live. breathe. design.

i love vintage ephemera, it is one of my favorite things to check out at estate sales and thrift stores. it’s so often the items that get tossed aside, that it is so exciting when you get to see some little bits here and there. my good friend, Tom Walton of Bossa Nova Bungalow came across a huge pile of mid-century decorating items. magazines, ads, paint swatches – all collected with the intention of a fabulously modern mid-century home re-do! we spent hours last night pouring through all of the fabulous goodies. i shot some photos of my favorite pieces and will be sharing them with you over the next few weeks.

i love the layout of these samples. it is so organized and easy to navigate. plus the swatches all running together have a great visual effect! from the type to the wonderfully organized layout this is a very nicely designed piece.

i really enjoy the texture in this irish linen swatches – might need to do something design with that soon!

i realized as i was photographing some invitations i have coming up for this year that i never got to posting a few from last year’s wedding season. below is a bold and modern seal and send, custom designed for local clients in buffalo, new york. seal and sends are a great eco-friendly way to send out wedding invitations. they are all in one, no envelopes needed. i have them printed digitally which is non-toxic and there is of course always the option to have them printed on 100% PCW paper.

a month or two ago i stumbled across these fabulous pyrex cruets, which are now happily at use in my kitchen. i had never seen them before so i wanted to do a little research on them. turns out, they were originally packaged in a pretty awesome way. i adore this packaging style, and can just picture these items on display in a department store in these boxes! simple 2 & 3 color design is very underrated in modern packaging – this box shows off the product perfectly. plus i am a sucker for mid-century design…

these photos were taken from joe’s addiction, a blog of many interesting vintage finds!

an all in one invitation with an italian wedding theme. perfect to keep all the insert cards together with a tear off RSVP. these were folded up and placed in a bright, springy (and Italian!) green envelope.