A RAINBOW WINNER

YAY Meghan, please email me your address and I will send your goodies ASAP. Congratulations!

FONT FRIDAY ISSUE 1

For the past few weeks I have been amorously following font lovers...and FONT FRIDAY.  The pioneers in this lovely little collection are LAUREN ELISE CRAFTED, LITTLE BIT HEART, BUBBLEROCK, SUPER SWOON, AERIALIST PRESS, and THE KNOTTY BRIDE. It occured to me this morning as I oogled...that, as a person who *might* be obsessed with fonts - judging from my weekly downloads, I should see if I can play, too.  So, I asked and WOO HOO! Let the party begin...

I chose ADHESIVE NR SEVEN from FONT SQUIRREL.  You guys loved the flag tutorial for PowerPoint I did, and this is a little cheater dingbat font. It only has 12 flags/banners, but they can be colored and resized just like a font. Did I mention it's FREE?  Now, only 12 doesn't seem so bad does it?

This first little font friday for me is kind of a two-fer deal.  I also have been using LIEBE ERIKA REGULAR font all week, from MY FONTS. I am in love with it. I also got it's sister, LIEBE ORNAMENTS, but I'll save her for later. 

HAPPY FONT FRIDAY! 

Let me know what you think about this cheater font. 

Happy Friday!

"BIRTHDAY PARTY COWGIRL" BY DOLAN GEIMAN

Let me first say...I just love this.
I'm off to plan Henry's 5th birthday party that is in two weeks.  To answer some questions I know just popped in your head...YES, I am using this gorgeous art by Dolan Geiman as inspiration.  ...and NO,  I will not be dressed like that...much to the dispair of my hubby. I am not making a SAUCY bday party for my soon to be five year old.  I am inspired by the modern feel and vintagy worn look.  So, for the past month or so I have been toying with the idea of a modern cowboy party...Monday, I will share my inspiration board. 
Which may not even come to life...we just confirmed last night we are going up to visit the inlaws for a huge birthday weekend! Cousin H turns 1 that weekend too! Which is fabulous!  We are super excited and I haven't told the boys yet in hopes of having that little moment like they show on those Disney commercials, where the kids get all excited, shake and freak out. But, cute. Not how I just made it sound. Anyways, I won't be able to drag an arsenal of party wares.  It will be simple.  and easy.  and still cute (cause I can only rock awesome)

REMEMBER to enter the RAINBOW OF INSPIRATION giveaway on Monday's Post.  Contest ends tonight at 5pm.  I will choose a winner via Random.org and make the announcement before I sign off for the weekend!

Little bits of AWESOME (and GIVEAWAYS GALORE)

First course of business.  You might have noticed I haven't given my full focus this week...I shot (and reshot) the beginnings of my printie collection for the shop.  Hooray for printies! aka Printables.  I've been meaning to share these with you for a bit...but various technical difficulties...needless to say, the printies are here! (Notice the fab cupcake stand I bribed my hubby to make me, yes my hunk made that from a hunk of metal for me...and now YOU)

SHOP HANK + HUNT

My entire inspiration for the collection is simplicity.  After hunting fabric shops and papery stores, and never finding the right sized gingham or stripe in that certain shade I wanted...I figured I could just make it.  So I did. Simple and modern colorways, in plain pretty patterns, ready to mix and match. The awesomest (so not a word I know...) part is that now, I have patterns that can be any shade or tint or mulit-color WE want. Period. I didn't want to provide more children's printables, there are experts in that loveliness (LOVE THE DAY and ANDERS RUFF) or more gorgeous wedding suites (BLUSH PRINTABLES and GO AGAINST THE GRAIN), still already experts in that field of loveliness...I just wanted simple ones.  Little bits to accent the already fabulous plethora of printables. 

There are two sizes.  Cupcake and Mini pages (above).  The cupcake page comes with 12 standard cupcake topper flags and 6 pennant shape flags.  Mini comes with teeny little cupcake topper flags, one big bunting shape, and six little bunting shapes.  Mix and match the two to make garlands or double them up on extra tall sticks.  At $5 a pop...you could have them ALL.

**GIVEAWAY** First go to Monday's RAINBOW OF INSPIRATION POST and enter to win cupcake toppers from MOI!

THEN...go enter to win this photography package of AWESOMENESS....

Alrighty...The ONLY reget from my own personal wedding, was not hiring a photographer.  We had a friend fo the family who was technically a photographer and it was...ok.  I think one of the most importante elements of a great day is hiring a photographer that KNOWS the awesomeness that you want to capture...SO...I'm always a bit jealous when I see fabulous wedding pictures.  I was amazed when I saw these little stills of loveliness over on Postcards and Pretties. But DO YOU wanna win an ENTIRE wedding photography package from the AMAZING photogs 13:13 Photography? Go NOW to Postcards and Pretties and enter to WIN.

Vintage Inspiration - ALL WRAPPED UP

I found this book ages ago...really. Like, when I was still in school and killing time between classes and cruising the aisles of Barnes and Noble.  I found it on a fluke again ('cause I could never remember the name) a few years back and snatched it up.  All Wrapped Up by Kevin Akers is fabulous. I love just flipping through the pages.  I've been personally obsessed and trying to make the retro bows in Illustrator.

I highly recommend this book if you have a vintage streak or a love of retro colorways.  It's a compilation of 60's vintage wrapping paper.  I use it all the time for colorways and pattern inspiration, I can't be the only one. For example...this watercolor plaid pattern...

 

...could be used as a starting point to spice up your fete...add dinnerware from Anthro or napkins from this fabric from Jay McCarroll for FreeSpirit.

I'll share some more goodies from this great little number as I perfect my little bows and plan some colorways for some goodies coming up.  Have a wonderful Wednesday!



DIY Goodies On The Sweetest Occasion

As I finish up a few things for the shop...the printies are coming, the printies are coming...I thought I would share some links for the DIYs this week over on The Sweetest Occasion.

One of my resloutions this year was to show you how to make everything in my shop.  Everything. I know there are a bunch of crafty mavens out there, just like me, that will always try to figure it out for themselves.  So here's a little sweet DIY for you...

Here is the tutorial I did for this little heart pom cupcake topper.  It's my second Valentine's Topper over on The Sweetest Occasion.  It's incredibly cute and easy to make.  

Here is a link to the Clay Table Numbers and Flags tutorial also on The Sweetest Occasion.  The possibilities are endless...I'm going to try to make a pennant garland out of clay for Henry's birthday (which I just realized is two and a half weeks away...EEK!)

*Of course, if you would just like someone to make it for you...you can find goodies in my shop or feel free to email me for custom work. XO

Rainbow of Inspiration (and a GIVEAWAY!)

I wanted to give you, my lovely readers, a valentine.  To show how much I appreciate your sweet comments, I offer brilliant color boards.  I was stunned by how gorgeous they are, and how incredible the creators are for joining me with this fun little "rainbow" of wedding inspiration.  I sent  these lovely ladies an email, asking them to share their talent for beautiful boards, and they did! For that I am so thankful, each of these lovely ladies is going to be getting some pretty little toppers  in the mail from moi in their color board shades.  For you dear readers...I am giving away a set of toppers to match.  Yep, two of each color I make for my fabulous friends, a total of 14 toppers.  Just leave a comment to win!  But now...let the colors rain down on us...

RED

WENDY, JUST WENDERFUL

SOURCES

ORANGE

ANNIE, MARRY YOU ME

Bouquet photo by Cooper Carras via Once Wed, peach place card from Martha Stewart Weddings, couple photo by Our Labor of Love via Once Wed, bar menu from Martha Stewart Weddings, hanging dress photo by Corbin Gurkin Photography, paper dahlia poms from Martha Stewart Weddings, cake by The Cake Artist via Grey Likes Weddings, drink photo by Amy Majors Photography via Style Me Pretty. 

YELLOW

ERIN, SPARKLE & HAY

Mason jars, Bed , House, Sign, Croissant, Suitcase, Yellow chairs, Lace dress, Yellow ring, Champagne bucket

GREEN

CHRISTINA, POSTCARDS & PRETTIES

{Heather P. Morgan via Once Wed} Table {Project Wedding} Garland {Our Labor of Love via Design Sponge} Couple/ VW van {cosmopolitan bride}  emerald bathing suit {tom palumbo} hydrangea bouquet {martha stewart weddings} vintage desk {kiss the groom} straws {amber carson events via style me pretty} seltzer bottles {unknown}

BLUE

SOFIA, BRANCO PRATA

SOURCES

INDIGO
NAOMI, ENCHANTED DREAM WEDDINGS & AFFAIRS
cabinet , pier, draw, ring, bouquet, stairs, barn (unknown), blueberries, room

VIOLET

ALEAH, VALLEY & CO.

Shoes, Tulle skirt, Orchids, Paris, Corks, Crinkled linen, Cupcakes

I can't begin to thank you enough, darlings!
XOXOXO

**DON'T FORGET**
Leave a comment and on Friday, one could win a "RAINBOW" set of cupcake toppers from the Hank + Hunt shop.