I’m really, really enjoying this stage with her. At almost 8 months old, she’s just the happiest and smiliest little baby – she makes even the most difficult days so much better! I hope any other moms out there have a wonderful Mother’s Day! But in the meantime…

 

 

Photos by me via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend:

• The Designer Says
• The space between yes and no
• Loved this interview with Christine from Yellow Owl Workshop
• I dream of beautiful kitchen makeovers
• This made me laugh and cry at the same time. Amazing beyond words.
• I want ALL of these

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• Sabrina + Alex’s modern and graphic wedding invitations
• Paper Camp is coming to the East Coast! I’m SO EXCITED! (and they’re offering a scholarship!)
• Winter white (and gold) wedding invitations
• A round up of pretty desk lamps for your office!
• Modern romantic destination wedding invitations
• A spring-inspired floral DIY save the date tutorial
• Well Said Type: Reina
• NSS Sneak Peeks: 9th Letter Press, Pei Design, Belle & Union, Farewell Paperie, Fig. 2 Design, Steel Petal Press, Kate & Birdie

Check back soon for this week’s cocktail!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

Happy Friday everyone! I spent all day yesterday thinking it was Wednesday, so it feels like the weekend kind of snuck up on me! And do you know what else is sneaking up? The National Stationery Show – it’s only two weeks away! Stationery Show mailers are starting to arrive and one of the photos below is a little sneak peek of something very special that I’ll be sharing in greater detail after the show. Next week I’m kicking off my NSS sneak peek coverage with some new exhibitors and returning favorites. Yay! But in the meantime…

 

 

Photos by me via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend:

• Finally! Self-inking rubber stamps that look nice
• A blooming floral monogram. Such a great idea!
• The world at night = cool poster
• Build your own paper globe
• I dream of remodeling our kitchen in the not-too-distant future. I’ll be keeping this advice in mind when we do.
• IOU Letterpress Promissory Notes is having a Mother’s Day sale!
• Candystore Collective is partnering with Black Sheep Postal Service for Mother’s Day! All orders come with a free handmade card for mom.

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• Emma + Finn’s whimsical floral NYC wedding invitations
• Cute + quirky illustrated wedding invitations with neon edge painting
• Lucas’s adorable letters + numbers 3rd birthday party invitations
• Mother’s Day is next weekend! A few favorite cards, and the full round up here!
• Allie + Ryan’s baby gender reveal DVD covers
• Travel-inspired beach destination wedding invitations
• Use a large scale “Here Comes the Bride” sign in your wedding!
• Business card inspiration: Gilded
• Well Said Type: Ministry Script
• p.s. We’re hiring a Social Media Coordinator! Is it you?

Check back soon for this week’s cocktail!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

This week was a flurry of activity, both at home with our never-ending to do list (we’re still unpacking a month after moving in), a very active getting-ready-to-crawl baby, and a ton of prep work in advance of the National Stationery Show in just a few short weeks! I’m so excited to head back to one of my favorite cities and see some of my favorite people, and yes, of course Sophie will be coming along! Thankfully my dad is coming down this weekend to help us get a few things done around the house. But in the meantime…

Photo by me via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

• Super cool wood log wedding invitations
• Loving this kitchen mini-makeover (via Jenny)! It’s so amazing what a fresh coat of paint can do!
• I want to take one of Chelsea’s flower classes
• Happy Birthday Beck!
• We have friends living in Berlin for the next 3 years, so I’m definitely keeping this hotel in mind when we go visit
• I can’t wait to add some viburnum to my garden
• Dauphine Press just added a bunch of beautiful new styles and a cool new “search by style” feature to their website!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• Wedding invitations inspired by the idea of French garden parties
• Nautical and travel-inspired party invitations
• Romantic watercolor and lace wedding invitations
• Lovely rustic letterpress wedding invitations
• Beautiful calligraphy from the talented Holly Hollon
• DIY Tutorial: Indigo Floral Wedding Invitations
• Congrats to the ladies of Antiquaria on their new letterpress wedding collection!
• Bright and colorful screen printed cards and prints
• Well Said Type: Harper Font

Check back soon for this week’s cocktail!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo