Happy Friday everyone! And Happy (almost) Fourth of July! Do you have fun plans for the long weekend? I’m hoping to take our girls to a swimming pool for the first time in FOREVER. We took Sophie swimming when she was just a wee baby, but this will be Alice’s first swimming experience! Sophie hated swimming pools (and any large body of water, really) back then, but I’m hoping things have changed now that she’s an (almost) four year old. We’ll see! But in the meantime…

Envelopes by Lauren Essl (aka Blue Eye Brown Eye Calligraphy) from the #dailydoseofpaper feed on Instagram!

…a few links for your weekend:

• I want like twelve of everything in the new Suite One Studio for Anthropologie collection (so good!)
• These DIY ice cream cone surprise balls would be adorable favors for a kids birthday party
• Love this DIY wrapped rope necklace!
• I already have the white version of this teak stool in my bathroom, but I kind of want the pink version for my office!
• These printable parent motivation post cards are GENIUS
• And another great printable: black and white gingham prize ribbons
• The chambray shirt of my dreams
• Trying to find an excuse to make a papier maché heart
• MAKE: Western Cheeseburger Sliders

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• Add some color and a sweet or inspiring message to your wall with this DIY watercolor wall art tutorial!
• Some of my favorite DIY projects for Summer
• Crazy for enamel pins!
• A little something extra your Independence Day celebrations: a printable calligraphy art print!
• How to submit your line to retailers by mail
• This week’s Well Said Type with one of the most gorgeous ampersands I’ve ever seen
• Etsy Open Call 2016!

That’s it for me this week! Check back in a bit for this week’s cocktail recipe – it’s a REALLY good one! Have a fantastic holiday weekend and I’ll see you back here on Tuesday! xoxo

Yay Friday! Can you believe we only have one week left in June?? Now that school is over and summer has officially kicked in, I’m trying to make summer vacation plans. We hardly ever take vacations (other than going to see family), but I want to make sure that we actually enjoy our summer! I’d love to take the girls to a beach and Sophie has been asking to take a plane trip somewhere, but that’s about as far as I’ve gotten. What are your summer vacation plans?? Any suggestions for a family with two kids under 4? I’m all ears! But in the meantime…

Peaches illustration by Brainstorm via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

• Love this tutorial for creating a mudcloth-inspired bouquet ribbon!
• A sunny yellow patio chair for sunny summer days
• Unique international printing presses (so cool!)
• I’ll be wearing this watermelon shirt all summer
• These copper foil and navy wedding invitations are so pretty!
• #summergoals

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• Gorgeous navy blue calligraphy elopement celebration invitations
• NSS 2016, Part 6: Wild Hart Paper, Our Heiday, The Great Lakes Goods, Katharine Watson, Ferme à Papier, Heartell Press, Idlewild Co., and Banquet Atelier and Workshop
• A much belated round up of new baby cards!
• This week’s Well Said Type in the gorgeous new calligraphy font from Mon Voir
• Some serious pretty in these wedding place setting ideas

That’s it for me this week! Check back in a bit for this week’s cocktail recipe, and another recap from NSS 2016! I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

It’s FINALLY here! The National Stationery Show starts on Sunday! I leave for New York early tomorrow morning, and I’ll do my best to share a couple of recaps from New York early next week, but don’t forget to follow along on Instagram for real time updates! And who knows, I might even try to share a few glimpses on Snapchat and Periscope (I’m @beautifulpaper everywhere) – what?!? I have no idea what I’m doing on either of those platforms, but why not? In the meantime…

Image by Paperfelt via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

• Fun ways to ice a cake!
• How one of my favorite retailers shops the National Stationery Show
• The cutest pastel suitcase!
• Love the colors in this big girl room
• WANT
• I have this modern wood and cement planter in my office and LOVE it
• MAKE: Fancy french bread pizzas
• The rainbow table of my dreams

This week from Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• Absolutely gorgeous tropical wedding invitations with copper foil details
• Gold foil architecture-inspired wedding invitations
• Behind the Stationery with London-based designer Katie Leamon
• Colorful dip dyed baby announcements
• NSS 2016 Sneak Peeks: Sugar Paper, Bella Figura, Amy Heitman, Ramona & Ruth, and Noteworthy Paper & Press
• This week’s Well Said Type in the elegant new font Prangs

That’s it for me this week! Check back in just a bit for this week’s cocktail recipe! I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo