Happy Friday everyone!  Next week I’ll be taking a little blog break, but I have two of my favorite bloggers filling in with some fabulous guest posts – Jane from Ill Seen, Ill Said and Kate from Wit + Delight!  You’ll have to wait until next week to see what they have planned for you, but I know you’re going to love it all!  But in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend:

• Stunning invitations from Mr. Boddington’s studio for a wedding in Wales
• Check out this awesome custom invitation giveaway from Martha Stewart Weddings and Studio on Fire!
• I love this idea – a little book to celebrate a first birthday
• So clever!  Chocolate bar wedding invitations!
• Adorable ladybug baby announcements
• Aw… heart shaped confetti!
• Advice on wedding invitation timelines

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• Geometric pattern wedding invitations
• Heart notes perfect for Valentine’s Day
• Letterpress coaster save the dates
• Cards with a sense of humor – dude + chick
• Lovely linen save the dates
• A cute way to ask your friends to be a bridesmaid
• Pretty heart-shaped floral art

That’s it for me this week – I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

{image credit: mayu}

Happy Friday everyone!  Yesterday we got our first real snowfall here in DC – just a couple of inches, but I love the magical feeling of the first snow of the season.  The city gets sooo quiet; and my neighborhood of Capitol Hill looks particularly pretty with a little dusting.  This weekend we’ll be finishing up our holiday shopping (I know, I know, I’m such a procrastinator), staying warm indoors, and drinking lots of hot chocolate.  But in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend!

• Jordan’s watercolor holiday cards and paper chain garland are total genius
• This print is like eighteen kinds of awesome
• Love this downloadable 2011 iPhone calendar
• Cute printable holiday gift tags
• Remember these gorgeous wedding invitations?  Check out the actual wedding!
• More pretty initial note cards

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• Calligraphy + watercolor = one of my favorite combinations
• Beautiful custom holiday cards from the ladies at Sugar Paper
• 2011 calendar round-ups, part 9
• Newspaper-inspired wedding invitations!
• Loving these college graduation announcements with cut out details
• Fun birthday party invitations with lots of bold colors and pattern
• Blue birth announcements for baby Bruce!
• I was also thrilled to stop by Snippet and Ink this week while Kathryn is off on her honeymoon – a thousand congratulations again lady!

That’s it for me this week!  Oh, and don’t forget to enter the New Year’s card giveaway from Wild Ink Press – the contest closes tonight at midnight!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you back here on Monday!

{image credits: honey and jam via mary ruffle}