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{happy weekend!}

I haven’t shared any photos of Sophie recently, so I thought I’d end the week with a little update on my sweet little girl. She’s 2.5 months now (11 weeks to be exact), smiling up a storm, and interested in everything and everyone. She had a blast meeting new friends and family members over Thanksgiving weekend! I also hinted on twitter earlier this week that we’ve encountered some sleeping issues, so I’m one tired mama these days! Sophie is at the stage where she really wants to be awake for longer stretches but just can’t quite handle it, so we’re trying to find the right balance between awake time and nap time during the day so that we both minimize her meltdowns and can hopefully get her to sleep for longer stretches at night. I think I might do cartwheels the first night we get 6 or more hours out of her! Seriously. Anyway, this weekend we’re hoping to check out Holiday Heap in Baltimore and maybe even visit the National Aquarium (I’ve never been!). But in the meantime…

  

Photos by me via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

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

Casey’s Silhouette Letterpress Baby Announcements

Designer Kristen Ekeland sent over these sophisticated birth announcements that she created for her best friend (and proud mama of a new baby girl). This sweet baby girl was named in memory of her grandfather, who sadly passed away just a month before she was born. Kristen faced the tough challenge of designing a birth announcement that was fitting for a baby and as a memoriam of her namesake. The resulting design is extremely touching and incredibly beautiful.

Silhouette Letterpress Baby Announcements by Kristen Ekeland via Oh So Beautiful Paper (3)

From Kristen: My best friend lost her father, John Casey, to cancer a month before she was due with her first baby girl. My friend and her father were extremely close. He was the most warm hearted, generous man I know and was very much like a second father to me. At his funeral, my friend announced that they would name their baby girl Casey after her grandfather. I was beyond touched to design Casey’s birth announcement. As her father held such an important place in my heart and memories, I was more than honored to create something special for them.

 

I wanted the design to be beautiful, sweet, and classic. I also wanted to make sure that everyone knew that Casey has been named after her grandfather and that his memory and love of life would carry on through this little girl. I thought the garland of spring flowers was the perfect symbol of the circle of life and chose a palette of canary yellow and warm gray that felt appropriate for a baby, but was sophisticated enough to serve as a memorial for such a wonderful man.

Silhouette Letterpress Baby Announcements by Kristen Ekeland via Oh So Beautiful Paper (7)

Thanks Kristen!

Design: Kristen Ekeland

Letterpress Printing: Letterpress Chicago

Photo Credits: Maggie Marlin

{happy weekend!}

Ever have one of those weeks where you felt like you just couldn’t keep up? That was totally this week for me, between baby tummy trouble and a poor husband that caught my cold from last week (of course). I’m looking forward to a relaxed weekend with my two loves – my favorite kind of weekend! But in the meantime…

Do What You Love by DKNG Studios

“Love What You Do and It Will Love You Back” by DKNG Studios via Mint

…a few links for your weekend:

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

Hand Lettered Stationery from Lindsay Letters

I’ve been a big fan of calligrapher Lindsay Sherbondy – aka Lindsay Letters – ever since coming across an awesome gold foil baby announcement that she lettered and designed a while back. Lindsay just opened up a brand new shop full of letterpress stationery with her lovely calligraphy!  The new collection includes everything from personalized stationery to holiday party invitations and photo cards to art prints.

Lindsay Letters Calligraphy Stationery via Oh So Beautiful Paper

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Lindsay Letters Calligraphy Stationery via Oh So Beautiful Paper (5)

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Lindsay Letters Calligraphy Stationery via Oh So Beautiful Paper (7)

I can’t get over the collection of holiday photo cards – called Gilded Greetings – which include a custom message in Lindsay’s calligraphy over a personal photo. Gorgeous!

Lindsay Letters Gold Foil Holiday Photo Card via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Lindsay Letters Calligraphy Stationery via Oh So Beautiful Paper (2)

Congratulations Lindsay!

Photo Credits: Lark Photography for Lindsay Letters

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone! I managed to come down with a nasty cold this week, which is still lingering despite my best efforts to chase it away with lots of soup and tea. Ick. Hopefully it’ll be gone by next week, and thankfully my husband has a three day weekend – because trying to care for an 8 week-old baby while sick? No fun. But in the meantime…

Caramel Apple Cider by A Pastry Affair

Caramel Apple Cider (I want like a million of these right now) via A Pastry Affair

…a few links for your weekend:

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