Category Archives: Art & Craft

Anastasia Marie

My friend, Anastasia Marie, launched a new site and blog today!  She has been working on rebranding and launching her handmade card and stationary line, while I’ve been anxiously waiting.  Yuriy and I felt lucky to tag along for her promo shoot in Seattle a couple months ago with photographer Daniel Usenko and stylist Kae...

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Teeny tiny.

I’m not sure if I’m just easily impressed by art that is super time consuming or if these tiny pencil carvings are absolutely clever and amazing. The artist: Dalton Ghetti. 2 days away from the one month mark. My wedding to-do list remains 5 pages long [can't quite tell if it's growing or shrinking]. And...

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Life is sweet.

California road trip with Yuriy went well. Beautiful wedding on Saturday in Sacramento. Scorching sun. Yuriy’s relatives. Checked out Napa Valley for the first time during a photo shoot, and didn’t even sample any wine. Walked around [freezing] San Francisco and ate dinner outdoors in Little Italy. Read a book and soaked up some sun...

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The power of handwriting.

Pretty writing is all it takes. No need for bold graphics, bright colors, and extra froo froo with beautiful lettering like this. So dreamy. [source: B Dunlap via 100 Layer Cake] Betsy shares how she writes the calligraphy on each and every envelope for her clients by HAND here.

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