08/19/2009

NYIGF Recap, PartÂ 1

Whew. I'm back from New York after a whirlwind couple of days – and ready to kick off my NYIGF recaps! I'll also be posting photos from yesterday's field trip organized by brides.com a bit later on. But how about some NYIGF eye candy to start off the day?

My first stop at NYIGF was the Artecnica booth — I just couldn't pass the gorgeous Tord Boontje panels and lamps without stopping:

I absolutely adored these bloom cards and fairy tails:

These cork envelopes and bags made from recycled materials were new additions to this year's collection:

I've always loved these starlightz lamps:

From the Artecnica booth, I moved on to Snow & Graham, where I caught a peek at their new holiday cards, gift wrap, and calendar:

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And stopped by the 9SpotMonk booth to check in with some of my favorite ladies of letterpress:

Here's a sneak peek at the 9SpotMonk wedding invitation line – which I absolutely love and which you'll see in greater detail in a few weeks:

I also spent some ti
me in the handmade sections of the market, and came across a gorgeous jewelry line by designer Catherine Weitzman:

Catherine is based out of Hawaii (lucky lady) and her full collection is definitely worth checking out – she has an online shop through her website right here.

I've got more from the NYIGF coming up a bit later, so check back soon!

{all photos by me}

08/18/2009

Sycamore Street Press Monthly Print Club

I'm a huge fan of the Sycamore Street Press monthly print series – what could be better than receiving a beautiful letterpress print in the mail each month? For the July installment, Sycamore Street Press collaborated with artist Meredith Prévot, and with lovely results:

Each month, Eva from Sycamore Street Press gives away one print to one lucky reader – head on over to Eva's blog to enter this month's contest right here!

{photos via Sycamore Street Press}

08/18/2009

Treehouse Wedding Invitations

These invitations, created by Hello!Lucky designer Anna for bride and groom Hollin and Eric, just seem to possess an abundance of happiness and good cheer:

In addition to the fabulous illustrations — I adore the bride and groom dancing under the tree tops — I also really like the way the designer navigated the somewhat tricky aspect of where to place the names of divorced and re-married parents on the invitation. In this case, the names of each set of parents was placed side-by-side in a banner illustration, followed by the full names of the bride and groom below. Just lovely.

{photos by Ben Blood via Hello!Lucky}

08/17/2009

{pink + green wedding invitations}

Cathie recently sent over these sweet pink and green wedding invitations that she designed and printed for friends that she's known since elementary school. The bride wanted a green and pink color palette for the invitations – so Cathie developed this sweet bird-theme invitation design:

In addition to the invitations, Cathie also designed the ceremony programs and candy favor labels:

Such a sweet wedding invitation design – you can check out more of Cathie's illustration and design portfolio here. Thanks for sharing Cathie!

{photos by Cathie}

08/17/2009

Merci Letterpress Gift Tags

Good morning everyone! I'm coming to you from New York, where I'm spending the day at the New York International Gift Fair and the Smock + Delphine Sample Sale. I should have photos of the NYIGF tomorrow, but you can also follow my updates on twitter right here. In the meantime, I've got a couple of goodies to share with you – starting with these lovely letterpress tags from Duet Letterpress:

Gorgeous font? Check. Beautiful blind impression? Check. Check 'em out – in packs of twelve – in the Duet Letterpress etsy shop right here.

{photos via duet letterpress}