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! :)

tips for DIY invitations

today i'm writing some tips for anyone who wants to do their own invitations or stationery. it isn't always a formula, but hopefully this will help you in creating nicely designed stationery. please comment if this was helpful to you, or if you have more questions! :) enjoy.

an example of an invitation I did for someone

1. pick your type.

..typeface, that is. what will it be? script? modern sans-serif? classic serif? some good ones to start with are bickham script pro, avenir, helvetica neue, minion pro, and perpetua. those are some of my favorites :)

feel free to mix and match a few (no more than 2 or 3) typefaces for variety, but make sure it makes sense to use it there (like you probably wouldn't use a script for the detailed information your guests will be reading).

2. do a design.

..or you don't have to! simple is nice too. but for those who want some sort of background design, you can look around a lot of design/wedding blogs for ideas and create your own. make sure it's faded enough if you're putting text on top of it, and make sure it looks nicely placed with the text as well.

3. check your composition.

composition is very important. where does the main block of text sit on the page? where is it in relation to your background design, if you have one? the more classic and traditional style invitations will have centered text much of the time, while more modern style invitations can be either centered or flushed to the left/right. also check the vertical placement of the block of text, giving it enough room to breathe on the top and bottom. for example, if you have a background design on the top, you'd want your text more towards the bottom and vice versa.

4. zoom out.

look at everything you've created as a whole and make sure everything looks nice, not too cluttered, evenly spaced, etc. ask an art-savvy friend or just anyone to take a look at it and make sure everything looks good.

5. it's all about the paper (of course.)

pick a good, thick stock with a nice color and texture. usually something in the range of 80-110 lb paper is a good bet. two good places to look are paper source and paperandmore. get it cut to the size you want your invitation to be.

good luck!

* grace

finally...

my first creation! hoorraayyy...

from paper&silk

sorry for the ghetto and apparently tiny pictures. i am not a photographer.. :(
*edit* HAHA. i figured out how to make it bigger... tricky tricky picasa.... :P. yes, i am a techy person.

i want to put it on etsy!!! but it will be so lonely by itself.. maybe when it has some fellow hairband friends...


crystal