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{happy weekend!}

This week was a flurry of activity, both at home with our never-ending to do list (we’re still unpacking a month after moving in), a very active getting-ready-to-crawl baby, and a ton of prep work in advance of the National Stationery Show in just a few short weeks! I’m so excited to head back to one of my favorite cities and see some of my favorite people, and yes, of course Sophie will be coming along! Thankfully my dad is coming down this weekend to help us get a few things done around the house. But in the meantime…

Ranunculus by Oh So Beautiful Paper via Instagram

Photo by me via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

Check back soon for this week’s cocktail!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

{happy weekend!}

So I have big news: we finally bought a house! You may remember that we’ve been hunting since early December, and after a few unsuccessful offers we’re finally under contract on a cute little rowhouse – we move in just a couple of weeks! We’re just a wee bit stressed out trying to make arrangements for the move and some minor house repairs that need to be done after we close, and of course pack up our entire apartment (ugh), so if things seem kind of erratic for the next few weeks I hope you’ll bear with me! But even with the stress of a move, I can’t wait to start making our new house our own, starting with a fresh coat of paint in every single room. Yay! But in the meantime…

Southern Cottage from Southern Living via Oh So Beautiful Paper

This is NOT our house (I wish!). Photo via Southern Living

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

We have a fun cocktail coming up for you this afternoon, so check back a bit later for the recipe!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday!  xoxo

Pretty Paper in the Office: Pens & Pencils

When it comes to making lists, writing notes, and sketching out ideas, I’m still a sucker for putting pen to paper. I have a dozen apps for these things but I usually end up forgetting about them and reverting to a notebook. Can you blame me? Writing instruments are some of my favourite things. And there are so many kinds out there! I decided to round up a stylish selection for those of you with the same predilection for pens and pencils as I do. – Julie

Pretty Paper in the Office Pens & Pencils round up

No. 1 Antica Cartotecnica assorted vintage pencils from Dry Goods NY; No. 2 Delfonics pens and pencils from Alder & Co.; No. 3 Midori brass bullet pencil holder and pens from JetPens; No. 4 Lamy fountain pens from russell+hazel; No. 5 Patterned pens from Present&Correct; No. 6 Worther woody mechanical pencils from Canoe

{images via their respective sources}

Erika + Andrew’s Modern Nautical Wedding Invitations

Becca from Suite Paperie sent over these fun custom invitations for a wedding in Massachusetts, and I’m loving the festive and modern nautical vibe! Using a classic red, white, and blue color palette, Becca incorporated nautical details like stripes and lobsters with whimsical dots. Too cute!

Nautical Wedding Invitations by Suite Paperie via Oh So Beautiful Paper (2)

From Becca: This wedding invitation suite was by far one of the most fun projects I’ve worked on in a long time! I actually met Erika via a mutual friend on Twitter, when she was searching for stationers for her wedding. We instantly clicked, and got to working on her “Kate Spade meets Surfer” inspired invitations. Erika, the creative brains behind the blog Radiant Republic, had a vision and we ran with it to come up with the suite below.

Nautical Wedding Invitations by Suite Paperie via Oh So Beautiful Paper (1)

We used dots, lobsters, and nautical stripes to keep the design whimsical, while the mix of script and block print typefaces added a touch of sophistication. The invitations were letterpress printed on luxurious 220# cotton Lettra and the rest of the suite was offset printed in navy and coral to match. The set was assembled with cotton twine and finished with a sweet square tag.

Nautical Wedding Invitations by Suite Paperie via Oh So Beautiful Paper (5)

Nautical Wedding Invitations by Suite Paperie via Oh So Beautiful Paper (3)

Nautical Wedding Invitations by Suite Paperie via Oh So Beautiful Paper (4)

Thanks so much Becca!

Check out the Designer Rolodex for more tal­ented wed­ding invi­ta­tion design­ers and the real invi­ta­tions gallery for more wedding invitation ideas!

Photo Credits: Tory Williams

DIY Tutorial: Festive Wrapping with Holiday Gift Tags

The holiday season is probably our favorite season of the year. We love all of the parties, good food, and decorating! Wrapping gifts doesn’t have to be a chore. If you use beautiful materials, it can be just as much fun as picking out the gift itself. We couldn’t pass up this stunning wrapping paper when we spotted it at Urbanic Paper Boutique in Venice a few weeks ago! We used beautiful rubber stamped gift tags and vintage ribbon to accent each gift. – Bailey and Emma of Antiquaria

DIY Holiday Gift Wrap Tutorial by Antiquaria via Oh So Beautiful Paper

DIY Holiday Gift Wrap Tutorial by Antiquaria via Oh So Beautiful Paper

By picking a couple of cohesive papers and ribbons, our gifts look even more beautiful sitting together than on their own. How great would they look all stacked under a tree?

DIY Holiday Gift Wrap Tutorial by Antiquaria via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Embossed Holiday Gift Tags: For this gift tag, we used the embossing technique. If you go here you will find detailed step-by-step instructions for the process. For this tag, you will want a hunter green card cut to 2.25″ x 4″ and our “Happy Holidays” Calligraphy Gift Tag Stamp. Using a standard 1/4″ hole punch, punch a hole in the top center of the card. Simply thread twine or ribbon through the hole and attach to your gift.

DIY Holiday Gift Wrap Tutorial by Antiquaria via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Holly Berry Gift Tags: Cut white card stock to 2.25″ x 4,” and punch a hole using a 1/4″ hole punch in the top center. Ink your stamp (we used our “Holly Berry” Gift Tag Stamp) with hunter green ink. Center the stamp over your tag and press firmly to make a print. After it dries, simply thread twine or ribbon through the hole and attach to your gift.

Materials

Wrapping paper

For the Embossed Holiday Tag:

“Happy Holidays” Gift Tag Rubber Stamp

Green Card Stock

Hole punch

Stamp Pad in Gold

Embossing Heat Tool

Embossing Powder

Twine

For the Holly Berry Tag:

“Holly Berry” Gift Tag Rubber Stamp

White Card Stock

Hole Punch

Stamp Pad in Hunter Green

Twine

Photo Credits: Antiquaria