19 Vintage Coloured Paper Poms – $75

I made one for my baby’s nursery (pictured unfolded here) but the rest are all beautifully folded and ready to be made. 4 large poms: White, Ivory, Cream, and Butter. 10 medium: 2 of Butter, Cream, Grey, Ivory and White. 5 small: Butter, Cream, Grey, Ivory and White.

Due to the Canada Post Strike these poms arrived the day after my wedding. Thankfully I have a very crafty mom who made some alternatives for me to put up in their place.

When they are all up they will look kind of like this:

25 Vintage Vases all different shapes and sizes – $35 SOLD

A beautiful collection of vintage vases, some plain some more fancy, some even hand made by an artist friend of mine who glued champagne glasses to vases to make really unique pieces. I kept some of these myself and let some guests take some home so I only have 25 left.  If you are looking to create an eclectic vintage table setting these are perfect. If you need more, supplement them with etsy and vintage shop finds.

Mrs & Mrs Burlap sweetheart table banner – $10 SOLD!

Bought off etsy. I saw it in a magazine and had to have it. :)

Guestbook  - $10 Feather Pen – SOLD!

I bought this book but ended up using something else for my guests to sign. The feather pen was just for fun. The guest book has pearls and diamonds. It’s understated and lovely.

Vintage Lace Shrug from Bhldn – $75

I can’t tell you how much I love this shrug. The only problem is that it is the exact same colour as my skin so it just doesn’t look good on me. I was too busy at the time to return it. It is beyond stunning.

Please send me an email if any of this stuff interests you for your beautiful wedding!

Since Julie and I have a new office, I’ve been looking for ways to decorate. Check out more ads on Paper Pursuits.

Love the floating man-head.

Since Ben and I got engaged, I’ve been musing over two things: lace dresses and hand-lettered posters and invitations. Right now I’m loving Sarah Gardner‘s unique lettering as my invitation inspiration.

Check it out on YouTube

I have a hard time explaining to my parents what I do for a living. Certainly this project didn’t help! This was the first stunt I had the pleasure to work on, and in less than three weeks we pulled it all together. With the help of my salsa dancing instructors at City Dance Corps, the production team at The Corner Store and our designer Ming our vision came to life. Here’s how it went down:

Client: I want to do something big, some kind of stunt on the announcement day that surprises people. Something different. Push it.
Julie + Catherine: Okay, um… how about a bunch of girls dressed like synchronized swimmers in a fountain who give out money to onlookers?
Client: I love it.
Julie + Catherine: Awesome. OMG. How are we going to pull this off in three weeks?

We designed the outfits to look like the new ING Direct bank card with the arrow and Ming our fashion designer found the orange swimsuits and sewed on the arrows and got the url embroidered on the back. She also made the little matching orange bags for the money. I found the music and gave it to the team.

The team at The Corner Store found the perfect location and Estelle and Siona at CDC went to the fountain in Berczy Park and created the choreography in two days. We put the word out and cast the dancers on Monday, having them learn the routine right there for the audition.

On Tuesday they did their first rehearsal. On Friday they did their second. The following Monday they did a dry run at the actual fountain, we did the swimsuit fitting and by Tuesday the crew had organized all the permits, the vans, the cameras, the music and the prep space. Wednesday was the day and we were ready!

This project is a testament to great and talented groups of people all working so well together for a client who has true vision. Thank you everyone for making it happen.

Well it was only four weeks but we pulled it off! Tasked with launching ING Direct’s new THRiVE chequing account the Dashboard team got to work. With the help of our partners GWP and Maverick our ideas came to life. From interactive coin walls, time lapse photography, live streaming from the Eaton Center, Synchronized Swimmers in a Fountain, tweets and posts from the launch event, and a pre-launch video for customers, we got the message out there. It was seriously one of the highlights of my career and I can only thank my awesome clients and my amazing team for making it a reality.

Check out the video above, the site, the flickr feed (which I madly updated the day-of) or learn more about THRiVE. But most important: Register! You could save $185 or more a year… pretty awesome.

Thanks Jules…. the late nights and lunch brainstorms paid off. xo

I found this calendar for a x-ray manufacturer a few days ago and had to post it. So clever! The comments on other blogs have been a bit outrageous with regards to portrayal of women etc. but I think it actually turns the notion on it’s head. I love these but I DO hope they are fake because that kind of radiation is good for no one!

(Found via thecoolist)

Some days, I just want to fly away. From Behance.

I wanted to write to congratulate Lisa Moore for her nomination for the Booker Prize. What an amazing honour and it’s great to see a Canadian on the list. But as I went looking for an image to put up for this post, I also noticed Google Images have changed their layout and it’s awesome! Strange though… it looks a little like the twitter page for  your185.ca — I wonder if they’re connected? Hmmm????