Anna Bond goodness!

Soon-to-be-hubbs and I came home to find a little package at our doorstep filled with Anna Bond goodness for our wedding! Here's a little preview {squeal}

NEW Anna Bond

How AMAZING is this invitation suite for Jennie & Ryan? Seriously. Smitten for the hundredth time today... RIFLEDESIGN

DIY: Polaroid Cake Topper

engagement shots by Stephanie Williams for Next Exit via OHJOY! visit here for Sam & Ian's brilliant polaroid cake topper!

Jill ♥ Matt wedding invitation

clever. and way too cool. via RIFLE more here

and off we go..

to Gruene & Austin! for a mini weekend getaway (as though a week long trip to Mexico weren't enough) what can I say..we just love to travel!

oh, and happy EARTH day

loving open foto albums

like this one from Garance Dore

NEW Anna Melcon Bond

gosh her work is so dreamy. more here

picture the moment

via WEHEARTIT

lovely paper cranes

photo via OHJOY

Kate Pugsley

love these little illustrations by Kate Pugsley

Miniature Rhino

I ♥ that we'll be using this sweet embroidered custom heart sampler in replacement of the ring pillow for our ringbearer to carry on our wedding day. via MINIATURERHINO

fridge makeover

My boring white fridge with no personality would love me for this

Dear Domino, I've got the mean-reds.

Like MANY of you, my heart breaks at the thought of Domino no-more. I have treasured & carefully archived every single issue as if though each one were the last; often times carrying my beloved with me in my giant purse and always looking back to old issues for new inspiration which Domino never failed to give me. I owe many, many, many of my stomache butterflies to them.

Tec ♥ Chelsea

Their wedding made my heart swell. Lots of DIY and LOVE to go around, a banana yellow two-seater and outdoorsy fun. Photographed by Jose Villa, see more here and here

high-heel typeface

I ♥♥♥ this font found here and here pretty.pretty.paper

Une Fille Comme Moi

I ♥ illustrations like this one by GaranceDore

Etsy find: Pepperminte

Illustrations by Caitlin Shearer this one is a favorite titled "Penicillin"

Business card holders

These easy-to-make business-card cases are great Christmas presents for your mother, sister, or best friend. Katie Hatch, fashion editor, made a set for the entire Blueprint staff last year.

1. Print out the template. The pattern is already sized to fit standard business cards. If you want something bigger (say, 3-by-5 photos), feel free to enlarge the template on a photocopier.
2. Cut out pattern and trace it onto leather. Kaufman Shoe Repair in New York (212-777-1700) has a great selection of kidskin hides in beautiful colors. Using a mini hole-punch (the kind scrapbookers like), make small holes at three of the tips, as shown on the pattern. The top hole will be slightly larger to accommodate the button stud front closure.
3. Fold the leather into an envelope shape: Bring the left and right flaps inward and line up the holes. Hold them together with a great little piece of hardware called a button-stud. Katie gets hers, the screw-back type, from Pacific Trimming (email: pacifictrimming@aol.com; fax 212-268-0531).
4. Insert the back piece of the button-stud up through the holes in the flaps. Finally, screw on the front piece of the button-stud, and push it through the hole on the top flap.
First Published: November/December 2007 Blueprint issue

Holiday Portrait Party

I LOVE this idea from sfgirlbybay, I'll have some margaritas to go with that.