LOVE!

LOVE these stamps - I am going to snatch some up ASAP!!!

{via snippet and ink}

Heart Full of Mom

I have been a huge fan of Hoot and Heart for sometime and what perfect pictures to post going into this beautiful Mother's Day weekend! I think it has rained almost every day the last month in NYC so these pictures have a bit of mood in them which I love.

This weekend is big for Patrick and me - our first wedding anniversary and my first Mother's Day! I can't believe how much has happened in the last year - we have so much to be grateful for! It is crazy how fast time goes - it seems like yesterday that we were in Jamaica.

I hope you all have an amazing Mother's Day weekend, hopefully you can all hug your mom if not send her lots of love! I have been incredibly lucky this last month - my mom was here in Brooklyn helping me transition into motherhood. Her and my Dad rented an apartment down the street and I have to say it was so much fun having them here with us. My Dad took off early (city life wasn't his thing) but my mom just left this last Wednesday. It was sad to say goodbye - but time to be our little family of three. One thing is for sure - moms are the best!!!

Have a beautiful and lovely weekend!!!

{photos from hoot and heart}

Popptags

How great are these tags from Popptags? Humor combined with sophisticated design? I like it! The top two tags sum up my relationship with wine pretty well!

{photos from popptags}

A Crafty Header

For all of you craft & design enthusiasts, the creatives at Martha Stewart Crafts are putting on a contest for the redesign of their blog header. Winner gets full on bragging rights as well as a copy of the new Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts, which is an amazing resource! The blog header should read The Crafts Dept. Here are the details. Good luck!

Jenna & Jon at The Bride's Guide!

I am sure by now most of you have seen some of the amazing details of Jenna's (lovely and talented calligrapher) wedding on 100 Layer Cake. Well since last week, Jenna and her fiance Jon have been posting their daily pre-wedding adventures and jitters on Martha Stewart's The Bride's Guide. I have known Jenna for almost the last 10 years and their wedding is going to be such a true reflection of the awesome and insanely creative couple that they are. It has been so much fun to hear (and be a part of) all of the little and big details that will be part of their wedding day. I designed their wedding invitations, which was a huge honor for me considering Jenna's talents in the visual department! Their invitation details are under wraps as their wedding will be featured in an issue of MS Weddings sometime next year! Jenna and Jon have truly made their wedding a collaborative effort amongst their friends and family. So check out their daily ventures over at Martha for the next 11 days - it will surely make you smile at the excitement they both share for their wedding day.

{images from the bride's guide}

Thoughtful Day!!!

I am overjoyed to finally announce my new wedding invitation business, Thoughtful Day! As many of you know, I have been working on this for many months now and am so happy and excited to finally share it with all of you! Since last summer I have been designing the website, Melodie Collection and doing some custom work. The design and function of the website took quite a bit of time, especially with the Melodie Collection; trying to make the shopping experience as user friendly as possible! And I hope you agree!

The Melodie Collection is a set of four themed wedding collections that allow you to mix or match your wedding invitations. The option is completely up to you and allows you to come up with a unique and custom collection as well as pricing that fits within your budget! In addition to the three colorways, custom colors are available too.

SO many people were of huge help to me in this process. First and foremost my amazing web developer Will from screenminded was a rock star in making everything happen! Seriously, if any of you are ever looking for an amazing web programmer, he is your guy! I know from my experience, web programmers (good and reliable ones!) are hard to come by so reach out to him if you need a website programmed! He is amazing!!!!

And of course so many of my friends were so helpful in giving me feedback throughout my entire design process (thanks Patrick, Vané, Jenna, Jeff, Christine, Lindsey!). It is so crucial to get feedback from creative friends when you are working solo.

And a HUGE thanks to the many blogs that have been picking up my work over the last couple of days!
Brooklyn Bride
100 Layer Cake
Once Wed
Oh So Beautiful Paper
The B~List
Swanky Tables
Casando Ideias
Delighted and Charmed
The House That Lars Built
Furi Kuri Travels
Wedding Chicks
Taxidermy Church

(If I am missing anyone, please send me an email!)

Again, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for all of the support. It has been a big year for me and I am so excited and fortunate to share it with all of you. The blog community is amazing and really makes it feel like such a small world.

I am back to blogging next week, and I can't wait!

Have a wonderful weekend!!!!

Lyla Belle

I am thrilled to announce the birth of our daughter Lyla Belle, named after my Grandmother. She is just the most awesome little miracle we have ever seen. How we ever lived without her I will never know. Patrick and I made her, she is all ours, and we just stare at her in disbelief. She is perfection to us. She was born last Wednesday morning, April 8th, at 7:52 a.m. She weighed 8lbs. 9oz. and was 21" long. I gave birth to her all natural at St. Lukes Roosevelt's Birthing Center. I really can't say enough good things about my birthing experience, I would wish it on anyone. My labor lasted a total of 13 hours; I labored mostly at home (Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn) and by the time we got up to St. Lukes (near Columbus Circle) a little before 7 a.m., I was fully dilated and 52 minutes later she was born. We were at the hospital for less than an hour before I gave birth!

On most days you will find her sleeping and chilling at home and partying all night. We have a little rock star on our hands, that is for sure. She is our world. I can't believe we are parents. I was totally like Miranda on SATC, and then as soon as I saw our little girl, everything made sense and I became a mom. And like I said, how we ever lived without her, I will never know.

We kept her sex a surprise. Everyone and their mother thought we were having a boy based on all of the old wives tales; strangers even stopped us on the street telling me boy! The best moment of my life was when Patrick said "It's a Girl!" It doesn't get any better than that.

I will be back next week, I am launching my website, finally. But first I had to have this little baby girl. Gosh, I am just weak in the knees, we feel so incredibly blessed, I can't even write in words how amazing it is.

See you soon.
xoxo

Frosting Makes Me Happy.

There are some days when all I really want to eat is frosting. Is that so bad? These sweets from Miette would surely take care of that desire.

And on that note, I am going to take a break from the blog for the next couple of weeks. I have a little sweet something to tend to.

See you soon! xoxo

{photos from miette}

Accessorize with String Art

Isn't this jewelry by Miette gorgeous? So very sci-fi but yet incredibly soft and feminine; a contrasting mix that blends together so beautifully.


{via via dear ada}

A Touch of Gold

I need these ceramics by Up In The Air Somewhere. Okay, so I don't really need them, but I am such a fan of subtle and uneven details on ceramics, that this little bit of gold on the rim along with the imperfect surfaces took my breath away. Absolute perfection. Our wedding anniversary is coming up in a couple of months, maybe I will add these to my list...

{via via dear ada}