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sweet treat bags
Although it may seem early, plans for Em’s birthday party in April are already underway. [I can't believe she's almost 2!] I’ve been checking out different places for ideas and supplies and came across these cute treat bags from Shop Sweet Lulu. They have a ton of different + colorful options!
wine country // day three
After checking out of the Gaige House, we toured downtown Sonoma and found a little Parisian cafe to stop in for brunch. Then, we drove to the Napa River Inn which was the hotel we booked for the second part of our trip.
After checking in, we headed to the Oxbow Public Market. It’s an indoor market with multiple vendors selling all sorts of goodies. It’s mostly food items. We picked up tea + chocolate.
Then, we went to Del Dotto for a candlelight cave tour. During our wine country trip, we toured several wineries. Del Dotto was by far our favorite. Hands down.
Their tour was really hands on and they shared lots of knowledge about the wine making process. They explained how little subtle differences can greatly affect the taste of the wine. For instance, they let us taste the same wine that was aging in two different barrels made out of wood harvested from two different areas of the world. The two wine samples tasted completely different because of the differences in the wood.
Their cave is one of the oldest in the area. And, along the tour, if you don’t like the wine sample, they encourage you to splash it along the walls of the cave.
After the tour + tasting, we walked around downtown Napa. Then we walked over to Morimoto for dinner. The courses were so creative + yummy!
Read more from our wine country trip – day one / day two, part one / day two, part two
recent work // curious lawson invites
Last year, a sweet little boy named Lawson turned one. To celebrate, Lawson’s parents threw him a party inspired by Curious George. His mother, Jeanie, contacted us to design + letterpress print his birthday invitation.
She loved the invitations we designed + printed for our little Em and wanted something similar in the style of his party. His party was not just Curious George but a vintage take on the classic stories. Rustic red, pale blue, navy and a cheerful yellow made up the party’s color palette.
Like Em’s “year of firsts” certificate, Lawson’s first year achievements were highlighted. His foot + hand print were letterpress printed true to size. At birth he was a tiny fellow, and his feet were only 1 3/4 inches long.
Did you notice what his first food was? Bananas! I got a good chuckle out of that.
We made the “year of firsts” card a different size from the actual invite and bound them together with yellow twine. And finally, a two color, letterpress printed, wraparound mailing label was affixed to each pale blue, open ended #10 envelope.
Happy birthday Curious Lawson! We hope you went bananas and had more fun than a barrel of monkeys at your party!
office supply fave // pinking shears
I love office supplies. From different types of pens to colorful tape and everything in between. I especially love unconventional office supplies. So, I thought I’d share with you some of my unconventional favorites and how + why I like to use them.
Like my pinking shears. Lately, I’ve been getting lots of use of out of them. Originally intended for cutting fabric to reduce fraying, these specialty scissors create a nice zig zag pattern. I use them to dress up tags, envelopes and washi tape. I recently used them to cut down extra long glassine bags. They can be used on all sorts of things, and I often reach for them instead of standard scissors. I love the extra oomph they give to straight edges.
printable // happy birthday banner
We’ve gotten several requests + questions about the banner I designed + hung up for Em’s birthday party last year. Good news! On Hellobee, you can find a pink version and a blue version to download. The banner simply reads “Happy Birthday” and I’ve included super easy instructions, too. Enjoy!
recent work // violet’s baptism invitation
After seeing the invitation we designed + printed for Em’s baptism, Violet’s mother contacted us about ordering invites for her daughter’s baptism. Normally, we do not replicate a custom design for other clients. However, since this was designed for our daughter, we decided to modify the design slightly and accomodate her request. This is the outcome. Still elegant + beautiful.
We loved the design so much that we contacted her about offering the design to future clients. She gave us her blessing, so we’ll be updating our shop soon to include them! In the meantime, you can contact us if you are interested in placing an order for them.
weekend snippets
1 / This weekend, Christmas decorations finally all came down + Mardi Gras decor went up. I love the carnival season! Bring on the king cakes + Mardi Gras balls!
2 / Saturday, we drove out to College Station. Kacey and his brother did the ride + drive experience at the Texas World Speedway. We gifted the experiences to them last year for Valentine’s Day. They both are into Formula 1 so they loved this! I’m so glad they enjoyed it.
3 / Em loves her new pink train set. She played with it all weekend. Thanks Granbie + Skipper!
How was your weekend? Do anything fun?
