Artful Admirations – Bake It Pretty

While searching for fun details for the renewal party in PA I stumbled upon this adorable site,  Bake it Pretty.  From striped paper straws to shimmery pinwheel picks, Amanda, the gal behind the biz, and has chosen the perfect combination of items to pretty up any party.   A gallery of client projects is part of their blog, where you can browse and get inspired as how to best use their sweet products – love it!

Some of my favorites: Striped straws, popcorn bags, vintage newspaper bags, flower chocolates, strawberry baskets and flowery baking cups.

A huge thank you to Amanda for her artfully edited selection of items.  Bake it Pretty is the perfect destination to add that subtle little detail that can make a huge difference in your celebration.

Renewal Inspirations – The Sylvia Weinstock sketch is in!

I’ve been awaiting the final sketch of my cake from Ms. Weinstock and her talented staff and yay it is here!  They even included my Clara French cakestand in the rendering.  The party is next Saturday and the final headcount is in.  The hubby and I are so excited to celebrate with all 95 of those (eek!) who couldn’t celebrate with us in Utah!

Protected: Engage10!:Rebecca and Kathryn

A Peek into the Studio – Cherry Orchards and Gilded Pomegranates

While I was away The Momental Girls were working like crazy to keep orders flowing!  Two of their favorites were Brittany’s Painted Landscape wedding invitations and Emily’s heavily painted pomegranate wedding invitations.  Brittany’s collection started as a full size painting of Cherry orchards and vineyards.  The look was truly custom and in the end was a scene that truly existed only on paper and in our bride’s mind.  We essentially created her scene as she dreamed it should look – how fun!

Emily came to us with a love of fruit!  She knew fruit needed to play a role in her stationery suite and pomegranate’s were her favorite!   I created a heavily painted look in shades of copper, burgundy, eggplant and fuchsia.  The gold dots throughout were entirely hand painted and elicited a lovely raised effect when dry.  The folder to hold all elements was then tied with a copper silk knot!

So what am I up to?

Just back from Utah and still dreaming about our celebration.  Everyone has been asking if it was worth it and it SOOO was!

Preparing for our PA party that is coming up faster than I can think – next Saturday the 29th!

Loving this via Junebug Weddings today!

Keisha W.

Kelly C.

Kristin H.

I went with a classic palette of blush, ecru and smooth and textured ivory.  The ribbons colors can be alternated for meal choice and the program is a tri-fold style which accommodates a moderate amount of information.