Archive | November, 2009

Eva Juliet

By on November 3, 2009 in found + loved

Eva Juliet has a lovely collection of ink illustrations. They are simple, but sweet and come in both English and French. She is Canadian (like us!) and works from her little studio in Montreal.
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{illustrations by Eva Juliet}

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Happy Listening: At Last

By on November 2, 2009 in happy listening

Music is a major source of inspiration for me. It puts me in the mood to accomplish many things. Without it… well, I can’t bare the thought. So I figured, whether these tracks act as your motivational playlist while you do your planning, or end up on the playlist for your actual wedding, I couldn’t do a inspirational blog without sharing some music. Let’s start off with a classic from 1961.

Etta James - At Last

1961 honeymoon

{photo from fashion-era.com}

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Daily Drop Cap

By on November 2, 2009 in found + loved

If you are a graphic designer like myself, then you must be familiar with the work of typographer and illustrator, Jessica Hische.

She recently started an impressive project called Daily Drop Cap, that has caught a lot of attention in the design world. She draws a beautiful capital letter regularly, to share with other bloggers so they can embellish their entries with her typographic magic. Not a lot of non-designers are excited about typography, but I figured it would be appropriate to introduce our wedding audience to these decorative letterforms.

Daily Drop Cap

You can decorate your wedding blog with drop capitals, by conveniently copying the links from Jessica’s site. This is an on-going project, so keep going back for more :)

Designers are usually overly ecstatic when it comes to typography, and I hope these lovely capitals help you understand why! There are so many different ways to express personality through words, and Jessica Hische definitely shows a variety of examples.

{designs from Daily Drop Cap; image collage from Fancy Frills}

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Natsumi Nishizumi

By on November 1, 2009 in found + loved

Another wonderful stumble-upon: Natsumi Nishizumi‘s incredibly sweet line and watercolour illustrations. The simplicity is what makes these pieces so magical.

rainpumpkinstravellove is beautiful

spotted napkins

She even has these lovely spotted napkins available for purchase at her online shop. They have been hand-screenprinted with water-based inks on 100% organic linen. Perhaps they would be a perfect addition to your table-setting? The pastel colours and dew-like drops remind me of spring. Oh….how far away it is now.

{illustrations by Natsumi Nishizumi; photo from natsuminishizumi.com.}

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