Deal: Calligraphy

I love fonts! In a dream word I would have beautifully letterpressed invitations with hand calligraphy addressed envelopes but I really really can't make it fit in my budget. That being said... I found this great deal on calligraphy!

From September 1-15, NJW Calligraphy is running a "start-up special", where any envelope, place card, or escort card is just $.20 each. In addition, right now custom calligraphy is only $.20 a line!!

Here are some samples of her work:

My First Etsy Treasury Square!

{Etsy} I love etsy because it full of beautiful handmade items. I love etsy because it inspires me to be creative. I love etsy...

Paper work

In honor of all the paper pushing I am doing as a summer intern I thought I would feature some pretty paper that caught my eye. Here are two recently featured invitations that I truly love. The first is a wedding invitation suit from Ruffled, and the second is a vintage save-the-date from Once Wed.

{Source:Dapper Paper}
{Source:Hello Lucky!}

Lovely Clusters

Lovely Clusters is a a place to browse and shop beautiful handmade and vintage items from very creative artists and designers from around the world. The items themselves aren't for sale on the site but each item links to the sellers shop site where you can purchase.

The best thing about Lovely Clusters is that the site allows you to search by color and categories. So while it is fun to spend countless hours searching etsy for that perfectly pink accessory, it can certainly get tiresome and this website provides a great alternative.

These are some of my favorite shops which are featured on LC:
{Bagatelles & Co.}
{The Gilded Bee}

{Down and Out Chic}

Edible Flowers!

On my DIY cake quest, I found these great etsy stores that make floral accessories for an affordable price. According to these lovely ladies, these flowers can be stored in a air tight container for up to a year.
{Sweet Deja Vu}
{Sweet Petal Bakery}
{Sweet Bouquet}
The problem with this find is that I am now pretty sure that I could make these... hehehe. I am so excited for a summer of fondant, and gum paste!

Cake Toppers!

I don't think I will be using a cake topper but I love to look. I especially love the little love birds, and there is definitely something very sweet about a bridal cake topper.

Much like the veil, the little bride and groom is one of those things that really says "wedding."

All these cake toppers were found on etsy!



The thing about these cake toppers is that I'm pretty sure I could make them. They are just hand painted peanuts which I could make out of polymer clay.(I think very highly of my DIY skills).
So I was also a little surprised by the number of zombie/vampire themed wedding toppers and the lack of bi-racial toppers :( I wonder if it's a cultural thing? Or maybe a statistical thing... maybe the type of people who are in biracial relationship are not typically the type of people who want wedding toppers? I know that's ridiculous but I prefer to think it has a business reason.

Vintage Stamps

Good morning!

This morning I was looking for vintage rubber stamps for my save-the-dates. Instead I found this old post from 100 Layer Cake about vintage postage stamps.

I obviously love this idea! I have clearly fallen head over heels in LOVE with all things vintage and NO detail can go untouched. Then I found Whitney Rae's Etsy store! She sells vintage stamps but Whitney also collects vintage postage, then artfully arranges the stamps on colorful envelopes in ready-to-mail postage denominations!

Giveaway: Chic'n Cheap {Birdcage Veil from One Little Dove}

Here's a chance to win a modern classic voluminous birdcage veil in ANY COLOR (rose pink, turquoise, dusty silver) from One Little Dove.

To enter: click here

Deadline: Thursday, May 13th, 11:59 pm PST. This is open to North American readers only

Mrs. S...

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I love these hangers! I think they would make an adorable bridesmaids gift! I also love them because they would make for good photographs :D



{Order these hangers from Lila Francs}
Thoughts??

Budget Dress

Call me crazy but I think this dress is kind of amazing. The model isn't doing much for me but I think this could be an amazing wedding dress for a small vintage wedding with a modern twist. (whatever that means) I like it.
{etsy}

Project Wedding

There was a time when I was obsessed with Project Runway. I haven't watched it in awhile but recently I stumbled on the etsy store of Season 6 designer Carol Hannah! On the show she was always criticized for only making dresses but her dresses were so amazing that I certainly wasn't complaining.

Here are some of my favorites from the show! I especially love this little black cocktail dress.





Now Carol Hannah is making wedding dresses!! Yay! Her dresses were recently featured on ruffled.

Here are some of my personal favorites.





She even makes bridesmaids' dresses :)

{For more from her collection or her lovely blog}