Oh So Beautiful Paper

Okay everyone, I’m signing off for the holidays! I’m heading out to wrap a few remaining presents, pack for our trip, and take care of a few loose ends… you know, glamorous stuff. Next week I’ll feature a few of my favorite posts from 2012 before returning with new content the following week. But in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend:

• A great round up of printable gift tags
• I’m totally making these holiday wreaths next year (when we’ll hopefully be in our very own house!)
• Chive + sour cream savory scones. OMG YUM!
• Cute last minute DIY holiday cards

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• Beautiful modern wedding invitations for a same-sex wedding right here in DC!
• We rounded up some of our favorite DIY gift wrap ideas
• Totally adorable ikat + letterpress custom holiday cards
• Glitter + gold birthday party invitations
• Country-inspired kraft paper wedding invitations
• Year in Review holiday cards
• 2013 is just around the corner! Check out a few more awesome calendars
• Chalkboard stationery inspired by “You’ve Got Mail”
• Planning a New Year’s Eve wedding? Here are a few ideas for incorporating confetti!
• Pretty silhouette stationery from Sesame Letterpress
• A sneak peek of the beautiful new Martha Stewart Winter 2013 issue!

That’s it for me this week! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday, and I’ll see you back here soon! xoxo

Happy Friday everyone! So, we managed to get our tree and string lights… and haven’t made an ounce of progress since. I actually kind of love the look of our minimalist tree. This week Sophie turned 3 months old and my husband and I celebrated our 7-year dating anniversary by hiring a babysitter and going out to dinner alone for the first time in three months. We went to a new semi-secret restaurant in our neighborhood – very good food, but definitely not baby appropriate. Sophie handled the whole thing so well, I’m already looking forward to our next date night out! But in the meantime…

  

Photos by me, via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

• Great gift idea: a stationery subscription that also supports animal rescue and welfare organizations
• A cool new font from Great Lakes Lettering
• These and these sound absolutely DELICIOUS
• A great round up of holiday printables
• Boston folks! Albertine Press is having a holiday open house with paper and chocolate – what could be better?

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• These watercolor + letterpress wedding invitations are so lovely
• Beautiful modern seaside wedding invitations
• Our last holiday card round up post of the season!
• Rustic floral wood veneer wedding invitations
• This letterpress graphic novel is sooooo cool!
• Gorgeous calligraphy + lasercut menus from Neither Snow
• Send funny birthday wishes with one of these snarky birthday cards
• Pretty bookends for your office or home library
• Lovely prints from Sarah + Bendrix
• Oh So Beautiful Paper on FN Dish: Paper-inspired gifts for foodies
• And here are a few gift ides for all paperistas

That’s it for me this week! I hope you all have a lovely weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

Happy Friday everyone! We’re hoping to get our Christmas tree this weekend, and I can’t wait to see Sophie’s reaction to all the twinkling lights and ornaments! Decorating the tree is my very favorite holiday tradition, one that I can’t wait to share with Sophie once she’s a bit older. I’m also taking bets as to which of our cats will be the first to climb (and get stuck in) the tree. Ah, the holidays! But in the meantime…

 

 

Top Row: Newly acquired prints by Bowerbox and Gilah Press from last weekend’s Holiday Heap in Baltimore. Bottom Row: Pink peonies making me very happy (left); Sophie’s first ornament from Paloma’s Nest (right). All photos by me via Instagram.

…a few links for your weekend:

• Awesome new holiday rubber stamps from Yellow Owl Workshop
• Loving all the new holiday goodies from Shanna Murray
• The engraving process in action
• Pretty (and printable) calligraphy gift tags
• DIY snow globes – fun!
• These cardboard trees look like fun! Maybe next year when Sophie is toddling around…

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• More awesome holiday cards (check out the full round up here!)
• Erika + Andrew’s modern nautical wedding invitations
• Whimsical (and absolutely gorgeous illustrated wedding invitations from Mr. Boddington’s Studio
• Stationers! The entry deadline for the 25th annual Louie Awards is next week! Check out this year’s winners here.
• Pretty wrapping paper and gift tags for the holiday season
• Gorgeous calligraphy holiday cards for these newlyweds
• Sparkle and shine! Metallic inspiration for your day-of wedding stationery
• Beautiful calligraphy wedding invitations from Hazel Wonderland
• “Home Is Where The Heart Is” prints by Rocket Ink
• Feeling inspired by classic black and white

A big welcome to the newest members of the Designer Rolodex!

• Inclosed Studio
• Grey Snail Press

That’s it for me this week! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

I haven’t shared any photos of Sophie recently, so I thought I’d end the week with a little update on my sweet little girl. She’s 2.5 months now (11 weeks to be exact), smiling up a storm, and interested in everything and everyone. She had a blast meeting new friends and family members over Thanksgiving weekend! I also hinted on twitter earlier this week that we’ve encountered some sleeping issues, so I’m one tired mama these days! Sophie is at the stage where she really wants to be awake for longer stretches but just can’t quite handle it, so we’re trying to find the right balance between awake time and nap time during the day so that we both minimize her meltdowns and can hopefully get her to sleep for longer stretches at night. I think I might do cartwheels the first night we get 6 or more hours out of her! Seriously. Anyway, this weekend we’re hoping to check out Holiday Heap in Baltimore and maybe even visit the National Aquarium (I’ve never been!). But in the meantime…

  

Photos by me via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

• DC area folks – the National Postal Museum is hosting its annual holiday card workshop this Saturday!
• I love the combination of kraft paper boxes + glitter ribbon for the holidays
• How to tie the perfect bow
• The most beautiful handmade ombre journals
• How to write a letter to Santa
• The honeymoon period for new parents
• Cute printable monogram holiday gift tags
• LA area folks – don’t forget about the Wiley Valentine Pop Up Shop!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• Whimsical confetti-inspired pink and gold foil wedding invitations
• Adorable seaside photo save the dates
• More awesome holiday cards!
• Sophisticated birth announcements for a sweet baby girl
• Pretty floral invitations for a fall wedding
• It’s the season of giving, so stock up on thank you cards!
• Accent your holiday gifts with these glittery DIY gift tags
• Beautiful calligraphy from Linea Carta
• Fun art prints + totes from Mélangerie

Like many of you, we’re getting ready to head out of town to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with family – so I’m off to go run a few final errands and pack! I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend full of fabulous food and time with family and friends! But in the meantime…

DIY ‘Be Thankful’ Garland by Penelope and Pip via Poppytalk

A few links for your holiday weekend:

• A gorgeous new calligraphy font from Debi Sementelli (use promo code ‘bloglove’ for 40% off through December 1!)
• Cute Thanksgiving printables!
• Still looking for a Thanksgiving centerpiece? Check out this printable turkey from JHill Designs
• Lots of advent calendar inspiration – and I’m loving this DIY advent calendar from Jordan
• Loving these new letterpress prints from Hello Lucky
• Congrats to Sycamore Street Press on their 5-year anniversary!
• Wiley Valentine is celebrating Thanksgiving with a 40% off sale! Use promo code HOLIDAY2012. They’ll also be hosting their annual open house on December 1 for those of you in SoCal!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• Beautiful modern organic wedding invitations with a black + white color palette
• Invitations for a destination wedding in Fiji!
• More awesome 2013 calendars
• Lots of inspiration for wedding favor tags + labels
• A baseball-inspired Bar Mitzvah invitation

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! I’ll see you all back here next week! xoxo