Max's 1st Birthday - Decorations

As promised in an earlier posting featuring Max's birthday invites, here are some pics from his recent Curious George Themed 1st Birthday!  Due to an epic camera fail, I only managed to get one good pic before the batteries died... But I did get a pretty good shot of Max's custom party hat and napkin rings...

Thanks to Max's grandparents, I did manage to snag a copy of this photo of the party table in mid-setup.  Max had an adorable custom pennant birthday banner, as well as cupcake wrappers and toppers!

Also managed to snag a photo of Max's reaction when he saw his birthday party for the first time...I think he liked it!  ;)

Ashley & Chris - Reception Items

I had a lot of fun creating all the reception items for Ashley and Chris's turtle themed wedding in Holland, Michigan. In addition to their fabulous seating chart, I also created table numbers and menus featuring their custom monogram and turtle damask pattern!

Sunny & Andrew - Favors

I love thinking of creative solutions for the budget conscious bride, so when Sunny told me that she and a friend (Heather Wells of Bright Lights Little City, whose awesome lamps were recently featured on Martha Stewart!) would be handcrafting travel candles as the favors for her travel themed wedding I suggested that we let them do double duty as escort cards, too!


These favors were super crafty, smelled wonderful, and were a fun and useful keepsake for her guests!

Jennifer DiLullo - Logo & Business Cards

I've been getting more and more requests lately for corporate branding projects, so I thought I'd share one of my latest projects with you! Jennifer DiLullo is an awesome New York City based television producer who was looking for a new look for her business cards that really expressed her personality. She wanted something fun, colorful, and that referenced both her passions: gardening and the television industry!


We came up with the concept of a colorful tree sprouting from Jenn's name and roots that wrapped around the back of the card to become a fun, retro television set. (Did you notice that the brand of the television is "Jenny"?!) These funky business cards are definitely a great conversation starter!

Max's 1st Birthday

There are three things you should know about Max:

1) He's Adorable.
2) He loves monkeys.
3) He REALLY loves Curious George.

He loves to read Curious George, watch Curious George, and even drags a little Curious George monkey around with him.


In celebration of Max's first birthday, I created an invitation to his Curious George themed birthday party inspired by his favorite book of Curious George stories.


The 8 page "book" in colors of red, yellow, and blue told a short story about Curious George and his friend Max and invited the recipient to join them in celebrating Max's 1st Birthday!

See? I told you he's adorable. Max with his best friend George pictured on the end page of his invitation. Stay tuned for more pics featuring Max's coordinating birthday decor!

Oktoberfest and more!

I have so many new exciting projects that I'm working on right now and can't wait to share them all with you as soon as I've photographed them! In the works are some really cute collateral items for Sunny & Andrew's travel themed wedding, invites for the birthday bash to end all birthday bashes, and wedding invitations for a couple planning their vintage inspired New York wedding all the way from Liberia!

In the meantime I thought I'd show off a little something I designed for my town's big upcoming festival...Oktoberfest! My husband and I moved to a great little community at the beginning of this year and are always so impressed by the events they organize for their residents.




While summer movies in the park are officially over, we can now look forward to the (not so) crisp days of a Southern California autumn and our local Oktoberfest featuring traditional german foods, beer from local breweries, and a carnival for the kiddies. This logo will be featured on signage, tee shirts, and in ads!

Ashley & Chris - Seating Chart

Here's a quick look a the seating chart I did for Ashley & Chris's recent turtle themed wedding. This 24" by 36" poster was displayed at the reception and made it oh-so-easy for guests to find their table assignments! I love seating charts...they can be a lovely memento that the bride and groom often frame and hang in their home after the wedding. This one features the couple's custom sea turtle monogram and wedding colors of chocolate and blue!