Katharine and Garnet's Wedding

I had been waiting months to share more about the Hall/Kindervater Wedding since giving you a sneek peak at the wedding invitations back in early May. The wedding was featured on Style Me Pretty (the premier wedding blog) back in August and honestly my life has been so unbelievably overwhelming (being a work-from-home/stay-at-home mom) with one thing after another, that I never even made it here to share the excitement of it all. With somethings it is better late than never -- so here is a link to the Style Me Pretty post that my dear friend and the photographer who shot the wedding, Anne Ingman, worked so hard on coordinating.

(And because my baby just woke from his nap, I will share Anne's amazing photos, of the wedding and my work, another time.)

THANK YOU cards

These days, I feel like I am working on such a variety of things - just like I've always dreamed my work-life could be. I am thankful for the myriad of inspiration that comes from working at different scales and materials ... and products. A very dear friend of mine gave birth to her second son the day before Mother's Day. I had designed her some flat thankyou cards years ago when her first son was born and reused that same graphic on these folded thank yous that I brought her on my last visit before the birth. Probably not best to say that I like this folded version better than the original ... so I'll say that they are perfectly of their time. Which reminds me of a quote that was posted in the office of my son's montessori school director: "Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life." -Omar Khayyam

{27} necklaces...done!

special project

this is another project i've been working on. a group of my family's distant relatives from finland are coming to minnesota this summer in conjunction with the 2008 finn fest that is being held in duluth this year. as it is customary to give gifts {by both the hosts and guests} well, i was asked {by the hosts} if i'd be interested in designing something that would remind them {the guests} of their trip to minnesota. i'm not finished with the full order, but was too anxious and had to share a glimpse of it. i've really enjoyed this process of specially designing a piece and then making a large quantity of them.