New Giveaway! Notes by DODOcase + Mohawk!

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered!

Back in May, my friends at Mohawk announced a brand new partnership with DODOcase to create a phone compatible notebook called DODOcase Notes! This fun little phone-case-meets-notebook made its debut at the National Stationery Show, and today I’m super excited to offer one lucky reader the opportunity to win their very own DODOcase Notes – or any other DODOcase of their choice!

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DODOcase Notes features a classic book-like exterior with a die-cut ‘nest’ and colorful elastic strap to hold your iPhone in place. The inside notebook has 30 tear-out pages – perfect for your daily list making and note keeping needs! Completely made in the USA, the interior notebook is manufactured in Mohawk’s paper mills in upstate New York, with the book-bound exterior and all assembly taking place in DODOcase’s San Francisco bookbindery.

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The lucky winner will each receive one DODOcase product of their choice – from my fave DODOcase Notes to bookbound cases for the iPad or Kindle. So exciting!

To enter, visit the DODOcase website and browse their collection of bookbound cases, wallets and sleeves, and DODOcase Notes to select your favorite product. Then come back here and leave a comment with your selection, including the device and cover color! Easy peasy!

DODOcase + Mohawk Giveaway via Oh So Beautiful Paper

DODOcase + Mohawk Giveaway via Oh So Beautiful Paper

You’ll have until 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, July 12 to enter the giveaway. One winner will be selected randomly and notified via email. Bonne chance!

*This giveaway is courtesy of Mohawk + DODOcase. Official sweepstakes rules here.

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Stationery A – Z: Market Lists

We’ve gotten into a bit of a recipe rut at home, which started just after the baby arrived last year. So I’ve been making more of an effort to plan our meals every week – and take advantage of the abundant in-season produce this time of year! Market lists are an easy (and pretty!) way to keep track of any new ingredients that I may need, along with our usual staples. I put together a round up of a few favorites right here!

Stationery A - Z: Market List Round Up via Oh So Beautiful Paper

1. Kate & Birdie; 2. Sugar Paper; 3. Rifle Paper Co.; 4. One Canoe Two weekly meal planner and grocery list; 5. 9th Letter Press

And even more right here!

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Spence’s Modern Blue + Kraft Paper Birth Announcement

These modern baby boy birth announcements from Brianna at Collected show that clean and simple can still be incredibly sweet and beautiful. The double-sided layout features all the essential details on one side and a photo on the other. I love the way the navy and kraft paper color palette highlights Spence’s gorgeous baby blue eyes!

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From Brianna: I was so happy when Brooke contacted me about these birth announcements. She  didn’t want anything babyish and wanted to keep them modern and simple, which of course is music to my designer ears. While we kept the design of the announcement relatively simple, I think the kraft petal envelopes add an element of sweetness and fun.

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Thanks Brianna!

Photo Credits: Collected

Alexia + Marco’s Colorful Miami Art Deco Wedding Invitations

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and weekend! I always have trouble getting back into a groove after a long weekend, so I thought these bright and colorful wedding invitations from Nicole at Umama were the perfect way to start the week. Bride Alexia wanted Art Deco-inspired design mixed with vibrant Miami colors – such a fun combination! I love the tiny flamingo motif incorporated throughout the design, from the invitation to the envelope liner. So cute!

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From Nicole: Alexia and Marco’s wedding has an Art Deco theme, but will take place in Miami. Alexia said she envisioned Art Deco style with slightly more flair, brighter colors, and gold foil. She sent along some inspiration from the Art Deco era and we worked from her vibrant color palette. The combination of clean lines, bold colors, and gold foil made this one of my favorites!

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Thanks Nicole!

Check out the Designer Rolodex for more tal­ented wed­ding invi­ta­tion design­ers and the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Umama

Friday Happy Hour: Summer Stone Fruit Sangria

Sangria! It seems like the unofficial drink of summer, doesn’t it? Why don’t I drink more of this? It’s delicious, ridiculously easy to make and improvise, perfect for a summer day, and, best of all, practically demands a party once you’ve stirred up a pitcher. This week, we used some in-season stone fruit – peaches, nectarines, and plums – to make one of many infinite Sangria possibile combinations. – Andrew

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Signature Cocktail Recipe Card: Summer Stone Fruit Sangria, Illustration by Dinara Mirtalipova for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Illustration by Dinara Mirtalipova for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Summer Stone Fruit Sangria

1 Bottle Red Wine
4 oz Brandy
2 oz Lime Juice
2 oz Peach or Orange Liqueur
2 oz Simple Syrup
Plums, Nectarines, Peaches
Apples and Oranges (optional)

Core the apples, pit the stone fruit, chop them up and slice up the oranges. Combine all of the ingredients in a pitcher, give it a stir, and, ideally, let it sit overnight. Just before you serve it, add more fresh fruit. Pour over ice and enjoy!

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This Sangria is light and sweet, with just a bit of citrusy acidity, the fruitiness balanced nicely by the wine’s acidity and a kick from the Brandy. But one of the best parts about Sangria is that there’s really no way to get it wrong. You can use bold, fruity wines and dry, tannin-heavy wines. You can use pretty much any fruit you want, or juice, or fruit puree. You can add cardamom pods and vanilla beans and nutmeg. Or not, if you don’t feel like it. It’s all good.

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Sangria, from the Spanish sangre for blood, was (as far as I can tell) introduced to America at the 1964 World’s Fair. But Sangria’s roots go back much farther, probably to the similarly named Sangaree, a drink that goes back to the 1730s and probably earlier. Back then, Sangaree was a strong wine punch made from sherry or port or Madeira wine with sugar, water, and nutmeg. By the mid-1800s, there were all sorts of Sangarees – gin, brandy, beer – but the drink was losing its popularity and has since faded away. So the Sangria we’re drinking is lighter than the original but is, in a lot of ways, a revival of the original wine punch Sangaree, which is pretty neat.

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Other than how delicious it is on a hot day, my favorite aspect of Sangria is how social a drink it is–basically the only punch that most people might make these days and drink together with friends. Once upon a time, that’s how most Americans drank their booze, gathering around and slowly draining a common punch bowl. We stopped doing that back around 1800, when the speed of life outstripped the punch bowl’s languid pace and we started drinking cocktails instead–small, individual, convenient and quick. Now life is even faster than it was in 1800, and most people will never share a genuine punch bowl. Except that’s basically what a pitcher of Sangria is. So enjoy one with some friends this weekend.

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Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper