tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754460979912429302024-02-07T00:16:36.744-06:00paper&silkpaper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-45987333984195254472010-09-12T19:03:00.007-05:002010-09-12T19:43:30.400-05:00what we've been up to...<div style="text-align: left;">it's been a little while since we last blogged, but we wanted to update you on some things we've been up to recently. take a look : )</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDiOSdy5olJ5DV-Iy0O9j4vCEhDK7bn1UrzKAgOrt9fXFGIabwKA7wPp4q__1aHvZCgygTV_69vWJupMjSIuDHWbnMcwDZbnZ2HOYWoGFlZHuyrb2YTXUJTkt6qoT-Fo7bwRcl7xOumg/s400/Picture+1.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 339px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516183006047327890" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">crystal started her new poppy line on papersilkmade</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Tn7Kl2bordnA0eyQgzutNPpkEW2EPSdZF_5nFJJ_90r_QjdU-UtRa8MTnoTBIkz4GpWM5aibV0f4WYJzpIg_pP6-1uxRSS6NzR0rpdzra_H7rLBk1IX-k87cnZERb7JECJcE9bp0XD0/s400/library1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516188224274465506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">i made a library wedding invitation sample! so cute.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WyvcQs8hIdnoPK5QMmZBpuB3cTJPt2AJ-w80FeAXe2S_0IQLj4-kG7jmJKQ9bCNDA1DVT78l1CKkvLOyttGvGrbAsrKxcSO0dQCI9yjT0sy3IVwk2hEyuQiauQotBMY6hS33n3jCfgw/s400/julie4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516190677009609858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">the map from julie's super cute, super customized wedding invitation suite : )</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HwgpELgY3_UtmSYThKWOmYuDSxxuXGIGSGxdduEHjmMh90U2-juU7f5BbDtbVzilszwql-Mpv13g3dzoNK5z57y2r3vn_81Xir_S_Z_eFfikHAaL5kZAcul2MSDtpURb_oOlVVZcdbM/s400/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516191942468989986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">a quick pic of a veil that crystal's been working on</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">so fun : ) more to come!</span></div>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-60185214237606136992010-08-11T13:32:00.003-05:002010-08-11T13:33:47.662-05:00CONGRATS. :)congratulations to nicole-lynn, who is the winner of our giveaway! there were a small number of entries, and so when i random number generated, she was the lucky winner : )<div><br /></div><div>we've contacted you via email, so please check it. thanks to all who came by the blog and/or entered the giveaway! we look forward to another great year of paper & silk : )</div><div><br /></div><div>- grace & crystal</div>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-44437391411460728242010-08-02T14:55:00.004-05:002010-08-02T15:30:08.604-05:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! :)<div style="text-align: left;">hello! it's a special occasion this week. well, we might have missed the actual date, but nonetheless we are celebrating <b>ONE whole year of paper & silk</b>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>for our birthday, we aren't getting any presents, but we'll be giving the presents instead : )</div><div>you heard right, it's a giveaway in honor of our birthday! details below -- please read them all carefully in order to be eligible!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>GIVEAWAY DE</b><b>TAILS</b></div><div><br /></div><div>1. leave us a comment here with your favorite paper & silk item from the past year. it can be any item, even if it's not listed anymore! paper & silk press items are included in this as well! please also visit <a href="http://www.papersilkpress.etsy.com/">www.papersilkpress.etsy.com</a> if you haven't already! it's our newest addition to the paper & silk family : )</div><div><br /></div><div>2. 1 entry per person only please! underneath your favorite item, leave your first name and email address and etsy shop, if you have one.</div><div><br /></div><div>3. we will take submissions until 9am central time on SUNDAY AUGUST 8th. any submissions after that will not be accepted. we will post the winners and contact you personally soon after that.</div><div><br /></div><div>4. we will generate two random numbers, so there will be TWO winners. each winner will receive...</div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85g6aSP1kf-nLf307uLgHn98mGrjB0PxHz2z09wdfCCzvTJPjIOIkl8Kfaop38FgltRf8cTrJxqI850LV9OTeSMNKT9gkszqBwY8QmeIoD8ALJQiP7MjJGvdSp5IyVeACV4-46MquUFY/s400/notecards1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500909716091792210" /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/52618606/set-of-25-note-cards-personalized">a set of 10 personalized notecards from p&s press</a></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSLkfee-X4vNUYbey2BcowzEMu7fS9fQ3C0z3aInaahFDkru07dDAJ7M-EKEHnO0g5rwtpc-HKvYDAJqaPy2W-SAmxY9CcSwvCbngmihZAQxQkSR7cpTdZhb6QIkeW4J5d2QqqypX5DQ/s400/ivoryblooms2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500909066576276578" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/40021520/large-bloom-in-soft-ivory-hair-clip-or">1 soft ivory bloom from p&s made</a> (or in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/52794458/large-bloom-in-black-hair-clip-or-brooch">black</a>)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">good luck to all! we look forward to reading your entries : )</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">much love,</div><div style="text-align: left;">crystal & grace</div><div><br /></div>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-36818619517786926462010-07-20T15:17:00.005-05:002010-07-20T15:27:45.627-05:00hello, papersilkpress!<div style="text-align: left;">remember we said to watch out for some new things happening? well, one of them arrived today. : )</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>say hello to our newest addition to the paper&silk family, <a href="http://papersilkpress.etsy.com/">papersilkpress</a>!</div><div>below are a few of the things you'll find there...head on over to see for yourself!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmfzm8WKKLpAEy2GKgl4aW8nOI01iIQ_i3SzZ-PwuOW1Nlfn8GBjMJqdC5sf6Ie6zczZNns0xkPpfboPy96ykPyyKMz-iUJSnTYj9wlNgd4wnXeUINOqvstgtSQ4bn-YVrB4kf89iYXU/s400/swirls2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496086769593578482" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51943025/wedding-invitations-ashley-collection"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">ashley collection</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EhFwerO1mH0l40OHpFc1zwhgIZNJj11dlD7wVex4WztQwFnb-PR_0Z_VG_Im4TEquQtB1j3DqlZ35AWk70nZv-XUF8PNVCEot4fYIx6NMbEBS5uEC0kPmnVfH_pPLSTZggjJnjvXgMo/s400/chandelier2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496086231186265730" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51941714/wedding-invitations-kristine-collection"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">kristine collection</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">more items will be added on soon! thanks for your support of paper&silk!</span></div>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-63867195200859951792010-07-05T20:50:00.002-05:002010-07-05T20:52:52.345-05:00hello from the cocoon!yes, we've been away for a bit, taking a nap in our cocoon and ready to come out better : )<div><br /></div><div>keep your eyes on the horizon for some big changes happening with us in the next month or two! we look forward to seeing you soon, and thanks for keeping up with us! </div>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-83178712130303776462010-02-09T19:39:00.000-06:002010-02-09T19:40:46.158-06:00reorganization is good!hope you're all having a wonderful tuesday evening : )<br /><br />just wanted to make a quick update about our shop -- we've reorganized it into "collections", so now you can browse by theme. we also have a few new items up, so go check those out if you haven't already!<br /><br />and one last quick congratulations to the winners of our giveaway via Ave's blog! thanks to all who showed love for us and our shop..we really appreciate it! : )<br /><br />* gracepaper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-71748304819440729932010-01-31T22:22:00.003-06:002010-01-31T22:27:48.261-06:00rainbow in a cup!i came across this picture on a blog a while ago and i just wanted to share because it's sooo cute. and i love to crochet also, so i think i'll try to make some of these for decoration. haha, and in a pretty martini glass!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAuWdtqB6lH_VVGUyCsmwF7syDBMOFnqNHARPNhat3HxGkMKzTpkjUd-tQB3WVtwj_Pj_PcJhZkN7W2mMLWeCxsyRvILWMHT-vzEE5Dc7cSgduUgm_bEoQf_lU_bHPNGDOk6Cx979ASM/s1600-h/crochetballs_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAuWdtqB6lH_VVGUyCsmwF7syDBMOFnqNHARPNhat3HxGkMKzTpkjUd-tQB3WVtwj_Pj_PcJhZkN7W2mMLWeCxsyRvILWMHT-vzEE5Dc7cSgduUgm_bEoQf_lU_bHPNGDOk6Cx979ASM/s400/crochetballs_03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433126377163859314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">picture from <a href="http://www.eatdrinkchic.com/post.cfm/diy-colourful-crochet-balls">eatdrinkchic.com</a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">this is such a great DIY project for when you have those small amounts of yarn leftover from your other projects. i never know what to do with them, but now i can make these cute crochet balls! i think if you click on the caption link, there are instructions on that blog.<br /><br />enjoy!<br />* grace<br /></div></div>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-35588570280531049522010-01-29T16:20:00.002-06:002010-01-29T16:23:43.817-06:00here's your chance to WIN!have you heard? have you heard? : )<br /><br />so exciting!! we're featured on Ave's wonderful <a href="http://tite-roy-gatra2.blogspot.com/2010/01/treasure-thursday-paper-silk-giveaway.html">blog</a>, and we're offering three of her readers our dainty floral ribbon headbands all for FREE.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="www.papersilkmade.etsy.com"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSvYfC69vXjLtjI79qlyUMv49yceVj-QwG2ijxMOjgRvSc7fC9uHDfhfPnjZ9cZYQxpVSI_cuh69xSgl6x3s3cwvwxF8FWsy-mqqn3dqpKO3DI_sgkxc3xULh0L3YumEHOY9hqCS99lA/s400/daintycream.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432290836337328866" border="0" /></a><br />head on over for your chance to win!<br />happy friday!paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-34162903277839169252010-01-16T13:24:00.001-06:002010-01-16T13:25:09.778-06:00FRONT PAGE! :)look look look!<br />we were featured on the front page of etsy for a little bit!<br />our red 'be mine' ruffles headband is perfect for valentine's day : )<br /><br /><script src='http://www.craftcult.com/vault_widget.js'></script><script> document.write (window.ccvault_widg.framehtml(8310,2,2,2,1,0,0)); </script>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-36633630357581357482010-01-12T12:53:00.003-06:002010-01-12T12:59:44.454-06:00chugging along & a surprise!with wedding season coming up, crystal and i have been looking throughout etsy for custom requests to do, and still creating and crafting, surrounded by fabric, paper, ribbons, you name it. wouldn't we love it if we could do this all day, every day.. : )<br /><br />stay tuned within the next few weeks for a surprise that we'll be revealing! we can't tell what it is yet...how would it be a surprise then? all we can say is that there's even more paper&silk love to come!<br /><br />and one last bit: we're currently featured in a treasury on etsy! take a look for yourself here -- <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=105917">click here to take a look!</a>. these treasuries don't last forever, so go browse around while you can!<br /><br />happy tuesday!<br />* gracepaper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-46113430885096670882010-01-04T21:16:00.003-06:002010-01-04T21:28:14.312-06:00FREE sweet flower mini thank you cardsto celebrate the new year, here's a little gift for you, from us with love!<br /><br />this PDF features 3 mini thank you cards, which measure 4" x 3". feel free to print and use and spread cheer to the recipients! PLEASE do not reproduce for resale, to keep this resource free for everyone.<br /><br />click <a href="http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B_VE_NhUpAq5ZTgxMjU3ZjAtMTg5Yy00ZWIyLTlmNTktMjA2MGIzNWI3YTk1&hl=en">here</a> to get yours!<br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizRERN4H_NcsAgPIEv5D50rn3f4ox0tKk5Ozt5dZHmgk1avd21iMEfJqI8f_IGwGVq2H9g2Kmq86n_UnSIQdV5Os6JsEw3bwJp_ZSI_TLJiWJgcE3MHaY1o4aiUOopRgWVs-QxrkQmBe4/s400/freethankyou.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423092040349797730" border="0" /><br />* gracepaper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-1145329437215722042009-12-30T00:08:00.003-06:002009-12-30T00:12:32.667-06:00new year & comments!i keep thinking it's january already. : ) anyone else with me on this?<br /><br />i'm really excited for the new year though, because it'll bring tons of new things along with it! new designs, new creations...i'm already working on a few new invitation/stationery pieces that i'm really excited about, and a few custom designs too.<br /><br />in light of the new year that's coming up, we'd like to ask any of you that stop by this page to leave a comment/email us at papersilk@gmail.com with any comments or suggestions you have for us (something you want to see in the shop, how we update you guys, etc). since we started up this summer, these would be really helpful to us. please keep them constructive! thanks!<br /><br />enjoy this week-between-christmas-and-new-years! : )<br /><br />* gracepaper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-66959695708765492862009-12-20T21:00:00.003-06:002009-12-20T21:04:21.788-06:00love and elegancewe've been quite busy with orders and the christmas season and such, but in honor of our first full invitation set being posted on etsy...we think it deserves a post! to see the full set, click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=37181144">here</a>!<br /><br />in the time that we've been MIA, a bunch of new items have also popped up on our etsy page, so we hope you'll check those out too!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidH3CNfpmfi1F9wrT18k_hqHtnSYcvOxrFfrKwptRFilbQ6edzOKdPUdovOGr91Ri_n7pxJDU-gb7ghMW-T6ZuboW37UHSrVr0Zvf1wq8P8UkNfcx-9YMzW8dvNup5VFivus3TxV7SSYs/s1600-h/chandelier2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidH3CNfpmfi1F9wrT18k_hqHtnSYcvOxrFfrKwptRFilbQ6edzOKdPUdovOGr91Ri_n7pxJDU-gb7ghMW-T6ZuboW37UHSrVr0Zvf1wq8P8UkNfcx-9YMzW8dvNup5VFivus3TxV7SSYs/s400/chandelier2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417519595715976018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">reply card</span><br /></div>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-20518126506592241612009-11-19T23:58:00.003-06:002009-11-20T00:02:14.411-06:00christmas!!sorry it's been so long since we updated! we've been working on tons of christmas cards, listing a bunch of new items, and busy with many other things : ) but we hope you guys are as excited about the holidays coming up as we are!<br /><br />head on over to <a href="http://www.papersilkmade.etsy.com">our shop</a> to check out our many handmade christmas cards which we just listed today! here's a little preview:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8RNZpA6uUqU_ldhmTnR94CB3rb31S65RnFY54cy7RgXpcYK_BkrSXWjjbpX33Pz3DXMh1ajHMQOKubLPVgpXXlz2z-aj-KUKCzidaW7BOWrU_9AYU2iKHd3i51ujPqgiP1MFliQY_pk/s1600/fabricxmas2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8RNZpA6uUqU_ldhmTnR94CB3rb31S65RnFY54cy7RgXpcYK_BkrSXWjjbpX33Pz3DXMh1ajHMQOKubLPVgpXXlz2z-aj-KUKCzidaW7BOWrU_9AYU2iKHd3i51ujPqgiP1MFliQY_pk/s400/fabricxmas2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406061728643022866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">the warmth of home - hand stamped tree card</span><br /></div>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-85858961452526293312009-10-29T23:48:00.003-05:002009-10-29T23:53:57.126-05:00ribbons galoreit's been a while since we updated, but we've been working on some new things for our shop that we're really excited about : ) crystal has added a bunch of new items, so go check those out when you have a chance! [<a href="http://www.papersilkmade.etsy.com">www.papersilkmade.etsy.com</a>]<br /><br />and one thing i was really excited about this past week when i opened up one of my craft drawers..<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYy1j3a8Q-wcj1tk_8skO2Jk-4IcK6q7AP8ZwmAHan8SKRgJTgHQhAmiVvI1NWu133aHspACxkCv20US8Xxngxl37TLkaHAWrY28IvjPkUeA0uuHb5vuazny6gXyKkro7MOuUiITZnsRA/s1600-h/ribbon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYy1j3a8Q-wcj1tk_8skO2Jk-4IcK6q7AP8ZwmAHan8SKRgJTgHQhAmiVvI1NWu133aHspACxkCv20US8Xxngxl37TLkaHAWrY28IvjPkUeA0uuHb5vuazny6gXyKkro7MOuUiITZnsRA/s400/ribbon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398250837590579042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">beautiful ribbons!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">it made me so happy : )</span><br /><br />one other big announcement! we now have a twitter! if you follow us on twitter, we're giving you 20% off any item in our shop. isn't that a sweet deal? : ) head on over <a href="http://www.twitter.com/papersilk">here</a> to get in on this deal!<br /><br />thanks for reading! more to come soon!<br /><br />* grace<br /></div></div>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-35004722032723387192009-10-15T11:24:00.006-05:002009-10-15T11:36:09.724-05:00christmas is coming! christmas is coming!<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">once october hits, there's usually only three things on my mind: hot caramel apple cider, super chic scarves, and christmas. yes, that's right, i skip those other two major holidays and go straight to christmas.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">i can't wait for the lights! and the snow! and all the decorations everywhere! and the muuuusiccc that lasts forever and a day.... oh the joy :D</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">so i like to get a head start on making my yearly (except last year, which i skipped..) christmas cards! and this year it'll be two of us, so there will be plenty for all to help spread the christmas spirit. here's a couple, and keep a lookout in <a href="http://papersilkmade.etsy.com">our shop</a> for more to come... :)</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIp95X0CvszvRNhK8UHzA0mPuQIu-QzDCUZhRm7mvQNuD1rrdXGp2yN4oMPieVEGwHPd_U22_DLf4O7_9BerdudKVtDgjoue4ZS7pTkaUdeeV3vmnnU2YDaTj-qBrGy6IkspBn1oMM4-4/s400/IMG00263-20091012-0151.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392865710103542130" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AgpDUozuLr_juBnGilWV458DAmWSnEyo6aSoqWJm0Oa9tZxNAOPDtkYR2o1Ui3V-cuLAtypiKzEljIVkFib66TosLaWWtwhu0KyvmUr4AkZilFbsUH-sVTZOXcp9v25ArDkIz7zZbTE/s400/IMG00248-20091012-0122.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 338px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392865419662953938" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-81666116812136460422009-10-10T16:48:00.004-05:002009-10-10T16:53:45.545-05:00signed, sealed & delivered.today was a great day : ) besides the perfect crisp & sunny fall weather, crystal and i got together and packaged some of our items to be sent out. we thought the packages were so cute that we just had to take pictures of them and post it..so here you are!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3NihkEu2zoOfaiVD8J8NPXQhlwMiMVMGmfDtrbWNVlajUpFIzTpHEo_hXDlSG6kuWLxHX8lPUFONk2BEQd-Fll23_E7lFZqyYmVbGjaPFMSRcUue4j-sCmEt-zTD1deWhwbgmnXy8EI/s1600-h/packaging.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3NihkEu2zoOfaiVD8J8NPXQhlwMiMVMGmfDtrbWNVlajUpFIzTpHEo_hXDlSG6kuWLxHX8lPUFONk2BEQd-Fll23_E7lFZqyYmVbGjaPFMSRcUue4j-sCmEt-zTD1deWhwbgmnXy8EI/s400/packaging.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391092177227611362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">cute little brown packages, waiting to be mailed out<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnavIyUQDBOKa8gbU3Q3XgO4qmKys7KZA2dHD-2YfkYpO4Xepp5ybP2O2eP5hwHrDUapl-VD7o0cwCjXXIhk3HCpl6njQyLKPx7kEXXFdKt753ZK0YmonkjLp18MQ69mbgvoGL9pX5IKc/s1600-h/packaging_close.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnavIyUQDBOKa8gbU3Q3XgO4qmKys7KZA2dHD-2YfkYpO4Xepp5ybP2O2eP5hwHrDUapl-VD7o0cwCjXXIhk3HCpl6njQyLKPx7kEXXFdKt753ZK0YmonkjLp18MQ69mbgvoGL9pX5IKc/s400/packaging_close.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391092362199128866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">a close up. remember those tags? :)<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">in other news, i think i'll post some save-the-dates soon that can be customized and will match with those pretty placecards i posted about before. : )<br /><br />have a great weekend!<br /><br />* grace<br /></div></div>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-59252137111167623082009-10-08T17:31:00.004-05:002009-10-08T17:40:20.520-05:00moodboard 1today is a very gray, gloomy day...very cold and rainy. but i found this picture while browsing on flickr (from user haani) and it brightened up my day : ) hope it does the same for you!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZzQw8CFczypF5IFdCddui6CKQo5GInUGJpjf_VbudaNHNlUvznOxK1sFh7OPuG__CLt0TWX0N_YLc-PH-dW9dW6YlLkEt6UW_sHk7-Py5tCvWWcIS46WQ-XLJPel2_awicuM8IB73m8/s1600-h/1autumn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZzQw8CFczypF5IFdCddui6CKQo5GInUGJpjf_VbudaNHNlUvznOxK1sFh7OPuG__CLt0TWX0N_YLc-PH-dW9dW6YlLkEt6UW_sHk7-Py5tCvWWcIS46WQ-XLJPel2_awicuM8IB73m8/s400/1autumn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390362206240853474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">click on the image to enlarge<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">happy almost friday!<br /><br />* grace<br /></div></div>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-5529656551008194582009-10-07T18:43:00.002-05:002009-10-07T18:45:56.614-05:00favorited :)i don't even know who more than half these people are...but i just wanted to say thanks for favoriting our shop! : )<br /><br />look, isn't this beautiful?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WibiV3YqgcwgUSzSJHQ3c_rcSgQsCNp19ZfNO57PNZEk3jf6rZ_C_HiVWHGXQ3JaTuICxlYabnAVDV-ek2geqA4IPzwRecNq27L1fRa1RYIU-vWtv3H1EGMyq1cFv0kTnD912icWEzY/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WibiV3YqgcwgUSzSJHQ3c_rcSgQsCNp19ZfNO57PNZEk3jf6rZ_C_HiVWHGXQ3JaTuICxlYabnAVDV-ek2geqA4IPzwRecNq27L1fRa1RYIU-vWtv3H1EGMyq1cFv0kTnD912icWEzY/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390008252309159666" border="0" /></a><br />more posts and items coming soon! definitely a color moodboard on the way : )<br /><br />* gracepaper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-79202042245061820012009-10-01T13:23:00.009-05:002009-10-01T13:56:52.860-05:00busy little silkworm<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">the &silk side has been a little quiet on the blog... i've been working to finish a custom order after finaallly getting my beads in the mail, and it probably doesn't help that i'm not very partial to blogging..</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">anyway, good news! our shop is having our </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">first sale</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">! we're celebrating the beginning of fall and our new shop :) enjoy 25% off your purchase at </span></span><a href="http://papersilkmade.etsy.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">paper&silk</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> when you mention "grandopening" in your order!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">more items will be posted soon too! i've been working on some headpieces and i loooove them! i just need to figure out a way to take good pictures with my camera phone, or have someone take them for me. which reminds me.. anyone interested in taking pictures or modeling for us? :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">pix for the road:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Gnxvj_2o6OKYMUrJnLwRMeAtydFrfGFtlXbH-VBNyJSVa4pr4-4XN2vO1wWQNV0xeaZkZDNBVwkPHbwAR9w9fByON_dNGzvtpZIQK5CmsTSurgBK5t-qu2IojT2_4b8YsYWHcmt1xLk/s400/lilac+headpiece.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387705908432699746" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYt2e5GuDTtiWXCSLhSKrF4VXezymIzOalep1ophJFxZpOryUoztTeWbEfsR1uZIem2TSU3MpH3e82HQkEJEGuJBC__BAJ5CzPyXWAgqprQUF8kDjOl6y8iPs7xJAzquN4IerBlwMO94/s400/lilac+belt.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387705459512750850" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">new ribbon belt and matching headpiece, coming soon to etsy!</span></div>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-55915757736970408272009-09-29T17:17:00.005-05:002009-09-29T17:23:40.236-05:00lovely afternoonthe 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!<br /><br />today i'm sitting at the table with some goodies. not of the paper and silk kind, but the edible kind.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTe90AfdMpKVKlQtuVa3qpDb9ZVcRG6ed-8WSMzcqxRjDG7nyh91NPMFPq88cP6fp2mFM3NpTyIhwEwkGxVQ3x_Ax9KJqv9jEyQBMa6hR6H4TKZmIn8M35niEHyAIn5IFzxCPF3DUVp4/s1600-h/goodies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTe90AfdMpKVKlQtuVa3qpDb9ZVcRG6ed-8WSMzcqxRjDG7nyh91NPMFPq88cP6fp2mFM3NpTyIhwEwkGxVQ3x_Ax9KJqv9jEyQBMa6hR6H4TKZmIn8M35niEHyAIn5IFzxCPF3DUVp4/s400/goodies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387017615089862210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">goodies + my laptop<span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtihB-rQiU5iv0CJqa9qaqkV7s_WbdWNl3qd8ZYUvcZAAMX06C0yf5oSHkhwOjBNGSKlZyrQDV1QSzlVHnGNn0tdmmih1rkJT2vSwwKt59JHK_v2D_h1awCEsqqSV8XsxlrnEnMYX3bw/s1600-h/strawberries.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtihB-rQiU5iv0CJqa9qaqkV7s_WbdWNl3qd8ZYUvcZAAMX06C0yf5oSHkhwOjBNGSKlZyrQDV1QSzlVHnGNn0tdmmih1rkJT2vSwwKt59JHK_v2D_h1awCEsqqSV8XsxlrnEnMYX3bw/s400/strawberries.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387017800172427794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">close up of the delicious strawberries<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFcyaUDLAyPzsskUs7GvygqBRqBYZ-nwts6nLMfGFjK5pUH7LwLRpCPN_q_Hu8WQ3eOPQgJGGRPlckNSAkwxboukWa-tw3suLD1tee_jEARVqdSpkBjxVYh7YSj5L-_5lcUFaxyqrYpk/s1600-h/cookies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFcyaUDLAyPzsskUs7GvygqBRqBYZ-nwts6nLMfGFjK5pUH7LwLRpCPN_q_Hu8WQ3eOPQgJGGRPlckNSAkwxboukWa-tw3suLD1tee_jEARVqdSpkBjxVYh7YSj5L-_5lcUFaxyqrYpk/s400/cookies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387018092735989458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">the yummy swedish raspberry cookies<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">i bought both the strawberries and the cookies yesterday and am very content with both.<br /><br />in other news, we'll be posting up some pictures of the packaging soon, so keep your eyes out for that! : )<br /><br />* grace<br /></div></div>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-39922903559113817502009-09-28T18:26:00.003-05:002009-09-28T18:29:47.707-05:00introducing......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 : )<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqho3cCxAe1EbHn1r0rXY4H3osWlmGnhL3PTJ8qLnrFdKNzizTs_GU6oaSJkum1oazS2qsh2wx3XC_4RvVts4cXlK8AZduHP0CtD0X1LrYywDWw-3b5r3tV9VlGKA31mY2Q4G12wHx8NA/s1600-h/placecard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqho3cCxAe1EbHn1r0rXY4H3osWlmGnhL3PTJ8qLnrFdKNzizTs_GU6oaSJkum1oazS2qsh2wx3XC_4RvVts4cXlK8AZduHP0CtD0X1LrYywDWw-3b5r3tV9VlGKA31mY2Q4G12wHx8NA/s400/placecard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386664124062266914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">swirly placecards at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31711524">etsy</a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">these can be customized with the colors you want (instead of blush and charcoal), and with or without names on them. go <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31711524">check it out</a> on etsy for more details!<br /><br />* grace<br /></div></div>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-83977042705028847162009-09-28T14:47:00.003-05:002009-09-28T14:52:44.400-05:00newfound 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 <a href="http://izzygirl.com/">izzy girl</a>. aren't they pretty? i love the second one, how it's wrapped in paper and tied with thread and charms.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgl7pisdCh23zlMxNM6tDJUVfU9RIpILl4rZApCENkx1tW6MkJUn1cWwUy9mukC_4zWXI0CM4n62kJspr5WdiSmZ24gz4xfAPGxhsJMQftWGTnjhlFERUHYwt8k-RnLQzfl2rEy131Scc/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 367px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgl7pisdCh23zlMxNM6tDJUVfU9RIpILl4rZApCENkx1tW6MkJUn1cWwUy9mukC_4zWXI0CM4n62kJspr5WdiSmZ24gz4xfAPGxhsJMQftWGTnjhlFERUHYwt8k-RnLQzfl2rEy131Scc/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386607704275583186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">invitations from <a href="http://izzygirl.com">izzy girl</a></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBodDfg87FkJPLj6888LSB2137gvh_At2Syx7YGIpOgVLfdTPEibja7xOyOSEwPwm6hyvzbGpkRQKdvA9jG5YlmWXLojqRB8uJQkhRa7e5lC-mXs8WDU0TgQvDA_621eu3DIe12gh5xc/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBodDfg87FkJPLj6888LSB2137gvh_At2Syx7YGIpOgVLfdTPEibja7xOyOSEwPwm6hyvzbGpkRQKdvA9jG5YlmWXLojqRB8uJQkhRa7e5lC-mXs8WDU0TgQvDA_621eu3DIe12gh5xc/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386607799396314626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">invitations from <a href="http://izzygirl.com">izzy girl</a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">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...)<br /><br />* grace<br /></div></div>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-63695261022661760602009-09-25T13:27:00.005-05:002009-09-25T13:36:21.935-05:00duck journal & thank you tagsi am so excited about this post ! i've got 2 new awesome developments to post about, so here we go!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">spotted duck journal</span><br />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 : )<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxr77G5EP4CS6BQEWbcyYlEHA8u-BnV9cgRqnW9Fi1hrFdy_piOnDnrQ_8oiVmSnGCen_DCXwLGccZSZ-FQPPwOGA0iV9uh8LPA8XtinC1-TzoHF5EJXgasVU5UCnRwhRJCfLybYntaBU/s1600-h/cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxr77G5EP4CS6BQEWbcyYlEHA8u-BnV9cgRqnW9Fi1hrFdy_piOnDnrQ_8oiVmSnGCen_DCXwLGccZSZ-FQPPwOGA0iV9uh8LPA8XtinC1-TzoHF5EJXgasVU5UCnRwhRJCfLybYntaBU/s400/cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385474033222046034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">spotted duck journal at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31538664">etsy</a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">isn't it cute? go <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31538664">check it out</a> at our etsy shop!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">thank you tags<br /></span>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 :)<br /><br />this is a little sampling of what you'll receive with your order when it's shipped to you<br />: ) we have some really nice packaging in mind, so there's something else to look forward to when you order from us!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FRw7ri-rUpas1wcA6YDsC8Bm3Qbf5Q6ah7-3T-h27EG65LyTx5MWLrMP2yJ_J22t4sRAszkf1f5nrb8CRV9EkyZIjsP9eH6vXYyiQ_KHkNrrKc-Apfbvl25SSpACNsrpVEPmWadehn0/s1600-h/tags.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FRw7ri-rUpas1wcA6YDsC8Bm3Qbf5Q6ah7-3T-h27EG65LyTx5MWLrMP2yJ_J22t4sRAszkf1f5nrb8CRV9EkyZIjsP9eH6vXYyiQ_KHkNrrKc-Apfbvl25SSpACNsrpVEPmWadehn0/s400/tags.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385475095985951106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">thank you tags [sneak peek of packaging]<br /></span></div><br />excited yet? i definitely am! happy friday!<br /><br />* grace<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></div></div>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75446097991242930.post-82033161557386639252009-09-23T09:46:00.005-05:002009-09-23T09:51:47.974-05:00yummy yummy in my tummycompletely unrelated to weddings, our shop, or the like....<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384674630850722786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyna4dWozS5JsmW4ANJhoxGzb1yMRDZCRJ8UssaTw6kXRi4mwk49rCMsnBs2NnBB_CZM4mdbxA33_udC8XW4fLQ2tccmaB2D0GwL2FgdibFsOAy0oynbkcQhePnWBbwHw67dM-TDNyWVM/s400/fruit+tart.jpg" />...look at this adorable fruit tart!<br /><br />i just want to eat it up! ... oh wait. I CAN!!<br /><br /><em>nyaam nyaam nyaam nyaam... </em>paper&silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279500902513485225noreply@blogger.com0