beth cote: air mail save the date cards

{ vintage air mail save the date }

the first of several items i will post from ms. cote -- love this note's classic, clean lines.

neither snow: limited edition valentines

{ #146 blushing calligraphed valentine with vintage postage }

i love this idea -- 100 limited edition valentines, hand-calligraphed with a custom quote of your choosing, hand-addressed, and with suites of vintage postage, arranged around themes of color or subject.

my favorites are below. via 100 layer cake.






for more see neither snow (marasz.etsy.com)

two trick pony: behind-the-scenes tour + screenprinted wedding invites

{ photo by two trick pony }
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while you're waiting for me to get it together, my friend rachael forwarded this lovely post on how her custom-screenprinted invites were made. in person these invites were unbelievably beautiful -- done by two trick pony, whose blog combines mouth-watering recipes with gorgeous printed things. yes please!

here are a few etsy items of theirs...



more at twotrickpony.etsy.com

thanks for the introduction, rachael!

arippke (aka izzy and the bean): bright invites

{ wedding invitations }

hooray for texas! arippke, the shop name for izzy and the bean design and photography, is a husband and wife team designing lovely custom invites in some unusual stand-out-from-the-mailbox-crowd colors.





more at arippke.etsy.com

moderncard: paper delight

{ funky gift tag set }

i heart moderncard. check out this little garden of papery goodness, from the vineyard no less. i wish i was *blogging* from the vineyard right now. sick beautiful. and with thank you's and gift tags and place cards: now i just need to plan a party. in my imaginary vineyard blog-haven. yes.




more at moderncard.etsy.com

sugarstreetcafe: gocco cards and journals

{ let's grow old and wrinkly together }

toronto-based sugarstreetcafe makes (pun intended) reaaally sweet hand-printed and eco-friendly cards.




more at sugarstreetcafe.etsy.com

satsumalynn: lush pdx letterpress

{ eucalyptus letterpress stationery }

yes, satsumalynn was in my little portland sampler, but i just cannot resist: oh, sweet letterpress. one day you will be mine. she prints stunning custom invitations (see the slideshow at satsumapress.com), and her shop's epigraph is perfect for it: " 'simplicity is an exact medium between too little and too much.' -- sir joshua reynolds". lovely.





more at satsumalynn.etsy.com