Showing posts with label Design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Design. Show all posts

Stamp Happy

If you're looking for a unique way to add a little personality to your celebration and fancy a bit of DIY be sure to check out the super cute stamp collections from Kikki.K. Stamping really couldn't get any easier! Consider a certain stamp for your wedding and use this on stationery, favours and then follow through with the same design for your thank you notes. Cute as a button! Visit www.kikki-k.com to find your nearest store.

Posted by Emilie Harrison
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Paper Cut

I came across these gorgeous paper cut designs by MadebyJulene on Dizzy Wizzy Designs. These extrodinary works of art by British designer and illustrator Julene Harrison would be make such a fabulous entry feature to an engagement party or wedding. It would then become the perfect reminder of your special day when framed and hung on your wall. I can't begin to imagine the time and patience it would take to create these but if you're keen to have one for yourself be sure to contact Julene at www.madebyjulene.com as she's happy to take on commissions! Prices start from £240 for an A4 (10" x 8") piece.

Posted by Emilie Harrison
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Hankey Blankeys

I don't know about you, but I think this is a fantastic idea - a blankey made out of hankerchiefs from Made By Mosey in Melbourne. This would make a wonderful keepsake if you asked all guests to your bridal shower to bring along a hankey as a gift. Of course, you'd need to give everyone a colour palette to ensure everything matched, but it would be a lovely way to remember everyone who shared in that day.





There are countless other beautiful and original items including ever-so-sweet mini bunting at Made by Mosey so do have a look.

Posted by Jane Cameron
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It's On Sale Day!

Today's the day – our new winter issue hits the shelves in Australia. Of course it's jam-packed with all the inspiring wedding styling ideas you've come to expect. Take a sneak peek at just some of our ideas by flipping through the pages of our new winter 'Look Book'.



If you love what you see in our winter ‘Look Book’, get the whole story in our fabulous winter issue, on sale now!

Posted by Jane Cameron
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The White House

What a time I had last week. I was lucky enough to stay at The White House in Daylesford, Victoria. Owned and decorated by one of my style heroes, Lyn Gardener from Empire Vintage fame, this gorgeous little house is nestled amongst some of the most beautiful countryside I have seen. It was cold and raining for most of the time we were there, the perfect excuse to spend long spells in front of the open fire, grazing on delicious local produce and catching up on favourite magazines.

This house is such an inspiration to me as a designer and stylist. Every corner has an interesting display or collection to admire. It was a direct reflection of Lyn herself - warm, inviting, generous and relaxed - everything a home should be.









We were so fortunate to have Lyn feature in our Gift Registry story this issue. She shared her tips and tricks on how to make a house feel like a home. Her insights give anyone about to embark on the fabulous task of registering for gifts a heads up on making choices that will last a lifetime.





Thank you Lyn for the most fabulous time.

Posted by Jane Cameron

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Power Shopping

Amongst the pages of Wedding Style Guide, you'll find a story called Table Three Ways where we choose a colour palette and show how you can style a reception table using those colours, in three completely different ways. We use the same table, chairs, tablecloth, cutlery, crockery - and in most cases, glassware - to show how easy it can be to revamp a neutral venue setting.

In our current issue, I styled a table in a pink and blue palette using the saying 'Love is the Drug' as my inspiration. I sourced great test tube-style bottles with aluminium lids, filled them with musk mock-pills, teamed the bottles with a lab-style clipboard and incorporated lots of notes and graph paper elements.



One of the products I had planned to use, but unfortunately didn't make it to the final shot, was the Laboratory Flower Vases from Urban Outfitters. I had it shipped all the way here, determined that it was perfect for the shoot - paying for expediated shipping to get it here on time - but when it arrived, and all of the elements of the table were put it place, there just wasn't room for it. I haven't forgotten about it though - no doubt you'll see it pop up somewhere else in the pages of Wedding Style Guide when I find a spot to use it.



If you would like your own Laboratory Flower Vases - or any other of the beautiful styling pieces from Urban Outfitters - now is the time. They are offering free shipping to Australia for three days only when you spend $150 or more. With our dollar currently worth more than the US dollar, this is the ideal time to take advantage of this great offer. Simply use the code AUFREESHIP at checkout and know you've just saved yourself a bundle.

Posted by Jane Cameron

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Chalk it Up

I received an email from Sibella Court at The Society Inc announcing the new chalkboard paints from Murobond. I am L.O.V.I.N.G. the white - how fantastic is it! The possibilities are endless.





Posted by Jane Cameron

Fabric Fascination

I think these fabric flowers are so sweet! If you're not keen on real flowers, or fancy the idea of keeping them long after your wedding, why not opt for the fabric kind? These little creations come from Petal & Print in the U.S, however they will ship to us fine folk in the land downunder. Used for bouquets, waist ties, button holes, as hair pieces and even for cake decorations they are a crafty idea. Visit www.petalandprint.com for all the details.







Posted by Emilie Harrison
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Alluring Illusions

When Annabelle and I were last in Sydney, we walked past this amazing shopfront that really caught our eye - the Brad Ngata Hair Salon. Its terrificly tricky trompe l'oeil style panels (French for 'trick of the eye') and beautiful colour palette really got us thinking about the possibilities for not only upcoming photo shoots, but for wedding styling in general.







Designed by Sydney architect, Scott Weston, this salon is a clever mix of illusion and reality. Read all about Scott, and the Salon at the Design Files' excellent blog. It will surely get your imagination fired.

Posted by Jane Cameron

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Take a Leaf

After making contact with a lost friend, Cath Connell, on the weekend, I was surprised to find out about her amazing new stationery business called Leaf. Cath has used her background in graphic design and paper marketing & sales to put together a great collection of products aimed at helping us record and celebrate our own personal stories.



One of the products, Girl Talk, is well suited to our wedding industry - "Gather the girls together and share your stories of love, life and fabulous shoes". The perfect idea for a fun hen's night.



Each pack of Story Starters comes with prompts to get the conversation flowing - 'The first time…', 'The most romantic…', 'In 10 years time…' - all guaranteed to get a party started.

I am in awe of Cath's achievement and wish her every success with Leaf.

Posted by Jane Cameron

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Like A Record Baby

How's this for an amazing wedding invitation? The designer, Kelli Anderson, writes all about it here on her blog (fantastic website too!).

Paper Record Player from kellianderson on Vimeo.


Thanks so much to my designer friend, Kellie Campbell, for the heads up. It's great to see such an interesting idea.

Posted by Jane Cameron
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Wire Works

Look at these nifty wire works from Debeaux Souvenirs in France. They would make really interesting talking points for reception decoration, especially if one spelt out the bride and groom's names. Luckily for us they ship worldwide via Etsy.


This one would be an ideal spot for guests to drop a handwritten note to the couple.


Papier mache hearts flutter inside a cage




They range in price from USD $36 to $110 plus shipping.

Posted by Jane Cameron

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Wonderful Wedgwood

Earlier in the year I blogged about one of my favourite sources of inspiration - French Style and Decoration. Well recently I purchased the sister book English Style and Decoration and it is equally as interesting.


English Style and Decoration by Stafford Cliff, from $19.51 plus shipping at Amazon.

I was thrilled to find these early illustrations from Wedgwood - I think they are incredibly beautiful especially with the delicate handwritten notes indicating colour choices and design decisions. Derived from the Italian 'majolica' pattern of the sixteenth century, these two designs are taken from Wedgwood's archives from the 1850s and 1860s. Such fine examples of beauty in nature.


Shell Oyster Tray


Apple blossom flower pot

At Wedding Style Guide we are lucky to enjoy a wonderful relationship with Wedgwood - we often use their products in our magazine and they have been a valued advertiser for some time now. With a wealth of history that includes beautiful designs like these, no doubt they will continue to remain as popular as ever.

Posted by Jane Cameron

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Cover Story

Today Issue 14 of Weding Style Guide goes on sale at all good newsagents and Borders stores nationally. It's an exciting day for us as we get to launch our new cover design. This has been a long time in the making and regular readers of WSG would have noticed a gradual transition in typefaces and layout to support this new cover design.

We consider WSG to be different from other wedding magazines and we wanted to reflect this in the cover design so readers would know at a glance there was something better in store - something fresh, innovative and unique.

Annabelle wrote in her editor's letter this issue "From the very beginning, our magazine was intended to be your magazine – the style guide from which you can create your own unique wedding. We do this by surrounding you with useful, practical and above all, beautiful inspiration".

With that in mind, we hope to inspire you with our new issue, our biggest ever - from cover to cover it is filled with interesting and inspiring articles. We do hope you'll enjoy it.



Our stunning cover photograph is by Sugarlove Weddings and the beautiful bouquet is by My Violet.

Posted by Jane Cameron

The Real Deal

A little while ago I blogged about one of my all-time favourite inspiration books - The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones.



Imagine my utter disbelief at finding the original book, published in 1856, is available to view online at Octavo – another one of my favourite inspirations!









To see the pages as Jones himself would have seen them is really quite exciting. If you haven't already, do have a look at Octavo as there are many other historically significant books, each one documented page by page for viewing online. And if you simply can't live without one of these wonders, you can purchase a copy on disc to keep forever.

A truly incredible source of inspiration for anyone wanting direction in design or decoration.

Posted by Jane Cameron

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