July Flea Market

Cake Topper July Flea The July flea was a little cold and overcast, but we still found a few gems, like this 1950's cake topper.

Cigar bands

Cigar bands - love the typefaces and colors...

Elizabeth II Tea Tin

Queen Elizabeth II commemorative tea tin.

3 Horses Birthday Card

Prancing horse vintage greeting card.

Vintage Children’s Book Plates

Adorable vintage children's book plates.

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Vintage matchbooks from classic San Francisco hotels. The one on the left reminds us of our Visit San Francisco wedding invitation suite and save the date cards by Lab Partners.

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And finally, some funny (and slightly bossy) hobby stationery! Hilarious!  See you next month!

Red, White & Blue Wedding Invitations

Hello!Lucky Classic CowboyWedding Stationery Suite Thanks to Misti Layne for sharing these gorgeous pics of the red, white and blue Classic Cowboy wedding invitations we created for Maggie and John's June wedding at Rancho Nicasio.

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The whole wedding, designed by Stacy McCain and Mary Lois of Loop Flowers, is full of delightful rustic homespun details.  Check out more pics on Style Me Pretty today (thanks, Abby!!). And congratulations, Maggie and John!

Photos: Misti Layne

Cardboard Design Wish Wall

Cardboard Design Wish Wall The other weekend we spotted this cardboard honeycomb Wish Wall by Cardboard Design in the window of Paper Presentation (which shares the same owner). We immediately thought of what a cool thing this would be in lieu of a wedding guest book! Guests write their messages on slips of colorful paper...

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The effect of the colors is pretty cool, and you can also write letters (like "Guest Book"), lite-brite style!

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It comes in this small ready-made size, as well as in custom sizes.

Photos above from here, bottom photo by us.

Ashley Anna Brown

MabelClaraLouiseSusanna We've long been fans of Ann Wood's cake toppers and birds, so were thrilled to discover Ashley Anna Brown -- her charming birds have a slightly rounder shape and come in a lovely palette of vintage fabrics. Perfect for cake toppers or just to have/covet!

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She also makes other adorable critters, like this funny pair...

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Or these tweedy feline friends!

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Love all the delicate details. Check out more images of her fabulous creations here.

Spotted via Grey Likes Weddings, who also recently featured our Woodland Print! Thanks, Grey!

Castle in the Air

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Castle in the Air is hands-down one of our favorite resources for crafting supplies. We paid a visit a couple weeks ago (along with our other favorite, Tail of the Yak), and it was fabulous as usual!

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Their displays of whimsical hand-crafted goodies are always inspiring!

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In addition Castle in the Air is the source for hard-to-find crafting supplies.

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German crepe paper - essential for making crepe paper flowers!

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German glass glitter in an array of colors...

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Dredsen paper embellishments - so lovely for crafting - they have one of the best selections anywhere.

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Pretty papers. They also have a great array of calligraphy supplies, felts, rubber stamps, and other crafting essentials. Luckily for all you folks who don't live in the Bay Area, they have a fantastic website, so you can order all these gorgeous supplies online.  And check out their blog for crafting ideas.

Castle in the Air 1805 Fourth Street Berkeley, California Monday - Saturday, 10 - 6 Sunday, 11 - 6

Photos: Castle in the Air and us!

Timeless Vixen Vintage

Sunny Yellow We absolutely LOVE vintage clothing and vintage dresses in particular.  Timeless Vixen Vintage (found via Snippet & Ink - Merry Go Round inspiration board) has not only an amazing selection of gorgeous dresses, but remarkably, many of them are in reasonable sizes as well!  How fabulous would these dresses be for bridemaids?

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The dresses are a wee bit pricey, but so fantastic and in such great condition, it might very well be worth it for a special occasion!

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Love this 40's number...

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We can't get over their really stunning selection of stylish pieces...

Red Ruffles

Love the cherry red! And a fifties party dress is flattering on almost anyone...

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And they have gorgeous things from somewhat harder to find eras, like this navy blue 1930's flutter dress...(and it's not a size 0!  No offense to all you size 0's out there, but for those of us who have so often gazed longingly at a gorgeous bit of vintage with a 25" waist and then, regretfully, put it back on the rack - hurrah!!)

Edwardian Wedding Dress

This Edwardian tea dress would make a stunning wedding dress...it reminds of us the dress worn in this woodland inspired wedding....

Love, love, LOVE it!

Cig Harvey

Cig Harvey 1 You're probably familiar with Cig Harvey's photography via her amazing work for Kate Spade - her work is sooo beautiful! She's up there with Tim Walker as one of our favorite photographers - love her surreal, ethereal and vibrant compositions.

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These images are so inspiring for weddings: great ideas for palette, patterns, and general mood/style...

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We recently spotted a great interview with her on  A Little Sussy. Very inspiring!

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Check out her entire portfolio here.

 

Sugar Coated Events

Sugar Coated Events We're in love with this gorgeous baby shower by Sugar Coated Events, via Concrete and Honey. The muted palette and pretty details would be perfect for a wedding, too...

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Gorgeous candy bar, cupcakes and favors...

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Love subtle tone-on-tone teacup flower arrangements. More beautiful pics (by Nicola Greenaway and Karen Greenaway) here.

Marie Antoinette wedding cake

Scherer cake 2 Thanks to photographer Sabine Scherer or sharing these gorgeous photos she recently took of an incredible Marie Antoinette-inspired cake by Cake Coquette!

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The cake topper was flown in from La Durée in Paris!

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Seriously, this cake (or a reproduction of it!) belongs in a museum. And Sabine's photography truly "takes the cake" (ugh, sorry - we couldn't resist!). Check out more of her work here,  here and here.

Palm Springs Rehearsal Dinner by Alison Events

Jose Villa Rehearsal Dinner Details 2 Thanks to Style Me Pretty and Jose Villa Wedding Photography for posting these gorgeous pics of a rehearsal dinner designed by Alison Events, for which we created the menus. The wedding was relocating from Mexico to the Parker Palm Springs at the last minute, but Alison maintained the Mexican spirit with this simple, beautiful design.  We designed and printed the menus in just 2 days (it can be done - and it's up there with the time we flew to Nice, France to deliver a seating chart to a client - yes, we take customer service seriously!)

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Every detail was gorgeous.

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The happy couple!  See more details here and here. And by the way, we have the scoop on a fantastic deal from Alison. Now through the end of August, she and her talented production manager Kelsey are offering hourly rates for all you budget-savvy brides who don't need full service planning. She can walk you through a timeline, floor-plan, design, table scape, vendor referrals, or even a walk through the elements fo your wedding to give you ideas! Her hourly rate is $125 (cash only, please) with a 2 hour minimum. Trust us, this is a great value and gaining the insight, expertise, resources, and creative vision of one of the best in the business. DO it!

Tail of the Yak

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Tail of the Yak is one of our favorite stores in the Bay Area, if not the world! Lauren and Alice, the proprietors, have a beautifully curated collection of found, hand-crafted, vintage and new items that are totally inspiring. Last weekend, we spent hours there...

Flowers

Crepe paper flowers

Shells

Papier mache shell boxes.

Jewelery case

Jewelry case full of vintage finds.

Tulips

Crepe paper tulip bulbs.

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Tail of the Yak 2632 Ashby Avenue (between Benvenue Ave & College Ave) Berkeley, California (510) 841-9891 Store Hours: Monday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Closed Sundays.

Top 2 photos from here; the rest by us!