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Brides|Maid

Brides|Maid

Perfect for those planning their wedding… these little cards can be customized with the names of the girls you want to ask to be your bridesmaids or maid of honor.. as well as the color scheme which can be set to coordinate with your wedding palette! xoxo, Jenn will you be my bridesmaid, custom colors [...]

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Love | Beatles

Love | Beatles

A little over three months ago I started my little etsy boutique… One of the first items I listed was a grouping of song quotes…. it inspired many wedding projects that I have worked on since launching and allowed me to meet such wonderful people through my client projects. I still love this All You Need [...]

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Hand | Calligraphy

Hand | Calligraphy

In the age of machine-made everything, the handwritten word has become an extravagance. For a lavish wedding collection, I have teamed up with Nellie Barker, the master calligraphy artist behind NJW Calligraphy. She has created this fabulous hand calligraphy set. It is written on 100 pound pure white or butter creme paper and is sold [...]

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Holiday | Cards

Holiday | Cards

The one thing I do EVERY holiday season with my family is pull out all of our favorite movies and laugh.. and of course we know all of the words by heart. As an adult, I still watch all of the claymation movies from my childhood and sing along with Snow Miser and Heat Miser [...]

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I Heart | NY

I Heart | NY

Just wanted to show you a sneak peek of a beautiful letterpress project I just got back for my clients, Alison & Brian. They are getting married this weekend in NYC. The design was inspired by their love of Art Deco architecture and New York City. Ali had me use a beautiful antique gold and [...]

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Beth | Jim

Beth | Jim

My clients Beth & Jim are having a fabulous wedding next summer in Jackson, Wyoming. They  are looking for an aesthetic that is woodsy, yet has a summer twist in plums, greens and brown hues. Keep posted through the winter to see her wedding collection come together!  These are some fabulous inspiration boards from around [...]

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Red | Scarf

Red | Scarf

New to the boutique today inspired by my obsession for vintage bicycles, Girl with the Red Scarf comes in a set of 12 A2 notecards printed on bright white paper with red apple envelopes.  xoxo, Jenn

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Vintage | Stamps

Vintage | Stamps

I am working on a  beautiful letterpress project for my client Ali and we have been looking for vintage stamps for her envelopes… its so hard to put things together and go through the huge catalog at Champion Stamp or hunt locally and online.. but tonight she found the JACKPOT! Verde Studio on Etsy has [...]

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Fashion | Week

Fashion | Week

Check out these fabulous invitations that from Fashion Week in NYC ….

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Caslon | Affair

Caslon | Affair

I’ve been working, working working in the studio this week..  on a series of save the dates for clients and am really stuck on Adobe Caslon. I was in a Minion phase last week.. perhaps its time for Mrs. Eaves again! Can’t wait to show you a fantastic project that Boxcar Press is letter pressing [...]

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Ski | Lodge

Ski | Lodge

Alison & Brian are getting married this Fall in New York City and hosting several dinner parties throughout the holiday season for family and friends. This is a sneak peek of their collection that I just completed.  They are hosting a dinner party at the St. Regis in Park City, Utah. The pictures that she [...]

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Ninja | Warrior

Ninja | Warrior

Just completed a Save-The-Date invitation for a fabulous couple out of Philadelphia…  let me know if I can help you with your save the dates.  Sophie & Ethan were so much fun to work with!

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Take | A Seat

Take | A Seat

This weekend I was unpacking a large box of books and found a bunch of my interior design books from college. One of my favorite books was the Complete Guide to Furniture Styles by Boger. The lectures for this class were interesting and I loved sitting in the dark watching all the slides of fabulous [...]

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Paper | Fun

Paper | Fun

Stumbled on Corey Marie and Paper Cuts this evening…. not only does she has a fabulous line of magnets called the Nerds/Bully series, but she has these great paper collage kits. I love paper – everything paper – these are so fun! Check these out…

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Fine | Dining

Fine | Dining

I have some new menu and matching seating cards available in the boutique this week! They are great for dinner and wine tasting parties.  The Bon Appetit comes with 10 cards and 10 matching seating cards in bright red with matching envelopes – the Glass of Pinot is created in shades of purple for a [...]

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Lunch | Box

Lunch | Box

La Belle Vie Girl goes back to school…. with sets of lunch box messages for children of all ages! Lunch Box Love comes in both red and blue for boys and pink and green for girls. Slip one in your child’s lunch box or book bag and put a smile on their face.  Hope everyone [...]

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Pretty | Paper

Pretty | Paper

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! I’ve been working in the studio this evening. I have several new sets of social stationery that are going up in the boutique over the next few days…  most of the stationery for Fall 2010 will be dual sided, heavy silkscreened pattern on one side, the personalization, quote [...]

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Baby | Children

Baby | Children

Sugar and Spice – Snails and Puppy Dog Tails… guess what I am working on this week? LBV Girl has been working in the studio the last couple of weeks to complete the Baby & Children’s Summer 2010 Collection. It is full of vibrant colors, fun envelope liners with dots and flowers with lots of [...]

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Calling | Cards

Calling | Cards

Getting out a custom calling card order for a client today….  I will have 20 great southern calling card groupings being released on the labelleviegirl boutique next week!  XOXO, Jenn

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Little | Journal

Little | Journal

Have you seen these fabulous little books? Check out her shop @ erinzam on etsy!

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Tiny | Treasure

Tiny | Treasure

SWOON {!} via teachingliteracy

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Haute | Summer

Haute | Summer

I’ve been very busy in the studio all week trying to get the Summer 2010 collection completed and ready for press….  but I wanted to take a moment and extend a huge THANKS{!} to all of my girlfriends and their daughters and mothers who graciously extended their fabulous names for the  ’Summer Couture’ and  ’It’s [...]

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Letterpress | Poster

Letterpress | Poster

Love this wonderful letterpress wedding poster I saw on pinterest all done with wooden and metal type by hand… WOW!

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Mod | Seat

Mod | Seat

Take A Seat was inspired my childhood friend Kip, a fabulous interior designer out of Chicago –  Kip Rodrigue Designs. I love the clean lines in these chairs and the punch of color from the red envelope liner. Take A Seat comes in a box set of 20 ivory note cards with coordinating vintage apple envelope [...]

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