Alice Young • Calligrapher

Alice Young is a good friend of mine, we met while working at a small Ad Agency just outside of Victoria, and has a unique artistic talent that I considered to be a peaceful art for the patient. She's an experimental calligrapher whose ambition is to modernize a very old tradition.

She's not the first, and won't be the last, who has taken on the art of calligraphy but she's got a prominent voice in the small group of practicing calligraphers and I'm proud to know her and am continuously inspired by her.

Since the beginning of Blue Skies and Daisies, we have had Alice Young listed on our website and contract out her work to anyone who is interested in a classy monogram. Her capabilities go beyond the monogram and if you're interested in seeing what she can do for your wedding design, you should contact her using any of the methods listed below. She's very nice and very helpful.

Alice Young
www.calligraphy.ca
alice@calligraphy.ca

Here are a few samples of her work...

The Pantone Colour of 2009 • Mimosa

Pantone has recently, as of December 3rd, released THE COLOUR OF 2009! Yes! This is not a joke. There is a colour picked out to represent the whole 12 months of the following year. It's kind of sweet and bright...optimistic and full of hope. What do you think of it? I myself really like it. It reminds me of reduced prices, which I love.

If you want to read about why they picked this colour, you can do so here. I didn't realize they did this every year, but I'll be sure to keep you posted. So it's the year of Mimosa!! We might as well celebrate with a refreshing cup of orange juice! I know I am.

Erika and Jeremy • Wedding Invitations

Erika and Jeremy are getting married in the Los Angeles Central Library and they wanted a fun invitation that represented them and their cool wedding venue. Easy! Erika and Jeremy loved our work online and wanted to let our creative juices do what they desired...and this is what we came up with (below). They were so happy and thrilled with the final product. We're just happy that they're happy. Good luck on all your wedding planning, Erika and Jeremy!!

myJones • custom soda pop orders

You may have heard this already but I just found out about it so I'm telling you about it. Jones Soda has been offering custom orders of their popular soda drinks, called myJones, and included in the package: your own photo on the front, a small paragraph above the nutritional information AND choice of soda flavour. My ohhhh my.

Now Rod tells me their Cream Soda is really good.

A few details:

• You must order a minimum of 12 bottles at $29.99 (US Dollars) plus shipping costs. Canadian order totals also include shipping, taxes and brokerage costs as applicable.
• You can order multiple flavours by the case but need to use the same photo and text. New pictures and new text requires a new order.
• Orders take 2-3 weeks. Shipping only to US and Canada.
• 10-20 cases receive a 5% discount and orders above 20 cases get a whopping 10% off (before shipping costs)
• Jones Soda rotates their flavours, so make sure they have what you want at the time of ordering.
• Jones Soda has a shelf life of 2 years.
• They accept Spanish and French text.

our stumbled links #8

I'm feeling a little childish today, as I do most days, and thought I'd share a few links I've found recently that will, no doubt, make you feel 5 years old again. It's such a good sensation.

Paper Toys from the Toymaker! On this site you can download (free) several cool paper toys, which you assemble yourself. You can make all sorts of wonderful toys from a race car to marble mice. Below, I have the Patrin's Frog, which will be an ornament on my Christmas tree in a few hours.


Storynory - free audio stories for kids. - I'm listening to The Golden Goose by The Brothers Grimm at this very moment. Natasha, the story teller, has captured me and won't let go. Now that I think about it, the voice sounds a lot like Lila from Dexter season 2...ohhhh boy...CRAZY LADY.

Dallas Clayton, a talented storyteller and illustrator, has a website of his beautiful stories. He's very interested in making people, including his 5 year old son, happy and he'll do all he can, at the best of his abilities, to make that happen.

Fresh and Clean Christmas...

Amy and Brent • Reception Stationery

In October, we couldn't wait to show off Amy and Brent's Halloween wedding invitation. It was just TOO good to just put on the shelf and collect dust. You must be excited to know we have more stationery bits and pieces to show off from their wedding.

On top of ordering their wedding invitations, Amy and Brent's wish list included: menu cards, table cards, place cards and gift tags. Santa came early this year!

Plans are meant to be broken

Yesterday I uploaded PAGE 2 of our custom portfolio. I just didn't think there was enough of our custom work and as time goes by we work on more fun and unique wedding stationery, so there HAS to be room for more. The plan was to just show 20 custom weddings, but plans were meant to be broken. Wait. Is that how it goes? Still. There is a lot more to see. Hooray!

(from top to bottom: Sarah and Stewart's CD labels,
Ren and Big Mike's wedding invitation and Josselyn and Dan's table cards.)

What I have learned in Fernie...

4. While driving along Highway 3 I noticed these strange electrical poles set up RIGHT beside an electrical pole with a big flat board at the top. This made no sense to my brain and then 2 miles down the road I saw another one with a huge nest on top. Rod then explained to me that the Hydro company sets up these poles because Eagles and Ospreys tend to build nests at the top of the electrical poles (they're so tall with 5 star views,) which makes it either hard to do repairs or is just a risk to the Eagles, so they give them a pole of their own. I thought that was really cool. Picture taken from this website.



5. Online Shopping. Although I haven't actually done this yet, when you're in Fernie, this is how most people do their shopping. The stores in Fernie are smaller and limited in stock so getting over a fear of online shopping is almost essential. The closest city is Cranbrook, an hour West, and Lethbridge, 2 hours East, which have way more options...if you can get there. This also means that every time you do go to Cranbrook, Lethbridge or Calgary, you tend to have a list of places you need to go to, so be prepared before you get on the road. Time is precious!!


6. Fernie, a town of 2,000 to 4,000 (depending on the time of year) has birthed a few names you may have heard of. Here are two Fernie celebrities...

Emily Brydon, much loved by everyone in Fernie, is on the Canadian Alpine Ski Team and a World Cup Bronze medalist. (photo from ourfernie.com)


Alex Lifeson, born in Fernie, was a guitartist for a little rock band called Rush.

Erin Wallis • Photographer

The other day a friend came over and was like "oh you do wedding stationery? my cousin does wedding photography in Campbell River. She's really good. Her name is Erin Wallis. E.r.i.n. Erin Wallis. She's my cousin."

The name stuck and the next day I searched for her website. Her work is fantastic! I also found out she's not just a wedding photographer but a very talented photojournalist who has been all over the world. If you're looking for a new perspective on your wedding, maybe check out Erin Wallis' work.

www.erinwallis.com
or her blog www.erinwallis.com/blog

everything is brina schenk

I just wanted to share something that's exciting in my life at this moment. Ya sharing! I started a little blog of my own to build up an online portfolio of my art work. It's a big step, for me, to put my art out there for people to see. If you want to check it out, no pressure, just head on over to brinaschenk.blogspot.com.

Show and Tell #11

Here are a few of the latest Ready2Wear designs to be sent out into the world...




from top to bottom: Morning In May thank you card, Go Together Like Beaches and Palm Trees wedding invitation and a Splendid Rockies save-the-date card.

Got Craft?

Just a little reminder that Got Craft? is on Sunday at the Royal Canadian Legion @ 2205 Commercial Drive (at E. 6th Avenue) in Vancouver, BC

Got Craft? will be alive from 11am - 6pm.

For more information, go to gotcraft.ca

Music to listen to

1. Horse Feathers - from Portland, Oregon


2. Grizzly Bear - from Brooklyn, New York



3. Elizabeth & The Catapult - Brooklyn, New York

featured bsd wedding : december : odile and patrick

Location: Sooke, B.C., Canada
Venue: Sooke Harbour House
Photographer: Helene Cyr Photography
Our involvement: R2W e-vites, table chart, programmes, thank you cards

Odile and Patrick took a few minutes to share their Sooke wedding experience by answering our 4 Questions.

1. How prepared were you going into your BSD meeting?
2. What 3 words describe yourselves as a couple?
3. What was the most memorable moment of your wedding?
4. Any advice for couples planning their own wedding?

Check out what they had to say about their wedding day experience.