GUEST PEACE: A Gold, Glam, and Fab Bridal Shower

July 11, 2016April 24, 2017 | A Peace of Creativity

My dear friend, Yadira, is engaged to be married next month and she recently had her bridal shower hosted by Linda and family. This fam could open their own event planning business with talents in multiple areas! Needless to say, they threw a gorgeous bridal shower. Here is a peek into her gold, glam and fab shower!

A re-purposed wood sign and thrift store wire screen painted gold by Linda’s daughter and the bride-to-be’s BFF, Katie. Photos hung on the screen by Jordan Hazel.Linda’s husband, Reid and craftsman extraordinaire, painted and put together the posts surrounding the main banquet table.Outdoor bar cart complete with a hand stenciled “Bubbly Bar” sign and lots of rose!Gorgeous floral centerpieces by Linda’s friend, Elizabeth: roses, lisianthus, ranunculus, stock, coffee bean and geranium leaves

The gold containers were spray painted gold by Reid and complimented by paper goods purchased from Etsy and Cake Girls.Catering by Linda’s son, Daniel: smoked salmon, parmesan crisps with a goat cheese mousse, chicken salad on wonton skins, toasted points with micro greens and vinegarette, bruschetta, mini eggplant sandwiches, and mixed greens with carrots, cucumbers, and grilled chicken with a ginger citrus dressing.Linda’s daughter, Sarah, made the naked cake from scratch to accompany the mini eclairs and cream puffs.Custom photo backdrop complete with an old painted bench by Reid, tissue paper tassels, and gold frames.Katie spray painted old wine and beer bottles to place as accent pieces around the garden.Favor bags: pink tea bag with a pink rock candy stickWhite lanterns and glass and gold tea light holders hung from the poles above the table for a dreamy and romantic feel.The beautiful bride-to-be and her flower crown by Elizabeth. We can’t wait for you and Mike to tie the knot!

Linda is a Southern California native and a passionate party planner in her spare time. Every event she holds is perfected down the the smallest detail. She has a beautiful eye for color and shabby-chic, rustic decor. She is a loving wife, mother of 6 and has 8 grandchildren! That’s a lot of parties!

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GUEST PEACE: Invitation 101, A Crash Course

September 21, 2015April 12, 2017 | A Peace of Creativity

Desiree Jacobs is the Founder of Heirloom Paper Co. She grew up in the greater Los Angeles area and attended college at California State University, Northridge. After 10 years in non profit and corporate worlds, Desiree decided to professionally explore her love of special events and fine paper products. As a wedding enthusiast and stationery obsessive, it was a natural fit for her to start Heirloom Paper Co. based in Encino, CA.

I’ve always considered myself a creative person, but I’m not a painter, a musician, or a photographer. I struggled with how to tap into my creativity and I realized awhile ago that while I’m certainly not a skilled artist, I have a strong eye and a good sense of how to take a vision from an image in my head to a tangible reality. As owner of Heirloom Paper Company, I work with my clients on creating custom invitations for weddings, mitzvahs, and parties, and really enjoy helping my clients tap into their vision of their event and creating an invitation that will set the tone of their event.

Invitations can be printed using any one or a combination of printing processes: thermography, engraving, digital printing (offset/flat), and letterpress. Your invitation suite always features the main invitation and envelope with or without a liner, and is typically accompanied by a reply card, reply envelope, and often one or more additional cards to share information with guests regarding accommodations, transportation, weekend events, or website information.

My personal favorite style of printing to work with is letterpress. I love the texture of thick cotton stock, fabulous ink colors and foils, and the variety of fonts, especially with some of the modern hand calligraphy style fonts. Working with letterpress invitations allows me to tap into my creativity and collaborate with my clients in a unique way. I tend to approach each invitation as a blank slate with my clients and together we dress it up by selecting a layout and each element of the invitation starting with the color and thickness of the paper. We choose our font families (no more than three or it will look too busy!) and color scheme. We bring in design elements like flourishes, motifs, or monograms. Lastly we talk about any extra embellishments to make the invitation pop like edge painting, die cuts, and solid or patterned backers and portfolios.

A few trends in letterpress that I am really excited about are the use of calligraphy and digitally printed patterns. Hand calligraphy and calligraphy style fonts are very popular for bride and groom names and are such a key element in creating style. The use of digitally printed patterns like watercolor or vintage floral prints layered under letterpress text is a newer process that lends itself to a really fresh look. I am swooning over invitations that combine these trends alongside the use of metallic foil. Hello gorgeous!

The key to a cohesive invitation suite is consistency: consistency in fonts, colors, design details, as well as a consistent level of formality. If you are going for a modern and artsy wedding, think about the language, not just in the look and feel. Of course there is etiquette to be mindful of, but it’s ok to break the mold in a few areas- use numerals rather than spelling out dates and choose fonts that reflect a modern tone. For more formal weddings, spell out all dates, always spell out addresses, and choose more elegant fonts and color palettes.

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Want to talk invitations? Email Desiree at desiree@heirloompaper.com
or visit Heirloom Paper Co.

Images courtesy of Smock Paper and Bella Figura
and are available through Heirloom Paper Co.

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Framing a Milestone

May 26, 2015April 5, 2017 | A Peace of Creativity

Greeting cards…from birthdays, from showers, from graduations, stacked high in boxes, in the closet, in the garage, or not. Maybe they collect for a day or so and then find themselves in the trash bin. Yes, we have all done it with maybe just a little bit of guilt, or not.

The first Milestone Frame I ever did was after our wedding. This project lent itself nicely to this time as we had just celebrated a major moment in our lives and were beginning to build our home. The same goes for baby showers and first birthdays as the parents I know are always looking for ways to decorate the walls of the nursery. This current project is from the cards from Julie’s baby shower.
After gathering all of the cards from the occasion, I used a heart shaped punch to highlight certain pictures or patterns that I thought were interesting and in this case, cute! Sometimes, I find entire pieces of a card to incorporate, like the letters, the bear, and the duckie.
The best part about getting a card is the message inside. Before closing up the back, I wanted to make sure to preserve and include these well wishes.

In this piece, the hearts took a very organic shape around the letters. In others, I have used a more structured form. On a side note, my favorite place to buy frames is IKEA. This is the Viserum, but I also love the Ribba and the Sondrum. The frames are classy, modern, come with matte board and are unbeatable in price!

For my nephew’s room from the baby shower.

As a gift or something you do for yourself, with happy occasions or even ones with grief, these Milestone Frames can serve as a constant reminder of all the love and support around you.

INSPIRED PEACE

Milestone Frame by April!

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Memories of a Wedding…Dress

May 4, 2015April 5, 2017 | A Peace of Creativity

On May 1st, my husband and I celebrated our five year wedding anniversary! In honor of this special milestone, I wanted to share a way that my wedding dress has evolved since that time.

Around our one year, I cut my entire dress to shreds. No…it was not out of anger and YES…I was terrified to do it. What prompted me to do to such a thing was the thought of this beautiful dress stashed in the corner of our closet, only to gather dust and be forgotten. I wanted it to be a part of our everyday lives.

My dress, although simple, had delicate fabric and beaded flowers scattered along the skirt and train. They were a perfect part of the dress to display. For contrast and to make the embellishments stand out, I draped the ivory, flowered netting on top of a solid grey fabric. They were then framed and hung over our bed.

I think I can speak for most in saying that finding artwork for your home is really difficult. Ideally, you want something that both reflects your style and has meaning. This was a fantastic option to fulfilling both. Not only does this fit the look of our home, but when I walk into our room, I am reminded of our wedding day and how incredibly grateful I am for the last five years.

Wedding photography by Karen Nakamura

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Love what you see? Follow Heirloom Paper on Facebook and Instagram.

Want to talk invitations? Email Desiree at desiree@heirloompaper.com or visit Heirloom Paper Co.

Images courtesy of Smock Paper and Bella Figura and are available through Heirloom Paper Co.

INSPIRED PEACE

Want to talk invitations? Email Desiree at desiree@heirloompaper.com
or visit Heirloom Paper Co.

Images courtesy of Smock Paper and Bella Figura
and are available through Heirloom Paper Co.