No peace for the wicked!

Ok so finally after all the clearing down, signing off and far too much work for a Sunday, I head to the pool only to be confronted by this little twinkle toes, my youngest, who decided it would be a great game to chuck water all over us for the afternoon! No peace for the wicked!

Wedding at Puente Romano

We love this venue, it is such a fabulous Spanish setting, so Andalucian.

Here we have yet again my snapshots from the day, and am promised more wonderful photos to come from the photographer :)

A beautiful vintage style bouquet, the wonderful scene for the ceremony and of course the fabulous Patio at Puente Romano set out for this wedding, with our table centrepieces and crystals supplied by the bride, simple & elegant within such beautiful surroundings.

More weddings to come from this weekend as our birdcages went up to Granada and we created two more weddings, one was a lovely soft pink wedding we sent up to the hills behind Malaga and the other to Nerja! We have been promised the photos :)

Black and White at Los Monteros

Martini arrangements and table names above

Table seating plan, Kids party bags below

Martini and lantern above
Table seating plan below

Decorated Miniature Cavas for the girls above

Confetti cones below

Decorated fans for church above

Disney Clubhouse party bags for kids below

After a very hectic few weeks with none less than 4 weddings this weekend, we are delighted to show our fabulous wedding at Los Monteros with a black and white theme. There will be more photos to come of this wedding, these are our snapshots!

Our creative bride had thought out many details which we designed with her and created the theme of black and white with pearls.

There will be photos of the church in Marbella to come with all the bridal flowers, we created the fans decorated with black and white ribbons and pearls, the confetti cones again to match plus the mass booklets for the church, I took some snapshots before they left here!

For the reception we decorated miniature cava bottles for the girls with name tags tied on with white ribbons, decorated with pearls and a black straw and for the men we did cigars, again with name tags but decorated with black ribbons plus we had a fun time doing a lovely Disney Clubhouse kids table for her little girl who was also celebrating her second birthday, complete with Disney Clubhouse party bags, balloons and of course a birthday cake :)

Our lovely martini's adorned the tables, although they were on and off for a while due to the wind, that eventually as always here in Spain, died down as the evening progressed along with white lanterns hung on the gazebos and over the bar.

We loved the table names, all named after bands with the Commitments as the top table! My favourite table name was the grown up girls table, The New York Dolls!

More fabulous photos to come of this wedding, including the church, when I have nagged the photographer to boredom and beyond :) x

congratulations!

and another happy graduation, to my sister casey!

A Beautiful Duo

Not really being a big flowery person, I'm rather taken by this paper from Designers Guild (Rosemoor Celadon P507/02) when combined with the beautiful handmade ceramic lamps from London-based designer and artist, Liz Emtage. Recently spotted at elleinterior.se. Photo Magnus Anesund

Summer House Inspiration

Photo by Torben Peterson

A little Scandinavian summer house inspiration today from Sköna Hem (online). Beautiful whites and minimum clutter give way to restful and cool getaways. Click here to see more.

Photo by Torben Peterson

Photo by Torben Peterson

Photo by Johanna Ekmark

Photo by Johanna Ekmark

Photo by Per Gunnarsson

Font Friday!

Apply is a free texture tool from You Work for Them that allows you to customize any font you wish with an array of inky splatters and sprays. Copy your type layer and paste in place, then change the top layer to the Apply OpenType font to easily get the desired effect. Give this a try with any of their newest releases for some very interesting results. Click here to follow the download. Other fonts we're liking:

Revista by Inaki

WM Designs 2 by WillyMac

Yo La Tengo by paintblack

Kamera Dings by Iconian Fonts

tying the knot sampler

{each photo links to its shop}

tie the knot, an old phrase. my dear friend from college is visiting this week, so forgive the post delay. he is the most marvelous lovely man, has been in a loving and committed relationship for many years, and one day i hope to be there when he ties the knot as well.

Hulaseventy loves lists: Magic Three

by Andrea of Hulaseventy


I've been spending a lot of time on my bike lately. Which, of course, has me dreaming of the sweetest bicycle accessories. Here are three I am absolutely loving:


1. Original bike helmets by Ruby Costume. Not something I can actually afford right now but a girl can dream. Go ahead, design one. That part will cost you nothing. Stripes or polka dots? Checked or solid? Lacquered, metallic or with glitter? And don't get me started on the color selection. For the record, I am partial to lagoon but that could change at any given moment. Sun yellow, caramel, ruby red, orange, pink. Even if I could afford one, how would I ever choose? I'm thinking I'd find a way.


2. Carrie Bicycle Baskets by Design House Stockholm. I'm pretty partial to old wicker bicycle baskets but these are seriously awesome.



3. Cycling Ankle Cuff in Pink Folk by Maked. I'm not sure I ride enough to warrant a cycling ankle cuff but let me tell you, I'm working on it. If it means I'll need to wear a cute cuff like this, well okay then. I'm officially motivated.

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Miss Pickles Press

I came across Miss Pickles Press today via Ritzy Bee Blog and had to show her wonderful nostalgic flavoured paper goods and accessories here. They were used at a wedding you can see here and which are also now available in Miss Pickles Press etsy shop (lucky for us all)! I totally love these (note the gingham tops) and think they would be awesome for any occasion!

New Jotters from Heather Smith Jones

Heather Smith Jones likes the way layers of type and imagery accumulate on her letterpress test prints and she liked them so much she's designed these small books using the prints as covers. The inside contains 16 pages of acid-free cotton fiber paper. Each jotter is hand cut, stitched using linen thread, features rounded corners, and a coordinating vintage button closure with elastic cord. Also comes with a blind embossed letterpress "JOT" tag which can be used as a bookmark. Just added fresh to her etsy shop, hrsmithjones.etsy.com. We say we like them too!

What's Happening at Poppytalk Handmade?

Images from l to r: With Wallpaper, Hijirik Studio, Image from Snippet & Ink (a blog post by Pixel Impress) and Francesca Iannaccone, Artists who Blog.

After putting so much effort into our guides this past week or so, I've fallen terribly behind on posting the happenings over at our community blog, The Handmade Artist, but here's the latest. Pam from Pixelimpress has a new blog which you can catch here, Nancy from Pretty Little Thieves is Drawing for a cure; Khiti has some new summer prints; Art Kitten is having a moving sale; Mandy from With Wallpaper has some new prints and is offering a deal for Poppytalk readers, click here for the details; Hijirik Studio has some new monogrammed letterpress notecards in her shop. Artractions has some new limited edition prints and Night Owl Paper Goods is offering 20% off till July for Poppytalk readers, click here for details. Stephanie Levy is featuring her Tiny Cities series of original prints and cards; and has also done a wonderful interview with Francesca Iannaccone from Mrs. Eliot Books, here!

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