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  • In the Studio

    Commissioned Watercolors for Baby Gifts

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    Commissioned Watercolors for Baby gifts by Hand-Painted Weddings

    I’m at this place in my life where it seems every woman I know is announcing that she is pregnant. So that means baby showers galore in 2013! In order to add a hand-painted, unique, personal touch to the wave of baby gifts I will be buying this year, I painted two illustrations of popular baby toys.

    The first is the one above of the very popular Sofie the Giraffe teether. I know two moms that love this teether, so I figure it is a pretty safe bet as a good gift for expecting moms! I purchase the teether, print out the Sofie the Giraffe painting, frame it, and voila—a unique, hand-painted gift set! The beautiful thing is that this print isn’t gender-specific. Check back in tomorrow for the other baby illustration.

    If you are interested in buying a print of Sofie the Giraffe, it is available in the Hand-Painted Weddings Etsy store here. If you are interested in having your very own commissioned watercolor gift, please contact me for details. Pricing varies based on complexity.

    Watercolor print by Hand-Painted Weddings. 

  • Hand-Painted Cards, In the Studio

    In the Studio: Julia and Dan’s Thank You cards

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    Thank You Card by Hand-Painted Weddings

    To finish up the week, I’d like to share with you Julia and Dan’s Hand-Painted Thank you cards. Here I brought the deck element from the invitations and added a personal touch by painting an illustration of Julia and Dan playfully lifting up their dress and pants to show off their shoes and socks! The casual style of hand-lettering continues onto the Thank you cards. If you are curious, the back of this folded card is a beautiful green wash with the Thank you text repeated on the bottom right corner.

    Once again I’d like to thank the beautiful couple, Julia and Dan, for being awesome and letting me design their custom invitation package. I’d also like to thank Chrissy from Truly You Events for all of her help in creating a beautiful laid-back vibe for this wedding. I can’t wait to work on the reception pieces next!

    The Bride and Groom thank you card is now available in the Hand-Painted Weddings Thank You Card shop.

  • In the Studio

    In the Studio: Julia and Dan’s Save-the-Date

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    Julia and Dan Save the Date by Hand-Painted Weddings

    Oftentimes I like to start with designing my custom invitation orders first and then working out to the other stationery pieces, such as the Save-the-Dates. That way elements can be pulled from the invitation and all the pieces coordinate.

    In Julia and Dan’s Save-the-Date, I pulled the mason jar candles element from the invitation to be the highlight of this design. The casual hand-lettering beautifully continues through this piece as it did on the invitations.

    Save-the-Date design by Hand-Painted Weddings.