...busy busy busy this week. Just seem to kick start Monday morning and it is Friday before I blink.

The image above is the inside of a menu from The Ava Collection in Oriental. I wanted to post these pics so you could see how the insert has a watermark version of the design printed on both sides. This is standard whether you have the outside option or outside and inside of the cover printed. Just thought I'd point that out if you haven't got round to ordering your sample yet!! (more photos from this week can be found, as usual, at studio snippets...)

clementine

...the scent of clementine and sorbet tones...

see studio snippets for more images from this collection...

Image Credit top: Abby Jiu

just gorgeous

wedding ideas magazine - May issue

someone pass the chablis...

...I have just been writing my 'to do list' in the sun filtered garden - this is the advantage when your studio is attached to the house - so much better than working at the desk!,...my word this weekend is 'patience' as I have 400 order of service to hand bind...so before I start my weekend of fiddling with fine thread, folding, binding, assembling and packing - someone pass the Chablis...

...the weekend is here...e n j o y...

perfect palette

...just had to share this colour palette with you

that I have just discovered at ruffled...

simply beautiful...

image credit: kellie kano

rock n roll bride

...well another buzzing day yesterday, on the marketing front....we are now also thrilled to be a sponsor of rock n roll bride, I have been following Kat's blog forever and it is an inspirational tool in itself, if I was getting married again I think this would be my bible for collecting snippets. So, we are proud to announce that we are now a sponsor of this fabulous blog and have a little link stamp to the right of the opening page. We also have this fab feature that went live yesterday - take a look - and remember (but I am sure you do already!) to follow Kat on her visual ventures....

Rock My Wedding Sponsor

...well yesterday turned out to be a pretty exciting day all round. I've just returned from a little holiday in the caravan and we have all suffered from a heavy dose of 'tree pollen over load' after being in Sherwood Forrest for a week!! Back to the sea air..... sorry I am rambling a bit... the exciting part is ... that, yesterday, we started our first venture as one of the sponsors of the fabulous blog 'Rock My Wedding'. The double exciting part was how many emails we received yesterday. They were becoming an addiction to read, had to keep putting the kettle on, and unfortunately, kept me from my main duties (so I have to keep my head down today and 'focus'), but thank you for all your kind words, enquiries, sample requests, and the tales of your planning so far, some really made me chuckle!!! If you are yet to discover 'RMW' then run straight over from here and take a look, as long as you promise to come back!!!!.....

'greetings cards'

We now have on the shelves of the 'paper store' the full range of greetings cards for you to stock up your bottom drawer with, a selection of blank and occassions, each card has the design fully wrapped around the cover (see image below) just like our stationery!!! Perfect for sending (or a little secret is that we know people buy them to frame!)............

just to let you know....

........."take a sneaky peek as studio snippets is now open".........

throw back the shutters...

...one week to go until we throw back the shutters to the 'paper store'. Not all products will be available for each collection, as we will be 'home baking' a small collection of items in the studio each week, but if you are just requiring a little sample to help style your table for the day then one or more of the packs will be perfect for you. All place cards are blank ready for you to hand write your guests names and the table numbers will be available in pack numbers 1-8 and 9-12. Some weeks we may apply ribbons and additional detailing such as vintage trims, sewn edges of ribbon or small jewels. Here's a little taste of what will be available and remember the store shelves will change regularly so keep watching.....

paper store

Just a little note to say that we will be launching a selection of place cards and table numbers in the 'paper store' from Monday 12th April. They will be in small varied packs, ideal for those of you who are having a small selection of guests or for those who fancy the idea of a more 'ecelctic mix' for your tables on the day, these will be available to be dispatched internationally so check the postage when purchasing...................keep watching as products will be added regularly!!!

Below are pics from the studio yesterday - Rosa in Rosa & Cream

pinkier

...pink..............and pink....more pink...and a splash of pink....

subtle hint of pink.... a whisper of pink........... a dash of pink...

christina noel via the brides cafe

a creative mint

once wed
ruffled
rock my wedding

spring mood

...just about to finish for the weekend, been popping in and out of the studio all day inbetween trying to indulge in scanning all of the brochures and 'living' mags that I have been hoarding away as well as acting out my non-professional role of domestic goddess....which is quite hard when you have two girls under the age of 6 - thank goodness for face paints on a rainy day...here are some pics from the fauna collection to get you in the spring mood and every year I fall in love, all over again, with tulips...enjoy your weekend....

an angel at my table

...a little inspiration for your day....

...from an angel at my table...

...french floral note book would be perfect for as a guest book, the large bird cage mirror would be great to hang little table plan tags from so too would be the pearl light garland....you may have seen in a previous post (I am going back some months) that we produced a seating plan... where the table panels were placed onto an ornate framed mirror..thought the above would be perfect...