Pretty coral and yellow wedding stationery

Recently I had the privilege to work with a great group of people to put together some very pretty things for a styled wedding shoot. The colour pallet was coral and yellow, with a very feminine, fresh feel.

I was a bit nervous about this project, as it was the first of it's kind for me (and hopefully not the last!).

At first I really had a bit of a creative block, maybe because I knew the things I had to make really had to look good. The success of this photo shoot depended on everyone's individual work which had to fit into each other like a puzzle. So the pressure was on to produce something unique and beautiful.

My briefing was to make the table number, invitation and a decoration for the table. The invitation was the least of my worries as I've been making cards (handmade with stamps and stuff) from primary school. I must admit that the printing on the inside made me a bit nervous, as I'm not a graphic designer and don't have much experience with designing the printed parts of the stationery ;)  (hehe, to tell you the truth, I don't even have design tools on my computer like Coral Draw and the rest...). So, armed with my craft supplies, an old laptop I found in our archives (as my pc which I usually use has some kind of problem that has to get fixed) and the mood board I received from the photographer I started my first "real" stationery design project.

In the end (just to make sure that they had something they could use) I made 3 sets of stationery... I was so scared that they wouldn't like it or would think it wasn't good enough. Needless to say that I sat in my craft room many very late nights to finish it.

I told myself, after receiving the beautiful pictures from the photo shoot, that I should really stop doubting myself and my abilities with regards to designing and creating beautiful things...

I would really love to hear from you if you ever went through something similar, and please feel free to post pics of your projects on my Facebook Page.

I would like to thank Alicia S Photography for the opportunity to be a part of this project and also all the other service providers (Tanique Echardt: Model, Cupcakes and Candy: Cake decorations, Chantelle Nel: Make-up, Rene Nune: Hair, Alicia Smit: Photographer and stylist).

Peg project with my kids

With both my kids and myself feeling a bit under the weather, we did a little project to brighten the day.

We painted clothes pegs with craft paint and stuck some felt shapes on it with a glue gun and added some embellishments to make it look like animals... I was a bit of a rebel and made a heart :)

My eldest son made a Springbok (his interpretation of it anyway) and my youngest made a giraffe.

*I forgot to mention that we also glued pieces of magnetic tape to the back of the pegs, so now they function as fridge magnets. The kids are very proud of their work being displayed in our kitchen :).

Bookmarked!

This is a very simple beading project for anyone that ever considered making something out of beads, or who bought some beautiful beads and don't know what to do with it...

What you need:

You don't need a lot. The only tool you'll need is fine flat-front pliers [Figure 1].

You will need a bookmark shaped like a shepherd's hook [Figure 2].

Secondly, you will need a piece of tigertail [Figure 3a] or fishing line [Figure 3b] (the tigertail will last longer as the fishing line tend to wear out and break after some use).

Get together some beads of your choice (you can add bead caps, spacers, etc.) [Figure 4a] and some crimps (also called crimp beads) [Figure 4b].

Add a charm [Figure 5] of your choice, if you wish to do so.


Lastly, a jump ring [Figure 6] to attach the piece with the beads to the bookmark (this is optional, but improves maneuverability of the beaded part when used in a book).

Putting it all together:

1. Put one crimp bead onto the piece of tigertail and put the one end of the tigertail through a jump ring and back into the crimp bead (forming a loop) [Figure 7]. Close the crimp with the pliers.

2. Arrange spacers, beads and bead caps onto the tigertail [Figure 8].

3. End off with a crimp bead, forming a loop like in figure 7 and close the crimp with the pliers. Cut excess piece of tigertail off.

4. Open a jump ring and insert into the loop [Figure 9]. Insert the charm into the jump ring and close jump ring [Figure 10].

&. Open first jump ring and attach to the bookmark, closing the jump ring [Figure 11]. 

&. Admire your finished product [Figure 12]...

I hope you found this project enjoyable! Email me a picture of your project and I will post it on our Facebook Page.

Leave a comment to let me know if the found the steps easy to follow or if I should alter or add something to make it more helpful.

Hurry and bookmark a page near you!!!

PS: Looking for any of the products shown? Email me for prices, we have all the products in stock. We can also put together a kit for you to make it even easier!