Hello everyone, some big news today from our wedding invitation studio for those of you who just got engaged or are about to get engaged. (Congratulations for taking this big beautiful step!) It’s been about a year since we launched our Storybooklets wedding invitations (click on diagram above on how to personalize it) and they have been hands down our …
Happy New Year-The Lucky Water Dragon!
Happy 2012 everyone! We are back in full swing and our first painting of the year is from our ‘dream BIG’ series featuring the lucky Water Dragon which promises a prosperous year to come. The lunar New Year falls on January 23rd this year and lasts for 15 days. The painting is available as greeting cards and fine art prints …
Our Original Invitation Painting on Design Sponge!
We were so thrilled when Diana of Casa De Perrin, a former wedding invitation client, (see their project here) told us that their beautiful home was featured in Design Sponge, along with the framed original painting I created for their invitations, stylishly hung above a metal cabinet in their bedroom. I love how they hung it off center. It means …
The Holiday Peddler: Coming to a town near you!
Not really but that’s how it feels toting around my hand-crafted Julian easel filled to the brim with my hand-painted hand-made paper holiday goodies! It reminds me of the much-anticipated gypsy peddler in period films and novels- a wooden thingamajig on wheels that sells everything from ribbons and laces to the latest quirky mechanical device! I spent Sunday with my …
Storybooklet Roundup Part 2: Love in Bloom
If you missed out last week’s storybooklet real wedding, see it here. Imagine a wedding ceremony tucked inside a wonderfully exotic and dreamy alcove filled to the brim with rare succulents and lovely greenery. Angela and Wing made that ceremony a reality when they chose to tie the knot at Shelldance Orchid Gardens in Pacifica. Since their choice of venue …
Storybooklet Roundup Part 1: Wedding at the Boathouse
Happy Middle of the Week everyone! One of my favorite Storybooklet-style invitations, created for Danielle and Jimmy’s boathouse wedding in New York, was recently featured in the lovely Bridal Musings blog: It is always so touching to hear from happy couples just how phenomenal their wedding day was (read on further for some amazing pictures of the day): “The wedding …
A Little Bit of Story in a Custom Painted Tag
Hello everyone, a custom painted tag is a great way to give your boutique customers a little piece of your story that’s more keepsake than disposable. If it’s beautifully made and wonderfully memorable, they are more likely to keep it around and when they need something you can provide, guess which little tag is laying around looking pleased to help? …
Holiday Sale-Hand-painted tags, new cards….
Kicking off the season with more new goodies, hand-painted tags, personalized gift tags, new dream BIG card and more! Check out our Etsy store and for today only, get 15% off all your purchases. Stock up today with locally hand-crafted holiday items, click on image to go our shop!
The Camellias are back!
I love it when it’s blooming season for our Japanese camellia trees, these are from our smaller tree…..look at all those delicate veins on the petals and lovely yellow centers. They are currently sitting on my painting table against a wall of inks in a gorgeous ceramic tea cup I bought from a talented pottery artist at the Melrose Flea …
Cherish! A Snow Jar for Winter: New Seasonal Triptych
Hello everyone, it’s been finally raining here in Southern California, so I’ve been enjoying many cozy days indoors with hot tea, warm feet and long painting sessions! Today I am so excited to be announcing a new painted series this holiday season-‘Cherish! : A Seasonal Triptych’. The first in this series is ‘A Snow Jar for Winter’, perfect for lovers …