Happy Friday everyone! I’ve been working like crazy the last couple of weeks, so I’m feeling a bit worn out today. When life gets hectic, I find myself craving simplicity – an evening walk to the park, gelato from my favorite spot in Eastern Market, or just a quiet night at home. So right now I’m looking forward to a relaxing weekend (and ignoring the never-ending to do list). But in the meantime…

Photo by me via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend!

• White foil + spot varnish on white paper = totally stunning
• I’m in love with every detail (and the gorgeous sparkly bridesmaid dresses) in this wedding
• Bright new kids birthday party invitations from Hello! Lucky
• Gift ideas for a 1 year old (perfect timing over here!)
• Sweet printable birth announcements from EM Papers

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• Romantic travel-inspired wedding invitations
• All the goodies you’ll need for a typography-inspired party!
• Elegant screen printed wedding invitations with die cut details
• I have a serious case of wanderlust
• Lots and lots of neon inspiration for your day-of wedding stationery!
• Love these personalized letterpress notecards from Dahlia Press
• Well Said Type: Aire Pro
• Sophisticated black + white invitations for a formal wedding
• DIY Tutorial: Fun rubber stamp stationery for kids!
• Organize your most important documents with one of these stylish portfolios
• Illustrated nature-inspired wedding invitations
• Beautiful hand painted designs from Meera Lee Patel

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

Happy Friday everyone! I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately along the lines of the quote in this week’s font post… inspired in part by some of the conversations that I had with friends in California. The last year has been amazing with the arrival of Sophie, but it has also been really hard with house hunting, moving, and trying to get settled into (much less fix up) our new house with a young baby at home and a very limited budget. It’s so easy to get weighed down by our problems and lose sight of our bigger goals and dreams. So I’ve been thinking about what I really want, not in my normal immediate sense but more in the big picture sense – like Jordan’s list from a few years ago. I don’t have any answers yet, but it’s what keeps me up at night these days. I’ll keep you all posted. And in the meantime…

Photo by me from our trip to California

…a few links for your weekend!

• Love this behind-the-scenes peek into Flip and Tumble’s new produce bags
• A cool video (and another behind-the-scenes peek) of Iron Curtain Press
• Summery floral wedding invitations
• I shared some of my favorite spots for a DC mini-moon on Snippet & Ink
• Menswear etiquette rules for weddings
• I am obsessed with Jenny’s awesome DIY concrete counter tops and this DIY pipe shelving from Yas
• Steven Alan is coming to DC. Fun! But why oh why does everything have to be in Georgetown?
• MAKE: Popcorn chocolate chip cookies

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

• Some photos from our week in California!
• Travel-inspired letterpress invitations for a wedding in Maine
• Nautical invitations for a lakeside summer wedding
• Gorgeous hand lettered invitations for a wedding in Cape Cod
• Timeless silver foil wedding invitations
• Love this collaboration between Blackbird Letterpress and calligrapher Betsy Dunlap
• Pretty botanical inspiration for your day-of wedding stationery
• Classic copper + gray wedding invitations with a modern twist
• Well Said Type: Virgin Script
• Beautiful calligraphy inspiration from Stephanie Fishwick
• DIY Tutorial: Modern tri-fold banner save the dates
• Lovely greeting cards from Wednesday

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