New toy!

It feels like Christmas here - I just got my new Holga camera in the mail! Holgas fall into the category of "toy cameras" - inexpensive plastic cameras that are fairly simple in design (however it's because of this simple/cheap construction that the cameras take the surreal types of photos they're known for.) Unexpected blurs, light leaks, distortions, and vignetting are all part of the surprise. Don't they say there's beauty in the flaws?

Check out this Holga Camera pool on flickr for more…

More invitations I love…

Rainy day here in North Carolina (quick trip here with Mom) - which means spending the day in our pajamas, baking cookies, and doing lots of logic problems. Of course this also means I have no real excuse not to work on some designs for third floor press' ready-made invitation line. Turning to some of my favorite blogs for inspiration/motivation, I came across Erin Jang, guest blogging this week on Black*Eiffel. Erin works as Associate Art Director at Esquire magazine, but posted some of her invitation designs on Black*Eiffel. I especially love the poster invite she designed for her own wedding:

Poster invites: what a fun idea. I love her more traditional invitations as well:

New Jersey Love

I've been home in NJ for the past week or so for our school break…and sadly I have to head back South tomorrow. Even though the Jerz tends to get a bad rap, I wouldn't want to have grown up anywhere else. So, in honor of all that is great about Hopewell Valley, I put together a little top 10 list of reasons why I love being home:


1. Mom's peach pie
2. Running along the canal
3. Watching the Eags with Dad
4. Being able to see the fabulous Kaity Ry for just $12
5. Jersey tomatoes
6. Kerr Farm corn
7. Lambertville (and New Hope - which should really just be considered part of NJ)
8. Terhune Orchard donuts
9. Cream King (and especially its former employees)
10. Sitting in the backyard with no one else around

Going to the Chapel…

No, not me. But someone very very dear to me is - and she was gracious enough to ask me for some help with her wedding invitations (all incredibly exciting!) While I don't want to spoil the surprise of what her invites might look like, I thought I'd share some of my personal favorites…although none are quite as special as this wonderful lady's will be xo Enjoy!







from top: Ceci, Hammerpress, Bird and Banner, Linda + Harriet, Oscar + Emma

Come back August…

Don't get me wrong: I love the fall (by far my favorite season.) I'm just not ready to say goodbye to summer quite yet.
photo: cig harvey