I am NOT a graphics/typography -type person, but I do prefer to do my own when the need arises.
Here’s a graduation announcement I did for my sister:
And reposted is our party invitation. It’s a flat card printed front and back.
I did our marriage announcement, too, but it’s very plain and boring (and nice). No image necessary.
So, we had a party this past weekend because we got married a few months ago, and I made all these origami decorations- kusudama flowers. Then I hung all these paper lanterns from the ceiling along with the flowers. I also filled mason jars with (fake) moss and (real) rocks and tea lights to put on the tables. And I didn’t take any pictures of any of it, because that’s what happens when you have a party.
These are the flowers before they were put together to make the balls:
*Updated- here is the only photo in existence of the finished piece:
Here’s the stack of invitations:
Invitation, my design:
I do have photos of my dress. The material is a sheet that I got from Salvo’s years ago. (Anthropologie belt, Marc Jacobs shoes, jewelry handmade.)
Testing the photobooth:
Sisters:
Trying to show our matching mouse shoes:
This was my birthday, two months ago today. I made myself cupcakes with those way-too-sweet candies that used to be good when you were five.
Here are my unintentionally-matching gifts- totally awesome.
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A couple weeks ago my boss asked me if I could do some signs for the break room at work, and I immediately thought of working with felt:
I cut all the letters freehand, then just used glue dots to attach them to some black ribbon.
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It snowed a bunch this one day:
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I didn’t make these truffles, but my sister did!
This is the first thing I made in our new house- a wreath for the front door. It negates the ugliness of the door a little.
I took a class at EmMi Beads from Lisa Oristian and forged this necklace. Just the chain, not the circles at the bottom.
I had pieces left over for earrings:
