Happy Friday everyone! I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately along the lines of the quote in this week’s font post… inspired in part by some of the conversations that I had with friends in California. The last year has been amazing with the arrival of Sophie, but it has also been really hard with house hunting, moving, and trying to get settled into (much less fix up) our new house with a young baby at home and a very limited budget. It’s so easy to get weighed down by our problems and lose sight of our bigger goals and dreams. So I’ve been thinking about what I really want, not in my normal immediate sense but more in the big picture sense – like Jordan’s list from a few years ago. I don’t have any answers yet, but it’s what keeps me up at night these days. I’ll keep you all posted. And in the meantime…
Photo by me from our trip to California
…a few links for your weekend!
- Love this behind-the-scenes peek into Flip and Tumble’s new produce bags
- A cool video (and another behind-the-scenes peek) of Iron Curtain Press
- Summery floral wedding invitations
- I shared some of my favorite spots for a DC mini-moon on Snippet & Ink
- Menswear etiquette rules for weddings
- I am obsessed with Jenny’s awesome DIY concrete counter tops and this DIY pipe shelving from Yas
- Steven Alan is coming to DC. Fun! But why oh why does everything have to be in Georgetown?
- MAKE: Popcorn chocolate chip cookies
This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:
- Some photos from our week in California!
- Travel-inspired letterpress invitations for a wedding in Maine
- Nautical invitations for a lakeside summer wedding
- Gorgeous hand lettered invitations for a wedding in Cape Cod
- Timeless silver foil wedding invitations
- Love this collaboration between Blackbird Letterpress and calligrapher Betsy Dunlap
- Pretty botanical inspiration for your day-of wedding stationery
- Classic copper + gray wedding invitations with a modern twist
- Well Said Type: Virgin Script
- Beautiful calligraphy inspiration from Stephanie Fishwick
- DIY Tutorial: Modern tri-fold banner save the dates
- Lovely greeting cards from Wednesday
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