Message in a Cookie

I just came across these little treats and I had to share. How cool is this, its a message in a cookie tool from William-Sonoma. The cookie tool allows you to imprint your own message into cookie treats. You can customize the message by sliding in letters to form a name or a message and when you press it into the dough, your message is imprinted on the cookie. It's like letterpressing but for cookies - I guess that would be cookie pressing. :)

Perfect for Valentine's Day, better yet, a wedding favor with the words thank you & your names imprinted in the cookie. You could even use it as a way to ask your bridesmaids to be in your wedding party. Soo cute. Definitely on my wish list.

Changes are a coming.

I am so excited to announce that Seaside Invitations is getting a makeover. Not just any makeover but a major face lift. Yes, my friends I am happy to announce we are getting a new website & blog!!! YAY!! Over the past month or so I have been working with Synergy Web Productions, based out of Colorado on the look & feel and the direction that Seaside Invitations is going. When I first starting Seaside, I wanted the invitations to speak for themselves and not really immersing myself or my personality too much into the company, I wanted it to stand alone. After attending the amazing MTH event with Lara Casey I realized what a dumb idea that was. This company is my passion, art is my passion, colors are my passion, the beach is my passion and paper is my passion so why wouldn’t I merge the two. I decided that I want Seaside Invitations to be more of a reflection of who I am and the things I love. Who am I, you might ask, well I am a simple girl who loves beautiful colors, has a strong affinity towards fashion, loves to travel, appreciates beautiful simple photographs, loves love stories, and appreciates art in all its forms.

So I decided Seaside Invitations, needed a face lift. It needed to be more me. The first phase was redesigning the logo and business cards. I wanted my new logo to be clean, simple and chic. I love my new tag line, where art meets paper. At Seaside Invitations, everything is custom illustrated by us. Yes, I said us; I brought on my husband who is an amazing artist. You will find out more about him when the website is finished. ;)

One of the newest products Seaside Invitations offers is hand painted invitations. I wanted my business card to showcase my passions, paper and art. Each business card is printed on a textured cotton heavy stock paper, has a hand painted sea oat and is packaged in a cute little envelope. I figure a business card is an invitation for someone to contact you so if it acts as an invitation then why not have an envelope. J

Phase 1 of the face lift is complete and Phase 2 is coming to a close with the unveiling of the new website. I can’t wait to share more with you as the company and the brand grows.

New Stationery available on ETSY

Check out my Etsy shop for some of my newest stationery designs. The above is the first unveiling of our hand drawn floral collection for both stationery and invitations. I am soo excited about this collection. Each flower is designed in house by us and can be used on invitations, stationery or monograms. Here is a sneak peak of what's to come.

And remember, for the remainder of the month of February we are donating 20% of all proceeds to the Haiti Disaster Relief Fund.

Weekend Recap

Happy Monday my friends.

I hope you all had a great weekend. My weekend was a jammed packed wedding weekend. I met some really awesome local wedding professionals that I can't wait to introduce you to. I attended my first ever ABC meeting and it was awesome. It's so great to mix and mingle with other like minded professionals all working towards the same goal and that is making the bride and groom's day the best that it can be. Later in the weekend I attended a vendor show hosted by Catering by Robert and met some really fabulous brides-to-be and got to say hi to some friends in the industry. So without further ado, here are some of the other wedding vendors in the area you definitely need to check out.

Wedding Planner:: Lauren Berner with Soirees in Style

Wedding Planner:: Beth Sparks with Joyful Wedding Planning

Wedding Planner:: Heather M. Stewart with Stylish Traditions

Photographer:: Karen Harrison with Karen Harrison Photography

Event Rentals:: Shane Poston with Coast to Coast Event Rentals

Lightning Decor:: Nick with Decorating Elves

Catering:: Susan with Catering by Robert

DJ services:: Eladio with Delite Entertainment

Hair & Make Up Styling:: Michelle Renee with The Michelle Renee Hair & Makeup Artists Group

For all you brides out there I hope this helps with your wedding planning.

xoxox

ban.do

Check out these oh so cute headpieces by ban.do. All items are hand made using vintage inspired pieces; most are one of a kind. These would make a great addition to any bridesmaid attire, birthday outfit, New Years outfit and even the chic, vintage inspired bride would enjoy. Below are a couple of my favorites. Check out their full line here.

Introducing... the Hand Painted Invitations

Happy Monday all! I hope you all had a lovely weekend and are ready to take on another week. We have been busy this weekend launching our new line of hand painted invitations. Below is our first collection. We are so excited to add these to our repertoire. You may think, are you really going to paint every single invitation, well the answer is yes my friends. Crazy you may think, but we believe that every invitation deserves just as much attention and detail as the next. Each invitation is painted with acrylic paints and some are embellished with rhinestones. They can be customized to reflect your wedding colors or recreated as is. Check out more images on my shop. I would love to hear what you think.

Sushi Night

Last night we had a fabulous sushi dinner in honor of my brother. He left to go back to art school in San Fran today and for his last dinner in town he wanted sushi. So sushi it was and it sure was delicious. I am still thinking of it, wishing I had more. I found this cute little photo of the dos and donts of sushi eating. Its pretty interesting. I definitely break a couple of these rules, but for me, as long as I get the sushi in my mouth and no soy sauce on my white shirt then I am good to go. :) Happy sushi eating.