...Christmas...

From the letterpress lover within me to you and yours, Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!

{Clearly I need these} Letterpress Christmas letters from ferm LIVING via style files.

...Snow Mountain...

The first snow fell in ohio this past weekend and the snow bunny within me has quickly come out. Snow me in {with chicken noodle soup & a bottle of wine} & I'm happy as a clam. Too bad this snowfall only topped the 2 inch mark. I'm sure the big snowfall for the year is right around the corner & I hope it's a good one.

In honor of the first snowfall of the year, I wanted to share these charming holiday card from winged wheel stationery.

Loving the empty ski lift and the little reindeer & bunny that make a cameo among the trees. Plus, I'm always a sucker for a lined envelope!

Make sure to check out winged wheel stationery as seen via the oh so beautiful paper: holiday card round up part 5 .

...Happy Halloween...

I may be a day late, but i wanted to wish all of you a Happy Halloween! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays and below is one of my favorite Halloween cards that I stumbled upon recently. I just might have to stock up on these for next year!! I hope that your Halloween was filled with fun little trick-or-treaters & plenty of leftover candy!

You can find this card at the paperhounds shop!

...Paper Lovely Note Cards...

A few months ago I stumbled across the etsy shop of paper lovely press in my search of some new everyday thank you cards. You see, prior to this point, I had purchased all of my thank you cards {with the exception of the thank you cards we sent out after our wedding} from Target. I literally believe that I have purchased every boxed set Target has sold, at one point or another. It was time for a change. I could not pass up these folded thank you cards featuring an adorable little ferris wheel.

Naturally, I caved and bought these happy birthday folded note cards. I couldn't resist the cupcake.
Everyone needs a practical and adorable set of note cards and I have been loving these. It's almost time for me to re-order! I hope that you have just as cute of a set up your sleeves! If so, do share!

p.s. i loved the packaging of these sets as well. bakers twine will never get old.

p.p.s. {website} www.paper-lovely.com {blog} http://blog.paper-lovely.com

...Merry Christmas from Penned & Pretty Calligraphy...

I am appreciative of a lot of things, especially at this time of the year {family, friends, our numerous blessings, etc}. But, I must to say that I always love receiving a pretty card in the mail complete with a fabulous envelope. This little beauty would have been a welcome guest in our mailbox. Oh my deer {or buck or antelope, whatever!}! Loving the break from the traditional Christmas tree, jingle bells and Santa Clause himself.

Oh what is there not to love about this envelope!? Red & gold is always a winning color combination at this time of year! I would love to address it with my "pretty perfect" calligraphy, right beside the "kindly deliver to" instructions. And I love that the envelope flap is on the side of the envelope instead of its traditional spot!

Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I hope that your stockings overflow with all sorts of goodness!

You can see more pictures of this holiday card designed by wiley valentine right here.

p.s. there is all sorts of goodness by wiley valentine on their lovely blog. Enjoy!

...Modern Ink Studio...

Looking for some cutesy invitations that won't cost a fortune? Take a look at the brand spankin' new etsy shop of modern ink studio! We here at Penned & Pretty are particularly fond of the Ava invitation that would compliment any polka dot wedding perfectly.

A chic thank you note always brings a smile to the face of the recipient. The Rebecca thank you card is sure to please.

So check out the loveliness over at modern ink studio today, and tell them we sent you!

...Tag It...

What first caught our eyes while browsing through the pictures from this wedding were pictures of the beautiful table settings. What we found were the most darling gifts/favors for guests that we have seen in quite a long time. The favor/gift to each guest was a personalized set of letterpress stationary {made by the bride herself!}. The stationary was set inside a lovely turquoise box tied with an orange ribbon and adorned with a tag displaying the name of the guest. Oh, and the favors also included a glass vial of Spanish Paprika that doubled as a place card holder! Wouldn't you just love to be a guest at this wedding!?

Let's just squeeze in one more little picture of the darling tags, shall we?the lovely paper goods of jennifer & christian found via: style me pretty

...For Them...

Need a small little something to add to the lovely basket of goodies you will be gifting your bridesmaids?

via ritzy bee

Purchase a package of thick white card stock. Pick a pretty color of thread and sew/stitch around the outside edge of the card. Then, send them over to Penned & Pretty to have the cards adorned with your bridesmaids names. Finish with a pretty bow and your bridesmaids will adore their new set of stationary!