2011 Calendar Round-Up, Part 7

I know I said I was finished with the calendar round-ups, but it looks like those round-ups weren’t quite done with me.  I was expecting a handful of calendars before the end of the year, but there are enough to share that I’m going to do two extra round-ups!  Just as a reminder, you can find my previous round-ups right here… and now on to Part 7!

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{Jack + Lulu}

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{an awesome chalkboard calendar from Paper + Cup}

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Studio-on-Fire-2011-letterpress-calendar

{Studio on Fire 2011 calendar, with illustrations and type from Jessica Hische, Brian Gunderson, and others}

{Rob Ryan}

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{astrology sign wall calendars from Prismatic}

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{Michelle Armas}

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{Indigo Bunting – available only until Sunday, December 12!}

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{redblackbrown}

{Bowerbox Press}

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{bookhou}

albertine-press-floral-calendar

{albertine press}

Check back soon for Part 8!

{all images via their respective sources}

Modern + Stylish 2011 Planners

Every calendar season, it seems like the #1 request is for daily and weekly planners that are both pretty and functional.  For whatever reason, it can often be quite a challenge to find a planner that is useful and nice to look at.  But thankfully, there are quite a few options for well-designed planners this year, and I thought I would share a few of them!

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Laurel-Denise-Planner-Inside

I’m so, so thrilled that Laurel Denise is bringing her 2010 yearly planner back for another round in 2011.  Laurel’s planner was easily one of the most well-designed and useful options from 2010 and I can’t wait to pick up my 2011 edition.  The photos above are from the 2010 edition, but this year’s version promises to be even better.  You can read about some of the design changes here and pre-order your copy here.

pretty 2011 daily planner

stylish 2011 daily planner

Gorgeous patterns in this pocket-size planner from Dozi

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Lots of colorful options over at Bob’s Your Uncle

Multiple patterns available from Letter C Design

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Cloth-bound planners in several color options available via See Jane Work

preppy and cute 2011 weekly planner

Something a bit more cute and preppy from Sarah Pinto

Seriously, how cute is the 2011 illustrated planner by Kate Spade?

stylish designer weekly planner

These beautiful planners by Susy*Jack for Blue Sky come in THREE convenient sizes!

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I’m also a big fan of the SmartDate system from Russell + Hazel.  You can build your own planner based on your individual needs and in your choice of two size options.

{images via their respective sources}

Vintage Inspired Tea Party Bridal Shower Invitations

You might remember Stephanie‘s beautiful blue and white nautical wedding invitations from a few weeks ago.  Well, Stephanie is back, this time with a bridal shower invitation inspired by vintage tea tins!  For these invitations, Stephanie went with a green and white color palette and vintage-inspired flourishes to complement the tea tin design inspiration.

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From Stephanie:  The bride is having an Irish themed wedding and the shower is going to be a tea party!  It was a little challenging to tie the two concepts together but in the end we decided to use vintage tea tins, particularly Irish breakfast tea, as a model for the invitations.  We used a green color palette along with little shamrocks to incorporate some Irish whimsy!

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In order to drive home the tea theme we decided to wrap the invitations with a tea bag hanging from twine and a custom made tag that read “Katie & Chris, The Perfect Blend.”  I hope the guests enjoyed receiving these invitations as much as I enjoyed creating them!

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So pretty!  Thank you so much Stephanie!

{image credits: stephanie pryor}

Watercolor + Calligraphy Save the Dates

Happy Monday everyone! Our poor kitty is still in the animal hospital, so I’m trying to cheer myself up with these gorgeous watercolor + calligraphy save the dates from Courtney of Swiss Cottage Designs and Jenna of Love* Jenna Calligraphy.

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Courtney hand painted the names of the bride and groom with watercolor and matched them with Jenna’s amazing calligraphy to create this beautiful and tranquil save the date.

Blue Watercolor Calligraphy Save the Dates

I love the subtle tone and color changes in both the watercolor and calligraphy inks – just stunning!  You can see more from Courtney and Jenna here and here.  Thanks ladies!

Photo Credits: Love* Jenna

Nature-Inspired Quilled Marriage Certificate

Last year, I was thrilled to feature an amazing black and white quilled wedding certificate by paper filigrée artist Ann Martin.  Today I’m thrilled to welcome Ann back with another stunning wedding certificate!  The bride and groom were married last week in the Jurassic Park section of Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.  Given the jungle-like atmosphere of the theme park, the couple asked for autumn colors, leaves, mushrooms, birds – even a few small forest animals!

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Nature-Inspired-Quilled-Marriage-Certificate

Ann took on the challenge of creating a non-traditional wedding certificate design for a very unique wedding.  The couple was thrilled with the result, which includes acorns, an owl, blue jay, squirrel, and even a tiny mouse.  Riva Brown of Living Letters Studio did the lovely calligraphy in dark brown ink.

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The certificate will be signed by the bride and groom, as well as the wedding guests as a sign of support for the couple in their marriage.  Wedding certificates can be a lovely alternative as a wedding guest book, and of course can be framed and displayed at home after the wedding.

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A bit of background from Ann on the art of paper quilling:  Paper quilling is a rolled paper technique that originated several hundred years ago in Europe.  As a DIY aspect, I encourage brides-to-be to quill their own certificates and have posted quite a few tutorials on my blog.  Place cards and favor boxes can be beautifully accented with just a few quilled elements.

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Nature-Inspired-Quilled-Marriage-Certificate

So pretty!  Ann has so much more beautiful paper quilling examples over on her blog, which you can check out right here!  Thanks Ann!

{image credits: ann martin}