I was doing some research on new color palettes for fall stationery and really like these color combinations.
Fall 2009 Color Palettes
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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Strawberry Lemonade Spritzers
Made with fresh strawberries, this is a refreshing summer drink recipe that can easily be made ahead of time. It’s also portable!
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Makes 16 10oz cups
1 quart strawberries
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 gallon chilled lemonade
one liter chilled club soda
ice cubes
Dice the strawberries and toss them in a medium container with sugar. Cover the mixture and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 2 days. When you’re ready to go, stow the strawberries in the cooler along with the lemonade, club soda, and plenty of ice cubes.
At your event, fill cups with ice and add to each: 1/2 cup lemonade, 1/4 cup club soda, and 2 tablespoons of the strawberry mixture. Add garnish, if desired.
Stir and enjoy!
Scattering of Leaves
From: Martha Stewart Weddings
I love this idea for fall events. This can be used for a flower girl or a table centerpiece in lieu of bouquets.
As a fitting nod to the season, substitute dried leaves for petals in your flower girl’s basket. If fall foliage isn’t abundant when you wed, you can order pressed leaves online (from drynature.com). We lined this pint-size basket with a cotton fabric. Using scissors, cut a large round of fabric and a slit on opposite sides to accommodate handles, then place in basket. Wrap silk ribbon around, and tie in a bow.
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DIY…Time in a Bottle
Here’s a great way to display vintage family photos. Follow these few easy steps from Yankee Magazine.
You’ll need: glass bottle or jar glass cleaner photocopy of a photograph or print scissors two wooden skewers.
- Choose an attractive glass bottle or jar, whether new or antique (the larger the neck or the mouth the better). Clean it and dry it thoroughly. (Polident denture solution works great for getting old glassware clean.)
- Make a color or black-and-white photocopy of your picture on regular copier paper. The copy should be small enough (in length and width) to fit unrolled inside the glass container. Trim excess paper if necessary.
- Wrap the photocopy, blank side showing, around one of the wooden skewers and roll it into a tight cylinder.
- Slide the photocopy cylinder off the skewer and slip it, right side up, through the bottle’s neck (or the jar’s mouth).
- Insert both skewers down through the neck (or mouth).
- Working from the blank side (to avoid damaging the print), use the skewers to unroll the cylinder until it’s flat inside the bottle or jar. Pressing toward the front of the container from the back of the photocopy works best.
- Leave the top of your bottle or jar open if you like, or finish with a cork or clean metal cap.
DIY Wedding Favors – Baby Cakes
This is a fun DIY wedding project that will impress even your craftsy girlfriends. These pretty “baby cakes” or “cake bites” are a wonderful addition to a wedding dessert buffet or you could package them as an elegant and edible DIY favor. I found this easy-to-follow tutorial at cakejournal.com, an online journal of the very talented baker and designer Louise, who is from Denmark. The site is full of fun ideas, a confection gallery and lots of wedding inspiration, and Louise has a unique and engaging way of encouraging beginners to jump right in! Thanks, Louise:)
(photo courtesy of cakejournal.com)
From Love Notes: http://pacificweddings.typepad.com/love_notes/2009/07/diy-wedding-favors-baby-cakes.html
Fall Spiced Tea Jar Favors
We’ve designed and created another new fall favor!
Send off your guests with the rich smell of cinnamon and orange this fall. When the weather turns they can curl up with a hot cup of tea and remember your wedding day.
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Our Fall Spiced Tea contains cinnamon, red raspberry, ginkgo, orange peel, and green tea.
Herb Facts:
- Orange peel is great for bringing healing to varicose veins
- Smelling cinnamon boosts brain activity
- Cinnamon reduces inflammation in the body and improve type 2 diabetics’ ability to respond to insulin
- The tea has been shown to boost the immune system
- Green tea adds flavor, as well as antioxidants
The personalized labels are ordered separately, so that customers can have their pick of our selection of wraparound labels or favor tags.
Favor jar details:
- 4oz Hexagonal Jar
- Measures 2.5″H x 2.5″D
Free Online Save the Dates!
Free Online Save-the-Dates to Announce Your Big Day from Wedding Wire!
- Tell your friends and family that you are engaged!
- Let guests know that they’ll be invited to your wedding
- Give out-of-town guests time to plan their trip schedules
- Use your own photo or choose from our gallery of free images
Muse Board: Inspired by Sea Glass
Not Your Average Bridal Baking Supplies
I am a sucker for cute baking supplies so I loved this post from The Inspired Bride.
Bridal Shower Baking Supplies from Layer Cake Shop
Layer Cake Shop recently launched a new website storefront that features a lot of incredibly cute stuff for baking. There are really adorable baking cups that are a heck of a lot cuter than the standard grocery store variety. Their toppers are really great, too! I immediately thought that it’s an awesome place to go for really hip bridal shower cupcake making! How cute are the little white birds? They’d be great for an at home wedding with homemade cupcakes to give them a little something extra special! Spend some time digging through the assortment – there’s some great stuff!
See the original post here:
http://www.inspiredbride.net/2009/07/06/baking/
http://www.inspiredbride.net/2009/07/06/baking/
Fall 2009 Wedding Colors
The Pantone Fashion Color Report of Fall 2009 is out and of course you’re going to want to incorporate these colors in your wedding this Fall. The 2009 fall color palette is more unique and thoughtful than the typical autumn hues of past years. These colors are sure to be the 2009 Wedding Trends for Fall.
First one is American Beauty (Pantone 19-1759). This is a natural choice during uncertain times. Patriotic American Beauty is a wonderfully balanced true red and speaks to the need for cohesiveness. It is perfect for all skin tones and most certainly a feel-good color.
PROMINENT COLORS are Translucent Reds, Purples and Magentas with some hints of Deep Crimsons and Resonant Purples, Creams and Dusty Mustards, Cool Ocean Blues, Turquoise and Greens with hints of Black.
Another 2009 Wedding Trend for Fall is Purple Heart (Pantone 18-3520) which connotes a sense of refinement and sensuality, adding an air of creativity and excitement to the top 10 color palette, especially when paired with American Beauty.
PROMINENT COLORS to incorporate into your wedding are lush saturated shades paired with earthy neutrals like Merlot and Deep Plum with Raven and Gilt.
Another 2009 Wedding Trend for Fall is a warmer and more subdued Honey Yellow (Pantone 16-1143) which carries the 2009 color of the year, PANTONE 14-0848 Mimosa, through to fall and winter with its warm and golden tones. Pairing Honey Yellow with Purple Heart, will surely add a surprising flair to your fall wedding colors. Or, if you want, for a more typical fall combination, group Honey Yellow with Burnt Sienna and Iron together.
PROMINENT COLORS are Golden Topaz, Warm Onyx, Smoky Quartz, Jade, Garnet and Cool Carnelian with the MOST IMPORTANT COLOR being Smoky Quartz which adds warmth to highlight the other colors in your fall wedding.
Use Creme Brulee, a grayed-down beige, and Nomad, which bridges the gap between beige and light gray and also speaks to the need for timeless neutrals. All three classics can stand alone or serve as anchors when paired with other colors in your 2009 Fall Wedding.
PROMINENT COLORS are Black with pop colors like White, Fuchsia, Lilac and Grape tones of Purple, Mint Green, Burnt Orange and Electric Blue
MOST IMPORTANT COLOR is Black which is the perfect background for pops of vibrant and warm color and is eminently wearable and simultaneously edgy and polished for a 2009 fall wedding.
The 2009 Wedding Trend for Fall would not be complete without a seasonal favorite like Burnt Sienna (Pantone 17-1544) which is a deepened and earthy shade of orange, reminiscent of an autumn sunset. Pair this warm and versatile hue with Nomad and Rapture Rose for a different twist.
The PROMINENT COLORS are classic textured Black and Moonlight, accented by smoky and cool Celadon Green and a cold Brick Red. Perfect colors for the upcoming 2009 Fall wedding season.
My favorite, adding spark to the fall wedding palette, Rapture Rose (Pantone 17-1929). It artfully captures the vibrancy of fuchsia and the softness of pink. The addition of Rapture Rose will enliven the more traditionally subdued wedding fall hues. Remember to look for it in cosmetics as well as bridal clothing and accessories.
Another upcoming 2009 Fall Wedding trend, like the olive in a martini, Warm Olive (Pantone 15-0646) which is a rich yellow-green and adds a touch of elegance and sophistication to the fall wedding. When combined with other colors, this tangy and intriguing hue makes all other colors come alive.