tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51352654025982474092024-03-13T16:20:48.489-04:00The Ginger ParasolDanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-24120847796720442672013-12-24T12:13:00.000-05:002013-12-28T15:07:57.727-05:00Merry Christmas<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With Facebook, Pinterest, Instragram, etc...I find it difficult to also Blog! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If anyone is still following, I wish you a Merry Christmas ~ all things Merry and Bright and a New Year full of Comfort and Joy.</span></div>
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Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-20707947436312429322013-04-23T14:53:00.001-04:002013-04-23T14:53:47.897-04:00Invitation Suite ~ Klein<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spencerian script engraved in crisp navy on white.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Engraved stationery, spring green, navy with white <em>and </em>tulips ~ just a few of my favorite things.</span></div>
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Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-42714970407654596522013-04-14T17:47:00.001-04:002013-04-23T14:55:03.177-04:00Invitation Suite ~ Hakeem<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week was the wedding anniversary of a very sweet bride I had the privilege to work with a few years ago, so I thought this would be the perfect time to post her invitation, as I never like to post them before the guests, themselves, receive them...therefore, I find myself posting them a year or more later!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">Also, she wrote me the sweetest note I want to share. Even when we love the work we do, kind and appreciative words, from a client, are truly priceless. ~</span></div>
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<em><span style="color: #666666;">Dear Dana,<br />
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<em><span style="color: #666666;">Thank you so much for creating our beautiful wedding
invitations! Your meticulous and artistic work was the perfect introduction to
our wedding weekend. While researching photographers for our wedding, I kept
coming across your work on their websites. I was so intrigued that I started
looking at your website and knew I wanted you to create our special
invitations. From the start, I knew I wanted them to be unique. A childhood
friend created the artwork for the invitation and we wanted "non-traditional"
wording. You made my vision come to life!! The beautiful Italian paper with
deckled edges was perfect! Coupled with your flourishes in eggplant ink, our
invitations are a piece of artwork! In fact, I had our invitation framed along
with my bouquet, and it is displayed prominently over our
fireplace!<br /><br />Thank you for your patience to make everything perfect!! I
wanted the beautiful "loopy" letters and you came through! You were so
responsive to my emails and made sure that you were creating exactly what I was
thinking! When our invitations arrived in the big beautiful box, I could hardly
catch my breath! I teared up immediately and KNEW that everyone would love our
invitations! I can't imagine any other way that I wanted to announce our
wedding than with your artwork!! <br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Lori Oxley</span></em></div>
Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-71292852555463225142013-03-14T23:25:00.002-04:002013-03-14T23:28:20.618-04:00Invitation Suites ~ Pollard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe a part of me is a little "Emily Post old fashioned" but not many wedding invitation suites are more elegant than classic, hand-written Spencerian script, engraved in black ink on 100% cotton ecru paper, with the family crest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As much as I love tradition with a twist, some things just never go out of style.</span></div>
<br />Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-85585507790961660892013-01-22T18:20:00.004-05:002013-01-22T18:20:58.319-05:00Happy New Year Postcard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~Happy New Year! ~....a few weeks late. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, I had fun designing this postcard for the Biltmore Estate's wedding department to send out for the New Year. It <em>is</em> one of the most <strong>gorgeous</strong> places to get married. Visit them at </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.biltmore.com/weddings"><span style="color: #666666;">www.biltmore.com/weddings</span></a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Letterpress printed, in white, on heavy kraft paper by <a href="http://www.realcardstudio.com/"><span style="color: #666666;">Real Card Studio</span></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Merry Christmas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A sneak peek at some hand-painted table numbers I created for a wedding a few weeks ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't wait to get the photographers professional photos of this wedding, showing some other fun things I designed for this special day.</span></div>
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Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-65870210225112779392012-09-18T15:17:00.005-04:002012-09-18T16:33:42.313-04:00JFA monogram<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AQbRDp_cYzs/UFi-6rfBSwI/AAAAAAAABv4/sCKY1UqfyUg/s1600/DSC_1155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AQbRDp_cYzs/UFi-6rfBSwI/AAAAAAAABv4/sCKY1UqfyUg/s400/DSC_1155.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I realize, as I begin working on another monogram design, that I have created so many, but have not had time to post. As you can see, I have been pulling out a few of these over the past few months.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qwBgC229N6w/UFi__K2xKAI/AAAAAAAABwE/sxs28R5CiGw/s1600/jfa+close+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="271" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qwBgC229N6w/UFi__K2xKAI/AAAAAAAABwE/sxs28R5CiGw/s400/jfa+close+up.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> is a simple copperplate monogram engraved in fawn ink on cotton paper.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Part of the fun in constructing a monogram is sketching out different letters to see which work best in the overall composition. On this one, I arranged the top and bottom loops of the F to reach out into the letters on each side.</span><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S3pcU-t-kSM/UFjKEjpCa8I/AAAAAAAABwY/G1X-RlHEktg/s1600/I_1632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S3pcU-t-kSM/UFjKEjpCa8I/AAAAAAAABwY/G1X-RlHEktg/s400/I_1632.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We used the monogram on note cards, favor boxes and other pieces for the reception.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I will have share a "behind the scenes of creating a monogram" in an upcoming post. I have had people ask me if I could not just sit down and write out their letters. No! :) It involves lots of sketches and a variety of letterforms to see which will work best. Each monogram will be shaped differently, depending on the letters involved, to form a cohesive design.</span></div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-83524636916261583302012-09-16T12:39:00.004-04:002012-09-16T14:53:31.740-04:00Masters of Fashion Illustration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gSsZCrm_-Ww/UFX2A_5gT1I/AAAAAAAABvU/PKXBGGbUHdE/s1600/DSC_1197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gSsZCrm_-Ww/UFX2A_5gT1I/AAAAAAAABvU/PKXBGGbUHdE/s400/DSC_1197.JPG" width="310" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Masters of Fashion Illustration</strong> is one of the many fashion illustration books I own and adore. It is written by my favorite fashion illustrator David Dowton, who is one of the world's leading fashion artists. He is best know for his drawings of Paris couture and elegant portraits of some of the world's most beautiful women.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rJyefMYj-pI/UFX2IuKY8pI/AAAAAAAABvc/Gth5VMoQk6o/s1600/DSC_1199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rJyefMYj-pI/UFX2IuKY8pI/AAAAAAAABvc/Gth5VMoQk6o/s400/DSC_1199.JPG" width="297" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The forward is written by one of them, Carmen Dell'Orefice (illustration by David Dowton.) This is my favorite illustration in the book for its composition, style and colors! I also love his confident calligraphic lines.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gAf_D02wEFM/UFX2TUyC8yI/AAAAAAAABvk/tTgO-Yqajx0/s400/DSC_1198.JPG" width="308" /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The book also features the best of the best, such as Erté,<strong> </strong>Andy Warhol, René Bouché, Antonio Lopez, and many more including book cover by the late Tony Viramontes.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is a must have for anyone loving fashion illustration!</span></div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-40785725576645195432012-08-27T16:24:00.004-04:002012-08-28T17:00:02.972-04:00Whimsical Monograms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4j5CKeqnpgI/UDZTTbasZsI/AAAAAAAABu4/z5AnTs_fmMU/s1600/DSC_1141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4j5CKeqnpgI/UDZTTbasZsI/AAAAAAAABu4/z5AnTs_fmMU/s400/DSC_1141.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a fun, whimsical monogram I created for a client to use for her program booklets and stationery note cards. I had one of my favorite books, </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Perfectly-Imperfect-Home-Decorate/dp/0307720136/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345744440&sr=8-1&keywords=the+perfectly+imperfect+home"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Perfectly Imperfect Home</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> - illustrated by one of my favorite illustrators - Virgina Johnson, lying on my table and happened to notice the end pages were the same color. I love these designs together!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U74GxFjzemE/UDZTcbZTYbI/AAAAAAAABvA/sF8D-F6fNfQ/s1600/DSC_1143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U74GxFjzemE/UDZTcbZTYbI/AAAAAAAABvA/sF8D-F6fNfQ/s400/DSC_1143.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~ but I also like the design combined with a classical blue pattern~</span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GI433cxkbEM/UDZS-IgP2fI/AAAAAAAABuo/U7P34hHgEME/s1600/DSC_1157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GI433cxkbEM/UDZS-IgP2fI/AAAAAAAABuo/U7P34hHgEME/s400/DSC_1157.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...so, whatever your style, you can always incorporate a fun monogram into your stationery wardrobe!</span></div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-48434066653276261362012-07-19T10:29:00.000-04:002012-07-19T10:29:47.294-04:00olivia's monogram<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4QjllMgXo8g/UAgYxyLF5NI/AAAAAAAABuU/-spt7u3dbM8/s1600/DSC_1074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="348px" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4QjllMgXo8g/UAgYxyLF5NI/AAAAAAAABuU/-spt7u3dbM8/s400/DSC_1074.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I have said before, I love creating monograms ~ and here is the monogram I designed to coordinate with Olivia's note cards (in post below).</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sxZuUTLN3HU/UAgZS3Old2I/AAAAAAAABuc/f3sFl-9viTY/s1600/DSC_0849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="312px" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sxZuUTLN3HU/UAgZS3Old2I/AAAAAAAABuc/f3sFl-9viTY/s400/DSC_0849.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Engraved in Pink Punch</span></div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-67926727301649255142012-07-12T11:17:00.005-04:002012-07-12T23:10:31.992-04:00note cards: olivia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PAYa4BU7hoM/T_7Y2xqhOxI/AAAAAAAABtw/oCcStG7PwVY/s1600/DSC_1067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img $ca="true" border="0" height="275px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PAYa4BU7hoM/T_7Y2xqhOxI/AAAAAAAABtw/oCcStG7PwVY/s400/DSC_1067.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been completely obsessed with orange and navy this year ~ from stationery and clothing to the flowers I have planted and purchased.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A former bride/client commissioned me to calligraph her daughter's name for her personal stationery. I had them engraved in a tangy tangerine that would be fun and perky for a little girl to use for many years to come .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tldYuTvaBH8/T_7ZQW_kIII/AAAAAAAABuI/k-Wqu3u7S0A/s1600/DSC_1092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img $ca="true" border="0" height="317px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tldYuTvaBH8/T_7ZQW_kIII/AAAAAAAABuI/k-Wqu3u7S0A/s400/DSC_1092.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week I received several new samples of letterpress patterns from <a href="http://smockpaper.com/"><strong><span style="color: #666666;">Smock</span></strong></a>, a stationery line I carry and I'm seriously smitten with! When I was photographing the note cards, the Smock cards were on the same table and I immediately knew they would make a snappy backdrop for these note cards. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z6_QUaWbhGw/T_7ZKKLCUUI/AAAAAAAABuA/4WvvdIsb1lk/s1600/DSC_1087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img $ca="true" border="0" height="296px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z6_QUaWbhGw/T_7ZKKLCUUI/AAAAAAAABuA/4WvvdIsb1lk/s400/DSC_1087.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, the same day, a friend sent a note to me (the orange paisley card) so I had to throw it into the mix too ... as well as an orange zinnia from my garden.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>added note ~ it is really difficult to see that the pieces are engraved or letterpress without clicking on the images at about 200%. is this a 'blogger' issue?</em></span></div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-29275152152956420512012-07-06T14:02:00.005-04:002012-07-09T09:44:21.299-04:00Sweet Paul ~<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v7Eei2-sImY/T_cR-2wv8DI/AAAAAAAABsQ/yaWMeBSwEsE/s1600/DSC_1047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" sca="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v7Eei2-sImY/T_cR-2wv8DI/AAAAAAAABsQ/yaWMeBSwEsE/s400/DSC_1047.JPG" width="362px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are not already familiar with <span style="font-size: large;">Sweet Paul</span> magazine, you really must go over and take a peek at his </span><a href="http://www.sweetpaulmag-digital.com/sweetpaulmag/summer2012#pg1"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">online version</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. I may be one of the few that prefers to hold a magazine or book in my hands, rather than reading online, so I take the printed version of this gorgeous magazine and flip through the dreamy pages at my leisure. The magazine is based on Paul Lowe's hugely successful <a href="http://sweetpaul.typepad.com/my_weblog/"><span style="color: #666666;">blog</span></a> by the same name.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3HAZRMGdHKo/T_cVJ6B7FwI/AAAAAAAABs8/vYrLMHtXqqQ/s1600/DSC_1050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255px" sca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3HAZRMGdHKo/T_cVJ6B7FwI/AAAAAAAABs8/vYrLMHtXqqQ/s400/DSC_1050.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His motto is "<em>chasing the sweet things in life</em>". Sweet Paul is filled with amazing photography, fabulous recipes, lifestyle goodness, creative ideas and all things that make everyday things beautiful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vkhRx7S7M-o/T_cS0ppEB-I/AAAAAAAABsg/Luncf8SdNjY/s1600/DSC_1044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257px" sca="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vkhRx7S7M-o/T_cS0ppEB-I/AAAAAAAABsg/Luncf8SdNjY/s400/DSC_1044.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each page bursts with the colors, tastes and fragrance of summer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QvjbKSa81rk/T_cTzC06wPI/AAAAAAAABs0/AjkDQp6_Keo/s1600/DSC_1049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248px" sca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QvjbKSa81rk/T_cTzC06wPI/AAAAAAAABs0/AjkDQp6_Keo/s400/DSC_1049.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I particularly love this article, styled and photographed by the amazing <a href="http://dietlindwolf.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #666666;">Dietlind Wolf</span></a>, an incredibly talented propstylist, photographer and illustrator.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">photography by Angela Stott and Jeremy Russell</span></div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-58228437235722440402012-04-04T23:27:00.001-04:002012-04-04T23:28:24.432-04:00A Fine Line featured in Martha Stewart Real Weddings ~ Special Issue!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MV4um5kRJ4U/T30Ch0ZnnMI/AAAAAAAABqc/bVKZlHW3GPE/s1600/img022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" nda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MV4um5kRJ4U/T30Ch0ZnnMI/AAAAAAAABqc/bVKZlHW3GPE/s400/img022.jpg" width="303px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was beyond excited to see a custom monogram I designed featured in Martha Stewart Real Weddings ~ Special Issue!</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400px" nda="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tog9Nh0oNes/T30Cr_S1DvI/AAAAAAAABqk/1fnyKdw5bbE/s400/img020.jpg" width="296px" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love designing monograms. They are like solving fascinating little puzzles, never quite sure how they will emerge. It was fun intertwining the Y and M and weaving them into the R for ~ Y<span style="font-size: large;">R</span>M.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-94fnkb8d6S4/T30C1KpEarI/AAAAAAAABqs/CH1h9zMdDmM/s1600/img021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229px" nda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-94fnkb8d6S4/T30C1KpEarI/AAAAAAAABqs/CH1h9zMdDmM/s320/img021.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, here is a charming way to show off your monogram at your next <span class="st">soirée </span>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~~~</span></div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-37109497791030494222012-01-25T17:15:00.000-05:002012-01-25T17:15:18.090-05:00Invitation Suites ~ Piazza<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K8koT1SgOCw/TyBk1D3gdLI/AAAAAAAABp8/lZte7tD8hxI/s1600/DSC_0088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="321px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K8koT1SgOCw/TyBk1D3gdLI/AAAAAAAABp8/lZte7tD8hxI/s400/DSC_0088.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is an invitation suite I designed a while back, and like many, have not had time to post. The true colors are more like the photo below ~ with my lettering engraved in a beautiful café au lait ink.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0y-XP_a9FSI/TyBlJme7L2I/AAAAAAAABqM/ANbq7tolc0I/s1600/I_1669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="322px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0y-XP_a9FSI/TyBlJme7L2I/AAAAAAAABqM/ANbq7tolc0I/s400/I_1669.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the way the colors repeat themselves in her luscious wedding sash. Isn't it gorgeous!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f2BU2-o7cpU/TyBlQh8YkLI/AAAAAAAABqU/Zi1RAnmJoW4/s1600/I_1520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="288px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f2BU2-o7cpU/TyBlQh8YkLI/AAAAAAAABqU/Zi1RAnmJoW4/s400/I_1520.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will be showing more from this elegant wedding in a featured wedding coming soon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">monogram designed by Dana Cochran</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">also available in other wonderful colors, shapes and sizes</span></div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-83619274170415474602011-12-03T14:12:00.000-05:002011-12-03T14:12:44.336-05:00December Promotion ~ Engraved Wedding Invitations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LbyC4yZ039Q/TtpzWJzpzFI/AAAAAAAABnk/uRFomw3m2gc/s1600/DSC_0856.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="277" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LbyC4yZ039Q/TtpzWJzpzFI/AAAAAAAABnk/uRFomw3m2gc/s400/DSC_0856.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~Enjoy 15% off Engraved Wedding Invitations~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">available with or without calligraphy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">you may use a wedding font</span></div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-2379953676894111272011-11-27T11:34:00.000-05:002011-11-27T11:34:25.974-05:00Invitation Suites ~ Stice<div align="center" style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mbh9kGdBJ2g/TtJkuJ-3Y1I/AAAAAAAABnM/SymXD64U_YU/s400/%2521cid_C173F647-3AB0-49B8-B10F-CE7CDC683E51%2540carolina_rr.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uc6zRe5pKwg/TtJkgI6yp5I/AAAAAAAABnE/jpzOKCDDsRY/s1600/%2521cid_5B86E53B-0E74-4DFF-A16C-42A509782453%2540carolina_rr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uc6zRe5pKwg/TtJkgI6yp5I/AAAAAAAABnE/jpzOKCDDsRY/s400/%2521cid_5B86E53B-0E74-4DFF-A16C-42A509782453%2540carolina_rr.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L_ZlSvof3go/TtJk23WSmlI/AAAAAAAABnU/FEXZOCGxMm4/s400/%2521cid_336C8FC7-D442-4982-8C5A-BFFDE556076B%2540carolina_rr.jpg" width="400" /></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Customer review:</em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you Dana for doing such an amazing job on our custom calligraphy invitations and envelopes. While we knew we wanted something unique, we never dreamt that our stationery would be so beautiful. Upon receiving their invitations, friends and family called just to tell us how gorgeous the entire package, both invitations and envelopes, were! One friend said she felt the invitation was so elegant that she envisioned she would be attending Cinderella's wedding. I'm not exaggerating, our invitations have been a huge conversation piece and it's all thanks to you! My parents and I could not be happier with your service throughout designing, ordering and sending out our invitations. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Thank you! Kate Stice</em></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif";"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ps...One friend, a design friend none-the-less, said she waited to RSVP because she even loved the reply card so much that she had it, along with all the other pieces, on her fridge to admire. Her husband confirmed, "I've never seen someone stroke paper the way Anna stroked your invitations." :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Review left on The Knot Wedding Network:</em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dana at <strong>A Fine Line Studio</strong> was great to work with! She did our wedding invitation, our thank you cards and our envelopes. They turned out stunning! I even came to her with an idea for an envelope format/style she'd not tried before and she did it for us! It looked great! We received tons of compliments and it really set the tone for the wedding.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iBMa75LVH-M/TtJlEOC8RXI/AAAAAAAABnc/aRfZjM4Q0a4/s400/%2521cid_770D04DC-2FA8-4998-8D6B-8C04ECA0FBAB%2540carolina_rr.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bride asked me to address her envelopes in a layout she had seen in Martha Stewart Weddings and I agreed to try. I must give credit to Maria Thomas for the original idea of this design.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had such fun working with this bride on her wedding invitations. Thank you, Kate!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photograhy by the amazing <a href="http://www.jeremyrussellphotography.com/"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Jeremy Russell</strong></span></a>. Please go to his<span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="http://ashevilleweddingphotographyblog.com/wedding-blog/2011/11/19/a-fine-line-asheville-vendor.html"><span style="color: black;"><strong>blog</strong></span></a> to see more photos! Thank you, Jeremy!</span></span></div><br />
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</div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-34191199401740951362011-10-24T10:12:00.000-04:002011-10-24T10:12:09.285-04:00Invitation Suites ~ Lowrey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BpdKj2uxL3s/TqSlDbKoJtI/AAAAAAAABgw/kxTz8F8W93c/s1600/DSC_0608b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" rda="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BpdKj2uxL3s/TqSlDbKoJtI/AAAAAAAABgw/kxTz8F8W93c/s400/DSC_0608b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love everything about this custom suite I created for a bride that was married this past weekend. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She wanted a vintage, elegant feeling, for her invitation suite with a unique custom motif she could use throughout her wedding.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ApY7Nm2mgfE/TqSlPjPzrCI/AAAAAAAABg4/9breAK0zTc4/s1600/DSC_0628b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" rda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ApY7Nm2mgfE/TqSlPjPzrCI/AAAAAAAABg4/9breAK0zTc4/s400/DSC_0628b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The calligraphy was engraved with a dark chocolate ink and combined with a chocolate tissue envelope liner ~ and of course, I addressed the envelopes with the same ink color and lettering style.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vZNeTRLEnr4/TqSlZiETR5I/AAAAAAAABhA/iX5N4cAwZ3I/s1600/DSC_0631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" rda="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vZNeTRLEnr4/TqSlZiETR5I/AAAAAAAABhA/iX5N4cAwZ3I/s400/DSC_0631.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since it was a Fall wedding, she asked me to design a unique, autumnal leaf which we could use starting with her save the date to her wedding programs and beyond. She told me she was having it carved into an ice sculpture. I can't wait to get some professional photos to share ~ as well as to see myself.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p59iqEcOEDU/TqSlmtev1MI/AAAAAAAABhI/feG_6qjNhG0/s1600/DSC_0635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" rda="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p59iqEcOEDU/TqSlmtev1MI/AAAAAAAABhI/feG_6qjNhG0/s400/DSC_0635.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I painted the leaf on the program, to coordinate with the hand-dyed ribbon I found for her, in the same shade of plum she was using at the wedding and reception. (It really was not as pink as it looks in the photo - but more of a watercolor wash of the ribbon color.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJt6LJ-d2g8/TqSlyuxjxPI/AAAAAAAABhQ/2MHQFvzjeZs/s1600/DSC_0764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="343" rda="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJt6LJ-d2g8/TqSlyuxjxPI/AAAAAAAABhQ/2MHQFvzjeZs/s400/DSC_0764.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved seeing the ribbons lined up, as I packaged them, and look forward to seeing how she displayed them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eJEJx1nTHQA/TqSl8WfVvRI/AAAAAAAABhY/UeoNR2AoC-k/s1600/DSC_0757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" rda="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eJEJx1nTHQA/TqSl8WfVvRI/AAAAAAAABhY/UeoNR2AoC-k/s400/DSC_0757.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are her sweet comments about the process. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~I hope it was a perfect day for her and the groom. ~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>I can’t say enough about Dana’s work except that I am blessed with the fact that I found her work online as I was searching vendors in Asheville one day. Chad and I both love visiting the mountains and Asheville in general, and decided early on that we wanted Asheville as our wedding destination. </em></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em></em></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Dana- as soon as I saw your work online I knew I wanted to have you as my wedding calligrapher. I knew I wanted to have an elegant and traditional wedding, but with a creative, vintage twist. I have had a hard time putting into words what I have visualized, but I can say I could not be happier with what you have done! It is actually my favorite part of the wedding so far and I think it has inspired a lot of my plans. And all the while, you have been so absolutely wonderful to work with and professional that I feel like I am your only client which I know is not the case because you are so freaking talented! Thank you for all you have done!</em></span> </span></div><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"></span></em></div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-67993203941714509152011-10-12T11:47:00.002-04:002011-10-12T12:14:30.265-04:00Invitation Suites ~ Searles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-do3_KQWzkSI/TpSU4ysDPyI/AAAAAAAABfY/oLlsWsdBHMw/s1600/DSC_0637.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-do3_KQWzkSI/TpSU4ysDPyI/AAAAAAAABfY/oLlsWsdBHMw/s400/DSC_0637.JPG" width="331" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This adorable bride asked me to design a contemporary invitation, with a vintage twist, based on another invitation design she had seen and liked ~ however the other style, she felt, was a bit too 'angular' and sharp for her, so here is what I came up with. I softened the capital letters and combined them with my Allegro style. We both loved the final piece! Here is what the bride had to say~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>We LOVE them! It was like handling little perfect pieces of art. It is going to be painful to part with them! They honestly could not have turned out any better, they surpassed my expectations. They are just wonderful and I thank you one thousand times over for all the work you put into them. I wish I had sent myself 10 invitations so I could get these little beauties in the mail.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>THANK YOU THANK YOU! I love the invitations, thank you for making this process so joyous for us!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nOFv387dFkk/TpUIIR9wJ0I/AAAAAAAABgo/EC6FDQFzr8w/s1600/DSC_0646.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" oda="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nOFv387dFkk/TpUIIR9wJ0I/AAAAAAAABgo/EC6FDQFzr8w/s400/DSC_0646.JPG" width="345" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Engraved in Gray Suede on Soft Ecru.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cFtEk6F_HUQ/TpSVYD8x8uI/AAAAAAAABfo/noLM8V0-UKw/s1600/DSC_0641closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" kca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cFtEk6F_HUQ/TpSVYD8x8uI/AAAAAAAABfo/noLM8V0-UKw/s400/DSC_0641closeup.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...and a close up view.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">The bride later sent me this comment. The invitation really does set the tone for the entire event!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>We have been getting GLOWING feedback about the invites. Everyone is just ranting about how gorgeous they are, and you can tell the invites have just upped the excitement level about the whole party 100%! </em></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nejlgnYvhns/TpSWUVtoS9I/AAAAAAAABf4/Obpcc73_ckQ/s1600/DSC_0472b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nejlgnYvhns/TpSWUVtoS9I/AAAAAAAABf4/Obpcc73_ckQ/s400/DSC_0472b.jpg" width="342" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love to see my lettering backwards on engraving plates!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bwG44MJwW1k/TpSY2rPLE7I/AAAAAAAABgg/8ZRA_uuk0Y0/s1600/DSC_0597b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" kca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bwG44MJwW1k/TpSY2rPLE7I/AAAAAAAABgg/8ZRA_uuk0Y0/s400/DSC_0597b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I repeated the style on seating cards, which were arranged on a mirror, and place cards that were placed on top of a gift at each place setting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5ytFnMBgw0U/TpSWnUQ-XzI/AAAAAAAABgA/7iPaZjEuups/s1600/DSC_0573b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" kca="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5ytFnMBgw0U/TpSWnUQ-XzI/AAAAAAAABgA/7iPaZjEuups/s400/DSC_0573b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were three long feasting tables at the reception. Each table was divided into three sections which were named after favorite, meaningful places the couple had visited, helping each guests find their 'section' at the table.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3FxzpIj2dzs/TpSW1Oo1MBI/AAAAAAAABgI/0sz-MA8ZuII/s1600/DSC_0572b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" kca="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3FxzpIj2dzs/TpSW1Oo1MBI/AAAAAAAABgI/0sz-MA8ZuII/s400/DSC_0572b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also designed three original menus per table. I love the scrumptious vintage paper, which was a pale blush, combined with the soft gray calligraphy. No two pieces were alike.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JWydsp5l1HQ/TpSW_c_uKpI/AAAAAAAABgQ/JY3fzbu_I4c/s1600/DSC_0594b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kca="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JWydsp5l1HQ/TpSW_c_uKpI/AAAAAAAABgQ/JY3fzbu_I4c/s400/DSC_0594b.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since each piece was created by hand, they are not perfectly centered ~ but that is the charm and uniqueness of handwritten pieces versus a computerized font, isn't it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UYOYoaPOWP0/TpSXcv7__jI/AAAAAAAABgY/enMsQWSxfPo/s1600/DSC_0577b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" kca="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UYOYoaPOWP0/TpSXcv7__jI/AAAAAAAABgY/enMsQWSxfPo/s400/DSC_0577b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope to get some photos from the professional photographer to share with you in a Feature Wedding ~ but in the meantime, I hope you enjoy these I took. It was a beautiful wedding.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~</div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-78362766024680552862011-10-05T15:08:00.008-04:002011-10-05T17:27:34.636-04:00Book Love: Seasons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400px" kca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AhDLzCoYu6k/ToyldQ7uBeI/AAAAAAAABdE/In64iFV56CY/s400/21192000_040_b.jpg" width="352px" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I buy and read cookbooks like others do novels and I am especially a sucker for ones filled with beautiful, artistic photography ~ so when I came across <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Seasons-Paperback-Donna-Hay/dp/1554689066/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317840923&sr=8-1"><span style="color: #660000;">Seasons</span></a></strong> by Donna Hay, it was a must have for my collection.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GQMdEOxTJq0/ToytDAmOXPI/AAAAAAAABdg/jPg9roiS41s/s1600/DSC_0671.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221px" kca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GQMdEOxTJq0/ToytDAmOXPI/AAAAAAAABdg/jPg9roiS41s/s400/DSC_0671.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="221px" kca="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dx4ZnOp1axE/ToyqLgSheeI/AAAAAAAABdc/vzf69gyEUcM/s400/DSC_0677.JPG" width="400px" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love to bake and cook with the Seasons and always try to eat foods that are plentiful within a particular season, buying locally when I can. This book is divided by the season, my favorite being Autumn.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="205px" kca="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EvsMgfSypNs/ToymHoIstsI/AAAAAAAABdQ/I9I3d_yn99A/s400/DSC_0668.JPG" width="400px" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LXYux891GiE/ToytNSRFs6I/AAAAAAAABdk/vZXdDK0DaIM/s1600/DSC_0670.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208px" kca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LXYux891GiE/ToytNSRFs6I/AAAAAAAABdk/vZXdDK0DaIM/s400/DSC_0670.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The photos are works of art, but so are the recipes ~ simple and delicious. The recipe for Plum and Chocolate Clafoutis is the best I have ever had and very easy to make.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eBczF0vB6o8/ToytZfQ1CLI/AAAAAAAABdo/dh0fILm4Cno/s1600/DSC_0676.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236px" kca="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eBczF0vB6o8/ToytZfQ1CLI/AAAAAAAABdo/dh0fILm4Cno/s400/DSC_0676.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is one cookbook, in my collection, that I will most definitely be returning to again and again ~ not only to admire, but to actually use.</span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial;">...and even if you don't like to bake or cook, it looks great on display! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial;">book cover photo ~ amazon</span></span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial;">all other photos ~ Dana Cochran</span></span></em></div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-51377416579563738422011-09-29T13:02:00.003-04:002011-09-30T23:10:21.931-04:00Birth Announcement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ERMET7C55Lw/ToSo9PT5uRI/AAAAAAAABcc/ya_CuiDOwVk/s1600/DSC_0623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" kca="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ERMET7C55Lw/ToSo9PT5uRI/AAAAAAAABcc/ya_CuiDOwVk/s400/DSC_0623.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my former brides asked me to create a sweet birth announcement for her baby girl.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N2RiKYSncdc/ToSfpRAe5TI/AAAAAAAABcQ/fXn0xUxs-yE/s1600/DSC_0624a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" kca="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N2RiKYSncdc/ToSfpRAe5TI/AAAAAAAABcQ/fXn0xUxs-yE/s400/DSC_0624a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Engraved in Blossom with a darling dragonfly motif at the top and envelopes lined with a pink tissue ~ they are precious. </span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l7GcTDtLN_M/ToSfzl7R10I/AAAAAAAABcU/w6fKg_EAAyo/s1600/DSC_0624.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" kca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l7GcTDtLN_M/ToSfzl7R10I/AAAAAAAABcU/w6fKg_EAAyo/s400/DSC_0624.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...and I think she loved them too.</span></div><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">DANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh my goodness, i am FREAKING OUT over the announcements! they are so beautiful! i could not love them more. thank you so very much for creating the most elegant, perfect announcement for my baby girl. i am so excited!!!</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">my sincerest appreciation,</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">blair</span></em>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949738672468209640noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135265402598247409.post-58498979697891841802011-08-10T13:08:00.002-04:002011-08-10T13:28:18.608-04:00Invitation Suites ~ Felts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="392" naa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EdjIKPM7xIE/TkKqW-IOQCI/AAAAAAAABag/4UKNEyom6b0/s400/felts+2.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This invitation suite was designed using my flourished Spencerian script. I created it a few years ago for a bride who wanted a very elaborate and intricate invitation. It was later submitted to a magazine and my engraver was kind enough to engrave in in several colors. I am posting only a few. They were all so gorgeous, but the French Blue, Copper and Sweet Pea were my favorites. Other yummy choices were Pink Petal, Wisteria and Chocolate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CgXdrSld5_o/TkKvYufdZMI/AAAAAAAABao/N2_1kZu3PTY/s1600/felts+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" naa="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CgXdrSld5_o/TkKvYufdZMI/AAAAAAAABao/N2_1kZu3PTY/s400/felts+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w_1-s5kLomw/TkK_dIYHdeI/AAAAAAAABa8/w1QZav4pCq8/s1600/BlueEngraving2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" naa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w_1-s5kLomw/TkK_dIYHdeI/AAAAAAAABa8/w1QZav4pCq8/s400/BlueEngraving2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ne-ogOquWks/TkKwyRUkABI/AAAAAAAABaw/87Z2fb9PNJE/s1600/felts+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="367" naa="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ne-ogOquWks/TkKwyRUkABI/AAAAAAAABaw/87Z2fb9PNJE/s400/felts+4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ySxrCFoTrVQ/TkKxGuqbC4I/AAAAAAAABa0/mF-QeZMPThk/s1600/felts+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" naa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ySxrCFoTrVQ/TkKxGuqbC4I/AAAAAAAABa0/mF-QeZMPThk/s400/felts+5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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