Today I am going to show you Jodie and Scott’s Little Bird invitation. Their invitation ensemble is an extension of their Save the Date card below…

We created their wedding invitations in the same colours (Fuchsia and Mocha) and the same font as their save the date card to keep their invitation suite consistent. The Little Bird in a birdcage now hangs from a branch featuring Jodie and Scott’s initials carved in it. The Wishing well card also carries the theme with a smaller version of the invitation branch and this time “Wishing Well” was carved into the branch.

Jodie and Scott wanted to give their guests some extra information with Accommodation suggestions and Transport details. We custom designed this card and used a smaller version of the birdcage decal to split the wording between the accommodation and transport information.

All cards were printed on our 100% recycled card which has a lovely flecked look to it. If you look closely you can see it in the image below..

A corporate client contacted us to create some place cards for an upcoming event. The focus of their conference is on renovating with a hint of the TV series ‘The Block’. With this in mind I immediately knew what I wanted to create for them.

Let’s bring in some fun and colourful lego blocks, perfect for the renovating theme!.. (I think the sky blue blocks are my favourite lego block colour)

and then we need names right? so everyone knows where to sit. . . 

We wanted to make sure the names were clear on each card and that the design was simple yet unique. So let’s join them together! After conducting a couple of stability, strength and name visibility tests, we had the perfect combination.

Aren’t they fun? I can just see the conference guests sitting at their tables creating little architectural masterpieces from their place card lego.

When having a party or celebration, it’s always the little personal touches that really help pull together the overall theme and add that little unique spark. For something easy and inexpensive, stamp your cutlery! Yes you heard me correctly, personalise your cutlery with stamps! Aren’t they cute!

This works perfectly with wooden forks, knives and spoons, you can stamp them with anything you like or even personalise for each guest and they are perfect for kids parties too!

Let’s get started!! First to the shopping list:

You will need: 
Wooden cutlery (we found ours at Emerald & Ella)
Alphabet stamps
Stamper (to attach your wording to)
Ink Pad

What Next?
Make up your stamp, remembering that you need to make it backwards. You will want to test it out first before stamping your cutlery, because if you are like me then you have put at least one letter back to front!Testing the stamp will also give you an idea of where you need to press heavier or if you have places where the stamp gets too much ink and gives you marks. See the black across the top of the letters in the image above? For me this was coming off onto the test sheets so after I inked the stamp I then needed to clean part of the stamp with a tissue before applying it to my wooden forks, like this…

and then STAMP! and you have this…YAY! So cheap to create and fun to stamp and best of all you have your own personalised cutlery for your special occasion which needs no washing up! (hooray!) Happy Stamping!

Sarah came to us with a vision for Save the Date postcards for her and Richard’s wedding. We worked with Sarah’s design and colour palette to create a simplistic design with a lot of sentiment. Sarah and Richard selected a variety of places that are special to them to feature on the front of the postcard, places where they have lived, visited together or hold a special meaning. With a black and white colour palette this is a simplistic yet very personalised design.

We printed lines on the back for their guest addresses and left space so they can personalise each postcard for their individual guests, add a stamp and it’s their own destination postcard! Happy Planning Sarah and Richard!

If you haven’t heard of Ribbonesia then you are in for a real treat today. Ribbonesia is the brainchild behind artist Baku Maeda and is so unique and just so damn cute! He has created a series of animal sculptures from ribbon with each piece unique and created by hand. Use them as gifts, on your wall, in frames, as boutonnieres, place settings even part of a dessert table, the options are gorgeous and endless. For more Ribbonesia go to the official website Ribbonesia

The creative guys behind Ribbonesia

With the new year here, how did you spend the last day of 2011?

We created these personalised party bags for our New Years celebration. First we started with simple brown paper bags which we printed guest details along with the evenings party menu. As they are bags we  stuffed them with party horns, beads, party poppers, funny glasses and some chocolate of course! All sealed with a shaped paperclip – cute huh! (My favourite is the pink engagement ring clip)

These are simple for you to DIY at home, and not just for new years eve! These are great for kids parties as take home goody bags or use them as place settings.

Set up your wording in Word or your favourite program and print! When you feed the bag through your printer, make sure that you feed it bottom first to stop it from becoming jammed or eating your paper bag. Not all printers will take the thickness of the bag so if yours doesn’t just print onto another piece of paper and stick it on for a similar look! – Enjoy x

With the new year here already! (seriously, where did 2011 go!) and the Summer weather looks like it has finally arrived we decided to create a fresh summery wedding inspiration board.

Aquas, greens, sea glass, and whites together with just a hint of grey look amazing together and give a really light and fresh feel to a wedding celebration. Here are some ideas for your fresh coloured celebration…enjoy x

our inspiration source list:

All Seasons Invitation – Little Flamingo Stationery
Hyacinth Bouquet – Butterfly Philosophy
Crystal & Pearl Bracelet – Bespoke by Renee
Sea glass coloured Poms – Party Poms
Halo Ring – Simone & Son
3-tier wedding cake – Martha Stewart
Wedding Dress – Karen Willis Holmes
DIY Drink Flags – Martha Stewart

Today we have some lovely floral inspirations for your wedding, reception or just for your home! They are inexpensive and DIY friendly too! Yay!

First up is a gorgeous DIY Flower inspiration for your reception tables. 3 Jars, 1 big ribbon, and some flowers! So simple! Use different flowers, jar styles and ribbons to create your own look whether it be rustic or romantic. Just remember to start collecting jars early and ask your friends and family to save their jars too!

Source: tiffanylanehandmade.wordpress.com via Little on Pinterest

Add some burlap for a more country feel to your jar centrepieces.

Source: Uploaded by user via Jenna on Pinterest

The next look is perfect for a garden or outdoor wedding, bridal shower, or even just a gorgeous luncheon. Use some old flower pots or pick some up from your local hardware or garden centre, add herbs or flowers for an instant centrepiece. Lavender was added here giving a touch more colour to the table. When selecting your herbs for your centrepiece, think about what food you will be serving and complement the flavours. This makes the centrepieces not only look gorgeous but they become functional too!

Source: Uploaded by user via Jenna on Pinterest

If you are having a vintage style wedding or soiree collect some old tins (check your local second hand store or ebay for some bargains) Add your favourite in season flowers using groups of colour and you have an instant fun and interesting centrepiece! For a different look, use standard silver coloured tins in a range of sizes.

Source: marthastewartweddings.com via eunèv on Pinterest

Source: bystephanielynn.com via Julia on Pinterest

A variety of flowers all in the same colour add lovely textures to your centrepiece and are another easy DIY flower arrangement, just pop them in some glass vases and ta-daaa!!

Source: bvweddings.com via Kris on Pinterest

You don’t need a lot of flowers to create a stunning centrepiece. Look for unique vessels for your flowers and remember to test out your ideas and visions before your big day to make sure you are happy with the final look – enjoy creating!!

Source: stylemepretty.com via Beckie on Pinterest

I love a nature inspired wedding, so when Ella told us she was having an eco-friendly, nature inspired wedding with a glamorous twist we decided it would be a great inspiration board so here it is! – Happy planning Ella and Simon! x

Sources:
Seed Embedded Plantable Invitations – Little Flamingo Stationery
Leaf Silhouette place cards – Little Flamingo Stationery
Handmade Wine charms - Vumbaca White
Garden Rose Wedding cake – Cake Lady Cakes
Flowers – Ruby and Joy {Photographed by N & T Photography}
Hanging Tea light - Butterfly Philosophy

After having a nice relaxing break in Palm Cove and attending the most gorgeous wedding of 2 very close friends I am having a hard time trying to get out of relaxation mode and into Christmas mode!! I can’t believe how quickly Christmas and the holiday season has crept up on me! Even with the stores having their Christmas displays since September! {does anyone else think that September is way to early!?}

So with a cup of hot chocolate and some holiday spirit I thought I would share with you a FREE gift tag printable of the tags I have designed to use on my presents this year..what do you think?!…

To create these pretties, you will need the following…

Shopping List:
* Gorgeous card to print your tags on (I used Kraft card for these)
* Printer (to print out you new gift tags)
* Scissors
* Hole punch
* Ribbons, twine, raffia or whatever you would like to use to attach your tags to your goodies.
* FREE printable gift tag template

1. After downloading the gift tag template, print them out on your favourite card – I used Kraft card for these.
2. Cut out each tag following the line provided
3. Next use the circle guide to punch your threading hole with your hole punch.
4. Thread your favourite ribbon through the hole and there you have it, your own set of gorgeous tags! – So easy! Which is your favourite?

Happy Holidays! and enjoy your new gift tags!