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Archive for October, 2011

Travel journal: Hamilton Islands, Australia

Summer is here in Australia. And for me, nothing beats the sun, the gentle sea breeze, clear blue sky, golden white sands, and pristine azure water.

I took these pictures during one of our holiday in Hamilton island, Australia. Really really beautiful place.

Highly recommended if you ‘re visiting Australia…

Happy Friday people!

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Tutorial – Soft pink diy wedding invitations

Our Colorful Book Square invitations are in stock!

From beautiful soft shimmer pink, soft green, and aqua blue.

So for today’s post, I wrote a DIY wedding invitations using the soft pink book square.

My inspiration words are: sweet, blush pink, romantic, candy inspired, fairy tale wedding.

DIY invitation soft pink hardcover invitation

Okay, here’s what we need:  Kanna Hardcover invitations in shimmer pink, ribbons, and a front label.

 

DIY invitation soft pink hardcover invitation

First, spray the edges of the ribbon using spray glue.  Print the ribbon guide template, then lay out the invitation book on top.

 

DIY invitation soft pink hardcover invitation

Adhere the ribbon using the template, so it stays in the middle. Turn the invitation book, and align the two edges of the ribbon so they meet each other in the center.

 

DIY invitation soft pink hardcover invitation

Slip the ribbon between the edges of the book. And simply pull out the double tape to seal it.

 

DIY invitation soft pink hardcover invitation

After that, put the front label and yay, we’re done!

You can use two ribbons for double impact. But personally, I think a single ribbon is sweet enough…

For more ideas and inspirations, you can browse our DIY wedding invitations catalog here

Or contact us here to request your DIY blank samples and paper swatches.



 

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DIY inspiration – Hello Sunshine

Today’s DIY post is inspired by the colour of Ivy bar building in Sydney and Kate Spade.

Something fun, summery, classic and elegant, with a hint of preppy.

I use Kanna Book Square in matte white for all of the samples.

 

You can also add a black ribbon to make it more formal and bold.

 

 

 

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Remembering Steve Jobs

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I’m a fan of Steve Jobs.
So this morning has been quite emotional for me. I admire Steve for his vision, his design (awesome awesome awesome), and his commitment to make excellent product. His life really inspired me to become a better designer, to keep pushing the boundaries, to keep improving, to make better things, to make a difference in this world.

So.. I leave you today with inspiring quotes from this inspiring man. He definitely leave the world in a better place than when he first came.

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
—Stanford Commencement Speech, 2005

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.
—The Wall Street Journal, 1993

 

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DIY Wedding invitations 2

Hello all.

Hope you had a lovely weekend.

A continuation from the last DIY wedding invitation project. This time we add a black ribbon as a simple embellishment to the hardcover invitations.

Just cut, join the end of ribbon using fabric glue (or spray glue), and done!

Very easy, no?

The finished product.

Also looks nice if you use white frame. Very black tie wedding.

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Cute as a button

Alternative for place card: button pin!

They make a lovely keepsake for the guests too.

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