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{happy weekend!}

Happy Halloween weekend everyone!  This is shaping up to be a bit of a crazy weekend, and not just because of Halloween… you may have heard of this tiny little rally happening in my neighborhood?  Should be interesting!  Aside from all the commotion, I’m looking forward to some Halloween fun with good friends and hopefully a few trick-or-treaters, but in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend:

…and in case you missed it, a round-up of this week’s posts:

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

{image credits: bekah campbell via mary ruffle}

2011 Calendar Round-Up, Part 5

As promised, I’ve got a few more calendars to share with you today!  First up, I’m loving the gorgeous botanical illustrations in Amy Marcella‘s 2011 calendar:

{amy marcella}

Flora Douville‘s calendar was one of my favorites from 2010, and she has another beautiful version for 2011, as well as a pretty new photo calendar:

Floral-Douville-2011-Calendar

Flora-Douville-2011-Photo-Calendar

{flora douville}

 

If you like geometric prints, you’ll love the 2011 desk and wall calendars from Pawling Studio:

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{pawling print studio}

 

Or, for something more nature-inspired, check out the 2011 calendar from Modern Printed Matter:

{modern printed matter}

This screen printed wall calendar from yellowlion is quite lovely – the pattern details are so interesting!

screen printed illustrated calendar

{yellowlion}

This “funny bird” 2011 calendar from Modern Pop is totally cracking me up:

Modern-Pop-2011-funny-bird-calendar

{modern pop}

 

Eleanor from EM Papers is offering printable calendars in five (!) different formats and sizes this year:

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EMPapers-printable-calendars

{em papers}

 

The illustrations on Leah Duncan‘s 2011 calendar are beyond gorgeous – Leah is offering both a monthly calendar and a poster-style wall calendar:

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{leah duncan}

Food and produce are popular themes in the 2011 calendar designs, and are the primary inspiration for both Pie Bird Press and Claudia Pearson‘s 2011 calendars:

{pie bird press}

 

{claudia pearson}

For those of you who prefer something more on the minimalist side, you might consider one of the calendars from Adrienne Wong.  She’s offering two options this year – a maritime theme and a mountain-inspired design:

letterpress maritime calendar

letterpress mountain theme calendar

{adrienne wong}

Or this super cute and modern hanging calendar from Silhouette Blue:

Silhouette-Blue-2011-Calendar

{silhouette blue}

That’s probably enough calendar fabulousness for today – but don’t forget to check back a bit later for a fun giveaway!

{images from their respective sources}

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  This has been an incredibly full week for me; if you follow me on twitter you may know that I spent most of the weekend and the earlier part of this week up in New Jersey and New York, working on a project with my Dad and seeing some of my fellow bloggers in town for Bridal Market.  On Tuesday, I attended a taping of the Martha Show – and if you’ll allow me to geek out for a quick second, the bloggers in attendance got to take a photo with Martha and Darcy Miller at the end of the show (that’s me in the red sweater on the right)!

So much fun!  Now that I’m back at home and the weekend is almost here, I’m looking forward to relaxing and enjoying the cooler weather here in DC.  But in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend!

…and just in case you missed it, a quick round-up of this week’s posts:

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

{image courtesy of martha stewart living omnimedia}

Beach-Inspired Wedding Invitations

Today’s second set of real wedding invitations come to us from Jocelyn Dunn, a freelance graphic designer in Los Angeles with a company called Petit Bureau that specializes in custom wedding & event invitations.  Jocelyn sent over her own wedding invitations, inspired by the beach and sun of her wedding venue in Malibu, California.  The invitations feature some of Jocelyn’s own illustrations along modern font selections for a modern and unique beach-inspired design.

From Jocelyn: This invitation was for my own wedding, set at a beach club in Malibu.  The beach, sun, and sand are each a vital part of both of our lives, so we wanted to reflect those elements in the design without using cliché beach themed motifs.  I drew the illustrated elements to add a personal touch.

orange blue beach sun hand drawn wedding invitations

The invitation set included a two-sided invitation with a Z-fold, along with a double-sided RSVP and a thank you card.  The main invitation folded out like a small poster and was intended to be something guests would tack up somewhere like on a bulletin board.

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Jocelyn mixed hand drawn elements (including the sun, flowers, fish, borders, and a map) with different font selections.

orange blue beach sun hand drawn wedding invitations

The invitations were printed on Neenah Classic Laid Brushed Khaki 80# cover weight paper in orange, blue, and brown inks, with French Paper Pop Tone envelopes in Hot Fudge.

orange blue malibu beach wedding invitations orange blue beach sun hand drawn wedding invitations

orange blue beach sun hand drawn wedding invitations

So gorgeous!  For more from Jocelyn, you can check out her website and blog – thanks Jocelyn!

Don’t for­get to check out the real invi­ta­tions gallery for even more wed­ding invi­ta­tion inspiration!

{image credits: Christina Domingues}

Helicopter Birthday Party Invitations

Janie from We Heart Paper printed these helicopter-themed invitations for an upcoming 4th birthday celebration, and aren’t they just the cutest?  I love the bright polka dot envelope liner against the blue letterpress details of the helicopter and clouds – so much fun!

red yellow blue helicopter letterpress birthday party invitations boys polka dot

red yellow blue helicopter letterpress birthday party invitations boys polka dot

red yellow blue helicopter letterpress birthday party invitations boys polka dot

Thanks Janie!

{image credits: we heart paper}

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