Eleven + West

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Natural Succulent Handlettered Wedding Invitations

lettering, Wedding Planning, Real WeddingGina PaulsonComment

Some suites come to me with so much ease, this is one of those. Dusty emailed me and described her wedding as natural, organic, with earthy tones and she wanted to include succulents. She also wanted to include some of their gorgeous engagement photos from Annamae Photography and as soon as I saw them my vision became clear. I only had to write out their names a few times to find the style I wanted to move forward with for this suite. We included light grey watercolor marks with a blue undertone to them. We printed white text onto the same grey color to create balance in the suite. Kraft envelopes with watercolor white ink, small succulent illustrations, finished and assembled with some twine, it all came together beautifully. 

DIY Handlettered Chalkboard Easter Eggs

Creative LifestyleGina PaulsonComment

Hey Guys! I wanted to share a little EASY and QUICK Easter DIY! I'm teaming up with VersaChalk on this for some Chalkboard Easter Eggs! I really think these would make awesome place cards for any of you hosting Easter brunch or dinner. You could also use them as easter basket labels, dish labels, or just cute little decor! They took me about twenty minutes- BOOM, EASY! Here's what you'll need: 

First I painted the eggs with chalkboard paint. You could spray paint them too if you have that, but this is what I had on hand. I started with one half, let it dry then painted the other half. Once dried, I used my chalkboard markers to write a little message on them! Easy, easy, easy! My followers can get 10% off of Versapen Chalk Markers on their website and use code "ELEVEN" 

Have a great Easter, friends! Share any chalkboard eggs with me on Instagram!!