Summer Note Cards

Unfortunately, I'm stuck indoors today – but don't you think these ice cream cone letterpress note cards from 12fifteen are just perfect for summer?

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Do any of you have fun summer plans for this week – or perhaps something fun you're thinking of for the weekend?
 
Oh, and for all you printers out there – Rebecca over at Moontree Press has started a discussion on letterpress papers.  Check it out over at her blog here.
 
 
{image via 12fifteen}

Bird Series Screen Prints

I'm loving the folk art details in this series of screen prints, each featuring a highly stylized illustration of a different bird species, from bee things:

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{blue jays}
Owl-screenprint
{owl}
Zebra-finch-screenprint
{zebra finch}
Chickadee-screenprint
{chickadees}
I think the owl is my favorite, although the chickadees are a very close second.  Check out lots, lots more in the bee things etsy shop right here.
{images via bee things}

Silhouette Wedding Invitations

I love the way this couple incorporated the idea of silhouettes – but in a slightly different way – into their wedding invitations, designed and printed by Studio on Fire:

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The couple, Dana and Katie, commissioned a custom silhouette of their own hands creating the shape of a heart.  The silhouette was made by Le Papier Studio, which specializes in making custom silhouettes, and was carried throughout the invitation suite:

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So simple and lovely!  Check out more over at Beast Pieces right here.

{images via Beast Pieces}

Chewing the Cud Fabric Gift Wrap

I love these reusable fabric gift wraps from chewing the cud.  Viola debuted these lovely designs at the NSS a couple of months ago, and they're finally available in the chewing the cud etsy store right here:

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I love the different message in each design – give love, give luck, give wisdom.  Check out each design right here!
Oh, and for all my brides out there, my friend Audrey is giving away a Russell + Hazel wedding planning binder (designed by the lovely Anne Chertoff) over on her blog Parcel Post!  All you have to do to enter is leave a comment letting Audrey know what color combinations you plan to use at your wedding – so head on over to Parcel Post to enter!
{images via chewing the cud}