Hello!Lucky
Letterpress greeting cards, thank you notes, DIY projects, free printables and craft inspiration.
Calling all crafters! Felt and Wire is an excellent source for sprucing up your paper products and gifts. We piled a few of our favorites, but there are endless choices! Check out their shop here.
(above: Paperphine twine)
Paperfinger stamp
Top Hat tape
Paris is full of pretty things, but some of my favorites teas and sweets I found at La Grande Epicerie on Rue de Sevres. Atelier de douces guimauves - translated to marshmallows but these are so much more melt-in-your-mouth delicious!
Pretty fruit sweets from Comptoirs Richard
Mariage Freres teas
Rainbow pasta!
Les Deux Marmottes teas (love the illustrations!)
Petit-Beurres - butter and chocolate cookies
Delicious in more ways than one!
Our final day began with beautiful and delicious pasteries from La Patisserie des Reves in the 6th...
Yum!
Bonton - one of the most inspiring stores in Paris!
Stationery and gifts at Magna Carta
Petit Pan - another Paris favorite!
Pretty window at traditional French print shop
Colorful children's scarves at Bleu Comme Gris
Beautiful Japanense-inspired children's clothes at Noro
Annick Goutal perfumes
This is my hilarious son, Jude, wreaking havoc on his dinner. He has recently begun objecting to his high chair...
...so I was thrilled to find this amazing vintage booster chair on Sweet Lucie on Etsy via ModernKiddo! How genius is this? I swear we had something just like it when we were kids...so cute and love to 70's floral...
*eunice
After two weeks visiting our London office, I nipped away with my family to Paris for the weekend. Paris with two 16 month-olds felt a little daunting at first, but everything turned out beautifully (with the exception of a couple delicious meals that arrived too slowly for a toddler's taste, so were hastily wolfed down!).
First stop: La Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature. My husband, J., was skeptical given my known obsession with taxidermy, but it proved to be creative, gorgeous, and amusing!
Strolling around the Marais, we spotted gorgeous fresh flowers from a street vendor...
... some fab outfits...
...a French book titled Madmen: Un Art de Vivre
Vintage photography shop Images & Portraits
Gorgeous bead shop Tout a Loisirs...
ie boutique - colorful Indo-European children's clothes and decor created by a Japanese stylist and a French-Nepalese architect.
The best part was just to "faire une promenade" around the streets (and boutiques!) of Paris. The evening's dinner (sans petits) was at Le Train Bleu at Gare du Lyon - a gorgeous beaux-arts interior serving traditional French cuisine. A lovely start to the weekend!
Feeling wedding gift blues? Want to give something other than kitchen platters or silverware? We feel your pain. Although wedding registry's are super helpful and a guaranteed success, there's something special about wrapping up the perfect gift for the happy couple. Refinery 29 recently came out with two brilliant gift guides that will have you feeling gift bliss. Here are a few of our favorite suggestions!
Custom Mugs by BROOKLYNrehab (above)
Custom return address stamp by Paperfinger (ideal for sending thank you cards!)
Ideal Bookshelf print by Jane Mount (for their new home together!)
Diana F+ Kirameki Lomography Camera (perfect to capture honeymoon highlights!)
More great gift ideas can be found here: The Ultimate Wedding Gift Guide and Best Host and Hostess Gift Guide
Thanks R29!
Eunice and I began hosting a weekly craft night back over a year ago when we were making crafts for her wedding (and, subsequently, researching our book, Handmade Weddings). From the beginning, it turned out to be a great excuse to drink, eat, and shamelessly girl-talk (oh, and sometimes to craft!).
This week was especially thrilling - our first-ever clothing swap! While in New York for NSS, I picked up a copy of The Happiness Project at Anthropologie (why were we shopping at an NYC Anthro when there's one just steps from our San Francisco studio, you might ask? The allure is just that inexplicably powerful.) on our way to ABC Kitchen. In the book, Gretchen Rubin describes the exhilaration of purging her closet (among other great tips!).
Confession: I am a vintage clothes hoarder. Half a decade of monthly trips to the Alameda Flea Market have led to packed closet full of vintage frocks from polyester to plaid and everything in between. Each one has such personality, but guess what? I haven't worn most of them in years!
The craft night girls came over at 7:30 and within minutes you could no longer see the living room floor. The stack of pizzas we had ordered sat unopened. People barely even stopped for a sip of wine.
Dara ended up being the biggest winner - her retro style and curvaceous figure are perfect for the vintage look.
Love this quilted Chanel-esque number!
Divine frock for summer parties!
At the end of the night, everyone had a few (or a few dozen!) new looks to try. It didn't cost a dime, and the best part is that if we tire of one of our "new" pieces, we can swap them again later!
We saw a ton of inspiring work at this past National Stationery Show, including these cheeky postcards (above) from La Familia Green. We were also pretty smitten with these adorable pencil cases and tea towels from Pie Bird Press:
Our neighbors at Egg Press wowed us with their bold colors and quirky illustrations:
Suzy Jack had these fun pencil cups:
And first time exhibitor Fig. 2 wowed us with these neon cards:
We absolutely love these hand-painted signs by Chocolate Butterbean! A perfect addition to your wedding!
This horseshoe sign would be an absolute smash with our Elegant Equestrian design!
Or a sweet wedding gift...
Its no secret how much we love the Alameda Flea Market, but when we saw the photos of Les Puces from Lia's recent trip to Paris - we were très jaloux indeed! An endless maze of vintage clothes, books, housewares and enough retro packaging and ephemera to make your head spin!
There were even a few pieces that looked like they could have held court at Versailles. Move over Marie Antoinette, we may need to borrow your fainting couch. Swoon!
Design Sponge just featured one of our all time fave designers, Julia Rothman, and her fab new fabrics!
Cloud9 is producing these rich, ornate and fun designs—all printed on organic cotton.
Be sure to check Design Sponge for more pics and for a link to more of Julia's work .
Did you know Hello!Lucky carries a line of Julia Rothman cards and gift-wrap as well as many gorgeous and whimsical wedding invitations?
SFMade is one of our very favorite non-profits, and we are super honored and excited to be one of ten local businesses selected to participate in their annual fundraiser party, Ramp it Up! What's Old is New Again.
SFMade supports businesses that imagine, design and manufacture products right here in the Bay Area. May 21st-27th is SFMade week. Food, factories and fun abound!
Here's the flier for Ramp it Up:
Check out the SFMade website for details on the week's activities and an info page with a link to purchase tickets for Ramp It Up! And be sure to stop by and say hey to the Hello!Lucky folks at the event!
See you there!
A hanbok, traditional Korean wedding outfit, gets modernized (and gorgeous!) in these gowns from Hanbok Lynn. So pretty!
Via Vim & Verve.
All of a sudden, we're starting to see super fashionable bowties and neckties and, honestly, its about time! Why should girls have all the fun?! There are some great offerings out there from General Knot & Co (above) and Forage (below).
Loving these simple graphic ties from J. A. Christensen:
This Pierrepont Hicks bowtie is reversible!
Okay, okay - so we're clearly not over the Royal Wedding (and its related details)...check out this amazing plate designed by HL longtime favorite, Rob Ryan. We're also pretty smitten with these tea towels from Thornback and Peel:
Finally, there's also a print, tote, mug, and keychains from The House that Lars Built. So cute!
Kate Spade just launched their first ever wedding line - let the swooning begin! Her line includes retro fabulous dresses for the bride, cute frocks for bridesmaids, and some pretty adorable numbers for the honeymoon! The shoes and accessories aren't too shabby either!
We're thrilled to be teaming up with The Collection Event Studio a gorgeous design studio, retail shop and meeting space in downtown Sonoma. Always up for a mini road trip, we jumped into the car, iced coffee in-hand and took off for wine country!
The girls at The Collection have curated a wonderful assortment of products and vendors and showcase them so beautifully in their space. Its like a one-stop shop for planning the most perfect rustic chic wedding!
We couldn't leave Sonoma without a quick peek into the Church Mouse Thrift Shop where we gazed with envy upon shelf after shelf of vintage china and stemware. Lillian found a perfect silver cocktail shaker!
How great is the pattern on these cups and saucers? Inspiration is everywhere!
A slightly tardy post on how make the little flags that topped Mr. Jude's Big Top Birthday Cake (thank you for your patience, dear readers, things have been a little busy here at H!L HQ!) We thought these little banners were the perfect topper for a circusy cake! That perfect stripey candle and equally genius napkins found at Shop Sweet Lulu...
Download the tutorial here (with printable flags!)
How gorgeous and adorable are these! Hand blown borosilicate glass bottles, made from the same sort of glass as Pyrex and your everyday run-of-the-mill scientific glassware. Amazing!
We have a weakness for miniature things anyhow, so we really have a shine on these. Love green glass!
Lordy! A wine bottle and a teeny Erlenmeyer flask! The maker is a pro and has a degree in scientific glass blowing, but the work is surprisingly affordable. The etsy shop is called Kivaford. Imagine our surprise! Wouldn't these be fab as wedding favors, for wee bud vases?
We are thrilled to announce that we are hosting a trunk show with Duchess Custom Clothier (sartorial splendor!) and Elizabeth Dye (dreamy dresses!) Please join us!
Elizabeth will be showing her full 2011 collection as well as some unique pieces, and Duchess will be showcasing gorgeous custom suits. Both are based in Portland so be sure to take advantage of this opportunity to meet them in SF!
Hello!Lucky will be previewing new wedding stationery designs and offering free wedding invitation samples.
For more information or to book an appointment, please e-mail info@hellolucky.com
At Hello!Lucky we specialize in Letterpress greeting cards, as well offer DIY step by steps & free printables. Led by sisters Eunice and Sabrina Moyle, our small team of expert designers and artisan letterpress printers specialize in creating neon & foil, holiday cards, birthday cards, & thank you cards, that are full of creativity and whimsy. We've been featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, Design Sponge, Style Me Pretty, Real Simple, and many other leading publications. Please feel feel to contact us via chat, phone or e-mail - we'd be happy to assist you!
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