I designed these thank you notes for Areej + Uzair. After their wedding, they sent these notes to guests.
This is the sweetest couple, so I had a lot of fun creating this pretty card for them. I tied in some of the colors from their wedding, and I love how bright and cheerful these are.
I’m wishing Areej + Uzair many, many happy years together!
On June 18 – 20, I had the privilege of attending my first muslim wedding, and it was an absolute delight. I wrote about the events and posted photos here. Everything was new to me, super colorful, and totally inspiring. Have you figured out this week’s theme yet?
Muslim Bride from Shelton Muller’s flickr
While cruising around flickr looking for photos of Muslim weddings, I stumbled upon this beauty. Wow, I just love it! The lighting, the way she’s holding her veil back with her beautifully hennaed hand, just everything. What a pretty bride. Check out Shelton Muller’s photostream here.
Indian Food from mycameraspeaks’ flickr
My friends are Pakistani, but the food is virtually the same as Indian food. It was just delicious, but also way spicier than I’m accustomed to. My mouth was on fire, but it was so worth it. Yum! Plus, it’s fund to eat such brightly colored food. See more from mycameraspeaks here.
I know you guys like to see photos of me on the blog, so here I am! My boyfriend and I are laughing because we’re doing a prom pose. Both of our outfits were made in Pakistan; I really, really love mine. It’s such a gorgeous green and it’s all silky soft. I felt a little like a princess wearing custom-made clothes! See more of my pictures from the wedding here.
The first night of the wedding, people (myself included) danced for the bride and groom. One of the dances was to a Bollywood song called Billo Rani. I have no idea what it’s about, but it is incredibly catchy. It really gets started at 00:46. Enjoy!
To learn more about Muslim and Pakistani wedding customs, check out this and this.
What is your favorite thing about weddings?
-April
Lost In Thoughts is a weekly series. I started this feature because I’m inspired by the amazing things I see on blogs and Etsy, and by family, friends, readers’ comments, and life. I don’t want to keep all of these wonderful finds to myself, so I gather them together on Thursdays to share with you.
I made these bridal shower invitations for my friend, Areej. The design has a tea party theme, and reflects her love of the color pink! Fun!
The shower was yesterday afternoon, and it was really sweet.
There were yummy things to eat, like: tea sandwiches, fruit salad, watermelon lemonade, peach iced tea, and of course a fancy cake!
We all dressed up for tea, and the bride-to-be looked amazing. Tea parties are the best, best, best!
Recently, a woman saw my paper crane mobiles in my Etsy shop, and thought I might be able to help her with an idea. After learning a little more about what she had in mind, I decided to take the project.
::The Project::
This piece was commissioned as a wedding gift. It consists of red paper cranes attached to a high quality sheet of white paper in the shape of a heart.
::The Details::
★ 71 red origami cranes arranged into a heart
★ 16″ x 20″ heavy sheet of high quality, acid free white art paper
★ black frame (16″ x 20″)
★ signed + dated
If you are interested in a custom project, please contact me.
You can find a few more photos on Flickr.
I’m working on a custom project that involves a lot of red paper cranes. I thought it would be fun to share this little sneak peek, since I’ve been spending so much time folding!
I was contacted about making a heart out of paper cranes, and I thought it would be an interesting challenge. My client will be giving this piece as a wedding gift, so that’s pretty exciting! I’ll share more pictures when it’s complete.
Have you been working on any projects?
A few months ago Julie contacted me about a custom wedding invitation. She provided all of the inspiration by telling me about her plans and showing me pictures of the bridesmaid dresses and the birch bark wedding cake that she and Tim had selected.
The invitation was accented with a birch tree and snowflakes, and a fern adorned the RSVP. The two pieces complimented each other and the wedding theme nicely.
I finished the invitations by gluing them to a green backing paper that matched the envelopes. I sent them to the couple tied with white satin ribbons.
Congratulations Julie and Tim! (They were married this past Friday.)
It’s Thursday again, so that means it’s inspiration time! I’ve got some wonderful handmade finds for you this week.
felt mounted moose head from PlanetFur’s Etsy shop
Normally I wouldn’t consider hanging an animal head on my wall because I’d be creeped out, but this felt moose is another story! Cute, soft and friendly, I can see this little guy making a nice office companion. I’m particularly fond of the green heart.
All in Pink Boutonniere from tinarie21′s Etsy shop
I really like these boutonnieres. They’re delicate, but lasting, since they’re made of fabric flowers. They seem like a great, affordable option that can be kept as a souvenir after the fact!
Orange Birds T-shirt from LaurensDesigns Etsy shop
Birds + orange = love (right?). You’ve noticed how much I like birds, haven’t you? I have a Little Miss Birder collection, so I guess it’s a bit of an obsession. And these sweet cutouts in orange patterns? Oh goodness; I’d wear this weekly (daily?)!
I was introduced to Pomplamoose’s VideoSongs when I saw their Single Ladies cover (it’s great). I wanted more, so I watched some of their other videos and grabbed some free downloads from their MySpace page. According to their description,
A VideoSong is a new Medium with two rules:
1. What you see is what you hear (no lip-syncing for instruments or voice).
2. If you hear it, at some point you see it (no hidden sounds).
I’ve been enjoying them for the past few weeks, and I especially like this cover of Edith Piaf’s La Vie en Rose. I’ll be humming it all day long.
Today’s question: Did you make anything this week? Do you have a DIY project planned for the weekend?
-April
Lost In Thoughts is a weekly series. I started this feature because I’m inspired by the amazing things I see on blogs and Etsy, and by family, friends, readers’ comments, and life. I don’t want to keep all of these wonderful finds to myself, so I gather them together on Thursdays to share with you.
I’m so excited to be featured on Trista Hevey’s wedding blog I Do Details! It was fun to be interviewed, and Trista included a little slidshow of some of my custom wedding designs.
Make sure you spend some time at I Do Details, especially if you’re looking from wedding tips and advice!
Thank you Trista! I’m truly honored. ★
I was recently asked to create some thank you notes for a couple as a surprise wedding gift. I looked at the couple’s wedding invitation before beginning, and went from there.
I used their color scheme, but I didn’t want to simply replicate their invite. I chose a shimmery ivory paper to add some sparkle and panache. The envelopes add a dash of color to the mix.
We had 100 notes printed, and my client asked that I tie them with ribbon. I used a thin, brown satin ribbon, and separated them into groups of 10. They looked very pretty all stacked together.
I’m happy with the way they turned out, and I hope the couple enjoys the thoughtful gift!
I spent Saturday at the beautiful wedding of my friends, Kara and Dave.
the bride and groom with their families
Second – I want to start giving...
Eric + me
