{terra's mint+ fuchsia bridal shower invite}

Next weekend, my girlfriend Terra will be having her bridal shower in Southern California.  Her aunts graciously offered to throw her shower, but I couldn't help forcing myself into the paper goods situation by offering to do the invites.  Terra gave me the freedom to do what I wanted with the invites- her only request being that I use some pink since she wont be incorporating the color too much into their upcoming summer wedding. 

Sometimes it is much more difficult to focus in on a design when someone gives you carte blanche rather than being overly specific about they want, but luckily I stumbled upon this fabulous fuchsia zebra paper from Paper Source which served as the inspiration for the entire invite as well as the envelope lining.  

I absolutely love a double sided invite that leaves a little mystery when the guest first pulls out the invite from the envelope so I kept the front of the invite ambiguous with a simple "you're invited" placed upon a minty striped background.  Using the bright fuchsia as the color for all the text, I decided to keep the main information on the back of the invite simple with a fun mix of Luella font and Reina font on a plain white background.   I tied all the colors together by printing the guest's addresses in fuchsia and the host's return address in mint on the envelope flap. 

I am so happy with how these turned out- especially the unexpected zebra paper!  I love that they still feel girly and fun, but really capture a less traditional feel for a bridal shower invite. 

If you are looking for custom paper goods design, you can contact me through my etsy shop to get some pink zebra action for yourself!

{gold confetti invitations}

One of the most visited posts on this blog is the DIY gold confetti artwork that I posted over a year & half ago! Inspired by that popular post, I have added these new gold foil confetti invitations to my Etsy shop.  I'm pretty much in love with everything these invitations have going on.  With a little bit of sparkle, some confetti and a pretty script font what's not to like?!  The photos show them used as a wedding save the date, but the design really works well for almost any event like a birthday or bridal shower! 

Check out the new listing here!

{recent custom work}

I have had quite a few custom orders through my Etsy shop recently and I thought I would share photos from events for two of those clients here!


BHLDN Chicago asked me to create a custom "Bubbly" glitter sign along with one of my "Cheers" and "Sweets" signs for their Bourbon, Bowties, Baubles & Bubbles holiday event this past December.  The event was part of a trunk show for jewelry design, Melissa Joy Manning, and included an array of baubles for customers to try on as well as a selection of bowties and bourbon for the guys!  All images courtesy of the lovely Stoffer Pohotographers:

 {large custom "Sweets" sign alongside an array of delicious treats from Sugar Chic}

 {BHLDN's array of short wedding styles}

 {custom "Bubbly" sign adorning the cutest bar cart ever}

 {cheese "cakes" created by Sugar Chic- these were a real hit at the party and what a great alternative to a traditional dessert table!}

 {the bow tie set up with florals by Pistil & Vine}

 {my custom "Cheers" sign hanging above the bourbon tasting area provided by FEW Spirits}

I was also recently contacted by Oh It's Perfect in Australia to create some printables for an upcoming engagement party they were planning.  We first modified the "Sequins & Bowties" invite to be sent to all the guests and then I created some smaller paper good items for the dessert spread.  I absolutely love their color scheme of yellow, black, white and gold!  All images via Oh It's Perfect:

 {what a perfect credenza to use for this party scheme!}

{You might recognize those cake stands from Lauren of A Fabulous Fete's Etsy shop} 

{the custom chocolate wrappers I created to celebrate Maddy & Sum's engagement}

{glitter banners in the etsy shop}

After getting multiple requests to sell the gold glitter Happy Birthday Banner from this post, I decided to add a few for sale in my Etsy shop.  

See the selection of phrases in the Etsy shop right here 

Here are a few of my personal favorites!

 {cheers banner}

 {cocktails banner}

{mr. & mrs. banner}

{custom thank you notes in the shop}

I recently was contacted for a custom Thank You note order based off the Thank You notes I created for our own wedding (see those here).   My client wanted to purchase a set of notes as a gift for her engaged friend to use after their wedding and since we weren't sure if the bride would be taking the groom's last name, we kept it simple with just the couple's first names.  I loved this custom order so much that I have made it available in the shop right here.

{all packaged up and ready to go!}

{quick and easy hostess gift}

I was always told not to show up empty handed when someone invites you over for dinner; and like most people, our go-to hostess gift is usually a bottle of wine or an interesting whiskey.   It's certainly a hostess gift we don't mind receiving ourselves, but sometimes you want to do a little bit extra for those inviting you into their home.  I picked up these drink stirrers the other day as a simple addition to our bar and it occurred to me that given a little effort they could make a great hostess gift!

Drink stirrers have quickly become one of those things that is almost mandatory at weddings and parties.  Usually made with just a simple bamboo skewer, cut to length and adorned with a colorful flag of sorts.  While you could create this gift for someone using the regular bamboo skewers, I feel that these unique cocktail sticks elevate the stirrer to something a little more special- plus they have a sort of awesome preppy vibe.  I quickly typed up "cheers" in a few of my favorite fonts and then hot glued the cardstock flags onto the colorful array of sticks.  Topped off with a simple gift tag and these will make for a cute hostess gift your friends wont forget.

Click here to download the file I used to create these flags.  These flags are also now available for purchase in my Etsy shop right here!

Another option if you are really pressed for time, is to make the flags blank so that they can be used as-is or written on as drink markers.

{etsy shop: custom thank you cards}

Now that we are in the home stretch of getting settled into our new place, I decided it was time to start putting up some new listings in my Etsy Shop.  I have just added two new items to the paper goods secton of my shop; each are of 10 pack sets of Thank You cards that include pointed flap envelopes custom printed with your return address.

I originally used "heart banner" design to be sent out after my bridal shower (which is why you see my maiden name on the return).  Even though the cards are printed in black on kraft paper, I tried to keep this design a little girly with the hearts on the notecard and the return address. Purchase the heart banner set here. 

I created the "arrow" design by using an arrow element from our wedding programs to be used as our wedding thank you notes.  Since these notes were coming from both Chris and myself, I tried to keep the design very modern and simple. The "ampersand" return address is a modfied version of the return address from our wedding invites.  Purchase the arrow thank you set here.

As with all the items in my shop, I am able to fully customize the text/wording, font, design, etc so feel free to contact me if you are looking for something a little different!

{etsy shop in the works}

{mint love social club etsy shop}

Over this past weekend, I listed my very first item for sale in my newly launched Etsy shop!  Right now the first item for sale is my Confetti artwork from this previous post.  I am currently offering the same size you have seen on my blog which is a 24 inch square box canvas with gold glitter and gold metallic "confetti."  For an additional $5, I can also make this item in custom colors of your choosing and different canvas size pricing is also available upon request. 

I intend on adding a few more items to the shop as soon as I figure out what direction I want to go in.  Any feedback or suggestions you might have are very much appreciated and welcomed!