The Power of Books

Amazing work by Mladen Penev

Morgan + Seth's Dark & Playful Wedding Invitations

Morgan and Seth love black, red, skulls and anything a little rock 'n' roll. They also happen to be my close friends who are getting married in May! Keeping this in mind, I knew designing their wedding invitations was going to be a blast. We wanted the invites to be a little dark, romantic, edgy and slightly playful... just like them.

Here's what we came up with... Along with a formal invitation, guests got a "ticket" to the show, a "flyer" for the reception, and a timeline of events. I'm so happy with how it turned out! A big congrats to them!

Dawn Gardner Design

Dawn Gardner specializes in print based Graphic Design & Digital Illustration. She creates collages both by hand and digitally by using her collection vintage magazines, books and other ephemera. I absolutely love it all. Check out her collection of products on Society6.

Sleepy Monday

It's always just a little bit harder to get up on Monday mornings, isn't it?

Images VIA Toast 2013 Spring Lookbook

Magnetic Wallpaper

Laurent Chehere's Flying Houses

Sure, I could live here... VIA

Type Posters from Stilleben

The Marion House Book - Home Tour

I love a good house tour... like this one from the beautiful blog The Marion House Book. It has all the elements that get me excited about a home- a little vintage, great pops of color and a ton of personality. Click on any of the images below to read interviews of home owners Sarah Keenleyside and Jesse Boyer. So many inspiring ideas!!

Sinead Leonard's Female Warriors

Feeling inspired by the work of Sinead Leonard today. I just love the use of strong pops of color, texture and layering in her digital collages. She calls these images "[An] army of female warriors... These women have the integrity and power to create and control the world married with the grace and compassion not to destroy it in the process." Love that. via Trendland

Indian Textile Hand-Drawn Patterns

I'm always thrilled to come across amazing collections of patterns! I work in the print and invitation business, so a discovery like this opens up a door to new creative designs. I recently found these gorgeous hand-drawn Indian patterns on the blog BibliOdyssey. They're just so simple and lovely, aren't they?  Visit the Flikr to view the entire set!