keep the change ya filthy animal

so it seems as though i have finally gotten into the holiday spirit. two days ago i started stringing cranberries and popcorn together to create our christmas tree garland, and then yesterday i printed some christmas cards - there is still time for those right?? mas and i have never sent out christmas cards in the past so i am not quite sure what inspired me, but it was fun to print something for myself and the post office has some wonderful nutcraker stamps that i needed a reason to purchase (i have a small love of holiday nutcrackers, i think it stems from my childhood but what doesn't ...)

{red, green and gold ink gocco'd on to soft white folded cards and khaki envelopes}

oh and did i mention we spent last night eating couscous and watching home alone on tv? one of the best holiday movies ... ever .. the commercials were painful so we put it on our queue and should be watching it interruption free in the days to come.

the paper dress that picked me up and took me to that happy place

made from the pages of an old phone book for a class called creative process by flickr user that goes by the name jolis paons. how freaking fabulous?!?!?

when i was in college (before i decided to completely submerge myself into anything artistic and while still taking classes that included "law" and "statistics" and "genetics" in their names) i was in a quasi art class that revolved around using non-art materials to express yourself in your most creative way. anyway on the last day of class, i.e the unveiling of our final projects, a girl came in with three wearable dresses made out of paper bags that each represented a different aspect of her life.

ever since seeing that project i have been interested in making some garments out of paper, but it has just never happened. i simply don't have that talent in me ... oh well.

{originally found on not couture}

irene suchocki

winter is here ... er, well sort of. (it was 37 outside this morning which is good enough for me these days)



the photos are by irene suchocki who i found on one of my new favoritest obsessions veiled vows. i have kinda fallen in love with everyone involved and i would also HIGHLY recommend a visit to irene's blog and etsy shop.

the new site

one long weekend and several incredibly annoying computer issues later ...


the new cevd site has launched. i still have a bit of work to do (the entire "how it works" page is currently mia) but i have the basics figured out - for now at least.

i have a TON of errands to run this morning and then an equally daunting amount of work this afternoon so posting may fall to the wayside (again, oh dear i need to have better time management skills). but i will be back ... soon.

the menus

so it is about that time i suppose. now that i have had more than a month to bask in the glory of newlywedom i am ready to start hashing out some of the finer details of the wedding. plus there are some vendor shout outs i would be remiss not to mention.

on to the menu ...
the front and back of the menu - the trees and birds were pressed into the paper with a translucent white ink so they were just visible. i found some martha stewart labels at michael's that came in various shapes which i was a fan of, but unfortunately the adhesive on the back of those labels wasn't the strongest and when they were put out on the tables we had to run around pounding them back on. i think some fell off as they were taken down to dancing, but at that point they had served their purpose and i don't think anyone noticed.



the inside - i had this idea of having two blank pages at the beginning of the menu but that turned out to be a giant waste of paper so the first page was in turn had some text and those blank pages ended up being used for something else a bit more respectable.


the courses - well if you didn't know food is a really big part of the lives mas and i lead, so catering was kind of a big deal. and in a small town it could have gone horribly wrong. however, we worked with laurey and jamie from laurey's catering and were hands down impressed with the quality of food ... it really felt (and tasted) like we were eating at a restaurant. i still can't get over it. i remember talking to laurey a couple of months before the event and she was still fretting over plates. it was awesome. the attention to detail and her unwillingness to sacrifice quality really showed. and the best part ... she was able to source just about everything locally ... yay!

so kudos to laurey's ... the best caterer EVER!!! oh and the inside pictures are taken on one of the cakes stands that micaela from clara french ceramics lovingly made for us.

tis the season

{cutest note book from belle and boo ... doesn't this picture just put you in the holiday spirit?}

last night i had my first holiday party of the season so i suppose it has begun. i kinda hate to see thanksgiving go but i am excited about picking up a tree, decorating it and then soaking up the wonderful evergreen smells that will hopefully be oozing from it. also our neighborhood seems to shaping up into quite the christmas circus. i am thinking it might make for a pretty good photo essay.

lab partners

a new etsy find, yay!


{found in the lab partners etsy shop}

back to business

things around the studio have been gradually getting busier and busier. so it is only natural to do a complete overhaul of cevd.com. i mean it is about time isn't it? for all of those interested it will be debuting later this week! a new site design with new pictures and lots of new product, oh my. i. am. so. ready.

small and intimate

{photo via anna kuperberg's blog}

i love small weddings and i LOVE this table set for the 35 guests. simple and pretty and i am kinda digging the chairs. oh what i would have done for different chairs (one of the very few drawbacks of getting married in a small city).

rubytone

created by a girl who grew up in rural new york and later jettisoned herself into the city and the fashion world. with enough simplicity for every day wear, but an exceptional eye for detail this line is creeping to the top of my list. why is it that when i can absolutely not afford to shop i find all of my favorite things?