Pocketfold Invitations

It's March and Spring is almost here. A lot of my spring and summer brides love to use bold colors in their weddings, but want to lighten up their invitations a little bit. A great way to do that is to go with a light colored base and accent it with one of the wedding colors.

For Jackie and Michael, we used an ivory metallic pocketfold, with a deep pink metallic backing layer and have all of the printed pieces on matte ivory cardstock. The lime green grosgrain ribbon ties in their garden wedding color and some green accents are included in the design motif of the invitation.

Their invitations included a folded booklet of directions and accommodations, a RSVP postcard, and a few also included a rehearsal dinner insert that matched the design.

Since their wedding was in July, Jackie wanted program fans. These were double-sided square cards attached to a wooden paddle. They can easily be adorned with a ribbon in your wedding colors, and they will keep guests cool in the warm weather.

blog headers & facebook profile pics

I had a client contact me last month and asked me to create a logo design that she could use on her blog and facebook page. Here's the final product -- if you're on facebook, be sure to become a fan. You'll get some great recipes to try and also will have a chance to enter in some giveaways. You can thank me later! ;)

Here's the blog:

Here's the facebook profile pic:

Be sure to tell her Jar of Ideas sent you!

Logo love

In addition to designing invitations and announcements, Jar of Ideas also creates logos and business stationery.

Here is a logo I created for Liz's yoga business.

The logo is based on the medical cadacus (the snake and staff symbol you see at doctor's offices), which is actually based on the chakra energy system that governs our bodies. Each energy point on the logo uses the element and colors of the chakras.

In addition to the logo, I designed business cards for Liz.

If you are in the Philly / South Jersey / Trenton area, I would highly recommend giving her a call if you are interested in studying yoga with such a wonderful woman!

Seating Charts

Tented placecards (or escort cards) are very popular with clients, but another option that is becoming more and more common is the printed seating chart. These can be framed and displayed at your wedding reception and then hung in your home afterwards as a nice memento!

Here's our bride Eva taking a look at her chart before it gets framed for the reception.

Happy Valentine's Day!

From our family to yours...

Baptism Invitations

My son was baptized last weekend and I wanted to create a unique and elegant invitation for our families. I came up with these tri-folding invitations.

They are held closed with a satin ribbon bellyband that is sandwiched between 2 layers of metallic cardstock and printed with a quote. The bellyband slipped off and revealed a slightly smaller rectangle glued to the first panel (God Bless Dietrich), and the other 2 panels provided the church info and luncheon details. They were a huge hit! See below for the favors that I created for our guests.

Hot Chocolate on a Stick

Last weekend was my son's baptism, and I wanted a unique favor to give our guests at the party afterwards. I found this blog posting about hot chocolate on a stick and instantly knew that was what I was going to make and give.

They are pretty easy to make -- the fudge and the marshmallow each need about 12 hours or so to harden up so that you can cut them into squares, so keep that in mind if you decide to give these a try! I made the fudge recipe from Make and Takes, but made these marshmallows that my good friend recommended. You can substitute your favorite fudge recipe if you prefer (the one on the back of the Fluff container is a family fave!)

I love these so much that I'm posting a free PDF you can download to cut out your own tags if you want to make these -- perfect for a winter party, or save it for the holidays at the end of the year.

Enjoy!