07/11/2014

Happy Weekend + Reader Survey!

Happy Friday everyone! Before we all go running off for the weekend, would you mind filling out a quick reader survey? It has been more than a year since the last one â€“ and we’ve added a lot of new content to Oh So Beautiful Paper since then! I’d love your feedback as I prepare to make more changes to Oh So Beautiful Paper in the coming year (and hopefully make it better than ever!) You can find the short survey right here. But in the meantime…

Â Emily McDowell Print via Oh So Beautiful Paper

One of my favorite prints from Emily McDowell â€“ and available in a brand new color way!

…a few links for your weekend!

Love this round up of shared kids rooms
Give s’mores! So cute!
The prettiest party you ever did seeÂ (also here)
This birth story had me in tears (thankfully it has a happy ending)
Hello!Lucky and Sakura team up for six months of gelly roll giveaways in celebration of Sakura’s 30th anniversary! #gellyroll30
My favorite pin this week

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

Romantic rose gold foil wedding invitations
DIY Tutorial: Color-dipped bottles for a picnic!
Modern laser cut wood veneer wedding invitations
Throw a watermelon party!
DIY Tutorial: A bar tool pouch made from a tea towel!
Simple and casual calligraphy wedding invitations
Feeling inspired by a quirky new trend: eyeballs!
Beautiful letteringÂ from Written Word Calligraphy & Design
I rounded up some of my favorite toddler bedding
Well Said Type: Daft Brush
How cute are these TatCards from Wiley Valentine?

Check back soon for this weekâ€™s cocktail! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and Iâ€™ll see you back here next week!Â xoxo

07/10/2014

Cute Toddler Bedding

We’re getting ready to make some big changes to the nursery: preparation both for a shared nursery after baby no. 2 arrives in September and for Sophie to move to a toddler bed! Sophie isn’t quite ready just yet, but we’re pretty sure she’ll be there in a couple of months so I’ve been keeping an eye on cute toddler bedding in anticipation. Today I thought I’d round up a few of my favorite finds!

1. Bonjour! pillow by Erin Jang for Land of Nod (absolutely loving this new capsule collection!); 2. Auggie Pretty with Pink Collection bedding; 3. Farmer’s Market Bedding by Erin Jang for Land of Nod; 4. Colette Bream toddler bedding; 5. + 6. Sundae Best duvet cover and ice cream pillow by Oh Joy for Land of Nod; 7. Ferm Living neon raindrop pillow; 8. Land of Nod Surprise Party Bedding; 9. Dwell Studio galaxy pillow; 10. Ko-ko-ko shop knit cloud pillow

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06/12/2014

Sophie Style: Summer 2014

Thanks to the Longest Winter Ever, we pretty much skipped straight from winter layers into summer clothes, which means lots of short sleeves, dresses, and light fabrics. And Sophie is growing like a weed these days â€“ particularly when it comes to shoes â€“ so it’s time for a wardrobe update! Here are a few summer pieces that I have my eye on for Sophie these days:

1. dress + espadrilles from Baby Gap; 2. shirt from Carter’s, pineapple shorts from Target; 3. shirt from Baby Gap, leggings from Theif + Bandit; 4. straw hat from Baby Gap, pineapple shirt dress from Egg Baby, and Saltwater sandals; 5. cotton bow tank + skirt from Carter’s

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05/23/2014

Happy Weekend!

It has been such a whirlwind week, with three and a half days at the National Stationery Show, one big Paper Party (more on that next week!), and very very little sleep. And despite the sore feet and general exhaustion that always follows the show, my heart feels like it’s about to burst with happiness after meeting and spending time with so many amazing people at the show. I really do love our stationery community! I’ll be back to share lots more from the show next week, but in the meantime…

OSBP-Peonies

A few of the (many!) peonies waiting for me when I came home from New York

…a few links for your weekend!

How adorable are these honeycomb gift toppers?
Understanding retail, from the perspective of two veteran retailers
Audrey shared a fun video of all the NSS mailers she received!
The cutest DIY kids party invitations
DC area friends! Michele just added a bunch of summer calligraphy classes!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

National Stationery Show 2014, Part 1: Linda and Harriett, Ello There, Idlewild Co., AHeirloom
National Stationery Show 2014, Part 2: Sycamore Street Press, Betsywhite Stationery, Typecase Industries
National Stationery Show 2014, Part 3: Emily McDowell, Ashkahn, Hartland Brooklyn, Minted, Golden Fox Goods, Studio SloMo, Paper Bandit Press
National Stationery Show 2014, Part 4: Ferme Ã Papier, Ink Meets Paper, Bruno Press, Everything Little Miss, a.favorite design, Katharine Watson, Fig. 2 Design Studio, One Canoe Two
National Stationery Show 2014 Scavenger Hunt: Alphabet Cards!
DIY Tutorial: Three styles for addressing your own envelopes!
Stationery for the donut lover in all of us

Check back soon for this weekâ€™s cocktail! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and Iâ€™ll see you back here next week!Â xoxo

04/29/2014

Lauren’s Kentucky Derby Day Party Invitations

After moving to a new house last year, designer Lauren Chism is getting ready to host her first big party! Fueled by her husband’s enthusiasm for the Kentucky Derby, they’re planning a fun Derby Day party full of mint juleps, big hats, and bow ties. For the invitations, Lauren went with a preppy navy and green infographic design with a striped pattern on the back. So cute!

From Lauren: Having moved from a condo to a house last year, we have enjoyed being able to entertain a bit more. We don’t typically host big parties, but are giving it a go this weekend and throwing a Derby Day party.

My husband has a real soft spot for the Kentucky Derby â€“ it might be the bow-ties or mint juleps, I don’t know â€“ but his enthusiasm is infectious and is quickly turning this into an annual weekend for our family and friends. I can’t pass up an opportunity for paper goods, so I wanted to send invitations, but really struggled with a way to merge classic derby themes with the fun casual party we wanted to host. Also, when you run an invitation business, turns out there’s not a lot of time for your own invitations!

With a looming deadline of send invitations or just opting for an evite, I was pretty stuck. In an attempt to get me out of my designer’s block, my husband was listing themes, facts and ideas about the derby and it hit me: we should do an infographic! We then compiled all the details we wanted to included, and filled the rest in with fun facts about the derby. It all came together easily after that. They were digitally printed in a fun layout with a preppy striped pattern on the back.

I wanted it to feel casual and fun and get people excited to grab their hats, bow ties and cute kids and enjoy the Derby with us. It was a nice collaborative effort and I really love how they turned out.