I am currently working on a gorgeous handkerchief wedding invitation for a lovely couple which made me remember about this great free printable from Eat Drink Chic. It’s designed to be used as a wedding guest book alternative, but you could also use them for marriage advice at a bridal shower, handwritten menus or any number of other creative ideas.
With Mother’s Day coming up this Sunday, do you have any special plans?
Whether you are or not, let her know you’re thinking of her with a card like this pretty free printable from Clementine Creative.
I’ve been very fortunate that Akimbo has received some great coverage recently. Here are a few snippets…
Real Weddings Issue 20
Modern Wedding Issue 54 Styling Handbook
I also have more being published soon, yay!
Love vs. Design via How About Orange
Make a cup of tea, get yourself comfy and pen a couple of thank you notes and get ahead on the month’s birthday cards.
These Modern Angle cards are free for you to print, so there’s no excuse!
I’m very excited because tomorrow we fly off to Canberra for my brother’s wedding! Here is a sneak peek of what I created for their wedding invitation (I don’t know how well you can see this on the photo but it’s embossed so the balloon has a pillowy texture).
We’ll be spending a whole week there with family so I’m taking a week off blogging and will see you back here on 2nd April.
Toodles!
Have you got an anniversary coming up (especially anniversary which is paper), or perhaps even planning to pop the big question to your other half?
You will love these darling little tags that say ‘How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…’ from Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s famous poem.
Get the free download and instructions over on Polka Dot Bride today.
Photography by Love Joy Faith
Concept & styling by Alanna Lock for White Room Events
I was pretty thrilled last year when one of my fave design authors Charlotte Rivers (not just saying that – I did already own some of her books and follow her blog) asked me to submit some of my work for her upcoming book. But then I put it out of my mind because books take so long to reach the shelves and besides, not everything that’s submitted will make the final cut.
So imagine my excitement when I flipped open my freshly-delivered copy of her book I Love Stationery and found a whole page feature on Akimbo’s Woodland collection!
Huge thanks to Charlotte and her publisher Jacqui Small. It means so much to me to be published in such a beautifully produced book.
How genius is this idea from Kiwi interactive designer Andy Biggs? Head over to Jam Labelizer and Beer Labelizer to create personalised labels for your homemade goodies to give as gifts or use as party favours. Choose from the great free designs or donate a few dollars for full access.
Via How About Orange
You’ve probaby worked out by now that I did a lot of crafting for our wedding. To save you from hunting through the archives, I’ve compiled a nifty little long post summing up all the projects.
Accessories
Beribboned bridesmaids’ fans *
Bridesmaids’ cameo jewellery boxes
Decorations
Book ring ‘pillow’ *
Ribbon wands *
Family photo display *
Paper garland
Screenprinted napkins *
Twig balls and branch altarpieces *
Vintage book page backdrop
Decoupaged book page votive holders *
Scrabble tile table names
Stationery
Invitations (more info here)
Screenprinted belly bands
Envelope labels for ceremony-only invitations (free printable)
Thank you notes (with free printable tags)
Menu *
Reserved ceremony seating signs for parents *
Giant trivia crossword *
Welcome message *
Escort cards *
Photo booth sign * (free printable)
‘I spy’ game sheets * (free printable)
CD sleeves (free printable)
Because I was so involved in our wedding I did have some friends and family ask me what on earth I’d do with myself after the wedding and whether I would become one of those depressed newlyweds once I was no longer a bride. It’s true I absolutely loved planning and handcrafting our wedding, but no way did I want to prolong it forever. It took up an insane amount of time so frankly I was a little relieved to have a huge chunk of my free time back and to be able to focus on getting my fledgling stationery business off the ground.
Speaking of which, I wasn’t sure whether to include the stationery as ‘DIY’ since I am a professional graphic designer and some items were professionally printed. In the end I decided to include them to show the whole picture of what I created for the event.
There are a few of the more basic projects that I haven’t done tutorials for but if you’re interested in finding out more please just shout out in the comments. Cheers!
* Images marked with an asterisk by Luke Simon Photography.
Photography by Love Joy Faith
Concept & styling by Alanna Lock for White Room Events
Hello lovelies, how are you? Today I have a sweet (not to mention super easy) tutorial over on Polka Dot Bride. Clickedy-click to see how to make your own glitter word garland for your next event.
