lovely afternoon

the sun is shining through my window, and the leaves are beginning to get crinkly and brown..the wind is swishing around, and it smells like fall. i love fall!

today i'm sitting at the table with some goodies. not of the paper and silk kind, but the edible kind.

goodies + my laptop


close up of the delicious strawberries


the yummy swedish raspberry cookies

i bought both the strawberries and the cookies yesterday and am very content with both.

in other news, we'll be posting up some pictures of the packaging soon, so keep your eyes out for that! : )

* grace

introducing...

...placecards! these are based off a placecard i did for someone else, and i really loved how they turned out, so i'm offering them to all of you now, with a few fresh variations : )

swirly placecards at etsy

these can be customized with the colors you want (instead of blush and charcoal), and with or without names on them. go check it out on etsy for more details!

* grace

newfound invitation loves.

i was browsing through my blog subscriptions today, and i found a link on one of the blogs to these wonderful invitations designed by izzy girl. aren't they pretty? i love the second one, how it's wrapped in paper and tied with thread and charms.

invitations from izzy girl

invitations from izzy girl

looking at all these (and other) custom invitations was making me think even more about different things i want to offer in our shop, so look out for new things coming soon! (hint: they might just be paper goods you see at receptions...)

* grace

duck journal & thank you tags

i am so excited about this post ! i've got 2 new awesome developments to post about, so here we go!

spotted duck journal
i just finished making this cute spotted duck journal...and it's hand-stitched with yellow thread for the binding, so it's definitely special. i think this is my favorite paper product so far : )

spotted duck journal at etsy

isn't it cute? go check it out at our etsy shop!

thank you tags
i had so much fun making a whole bunch of these yesterday that i had to post them up here. i was cutting circles and handwriting and punching holes -- a labor of love :)

this is a little sampling of what you'll receive with your order when it's shipped to you
: ) we have some really nice packaging in mind, so there's something else to look forward to when you order from us!

thank you tags [sneak peek of packaging]

excited yet? i definitely am! happy friday!

* grace

yummy yummy in my tummy

completely unrelated to weddings, our shop, or the like....

...look at this adorable fruit tart!

i just want to eat it up! ... oh wait. I CAN!!

nyaam nyaam nyaam nyaam...

purple fabulousness

signature clutch on our etsy shop

before i forget, (i really should be getting to bed right about now) i wanted to post about one of our items that crystal made, because it's simply beautiful, and i really want one for myself. : ) she told me she had made a clutch and i hadn't seen it in person, but when i saw it up in the shop, i immediately loved it.

isn't it beautiful? i absolutely love the flower and the stitching. and of course, the purple. i love this shade of purple...it reminds me of fall.

if you're thinking along the same lines as i am, go check it out on our etsy shop and get one!

* grace

first paper product!

finally, finally. right? : )

go check out our first paper product here!

* grace

business cards!

our business cards just came in yesterday! i was so excited when i opened my mailbox...we're finally legit now : )

if you like them, it's a little bit of what you'll be seeing in terms of printed goods and stationery. if you know us personally, feel free to ask for one! and we'll start including them with all our etsy orders too.

front of the card


back of the card

leave a comment and let us know what you think!

* grace

another post about etsy

so as you guys might have realized, we are paper AND silk. obviously the "silk" part is up on etsy..but where is the paper?? oops. that's me : ) i've been busy with projects for a class, freelance things, meetings, etc. but i guess i like being busy...life feels weird when it's not.

i'm still working on getting some things together to put up on etsy, so here's what you should anticipate in the coming weeks: cute birthday cards, thank you cards, blank cards, pre-printed fold-it-yourself boxes, and maybe more : )

i'm excited!!

* grace

Etsy store is open! (kinda)

Our etsy store is open, and we've already had our first sale! It's quite exciting... I was pretty much bouncing in my chair at work when I found out :)

We only have 5 items listed, and I'm still amazed that people are even viewing them. How do they find our things? When I listed my first headband and searched for it, it took me forever to find it, and I was searching for my own listing! Ah, the wonders of the world wide web.

Here's a preview of a custom order I'm working on now...

I'm surrounded my flower-shaped fabric.

I'm working on making a few clutches soon too, so keep an eye out for those! :)