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Seasonal Stationery: 2015 Calendars, Part 2

I’m moving a wee bit slow on calendar round ups this year – something about having both a toddler and newborn will do that to a person! But I wanted to get at least one more calendar round up post on the books before we move into full on holiday mode, and of course you can always check out the full 2015 calendar round up right here!

2015 Calendar round Up by Oh So Beautiful Paper

1. This moon calendar from A Little Lark comes in silver, gold, and copper (my personal favorite)

2. Travel-inspired vibes in this monthly calendar from Ferme à Papier

3. Graphic hand lettering in Avril Loreti’s annual tea towel calendar

4. Classic gray and gold foil perfection from Sugar Paper

5. Food photography at its finest in this monthly calendar from Whimsy & Spice

6. A seasonal calendar with beautiful botanical illustrations from Paper Lovely

7. I love this sweet illustrated desk calendar from Katie Daisy

You can check out the full 2015 calendar round up right here!

DIY Tutorial: Vintage Map Save the Dates

As wedding season winds down, all of us here in wedding land are getting ready for engagement season! The first thing that comes to mind with an engagements is planning the save the dates. Save the dates are the first chance you get to show your guests what they get to look forward to on your big day. So whether you DIY it or find a designer to work with, make sure it represents you, your partner, and your theme! – Lauren

DIY Vintage Map Save the Dates by A Fabulous Fete for Oh So Beautiful Paper

I love the idea of using vintage maps for a destination wedding. It could work for couples that love to travel – or are just incorporating the idea as inspiration for their wedding decor. Here are the simple steps to creating your own map save the dates!

DIY Vintage Map Save the Dates by A Fabulous Fete for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Materials

Maps – vintage, reproduction, or current (these are from etsy)

Paint brush

Acrylic paint in your color of choice

Pencil

Envelope and stamps

DIY Vintage Map Save the Dates by A Fabulous Fete for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step 1. Start by tracing and planning where you want all of your text to lay on the map. If you do it lightly with pencil you can paint over and you won’t have to do any erasing.

DIY Vintage Map Save the Dates by A Fabulous Fete for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step 2. Go in with your paint brush and make your first pass over the pencil.

DIY Vintage Map Save the Dates by A Fabulous Fete for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step 3. Add 2-3 more coats over the letters so that they are opaque and legible against the map lines and type.

DIY Vintage Map Save the Dates by A Fabulous Fete for Oh So Beautiful Paper

DIY Vintage Map Save the Dates by A Fabulous Fete for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step 4. Fold and fill all of your envelopes. I love these string & button envelopes. They are a little more interesting than your standard envelope.

DIY Vintage Map Save the Dates by A Fabulous Fete for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step 5. Address and send off to your friends and family.

This idea would be especially great for a destination wedding as you will probably have a smaller guest count and hand painting would be much more manageable. Finding maps for the state or country you will be married in would make them even more memorable.

DIY Vintage Map Save the Dates by A Fabulous Fete for Oh So Beautiful Paper

DIY Vintage Map Save the Dates by A Fabulous Fete for Oh So Beautiful Paper

I know we’ve received a few save the dates that were put away in a drawer after we marked the date on the calendar. These poster-style vintage map save the dates would be a fun work of art for your guests to enjoy and definitely wouldn’t be hidden!

Have you ever considered hand painting pieces like this for your wedding?

Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! Today little Alice turns one month old! With Sophie, the newborn stage felt like an eternity – but we wondered if things would be different the second time around since we (now) know how fleeting these early days really are. I’m still not the biggest fan of the newborn stage (I’m much happier when babies start smiling – usually around 8 weeks), but it does feel like these first (hard) few weeks have just flown by! We’ll be celebrating Alice’s first month birthday with take out and doughnuts tonight – but in the meantime…

A-Fabulous-Fete-Printable-Halloween-Invitation

Photo (and printable invitation!) via A Fabulous Fete

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

Check back soon for a very special cocktail post! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here next week! xoxo

Seasonal Stationery: 2015 Calendars, Part 1

I look forward to calendar season all year long – and it’s finally here! I’ve started putting together my annual calendar round up, and of course I had to share a few favorites here. This group of calendars will inspire you to do everything from travel to a far away land to mix up a new cocktail!

2015 Calendar Round Up by Oh So Beautiful Paper

1. This travel calendar from Rifle Paper Co. makes me want to go back to Italy! And a bunch of other places…

2. A write-on calendar from one of my favorite artists – Rob Ryan

3. Yay for cocktails! Calendar by redcruiser

4. This matchbook-style calendar from Belle & Union functions like a monthly-calendar-meets-notepad

5. Culinary inspiration from around the world in this monthly calendar from Little Low

6. Idlewild Co. has three unique calendars this year – but I love this kaleidoscope of flowers version best

7. This monthly calendar from Linda & Harriett can be repurposed as gift wrap after each month! I also really love this year’s installment of her annual letterpress calendar.

You can check out the full 2015 calendar round up right here – and I’ll be back to share more favorites as they become available!

Introducing…

Hello again! Introducing our newest addition: Alice Evelyn! We couldn’t be more in love. I’ll do a longer post about her arrival when I have a bit more time to sit down and write – so maybe a year from now? Kidding! – but I thankfully avoided a repeat of my postpartum experience with Sophie, so I’ve been able to spend the last few weeks enjoying this sweet and tiny baby. Not that everything has been sugar and rainbows so far – we’re definitely still adjusting to being a family of four and having a newborn in the house again. But it’s all worth it. Two girls! I love it.

 Photo by me via Instagram

I’m so excited to dive back into my lovely world of beautiful paper and will be easing myself back into my routine over the next couple of weeks. I’ve got a ton of wedding invitations to share – not to mention 2015 calendars coming at you real soon! But first a huge thanks to the wonderful guest bloggers who helped out while I was away – from Hello!Lucky to Audrey, Erin, Lisa, and all the other amazingly talented mamas – and my wonderful team of contributors! Thank you all a million times over!

Since I haven’t been able to do my normal Friday posts for a few weeks, I thought I’d start off with a few favorite links from the last month:

I’ll be back with more soon!