Wet Paint!

I just recently finished Jessica's Pirate and Mermaid themed artwork. I had so much fun creating this artwork. She wanted purple and green tail with peacock inspiration. Stay tuned on our invitation ideas coming in the next couple of days!

New and Exciting Details and Products!

We have some new and exciting details and products. In our portfolio/collection area, you'll see we have some new designs up for 2009. We're also currently working on some lavender/purple orchids for a couple of clients and creating more modern+handmade invitations.

Right now, check out our new detail, gold painted and hand torn edgings. This one is for Bridget's Bottle Invitations. Below is also an image of the turquoise ribbon with starfish bowtie. I think the ribbons made these invitations elegantly retro!





We're also developing our mint collection. We've created some mints for Jodi using our Starfish artwork. Inside each mint tin are white mints and for presentation, we've included ivory organza bags. Any of our artwork may be available for our mint favors. Just let us know!



We also have just created some Calendar Save the Dates. These are for Jessica + Matthew. They used calm turquoise backing with our starfish artwork, turquoise and passion red ink accents. If you're interested, let me know too. These are another option for save the date, both cute and functional!

My Daily Obsession-Cowgirl Cakes

My daily obsession, or rather, my week obsession (in my spare time) has been researching for ideas on my daughter's cowgirl birthday cakes.(I haven't started obsessing about her invitations quite yet) I am still debating whether I should go to a professional and have it designed or if I should attempt to create. As I said on my previous blog, I have nooo experience with cake decorating, but if I have the skills and knowledge, I would probably do it. I will definitely experiment before her 3rd birthday. She's been so obsessed with Jessie (from Toy Story). Wearing a red straw hat while shopping today, she kept saying that she was Jessie and was yodeling...it was quite silly but adorable. Here are my top 3 cowgirl/cowboy designs. Our colors will be red, white and blue.

Wet Paint!

Just added some new artwork this week. I haven't added these on our portfolio section, but here's sneak peak!

hibiscus leaf:


Mermaid:

sunflower:

Oahu Map:

Cakes

Ok, I am totally obsessed with Ace of Cakes. I love love lovvvveeee that show. I think they are total geniuses when it comes to cake/art design. I wish I can bake and create something so uniquely fabulous. But...I haven't tried it yet. I was hoping to do some experimenting on my husband's 37th birthday, this end of the month. We'll see...In the meantime, I found some beautiful beach themed cake and 1 cupcake designs. Some of them are just works of art, I think ...how can one even cut and eat it?!?

Fuchsia and Orange Inspiration Board

Wow! Orange has been a huge hit this year and last year! We've had requests for orange and green, orange and brown, orange and taupe, and of course, orange and fuchsia! In the next couple of days, I'll be adding some inspirational boards. How fun is that! So, here's our orange and fuchsia featuring our Ocean Union Orange Coral Petal and Fuchsia ribbon. Enjoy!

Sara and Andrew ~ The Reach Resort, Florida

We recently received some beautiful and amazing photography from one of our recent clients, Sara and Andrew, who married on December 19, 2008 at the Reach Resort, Florida. I have to tell you, again, the photographer, Schmitt Photography, really told their wedding story. I love the richness and the mood of all his shots. Sara and Andrew purchased our seahorse invitations with just 1 seahorse artwork. She chose this particular invitation because it matched her midnight blue bridesmaids dresses, all her seahorse motifs and orange hue inspiration. Enjoy!

Happy New Year!

Hello There!

Happy New Year! I can't believe it's already 2009...how time flies! We hope everyone has had a wonderful Holiday season and a joyful New Year. We look forward to hearing from you! Email us to just say hi or fill out one of our contact forms. We're already starting to get busy this early January. Thank you all for the kind and generous comments on our invitations and website. :-)

x0x0x,

Raquel

Our Southwest Trip

Hello Everyone!

It's been quite hectic these couple of weeks after coming home from our 17 day trip to the Southwest. My husband, baby girl and I drove to Arizona (Sedona specifically), New Mexico, drove through Colorado and went to Utah to visit family. Compared to last year, the weather was awesome ... not too hot or too cold. I have to say, though, that this trip, besides our Italy trip 5 years ago, is one of the best. I LOVE New Mexico with its beautiful landscape, architecture, and the people are so easy going! We visited so many different areas and stayed to some nice bed and breakfast places. Here are just a couple of images that I'd like to share.

Beautiful Sedona, Arizona:






The Painted Desert at Petrified Forest (you have to actually see how magnificent this looks!)






Albuquerque, New Mexico...I love the red chilies!






Here are a couple of the bed and breakfast places that we stayed at:

Elaine's, New Mexico: http://www.elainesbnb.com/

Casa Escondida, Chimayo, New Mexico: http://www.casaescondida.com/

Til next time,
Raquel

2009 Color Trends

In my spare time, I do some research on colors and trends for weddings and the home!!

So, here's a little snippet of information from ezine articles. I'm glad our invitations are still hot and trendy with all the hot colors and tropical themes!

"Look out for big tropical colour schemes focusing around Turquoise and Bright Yellow Shades. Mix these colours in with a tropical wedding theme. Bold favour boxes trimmed with yellow and blue ribbons and co-ordinating place settings will give guests the illusion of the heady climes of the tropics! Ask your florist about introducing a splash of these colours into floral centrepieces and co-ordinate with wedding cake trims."

Some of our pieces that will coordinate well with that:



"Making a comeback this year will also be Bright Orange colour schemes. These will work really well when coupled with softer peach tones and the occasional shocking orange splash. You could dot bright orange cameras and bright orange petals about your reception tables for maximum effect. Tie peach favour boxes with bright orange ribbon and introduce Orange Gerberas or Tiger Lilies into bridal bouquets and floral centrepieces."

Ooooh, orange has been really popular this year and as said in this article next year too! Some beautiful invites from us...






"Pinks are always in fashion when it comes to wedding style, but as 2009 is all about making a statement, strong, luminous pinks are the shades to go for. As before, keep dresses and bridal party outfits classical and think about introducing the pink tones into reception decor. A great way to get bright luminous pink into your event is by having a cup-cake wedding cake. Each mini-cake can be tiered to give the effect of an all-encompassing wedding cake, yet a retro luminous pink icing and a fancy motif topping will give each cake a trendy feel. Mini cakes are also a massive hit with younger guests and some wedding cake specialists are able to make individual cakes to cater for various food intolerances which are worth knowing. Floral arrangements can be kept white and interspersed with bright pink feathers and co-ordinating ribbon."

Some beautiful pinks on our collection...






"So, whether you are having a tantalisingly tropical event, an outrageous orange occasion or a pretty pink affair, anyone who's anyone in 2009, will definitely be hosting a bright, bold, beautiful and full-of-colour wedding!"