July 2009 update

As you may have noticed, we've stopped updating our website and blog. Brina and I have discussed and decided that after 6 years of running blue skies & daisies, it's time to say goodbye to our amazing little company and try our hands at something new.

Something new you ask?

Brina started a secondary company earlier this year, called Two Owls Collect. She offers fine stationery products, custom books and small business print and design and, since our decision, has expanded her collection to include wedding and event stationery.

You can find out what Brina's been up to at her website: www.twoowlscollect.ca and she would be happy to discuss your wedding stationery needs!

As for me, I'm still in a sea of unknown and exciting possibilities. Fear not, our very loyal friends of blue skies & daisies...you'll see me again soon. Promise.

For all our existing couples out there...we're still here for you! We'll work as hard as ever to get all your wedding stationery orders completed

Thank you to everyone for making our company so great!
love,
albertine & brina

On this day, 32 years ago...

Bill and Helen Schenk blessed the world with a beautiful, curly haired, blue-eyed, sassy pants named Brina Louise Schenk.

She is my friend, she is my business partner and she is my family.

I wish her a fun-filled spring day with friends, drinks, lots of friznock and birthday hugs(or slaps, whatever).

Happy Birthday buddy!!!

love you!
teen

one picture that represents my week in vancouver

and, boy, are my arms tired!

I'll be flying into the big city of Vancouver tomorrow for a week of blue skies and daisies working in the same room, as a team, which hasn't happened in a long long time. I tried to find a funny picture of the two of us at work...and all I could find was this picture pre Deanna and Jimmy's wedding where I was lovingly holding Teenie's hand. Ben doesn't seem to mind.

Hope you had a lovely weekend! Rod and I ended up playing outside (my mom would be happy to hear that) for many hours and wrapped up Sunday with the purchase of a 1971 tent trailer. We are so excited for summer. I'll keep you posted on the bs&d fun times.

This is pretty funny

blue skies and daisies @ Got Craft? on May 3rd

Albertine and I will be at Royal Canadian Legion (2205 Commercial Drive, at E. 6th Ave.), in Vancouver, BC selling limited editions of fine stationery in the form of notebooks, notepads and journals. We carefully chose 3 of our beautiful Ready2Wear designs to showcase at Got Craft? along with a few other goodies.

We'd love to see you there and personally show you our 1st collection of fine paper products. This is a new idea for blue skies and daisies so we're going to put it out there and see what kind of response we get. Of course, there are also going to be many many other talented vendors who are busy, probably at this very moment, preparing their handmade goods for you, the people of the world.


Got Craft? is organized by the lovely Lotus Events people (Andrea and Rob) who are genuinely excited about all things crafty and handmade.

show and tell #25

Eri and Philip chose custom colours for their Splendid Rockies Ready2Wear wedding invitations and, instead of including a photo, they decided on using the left panel for their Japanese guests. Genius! Eri and Philip chose this particular design because they are hosting their wedding at Glacier National Park in Montana. So lucky! Rod and I drove through Glacier National Park two summers ago and it was beyond beautiful.

Grand Central Terminal

I found this photo in an old 1973 book about trains "The Great Trains" of Grand Central Terminal in New York City. The photo was taken in the early 1900s when, at the time, this train station was considered one of the most majestic built in America. This photo is stunning with the intense sunbeams and clear and blurry travelers. I didn't realize a book about trains would be so interesting. Now I understand why they have all those train museums around the world. Kinda.

There is no photo credit but I see that as a challenge so I will try and find it.

show and tell #24

Alexandra and Cletus ordered these adorable custom invitations for their summer wedding in Nelson, British Columbia. Damask is a popular style these days and so we drew an original damask invitation for Alexandra and Cletus.

Details: A 1-fold invitation bound with a decorative band and sealed with a monogram sticker.

Music to listen to

I was inspired to post April's Music to listen to this morning while listening to The Current. There are a few goodies to sprinkle around...

1. Coconut Records - Myspace Solo work by Jason Schwartzman. I was pleasantly surprised by what I've heard.



2. The Brothers Movement - Myspace Previously known as Mainline, now the self published band with a new name and mission...



3. Melpo Mene - Myspace Sweet sounds from Sweden.

show and tell #23

Lindsay and Harry decided on our Bunny Love design for their summer 2009 wedding. I believe it was a toss up between Bunny Love and Arts and Crafts. They wanted something unique, playful yet romantic to set the tone for a west coast style Cecil Green celebration. What's unique about Bunny Love is the freedom to choose your own bunny love photo combo. There are 8 in total and, I assume, fairly difficult to choose just 2.

show and tell #22

Jessica and Steve mailed out the adorable Tree, Bush or Rocketship wedding invitation to their guests. Wedding colours were exchanged for the default colours and they took advantage of the real estate by inviting guests to a separate wedding event and had everyone rsvp by email. This is becoming more and more popular as it saves time and money, it's a lot more efficient and involves less paper. I can appreciate it's simplicity.

show and tell #21

Melanie and Robert ordered our Little Blue Fern Thank You Cards to tie it in to their invitations, place cards, table cards and thank you tags. It's a simple design but it has a big impact. Congratulations, Melanie and Robert, on your truly west coast Whistler wedding.

featured bsd wedding : april : renee and mike

THE DETAILS
Location: Mill City Museum, Minneapolis, MN USA
Photographer: Michael B Studios
Our involvement: save-the-date magnet design, custom wedding invitations, ceremony programs.

Renee and Mike took some time out of their married schedule to answer our 4 questions. We got to know them a bit over the months we worked together and even gave them their own nicknames. Thanks, Ren and Big M! Let's see what they have to say about the planning of their wedding, who they are as a couple and what they enjoyed about their wedding.

Renee and Mike's answers are...

show and tell #20

Kristi and Jason ordered a complete set of custom invitations and recently they finished off the set with these beautiful thank you postcards. They were married in Whistler so a clean and modern illustrated mountain design was carried through all their pieces.

Recently, we found this photo of their program on Brian Noppe Photography's blog along with some fantastic photos from their wedding. Kristi and Jason's wedding was coordinated by Bliss Event Planning.

show and tell #19

Rahanna and Bobby ordered this classic Ready2Wear invitation for their summer 2009 wedding on Vancouver Island. This invitation, To India With Love, stands the test of time...so far. Happy planning, Rahanna and Bobby!

the time has finally come....

watch the trailer!

Music to listen to

I'm changing it up today with a bit of music for the soul...

Deerhunter - myspace



Animal Collective - myspace



The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - myspace

show and tell #18

Kristin and Tobias ordered the Bunny Love wedding invitation, without the rsvp postcard, and it turned out just as adorable as ever. Kristin and Tobias supplied the German text to go in the invitation, with a few easy adjustments to the copy layout, as I didn't know what it said. We hope Kristin and Tobias have a wonderful wedding in Germany this summer.

show and tell #17

Holly and Sean are getting married this summer, but not without some really cool wedding invitations! Holly and Sean are the first to use love birds from our Ready2Wear collection and we're SO happy they did. Printed on recycled paper, they turned out just fantastic.