Thanks...For Everything

Ken and Junko cooked up a marvelous feast last night at The Lion's Den. It was exactly what I needed. Dana Oikawa and Jason Hasselmann were decent side dishes as well. They tasted a lot like chicken.




I'm going to miss this place. I'm going to miss a lot of things...

Prettyland For Thanksgiving

Dana Oikawa and I, Brina, left for Vancouver Island on Friday to spend a couple days with Karen and Werner (a 1st introduction for Dana) in their "new" house. It was a trip later titled the Farewell Tour but not because I won't be returning ever again, but because I leave for Fernie on Sunday!! HOKEY DOODLE!


We entered their new house (after 6 hours of traveling) and during the initial tour we flipped through the pictures taken pre-renovations. It's such a 70s house from the outside but it has been transformed on the inside.


All Dana and I wanted to accomplish was hanging out with Karen and Werner and that's exactly what we did. We helped them move a couch outside for pickup, took their recycling to the traveling depot, watched Werner dig up roots, watched Werner hang pictures on the wall, watched Werner cook us omelets and watched Werner check his forum. Werner is really fun to watch.

It was much better than it sounds.







We also each ate 3 donuts, drove to the salmon run (2 weeks too early,) played games and had breakfast with Alice Young.

Best. Weekend. Ever.

You are correct in observing no thanksgiving dinner in these pictures but dinner takes place tonight at the Lion's Den. Junko is preparing a traditional thanksgiving feast for anyone that comes in (not for free) and I am planning on eating a minimal lunch to make sure I'm ravishing by the time I get there.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Looking back...

Teenie emailed me this picture today of us in ... what year? maybe 2004? My hair is dark brown and my eyes are sparkling blue and Teenie is just plain adorable. That's our old BSD office in the background. OH how things change so fast!

Ready2Wear Colour Changes

On June 26th, 2008 I did a post about custom Ready2Wear colour changes and this morning I thought back to that great day and decided to expand on this idea. It's a remarkable idea. I know. Every month I'll try and explore various colour schemes on a different design. I'm not sure if anyone noticed but we have a few recurring posts, such as: Music to listen to, BSD Featured wedding, Our stumbled links and Show and Tell. This list will grow as we all grow together. Awe family.

The Application
Today I chose Wind In The Willows' save-the-date postcard. I applied 3 different colour schemes to show you how a design completely changes form. They really do take on a new personality.


In Conclusion
Colours are fun. Play with them.

Deb Garlick ~ A Painter & Photographer

Deb Garlick is a gifted artist from Victoria that I have sadly never met but have emailed back and forth many times. It's funny how emailing can help a friendship grow...but i guess that's how pen pals used to work.

I recently worked on her new website and we both thought it came out perfectly. Deb had a vision for her website and all I did was make it come it life.


What makes her website so beautiful is the art she displays on it. Her paintings are exceptional. They are full of personal emotions; very introspective and calm.

Deb's work can be seen in several galleries so look out for her work in your home town. Until then, you can see her latest work and news at www.debgarlick.com.

(l-r: book I, bound and The Ten Year Tree)

Music To Listen To

Maria Taylor - myspace - acoustic melody with Andy LeMaster



Annuals - myspace - experimental pop

"Sore"


Why? - myspace - mellow rock for your mind

WHY? - "Song of the Sad Assassin" live at Dublab

show and tell #8 - fall wedding invitations

Amy and Brent
Amy and Brent had such a creative idea for their wedding invitations and, therefore, challenged me in ways I did not think I would be challenged. This invitation makes me want to be their friends! We would have so much fun together...the parties...the tomfoolery...the laughs!! It's also the perfect Halloween wedding invitation. Thanks Amy and Brent for believing in us.



Dragana and David
Dragana and David just wanted a boarding pass invitation that was simple, included their fall colours, and had some sort of tree or branch with leaves on it. Mission not impossible. It's such a pretty design and I'm so glad they loved it right from the start.

The Drift is on

I didn't even know this was happening until last night!
There is a 2 day art festivifunity going on this weekend along main street.

It's called The Drift
www.thedrift.ca

"Drift along Main Street and see an eclectic variety of fine art and original handcrafts from established and emerging local artists including ceramics, painting, sculpture, photography, woodcarvings, collage, mixed media, glass works, jewelry, film, clothing design, textiles & multi-media compositions."

I don't know about you but I'm going!

So wrong but so right

featured bsd wedding : october : eileen and jeremy

Location: New Westminster, BC, Canada
Venue: Vancouver Paddlewheeler and Laguna Blu
Photographer: Scott D Johnson Photography
Our involvement: customized Ready2Wear invitations

Eileen wrote into our info inbox early August of 2007 looking for wedding invitations for her November wedding. There was definitely a sense of urgency that we all felt, as her wedding was coming up very quickly.

We booked a meeting right away so that we could meet and get started on the process without losing any more time. Eileen came into our office and with ease, decided that she liked our Ready2Wear Just Be Vibrant's simple, modern design...but could she have it in a custom layout? "Of course!" was our answer!

Read more and see Eileen and Jeremy's invitation here..