All of the templates are for personal use only. If you love them, let us know! Stay tuned for Thanksgiving inspired designs!
While I love the beauty in the golden color of the gingkos and the crunching of the cranberry and sienna tinted maple leaves under my boots on the Georgetown cobblestone sidewalks, I just can't bring myself to like the cooler temperatures that came along with the start of October. It happens every year, Summer just slips away too fast and the holiday rush is here at Haute Papier!
While I haven't made this Make-it Monday project yet, I can't wait to find a snuggly fabric to adorn in little pom poms to cut the chill in the air! I found it on one of my favorite blog, the purl bee. You can find the full directions here and next time you're in NYC, be sure to stop by their store in SoHo for some amazing fabrics and yarns!
photo from the purl bee blog
We had a fun moment last year at the National Stationery Show while visiting our friends at Sapling Press. Their collection of correspondence cards in cahoots with dearblankpleaseblank.com are great! They are super funny and there is something for everyone in the bunch. We were laugh out loud belly laughing in their booth! There was one card, though, that brought on confused looks rather than chuckles. It really stumped us. It was a note to Diet Coke from Mentos. We didn't get it ... at all! Lisa (owner extraordinaire of Sapling Press) had to explain that when you drop a Mentos into a Diet Coke an explosion occurs. Who knew? Okay so I guess it's sort of well know, but when we found a Diet Coke - Mentos - Geyser toy we knew we had to try this little experiment out ourselves. See the shenanigans below! Kuddos to Sapling for a great collection of greetings!
Greetings from Breckenridge! I'm here on a little get-away at our friend's beautiful home before the holiday rush begins at Haute Papier! Yesterday we went for a great hike and then visited the Summer Fun Park at the bottom of the gondola where we panned for gems. Yes, panned for gems with all of the kids. I did ask and we weren't the first adults to take part! Once we saw the gorgeous pieces of granite and quartz that the youngings were uncovering, I couldn't resist the urge to make a necklace from them.
The process was simple. I purchased some silk cording, thin gold wire and a bead to act as a fastener at the end of the necklace at the bead store in town and then went to town on wrapping our findings. I left a loop at the top of the stone to tread it onto the silk and tied little knots at the end so I could adjust the length of the necklace. Isn't it pretty?
Today for Make-It Monday, I wanted to share my experiences in making your own font! For our new Bold & Beautiful line, we had to create a couple of our own fonts since some of the metal type we purchased does not have a corresponding computer font. So, to do this, we foil stamped each of our letters and then scanned them into the computer and fiddled with them as best possible in Illustrator to make them look pretty (and by pretty, I mean straight lines and the same height). This was a tedious task and the letters aren't perfect, but it will allow us to proof your orders in our foil stamp fonts to be sure you like the look before we print! Then we places all of the little letters and glyphs in the template from yourfonts.com and then clicked create font and they did the rest! It was $9.95 for their services (well worth it, if you ask me!)
Here is our first go:
And this is our new monogram font:
and my favorite (and reminiscent of my wedding reception venue):
You can make your own font here! Let us know how it goes!
