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some fun news

Jon and I have some exciting news to share with all of you! Hope you enjoy the vid as much as we enjoyed making it! Grateful for this blessing – J + V

Feb 23, 2013 Like

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Instagram is my little social networking buddy and it’s been my creative outlet since my absence from this blog and since taking a design hiatus from invitation work. I really think it’s an amazing...

Feb 29, 2012 Like

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the 2011 review

2011 has been a tremendous year. I wasn’t always willing to admit that during the year itself (ask Jon, he’ll tell you), while other times I was overwhelmed with gratitude and contentment. It was...

Jan 6, 2012 Like

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our 2011 christmas cards

This year has had its share of ups and downs as far as creativity goes for me, so I wanted to ensure that our Christmas cards were really something special and a good reflection of our marriage...

Dec 30, 2011 Like

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xmas photo obsession

I am obsessed with this newlywed Christmas photo shoot by Haley Sheffield. I’m talking “Look-at-everyday-make-my-husband-admire-it-yes-I’m-still-drooling” obsessed. It doesn’t hurt that the couple...

Dec 7, 2011 Like

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i heart glasses

My vision is good enough that I’ve never needed glasses, but I’ve been obsessed with them since owning my first vanity pair in high school. And clearly, I’m still obsessed. Enjoy. GWG photo by...

Nov 4, 2011 Like

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8 years

8 years ago, a boy had a crush on me. 8 years ago, I had never dated. I never had a boyfriend up until that point. I had never been kissed. 8 years ago I decided I liked said boy as well. 8 years...

Nov 3, 2011 Like

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that “homey” feel

Ya know when you walk into a house and you think “wow, this space has such a ‘homey’ feel to it,” meaning the home looks cozy and lived in well? This awesome Copenhagen home featured on Ikea’s home...

Oct 12, 2011 Like

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brook farm

Brook Farm General Store in Brooklyn has a beautifully curated online shop that’s totally ringing my hostess bell. Serve guests bread and cheese on a quintessential wooden bread board as they...

Oct 11, 2011 Like

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searching for creativity…

So after sharing just a few blog posts ago that I’m attempting to jump back in the swing of things (blogging-wise), I’m still finding it hard to find my footing (creatively speaking). Jon and I had...

Oct 7, 2011 Like

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awkward letterpress coasters

Here’s one of the souvenirs I picked up while in San Francisco this past August. Our friends were kind enough to make a stop at The Curiosity Shoppe for me to visually feast my eyes on. This set of...

Sep 23, 2011 Like

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rehearsal dinner dress shoot

These pictures combine an array of some of my favorites in an assortment of categories. First, in these photos is one of my all-time favorite invitation clients, Ashley Ginzburg (utterly gorgeous,...

Sep 22, 2011 Like

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stripe my world

Let’s go for a walk through the Carlisle Train Station in England, shall we? If you’re feeling a bit down that day, you’ll be immediately cheered up by the bright stripes and dangling chandeliers...

Sep 21, 2011 Like

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wiksten

x Gorgeous modern pieces from Wiksten. Each piece is versatile and easy to layer while still easily wearable by itself. Seeing images like this makes me want to modernize my closet just a bit. Do...

Sep 20, 2011 Like

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new york highlights

Two months later and I’m finally getting around to our New York trip! Here are the highlights from our trip. Our biggest highlight was definitely the picnic my friend Christine organized for us in...

Sep 19, 2011 Like

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anna garforth

I’m a sucker for great type, especially when unconventional materials are used to create it. Anna Garforth is the artist responsible for these typographic installations and I love how she can...

Sep 13, 2011 Like

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mille notti

Love the way these sun soaked bathrooms are styled by Mille Notti. Let’s just assume here that the neighbors are far from site so there isn’t more than a PG-13 show being displayed in the window...

Sep 7, 2011 Like

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dana tanamachi

Dana Tanamachi is the graphic designer, artist, and chalk extraordinaire behind these images. She clearly has an incredibly skillful hand and a deep understanding of type to be able to draw these...

Aug 31, 2011 Like

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view-master wed invite

Imagine that you have just received a box in the mail…. When you open the box, there’s an invitation and, holy mackerel, a View-Master! You stare in disbelief and proceed to drool. You open the...

Aug 26, 2011 Like

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back to school and blogging

School started back up this week so I thought it was appropriate to post a lovely school related photo. Hello sweet friends! Long time, no blog. I apologize for not calling, writing letters or...

Aug 24, 2011 Like

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full house

{I’ve been waiting since May to share this lovely illustration!} Alright sweet friends, the summer is coming to a close and we’ve got one last trip to finish it off right. The title of the post is...

Aug 3, 2011 Like

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snap it pretty

I’m going to make this short and sweet and let the photos speak for themselves! While in Los Angeles, I had the incredible opportunity to attend Oh, Hello Friend’s and Cakies‘ first We Like It...

Jul 30, 2011 Like

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manly essentials by the fresh exchange

I’ve been a big fan of The Fresh Exchange blog since first discovering it a couple of months back, but this post Meagan recently did on The Essentials for the Modern Man is impressively spot on....

Jul 22, 2011 Like

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la breeze

This photo above pretty much summarizes what’s currently on my brain: 1) Trying to figure out how to create a personal eclectic space in our new home and 2)Los Angeles. We came back from New York...

Jul 19, 2011 Like

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the best things in life come in threes

1 - $5.99 | 2 - $1.99 | 3 - $0.99 for 10 I’m totally digging these summery new finds at Ikea that all happen to photographed in threes. In between our out-of-town adventures, Jon and I have been...

Jul 15, 2011 Like

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top shop

I was so excited to visit the London-based Top Shop apparel store for the first time on our final day in New York. It’s the only brick and mortar shop they have in the U.S. and it has four floors...

Jul 13, 2011 Like

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empire state of mind

One of my good friends recently graduated from NYU so we thought it was about time to take our first “real” trip to New York City to celebrate her accomplishment and explore the city. Fortunately...

Jul 6, 2011 Like

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plated

I love the way stylists turn everyday objects into a work of art. Stella Nicolaisen is definitely one of those gifted artistic stylists. She’s responsible for these photos created for artisan plate...

Jul 5, 2011 Like

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styled creative

Obsessed with these cloth tied garlands made by Styled Creative. Hoping to make one of these for an end of summer shindig a friend and I are planning. If you were going to make one, where would you...

Jul 4, 2011 Like

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some fun news

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the 2011 review

our 2011 christmas cards

xmas photo obsession

i heart glasses

8 years

that “homey” feel

brook farm

searching for creativity…

awkward letterpress coasters

rehearsal dinner dress shoot

stripe my world

wiksten

new york highlights

anna garforth

mille notti

dana tanamachi

view-master wed invite

back to school and blogging

full house

snap it pretty

manly essentials by the fresh exchange

la breeze

the best things in life come in threes

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empire state of mind

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