Cavallo wedding #2

Finished these Save-the-dates for another Cavallo wedding this time in August. Vintage/Americana themed paper goodness with a folded map and custom pattern inside. Lovely calligraphy in gold by Neither Snow with an assortment of vintage stamps collected by the bride.

Envelopes were hand-made, just folded text weight navy paper, glued the seam in the middle and ran one side through a sewing machine. We closed by folding the other end and sealed with custom letterpressed address labels.

We came across this envelope addressed to the White House while assembling. Apparently if you send the president an invite you will receive an official congratulatory letter. How fun, right? The bride and groom have a great sense of humor. I love this notion :)

Will be walking these up the street to the post office tomorrow. After spending so much time designing and crafting a set like this, letting them go is always so bitter-sweet. But the idea that people will be receiving these lovelies in the mail always makes me smile. So all the hard work is always worth it.

Cavallo wedding #1

Just delivered this Japanese-inspired wedding suite for clients Rachel and Blake who are getting married at Cavallo Point this spring. When we first met a couple of months ago the gingko trees just started to shed their pretty leaves and the image resonated with me. This design is organic from it's conception to final product. Love it when things just happen naturally :)

Stitching by Mira Aster -- Anne's attention to detail is exquisite.

envelopes were individually hand stamped

These were my setups, trying to get the yellow just right. The top ones were too dark for the job but I still really love the copper color base.

belly band with their monogram double "SS" that created a heart shape. cute.

Off the Press: St. Lucia invites

Just finished these! Caribbean colors makes me miss the beach. Sigh...Stitching by Mira Aster.

Behind the Scenes

Thought I'd share some production photos of the New Buffalo wedding I worked on last year. I find that sometimes the process is just as interesting to see as the final design. This invite in particular was very involved in terms of assembly. Almost every piece was custom, down to the postage stamp. The envelopes were handmade, I had a monogrammed wax seal (in hot pink!), a hand-bound booklet, stitching on the invite (by Mira Aster), calligraphy in yellow ink (by Georgia Deaver)...You name it, we made it work!

Design + Print: Shelter Island Invites

The temperature dropped a lot today, it was a brisk morning and now a chilly evening (at least by my standards--I get cold pretty easily!). So thought I'd warm things up a bit by posting this summer wedding invite for clients Jackie & Mike. They got married this past September in Shelter Island-- a town at the eastern end of Long Island in NY.

They were inspired by Moriya & Jon's invite design and wanted to use similar elements (map, stitching, monogram...) and infuse their colors and east coast-beachy vibe into it as opposed to the original country-farm look. They have the same initials as Moriya & Jon so I was able to reuse the existing monogram for the most part and only ended up tweaking the letters with the new font they chose.

Flat-printed map on the pocket and stitching by Mira Aster.

Stitch and Pattern

Sneak peek of a wedding invite coming up...Will be integrating some of my friend Anne's stitching work (Mira Aster) into the design as well as a sleek and subtle debossed herringbone pattern on the reverse side of the card!

Will be letterpressing this set soon, can't wait to see how it all turns out...

Open Studio: Anne of Mira Aster

I had the pleasure of having my friend Anne Millett visit the shop for a little bit to show me a fun project she's been working on as well as have a nice chat over some tea :) Anne owns Mira Aster, a lovely stationery and paper goods company known for it's unique stitching and fabric details.


















We've worked together on many projects in the past, I always try to think of ways to incorporate her work into one of my designs. The paper + stitching + fabric + letterpress combination is always a winner. Each piece is meticulously hand made and ridiculously beautiful. We both get giddy everytime we meet about a project :)

SO friggin' cute

Ok, gonna relish in some girlie-ness just to warn you...Found this embroidery book cover on Bird and Banner (whose work is also equally super cute) and just had to share. It's that perfect blend of vintage-crafty-modern-fresh-fun-simple-timeless look that's just so attractive and so difficult to pull off (unless you're from Scandinavia)!








































If you can't get enough like me, check out some more Swedish craft book eye candy here.

stitching detail

stitching by miraaster