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Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday everyone! So, that whole thing about kids being sick the entire first year of school or daycare? NOT AN EXAGGERATION. We’re currently on virus number three in just under two months. I’m feeling like we can’t catch a break, but thankfully this round seems to be milder than the previous two. Thankfully, for the first time in several weeks, we have absolutely zero obligations for the weekend. We’re planning to take things easy, enjoy the last of this beautiful DC fall, and maybe do a few things around the house (maybe). I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! But in the meantime…

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Photo by me via Instagram

…a few links for your weekend:

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{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone! My sweet Sophie had a big week: she started daycare on Tuesday! She did great this week, but I was a complete wreck on her first day. We’re all still figuring out our new routine, but it turns out that I’m approximately 800% more productive when I don’t have a whirlwind baby to chase after during the day. I miss my girl while she’s at daycare, but getting things done? So. Good. Today she’s home with me, so I’m heading out to enjoy this beautiful fall weather with her. But in the meantime…

1x1.trans Summer Cocktail Series: End of Summer Bon Voyage Party

Photo from our Bon Voyage Cocktail Party with St-Germain

…a few links for your weekend!

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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

California!

Hello again! We’re happily home again after a refreshing week out in California – big hugs to Ladyfingers Letterpress and 9th Letter Press for filling in while I was away! Such talented ladies, don’t you think? Before I jump back into our regular content, I thought I’d share some photos of our trip! We started the week off with a family vacation in Big Bear, then spent a few days in LA visiting friends before heading back home. It was a wonderful week!

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We landed in LA and drove straight up to Big Bear to join the rest of my family. Mountains! We don’t get to see those very often.

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First boat ride! Sophie wasn’t crazy about the life jacket, which in all fairness was way too big for her. But she loved being out on the water!

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She even managed to take a half hour nap – that kid can sleep just about anywhere.

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My dad, happily driving his family around Big Bear Lake.

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Big Bear has the saddest (but sweetest) little zoo where they rehabilitate animals from the area. I hope they can begin construction on their new – and much bigger – site soon. You can help by donating here.

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Spending time with her aunt Alicia (my sister).

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Pretty spectacular, Big Bear.

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On to LA! We rented an apartment with an organic garden – and a tortoise named George! Sophie was in heaven.

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Dear Lemonade, will you please open up in DC?? The watermelon rosemary lemonade was beyond delicious… I’ve been craving it ever since we got home!

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It was great to catch up with some of our LA friends – Kelly, Audrey, and Joy. Sophie was in awe of Ruby, and in particular her ability to run all over the place. It was so cute to watch Sophie want to do everything that Ruby was doing! And that Radio Flyer car is totally going on Sophie’s birthday list.

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First time at the beach! She liked the seagulls, but the ocean… not so much. It was a short trip.

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Oh, California, I wish I could have brought your beautiful weather (and zero humidity) home with me…

Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper

{happy weekend!}

It’s time – I’m off to NYC for the National Stationery Show! Next week I’ll report back with the best of the best from the Javits Center – from booth design to new paper goods. I can’t wait! But in the meantime…

Nevara: Spring Lilacs via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo Credits: Nevara

…a few links for your weekend!

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

p.s. I’m looking for a couple of volunteers to help out with my annual Paper Party on Tuesday! If you live in the NYC area and can spare some time on Tuesday, please email me! I promise to send you home with lots of pretty paper!

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