Yearly Archives: 2008

When will it stop raining? I’m getting tired of bundling up like an eskimo. And since I haven’t been motivated to do my daily walk to the grocery store, we’ve been stuck eating bean tacos. Here’s what I learned this week: Designing my own wedding invitations is going better than I thought it would. The…

It is so stormy and cold this week! As a California girl used to mild winters, I’m struggling with how to look cute and stay warm. My latest trick has been to throw a turtleneck under a dress with opaque tights. Here is Carla’s request: I really enjoy reading your blog–you do everything with such…

I’m proud to introduce a new addition to the family: Bijou! My sister and her boyfriend recently adopted this “Plott Hound” out in North Carolina. It is hard to believe my baby sister is becoming a home owner and a dog owner this month. What a cutie! She definitely works the glamor shot.

The January LAC party was held on Tuesday night this week. We kicked off the New Year with our own club cookbook. The Junior League has nothing on us now! Casey and Jessie teamed up to host twelve of us for a chili and cornbread dinner followed by a recipe exchange. Each club member brought…

Last year someone posted a fantastic idea for RSVP cards (I apologize that I’ve forgotten who). Instead of traditional “check here” style RSVP cards, the couple printed an open box in the shape of a dialog bubble for their guests to creatively fill in. I only have a small photo of that design but it…

One idea for the invitation is to run the letterpress design with no ink, so the pattern will just be imprinted deeply in the paper with no color. Here is an example. I did a quick mock-up of this last night using a dover peony clip art I found and oak leaves I had from…

My goal for Wedding Wednesday this week is to get a handle on the invitation design. I’m a good graphic designer, but I get nervous when doing projects for myself. I can be a very tough client! I have some ideas in mind and keep finding new inspiration. Daisy Chain posted a link to this…

This ribbon display case comes from the Trinity County Museum and is originally from the old Morris Hardware Store in Weaverville. Wouldn’t you love to have one of these at home for yourself? There is an antique ribbon cabinet for sale in New York for only $4,500.

A Mexican vacation sounds like just the thing to combat these rainy coastal winter days. Lisa is lucky to be going to La Paz soon: My husband and are I heading to La Paz, Mexico in early February for a belated 10 year wedding anniversary. This will be our first trip without kiddos in 3…

Our annual trip to “the weave” was an adventure, as always! In the last three days, I visited a Wal-Mart and a Kmart, learned how to shoot a gun and almost got snowed in. Yee haw! You can see all my photos from the weekend online. Margaret came to the city on Friday night and…