08/03/2010

Wedding Invitations â€” Pistachio Press, PartÂ 2

As I mentioned earlier, Pistachio Press recently added two new collections to the existing wedding portfolio, and I’m thrilled to be the first to share them with you! Â Rachael has partnered with two amazing artists â€“ Michelle ChassÃ© and calligrapher Grace Edmands â€“ with stunning results. Â Scroll down for photos from each collection below, along with a short description of each collection from Pistachio Press.

The Finer Things Collection

Designed by Michelle ChassÃ©, this intimate collection offers stunningly intricate designs inspired by textiles, teas, and sweets: some of the finer things in life!

{tea party}

{chocolate truffle}

{botanical lace}

The Calligraphy Collection

Pistachio Press and Grace Edmands have teamed up to develop an elegant line of calligraphed invitations. Â Choose from several distinct hand lettered styles to be impeccably letterpress printed.

{emma}

{olivia}

{jane}

Sighâ€¦ aren’t they beautiful? Â Congratulations on the new collections Rachael!

Rachael is generously offering a 20% discount to Oh So Beautiful Paper readers on all Pistachio Press wedding invitation orders placed by September 30th. This discount applies to all three collections, even the new custom Calligraphy Collection â€“ just be sure to mention that you saw them here!

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08/03/2010

Wedding Invitations – Pistachio Press

Pistachio Press has been one of my favorite letterpress design studios since I started this ol’ blog back in 2008 (almost two years ago, wohoo!). Â Rachael and her husband Jake operate Pistachio Press up in Rochester, New York, where Rachael designs and prints wedding invitations, letterpress stationery, and limited edition art prints.

I finally had the pleasure of meeting Rachael and Jake in person at this year’s National Stationery Show, and I’m thrilled to be featuring her wedding invitation collection today! Â Rachael recently added two new collections to her existing line, which I’ll feature a little bit later. Â But first, a few of my favorites from the Pistachio Press Signature Collection!

{mexican tile}

{queen anne’s lace}

{summer garden}

{wonderland}

{wistful}

{vintage lace}

{perch}

{linen}

{gated terrace}

{feathers}

{eyelet lace}

{damask}

{celebration}

{bloom}

{berries}

I’ll be back just a bit later with the two new Pistachio Press collections!

Looking for a wedding invitation designer? Â You can find Pistachio Press and many others in our Designer Rolodex!

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08/02/2010

New Giveaway! Envelopments Roll-o-Deck

Hi again! Â How about a little giveaway to brighten your Monday afternoon? Â The lovely folks at Envelopments are offering one of these fantastic roll-o-decks, made with some of Envelopments favorite brightly colored and patterned card stocks, to one lucky reader! Â Yay!

The roll-o-deck was first introduced by theÂ Envelopments Team as a creative way to capture contact information from the 2010 HOW Design Conference. Â Each roll-o-deck (stand not included, fyi) comes with 500 card inserts made from 125 brightly colored and patterned card stocks â€“ from every color in the rainbow! â€“ all custom die cut into the proper shape. Â The roll-o-decks can be used as a personalized guest book, to keep your contacts in fashionable order, or even as a designerâ€™s color wheel that enables you to mix and match color stories for new projects.

So here are the rules: To enter, leave a comment below with an idea of how you would use this roll-o-deck in your home, or at a special event like a wedding or baby shower! Â Guest book? Â Recipe organizer? Â We want to hear your most creative ideas!

Youâ€™ll have untilÂ 11:59 p.m.Â ESTÂ on Friday, August 6 to enter â€” then we’ll announce a winner next Monday!Â Bonne chance!

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07/30/2010

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone! Â Wow, I don’t know about you, but this week just totally flew by for me! Â After one busy week and with expectations for another one next week, I’m definitely looking forward to a relaxing weekend. Â If you’re looking for a bit more papery goodness this week, check out my second California wedding invitation post over at the haystack needle! Â Otherwise, I’m off to go meet up with a friend about a fun new project that we’re working on (I can’t wait to tell you all about it!) and get started on the weekend. Â But in the meantimeâ€¦

â€¦a few links for your weekend!

Chelsea creates the most beautiful handmade wedding paper details
A wedding invitation with fireflies â€“ totally cute for summer!
A must read for entrepreneurs: Juli’s tips for developing a PR strategy
These chalkboard labels are so cool!
Absolutely smitten with these magical photographs
I’m so excited for Joy’s wallpaper collection!
A blog dedicated entirely to hand- and type-written letters (via neither snow)

And in case you missed it, a few favorite posts from this week:

The perfect gift for any letterpress aficionado â€“ Reinventing Letterpress
A beautiful hand-lettered thank you card
Bright and colorful art prints
Jessica Hische’s gorgeous letterpress alphabet prints
Invitations for a wedding rehearsal dinner and the day-after brunch

That’s it for me this week! Â Have a lovely weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday!

{image credits: sugarflower via it’s mary ruffle}

07/30/2010

Vintage Bicycle Birthday Party Invitations

I wasn’t a particularly sporty child, but bike riding was my absolute favorite activity growing up. Â So when Ashley from Lemon and Lavender sent over these cute bicycle birthday party invitations, the first thing that popped into my head was how much I would have loved to celebrate one of my own birthdays with these invitations!

Ashley originally designed these invitations for her son’s first birthday party â€“ complete with super-cute matching soda bottle labels:

You can find these invitations â€“ this time with drink stirrers instead of soda bottle labels and fun striped envelope liners â€“ in the Lemon & Lavender etsy shop. Â Thanks Ashley!

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