Confetti makes me happy

Isn't confetti awesome? Think about all of the occasions you have been to with confetti and weren't they all just so much fun. Here is a modern twist on the pastime favorite decoration...confetti garland.

I cannot image how much time this takes but I want some. Maybe for a wedding? Check out the paper confetti garlands by Kristina Marie

or this Bauble (fun word) Garland by 3 Girls + A Goat (great name). What party would you use them for?

New shirt obsession

How fun are these and don't they just make you feel rebellious? Or want to write on them? These lined shirts are by Brooklyn artists Beka Goedde and Rachel Ostrow. You can find them here on Artware Editions.

New member to PHX DIY

We are really excited to welcome a new member to PHX DIY! Sea Lemon is a graphic designer in the Valley who enjoys taking rejected paper (or lemons!) and re-purposing them into beautiful handmade books. Check out her work here.

JHill Design

Have you ever heard of JHill Design. A designer who loves to doodle (who doesn't) that bases a lot of drawings on travel and where she has not been...how interesting. She has a great collection of calendars, prints, cards and more. I am not only in love with the calendar above but also the animal prints I have shown below.

Beautiful Couture Show

I just saw this yesterday on Poppytalk and have never seen a runway show more beautiful and I am not talking about the clothes. Look at the runway and interiors themselves.

At the Chanel Couture 2009 Runway Show the entire space was covered in handmade paper flowers.

Everything was covered...from the 32 columns, stairways, table rounds, and railings.

The article reports the 7000 flowers took 4800 hours of work. It makes me so happy that someone had the patience and grand idea to see this through. It is absolutely stunning.

More details and photos can be found here.

Pretty Stationary!

I love cards, notes, journals and everything in the paper world. Here is a post showing a few of my favorite paper products. I'm sure there will be many posts about it in the future.


Elum
I’m sure you have seen their stuff here and there but I think it is absolutely beautiful. http://www.elumdesigns.com


Hammerpress
Hammerpress out of Kansas City has a great selection of unique stationary...my favorite above is perfect for everything. The letterpress and design studio not only creates stationary but also wedding invitations, posters, cd packaging, art prints and more. Sounds like a fun place to work! http://www.hammerpress.net/


Apiary Design
A studio in love with handwritten notes, color, and vintage damask-esque prints. A wonderful combination. http://www.apiarydesign.com