Special Delivery

Excited to have one of my Christmas menu designs on the beautiful table setting in LaTulipe, Port Washington. Here's hoping you like them, Vicki! Christmas Cheers to you!

The Romance of Nature

Such beauty in this poetry of nature by Louisa Anne Twamley, 1836.

Website

CP+D is working hard on our website to be listed on Style Me Pretty! Thank you to SMP for lighting a fire to get it done! They have such a beautiful site with some wonderful inspiration... we hope to become a part of it soon! 

Paper Heaven

I am so in love with paper. I love that I get to foil stamp on rich Gmund woodgrain, make a custom folder die, and line it with Japenese Linen. I love that I found a local letter press shopt to have a nice cotton paper to letter pressed for the invitations. I love being able to weave this gorgeous hand-dyed silk ribbon,  through the special folder I designed just so to show off this couple's custom monogram. So fun! I love that I can use this insanely gorgeous pearlescent golden sheer translucent paper to use as a flysheet, just to accent the copper foil and to add a little something special to the suite. I just love it! What I don't love so much is mocking all of it up! Half down, a quarter of the pockets glued, oh crap ... I need more ribbon ... one-third of the letterpress taped onto the linen ... okay, okay, get back to work! 

Gorgeous Art Deco Artistry

I am working on designing an art deco style wedding invitation suite for a couple. I am just thrilled to be doing this design ... out of the concepts I presented, they choose the one that includes an art deco style music sheet for the invitation, and a vintage postcard design for the response cards. The art nouveau/deco is my among favorite eras that I just adore. Throughout my research I came across some amazing artists that I thought I'd share ...

GLADYS EMMA PETO

and

GEORGE BARBIER