{sneak peek} more items for the IVC flea market

i know i posted last week saying that i'll have a booth at the Irvine Valley College flea market on Sunday, August 7th... well i wanted to show you a few more goodies that we will have available at the market...

lots and lots o' throw pillows!

{left} red + tan ikat linen pillow {right}cute tan + cream stripe w/ red stiched burlap cross

Source: instagr.am via Blair on Pinterest

{light blue + white geometric linen pillows} there will be coordinated lumbars too!

              

Source: instagr.am via Blair on Pinterest

{black + tan} preppy plaid pillows

                 

                                                                              Source: instagr.am via Blair on Pinterest

{and here's my absolute favorite} vintage inspired union jack accent lumbar- it has a heavy linen backer
with white stripe fabric, blue canvas, and cream crochetted trim... i think the next go around i'll get some made with lace, how cute would that be?

Source: instagr.am via Blair on Pinterest

sorry about the funky looking photos, these were all taken on my ipad via instagr.am... but, if you see anything you'd like maybe for your wedding or upcoming event, or even for your house... feel free to email me {blairbrittevents@gmail.com} and i can get you set up with some cute pillows! 


also, i'll have more photos coming after this weekend's event, so stay tuned! 


*blair

{101 goals in 1001 days} goal no. 28 - Nashville, Tn - part 1

well, as promised i said i'd be back after yesterday's wedding, and here i am... i wanted to catch you up on my trip to Nashville, Tennessee... which is also my goal #28 in my 101 goals in 1001 days.

last month my mom and i took a girls trip to Nashville, a place i've dreamt of visiting for a very long time, i'm a HUGE fan of country music, and so a trip to music city sounded like such a great idea! so here are some of the highlights from our trip...

broadway - the main drag in nashville where all the honky tonks & bars are

{the stage is actually in the movie Country Strong}

we took a carriage tour around downtown with Bill and Blondie 

{i trust you can figure out who's who} ;)

she was such a pretty and sweet horse

the country music hall of fame museum is neat... the windows are meant to look like keys on a piano

inside this rotunda of the museum is the actual CM hall of fame where all the plaques are hung...

and the notes around the top are the chord to "may the circle be unbroken" which has become the anthem for the music city since the big flood the city experienced this time last year.

below left is the Hard Rock gift shop {had been totally flooded out} below right is also a street where all those bars, restaurants and shops had been flooded out too, so sad

                 

at Roberts you can buy boots, a meal, a beer and take in live music

also on broadway is Hatch Show Print... 

one of my favorite stops during our whole time in Nashville!

Hatch is one of the oldest letterpress shops in the country and specialized in posters for the music industry, any artist who has posters pressed by Hatch knows they've "made" it once they've had Hatch make a concert poster for them!  i seriously was in heaven in here since i do design paper goods in addition to my events business... and i would LOVE to have my own letterpress to work with. so needless to say we spend some time in here watching and even getting an awesome behind the scenes tour from Cathy {their accountant}. 

since i'm such a paper nerd, here are some of the shots from our little tour

they have posters all over the walls showcasing work they've done over the years

below left: the walls are filled with tons of vintage wood carved blocks of type in all sizes and typestyles... this is what attracts clients to Hatch... below right is one of their many small presses 

               

here are some of the plates set with the type for each job... you can see who these jobs are for 

{not just country music stars, they had just finish lady gaga posters for her upcoming show in nashville}

one of their old, old presses which they run the old school huge hand carved wood plates from 

vaudville days, this place really is a studio and museum! and true to form, artist work here obviously given away by all the piles everywhere {that's just how us creative people work}!

one of the employees inking the plate prior to running it... what i would give to be able to have had an internship with Hatch!

this poster was way in the back of the shop and it was for a taylor concert than happened last year on my hubby's birthday... i love taylor's music, loved the colors, and the awesome orchids and when i asked if there was any way i could buy it they said the boss man keeps extras to give away to charity auctions and couldn't sell it... i was bummed, but totally understood... so i took a picture hoping that would help...

 we went back in the day we were leaving town to get something we had been thinking about, and one of the employees that i had been chatting it up with on our first visit saw me on my phone in the crowd upfront and came and asked if i got the Taylor poster, and i knew he knew i hadn't, so as i started to tell him "no they wouldn't let me buy it..." he was rolling it up to give to me! i seriously was ready to cry, that was so cool that he had asked and just gave it to me because he knew how much i had wanted it so badly! the people who work there are so nice... and that's really true of pretty much everyone we encountered while we were in nashville!

to find out more about Hatch Show Print go here

well, that's all for part 1 folks... i'll be back soon with the plantation tour and tour of President Andrew Jackson's home, the Hermitage... and of course our trip to the Grand Ole Opry!

{sneak peek} project in the works

just wanted to pop in to show you a little sneak peek at something that i'm working on, it should be ready just in time for summer!  but that's all i can share for now...

hope you love the color combos, i know i do! =)

{the wedding pantry} valentines windows

I hope you all had a wonderful Valentines, I know I really enjoyed ours especially after how crazy the past few weeks have been!  this post was originally posted on my JDV blog, i had featured it before Valentines over there... so just in case you missed it or don't follow my other blog, here's how the displays turned out!

this month i had the opportunity to style the windows of a local bridal shop: the wedding panty... and it just so happened that i was able to incorporate my sister business' recent valentines diy printable files into the designs {with a little customized tweaking}. if you're in need of some quick, easy and cute shower  decor, check out these printables, they can easily be customized for a bridal or baby shower... and without further ado,  i think the images pretty much speak for themselves, enjoy the colorful eye candy!

{printable cupcake toppers} find them in my shop here

 They can be customized too... like this cake topper that says la-la-love!

Isn't this cake from Jay's cute?!

Again, the flags are customized as dessert tags letting guests know in a cohesive way what the item is

More custom dessert tags...

I crafted two interlocking paper heart chains to swag behind the hutch that houses the dessert display, and thanks to my fab intern Chelsea for helping me hang it!

{a close up of one}

 In love with the perfectly matching aqua colored french macarons

{thanks Jay's}

In the other window I created a "love note" station with three types of little love notes, 

which are a fun alternative to a guest book

Here's a close up of the coordinated bridal sash to match the style and colors of the widow displays, 

i/my sister biz {JDV} can customize materials to ensure your vision is tied throughout your look too!

The ball jars tied in perfectly color-wise... 

I also crafted these coffee filter puffs and adorned some with aqua gliter, so worth it!

Close up of the glitered clothespins holding the custom "love notes" banner

which you can find in my shop as the "be mine" printable banner.... looove glitter!

Love notes window

...recongnize that little white desk? =)

dessert display window and a view of the desserts

custom vinyls from Wonderfully Wordy added a special touch!

"All you need is love..."

"... Love is all you need"

I'll have more diy printables coming soon to my etsy paperie shop! and please let me know if you'd like some created custom for a special event!

{photo credit} marcella treybig photography - thanks friend =)

{sweets} mary lallande at jay's catering, they're the best!

Happy New Year! Happy Marriage!

2011... wow, that just doesn't sound right, but it's true, it's 2011!

My hubs and I just returned back from visiting his family in SLC, and also our trip with friends to ring in the New Year in relaxing Lake Arrowhead... it was a great way to end 2010.  

I'm not really one for resolutions, but I do like goal setting... it's been inspiring to see all my favorite bloggers posting about their goals, and it's made me want to do some serious goal setting for me, my marriage, and my businesses {yes you read businesses right}.  Since I work in the wedding industry and I am a married lady, I believe it's really important to not just focus on all the fun things about weddings and planning them, but to also remember that once that fabulous day has passed, there's a marriage that needs to be tended to on a daily basis!  My mom actually gave me a great book for Christmas and I wanted to share it with all of you - it's a very informative read even if you aren't married, or if you're engaged to be married, or if you've been married for 20 years this book is great!  While the title sounds a little odd, it's a fantastic read, and it's a WONDERFUL insight from a man's perspective on how men work in life, love and marriage in particular.

I read this book in two plane flights {and I am SOOOO not a reader}, it's a fun read, the author will make you laugh out loud and really inspire you to work harder in your relationship with your knight in shining armor, or your couch potato {soon to be knight} =).

I encourage you all in this new year to go out and find 

"Have a new Husband by Friday" by Dr. Kevin Leman

Hopefully it'll change your life and your marriage!