Leather. Yep! Just a peek at one of the fab pieces we're putting together for what is sure to be an amazing fall wedding for Holly & Randy.

We designed a monogram turned it into a custom leather stamp ... then hand-stained leather {yes, my hands are completely stained! next time, gloves!} made into a monogram tag to adorn the front of the invitations.

Leather is such a great medium to work in! There are tons of stain colors available, tools, decorative stamps ... just some really fun stuff. I have such an appreciation for the artisans who work in this medium! Can't wait to experiment some more!!

More to share from this wedding in a few months ... keep visiting!

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This has got to be my favorite little project of the year!  One of my brides, Devon, is getting married this weekend at V.Sattui Winery in Napa and she wanted a unique way to display her escort cards.  

The wedding ... vintage inspired, merlot, plum, silvers, glamorous.  We tossed around handfuls of ideas and decided on a custom tufted pin board.  Oh, it is amazing.  The pics really do not do it justice.  At 4ft by 2ft - to hold the 125 mini square envelope escort cards - it is an impressive piece of decor as well. 

With swatches of Devon's linens (from La Tavola Linen - a fav linen company of mine) in hand, I headed off to the fabric store finding the perfect compliment to the table linens she had chosen.  The fabric I found was pin-tucked so there was no need to over complicate the design with a ribbon criss-cross pattern.  I ordered vintage inspired rosette rhinestone buttons to tuft the board.  Floral pins with a clear crystal on the end will be used to attach the little cards and ... voila the result simple elegant perfection.

Custom tufted boards can be made in just about any shape and fit any number of escort cards.  Devon's board was $275.

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