Handbound Envelope Books – Bird Dog Press

Allison from Bird Dog Press has partnered with her mother, a bookbinder, to develop a wonderful new form of scrapbook and keepsake-holder – these absolutely adorable handbound envelope books:

Allison and her mom created these handbound, coptic stitched books with letterpress signatures and envelopes enclosed inside.  Allison wrote on her blog that she and her mom love these books for their clever ability to hold not just photos or
the written word, but also nearly any sort of keepsake neatly tucked
away – allowing a creative and organized way of keeping all of your
memorabilia in one place. 
I couldn't agree more!

There are tons more photos over on Allison's flickr page – and you can visit Allison over at her blog and design studio, Bird Dog Press.

{images via Bird Dog Press on flickr}

Cheree Berry — Baby Announcements + Stationery

I have a few more of Cheree’s lovely designs to share with you today, this time focusing on the Cheree Berry custom portfolio!  In addition to custom wedding invitations, Cheree also offers custom baby announcements, social invitations, and personal stationery:

Baby.boy.will

Baby.lucie

Pablo

Personalized.stationary.sets

I’m afraid that’s it for now, but I hope you’ve enjoyed looking through Cheree’s gorgeous designs!  For more of Cheree’s beautiful work, check out her full portfolio right here!

{photos by Susan Jackson via Cheree Berry – thanks Cheree!}

Cheree Berry — Wedding Invitations

As promised, here is the second part of my three-part feature on Cheree Berry – wedding invitations!  During the custom design process, Cheree looks for inspiration in the details provided by the client, such as photos of the wedding dress or flowers, story of how the bride and goom met, or even the wedding location.  Cheree works with her clients to pull all these details together into a wedding invitation that uniquely reflects the client’s style.  Here are a a few of my favorites:

xoxo-wedding-invitations-cheree-berry

modern-xoxo-wedding-invitations-cheree-berry
{xoxo}

bloom-border-wedding-invitations-cheree-berry
{blooming border}

love-story-modern-wedding-invitations-cheree-berry
{love story}

je-taime-french-wedding-invitations-cheree-berry
{je t’aime}

modern-blossom-wedding-invitation-cheree-berry
{blossom deary}

pink-flowers-wedding-invitation-cheree-berry
{rose is a rose}

blossom-wedding-invitations-cheree-berry
{signature blossoms}

modern-letterpress-wedding-invitations-cheree-berry
{raleigh days}

love-bird-wedding-invitations-cheree-berry
{oiseaux d’amour}

love-knot-wedding-invitations-cheree-berry
{love knot – another one of my all-time favorite designs}

bbq-wedding-rehearsal-dinner-invitation
{bbq rehearsal dinner invitation}

modern-typography-custom-wedding-invitation
{diana + mark}

I’ve got one more post coming up with some of Cheree’s custom work, including baby announcements and stationery, so check back soon!

{photos by Susan Jackson via Cheree Berry}

Rag & Bone Bindery

I have a weakness for notebooks and journals.  I probably have at least five here just waiting to be used, but I still can't pass up a great notebook when I see one.  Rag & Bone Bindery, based out of  Pawtucket, Rhode Island, creates some truly beautiful hand-bound journals, as well as photo albums, wedding guest books, and baby books. 

My favorites are these limited edition small journals:

RBSmallJournals

..but they also come in larger sizes:

RBBlankJournal

For anyone in need of a wedding guest book, Rag & Bone offers both accordion and bound styles (with both blank and lined pages):

RBAccordion

RBBlueGarden

RBFreshcutPink

Rag & Bone offers the ability to customize any book, including guest books, with one of these fabric options, which range from fun prints (like the address book below) to classic silk. 

RBAddressBook

So now for the best part!  Rag + Bone is offering a special 20% discount for my readers!  The discount is valid on any until November 17 — just head on over to the online store and enter the code "beautiful" at checkout to receive the discount.  Enjoy! Sorry- offer expired!

{images via Rag & Bone Bindery}