Posh & Paisley

Paisley was the Icing on the Cake

Wow. What an amazing wedding I went to last weekend! My seventh one this year, and the second Ukrainian wedding for me, I now consider myself somewhat of a wedding connoisseur.

Every detail was meticulously taken care of, and except for the fact that I can't post about yet another wedding cake, it was cool to see that the Bride opted to not have cake and instead just a fantastic dessert table.

Today, my usual cake posting for a wedding occasion will be replaced by this awesome photo of Samantha, as it was great to see her clad in paisley for the night. What a pretty navy paisley number. I love the fact that it has pockets and has a very relaxed, classy feel to it. It was perfect for the wedding, yet wearable for all sorts of other occasions. I'm all about flexibility you know.

I also decided to make the card that I gave to the Bride and the Groom, and made sure to include Posh&Paisley somewhere in there. I really enjoyed the process and I think that it will be the first of many more handmade cards for me. 

This past year of weddings has been great, but boy, I sure am glad to know that I'm home free till at least next year. Soon everyone I know will be married off and I'll have to start making baby cards...

Boo!

So I'd promised to tell you a bit about Salem, MA didn't I?

Here it goes.

About 300 years ago, a wave of witch hysteria took over a small town near Boston, and an astonishing 24 people were killed on the basis that they were involved with witchcraft.

Nineteen people were hanged on Gallows Hill in Salem Town, but some died in prison. One guy was even pressed to death by large stone weights when he refused to stand trial. He survived this brutal torture for two days before dying.

I had a great time walking around the old sleepy town at night and couldn't believe that eerie memorabilia such as the Witch Pins used in the examination of witches and a small bottle supposed to contain the finger bones of one of the victims could still be found in the office of the Superior Court House.

Since Halloween is really not too far away, I thought that this little greeting card is perfectly suited to our spooky Salem theme. It's designed by a Michelle Wooderson, and her stuff is really great!

I just wish that I could actually be in Salem for Halloween, cause you know that the parties taking place there would be absolutely insane. Instead, I'll have to settle for rewatching Hocus Pocus and scaring the crap out of the neighbourhood children. What a scream!

Smiles All Around

Happy Birthday to me!

That's right, it's today. The day for piles of witty, clever and beautiful birthday cards to arrive at my doorstep.

I'm loving this particular paisley card I found on Etsy, and really wished that someone would have given it to me as a birthday card.

Yes, my teeth are particularly white, but that's not the point, the point is that this is the funniest, most hilarious card I've ever seen, and I think it could probably be used for just about any occasion.

Someone could be ill, and you could still give this card and say, "hey, I know you're feeling a little under the weather, but you have a great smile and your teeth are a particular shade of white!"

Or even for Christmas, you could say, "Wishing you a white Christmas that will match your particularly white teeth!"

And for my birthday, I would like nothing more than "Hope your birthday is as bright as your particularly white teeth!"

Because I don't know about you, but being told that I have particularly white teeth would leave me flattered and pretty much like putty in your hands, which leaves me to think that whoever came up with this card is a genius!  They're probably laughing their way to the bank right now, where they'll probably be flashing their particularly white smiles.

Thank you Crest White Strips, you've made the world a  better place.

Wedding Season is a Coming!

I guess it's only fitting that a commitment phobe like me would be invited to so many weddings this year. 

The thought of marriage makes me quite claustrophobic right now, and I can't help feeling elated when I think that I'll only be the well dressed guest in attendance.

I'm excited to watch my gorgeous girlfriends get married and really, I'm in no way against the institution of marriage. I'm just not ready for such a big step and I think that I'm a little too selfish right now to become one half of such an intense partnership.

What I am ready for is all the pretty wedding paraphernalia. Take the above posted paisley wedding invitation by Demby+Solomon for example.  I love it, and imagine my surprise when my friend Amanda recently sent me photos of a set of invites that she actually received. I have since then been inspired and thought I would share them with you, here they are on the right. Thanks Amanders.

She thought I would get a kick out of them, and boy was she ever correct. Looking at these actually make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, and make me think that perhaps this whole getting married thing might have it's perks after all. 

Ooh La La Paisley

You know you're posh when your daily to do list MUST be written out on beautiful paisley memo pads....

Cute huh?  I absolutely neeeeeed this on my desk.  Where else am I going to jot down ideas about the next most fabulous Posh & Paisley entry?

So it's settled, I'm going to hit up Cadeauonline.com and order some of their exquisite stationery... I have no willpower do I?

I just hope that I don't find a paisley printed BMW, because then I'll surely be in trouble.  How's a paisley obsessed girl to resist?