These gorgeous wood pieces from Wind & Willow Home are equal parts functional object – from wood bowls to spoons to planters – and absolute work of art. Each piece is hand dipped in food-safe rubber in colors inspired by the season. Wind & Willow Home just released their Winter 2014 collection, which also includes a couple of copper and silver leaf bowls – and a whole new line of marbled textile goods!
So pretty, right? Check out the full collection right here!
As wedding season winds down, all of us here in wedding land are getting ready for engagement season! The first thing that comes to mind with an engagements is planning the save the dates. Save the dates are the first chance you get to show your guests what they get to look forward to on your big day. So whether you DIY it or find a designer to work with, make sure it represents you, your partner, and your theme! – Lauren
I love the idea of using vintage maps for a destination wedding. It could work for couples that love to travel – or are just incorporating the idea as inspiration for their wedding decor. Here are the simple steps to creating your own map save the dates!
Materials
Maps – vintage, reproduction, or current (these are from etsy)
Paint brush
Acrylic paint in your color of choice
Pencil
Envelope and stamps
Step 1. Start by tracing and planning where you want all of your text to lay on the map. If you do it lightly with pencil you can paint over and you won’t have to do any erasing.
Step 2. Go in with your paint brush and make your first pass over the pencil.
Step 3. Add 2-3 more coats over the letters so that they are opaque and legible against the map lines and type.
Step 4. Fold and fill all of your envelopes. I love these string & button envelopes. They are a little more interesting than your standard envelope.
Step 5. Address and send off to your friends and family.
This idea would be especially great for a destination wedding as you will probably have a smaller guest count and hand painting would be much more manageable. Finding maps for the state or country you will be married in would make them even more memorable.
I know we’ve received a few save the dates that were put away in a drawer after we marked the date on the calendar. These poster-style vintage map save the dates would be a fun work of art for your guests to enjoy and definitely wouldn’t be hidden!
Have you ever considered hand painting pieces like this for your wedding?
I was absolutely thrilled to receive a review copy of the amazing new book Make & Give by Erin Jang and Steph Hung – I’ve been looking forward to this book for a long time! I’m a longtime fan of Erin’s design work and Steph is an amazingly talented stylist, so you know a collaboration between these two talented ladies was just bound to be good. I also admire Erin’s ability to come up with (and execute!) the most amazing party themes, from birthday parties to baby showers. Erin and Steph designed the book themselves with an emphasis on bright colors and a modern layout – and the results couldn’t be prettier!
Make & Give features 35 modern and meaningful craft projects for a variety of everyday occasions – not just birthdays and holidays. I love that the projects can be completed by crafters of all skill levels with commonly used materials! It was hard to pick favorites from the 35 projects, but I really love the Custom Growlers and Progressive Date projects – such fun ideas!
Make & Give is available now – grab your copy right here!
From Make & Give by Steph Hung and Erin Jang, © 2014 by Steph Hung and Erin Jang. © 2014 Photographs by Erin Jang. Reprinted by arrangement with Roost Books, an imprint of Shambhala Publications Inc., Boston, MA. www.roostbooks.com
Roost Books sent me a copy of this book for review, but all words and opinions are my own.
These wedding invitations from Anelise Salvo Design Co. mix simple details with natural materials for a rustic wedding in the woods. Inspired by the Orcas Island wedding location, the invitation was printed on sassafras wood veneer and included natural elements like pressed ferns and twine!
From Anelise: It was Abby and Frewin’s dream to be married in the woods and I was beyond excited I could help create their dream invitation suite! I took Abby’s love for simple typography and mixed it with some natural elements. The invitation was printed on sassafras wood and incorporates pressed leaves and natural twine to hold the suite together along with a tea-stained, rustic manila tag with their wedding logo.
We chose a natural kraft paper envelope and carried their wedding typography onto the envelopes. The suite evokes the rustic Orcas Island terrain Abby was hoping would come across and get her guests excited for a weekend in the woods!
 Thanks Anelise!
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Photo Credits: Anelise Salvo Design Co.
As an avid reader, I can definitely appreciate these wedding invitations from Emily at Flyaway Paperworks inspired by the title page of a well-loved book. Emily used a dark inky blue for the invitation details and even incorporated a faux leather envelope liner and belly band reminiscent of an antique book cover!
From Emily: I’ve always adored the look of vintage books, and the elegant simplicity of all of the typefaces and characters (especially those gorgeous ampersands and borders!). So I was thrilled to design this autumnal suite, inspired by the title page of a well-loved, favorite book.
The invitation and RSVP card were printed onto hand-dyed Crane Lettra 110 Pearl White Paper with inky blue letterpress ink. One of my favorite parts of this suite is the faux-leather envelope liner and belly band, reminiscent of an old book cover, to add texture and earthy color. To top it all off, we used vintage postage stamps in the colors of Holly and Blake’s fall palette.
 Thanks Emily!
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Photo Credits: Flyaway Paperworks