claire la faye

i am totally ga-ga for etsy seller claire la faye's ruffled tops and dresses. i guess i'm in a girly kind of mood today :: pearls, lace, bows... so pretty.

visit claire la faye's shop here

and her pretty little website here

a bit of luxury

so many pretty things in this image- but my favorite is the wallpaper.

image from vogue paris via sighs and whispers

it's your world, i'm just a squirrel

i love squirrels! they are so cuddly cute with their puffy tails and beady little eyes. i was on a morning walk a couple weeks ago and was lucky enough to snap these photos of the little devils. stocking up for winter, of course. and the other usual mischief, no doubt.

these are two squirrels playing together. although it kind of looks like one really long squirrel.

this is my favorite. i like to think this is mr. squirrel's morning greeting, "hallo there! have a most wonderful day!". but it looks more like he's wishing that human would go away so he could collect his winter stores with a little peace and quiet. probably the latter. {it's okay, i still love you mr. squirrel! xo}

i am not a model

and i have the pictures to prove it!

so, i saw this dress on modcloth a few weeks ago and, you know that feeling when you instantly fall in love with a piece of clothing and your heart swoons and the angels sing and other such things? that's how i felt about this dress. i love the neckline, love the drape, love the buttons down one side. so, i thought i should model it as soon as it arrived. well, dx was not around so i set up the tripod and set the timer on the camera and here are your un-professional results.

notice how white my legs look? they're like, glowing. oh, and look at the shoes too. i bought those at a vintage store for $8. i call them my "cinderella shoes".

i'm a model in real life, can you tell by my original poses? {not really, i'm just a big dork}

but i do love the dress. although i think i might replace the buttons with something pretty like pale yellow or vintage pink. and now, of course, i need to find an occasion to wear it...

giveaway winner!

a big thanks to all you lovely ladies who entered my giveaway contest! the winner is Ana Alegria.

and more good news, i made my first 'paper + pinafore' sale yesterday! i sold a "xo bicycle" greeting card. hooray for etsy buyers!

last day for giveaway!

you can still win these 5 greeting cards {all hand-glittered + complete with kraft paper envelope} by visiting my last post and commenting on my new wedding invitations!

giveaway ends tonight {monday} at midnight pacific time, so good luck!

paper + pinafore is here!

at last! i am finally ready to debut my new etsy shop!

say hello to 'paper + pinafore', a wedding boutique and paper goods shoppe! i have several pre-designed wedding invitations now available and all of them are fully customizable with your choice of colors and fonts. i also do complete custom invitation work, just convo me for more information. you can even request paper samples at no charge- i want to make sure that all the brides i work with are completely happy with their invitations before they go to print. here are some designs in the shop right now ::

i also have 5 different greeting cards currently in the shop, this one is my favorite ::

SO, to celebrate this occasion, i will be giving away a greeting card set of all 5 different cards in various colors {you can see all of these in the shop to get a better look} ::

all you have to do is visit the shop and then leave a comment here to tell me which wedding invitation design is your favorite! AND if you write a blog post or a twitter about 'paper + pinafore', i will enter your name in the drawing again {just include that info in your comment}. the winner will be picked at random from all entries received and will get this lovely greeting card set below ::

each card is hand-glittered and comes with a kraft paper envelope.

the giveaway will end monday, october 5th. let me know what you think of the shop!

-xo-

havilah

paperandpinafore@gmail.com

www.paperandpinafore.etsy.com