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Designing Stationery has been a passion of mine since my first design back in 2010. I was so inexperienced, I didn't know how to match fonts, colours and textures and back then everybody wanted something Damask, orange and fonts I swear not to EVER use again.
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Today I still have that passion and my taste has evolved quite a bit, but occasionally I still receive requests that I don't want to do. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
But showing away business just because the request is not aesthetically pleasing to your current vibe is also not the way to go. What do you think?
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Sometimes in life we have to take on projects to ground us, just to remind us that you were once at the bottom.
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I'm embracing this today, even if this project is taking it's toll!
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Stunning shot by @lizellegoussard
Styling @curatedza
Silk Ribbon @seidenband

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Oh my word, this is just ridiculous...
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I just noticed that I used the word "beautiful" 4 times in my previous post and every time describing a lady or her talent. Obviously there is much more to these ladies than just beauty. They are smart, kind hearted and beyond talented, but sometimes it really sucks that English is not my first language. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I am very much Afrikaans and also very much sleep deprived so please bear with me, haha.

Photo by @ameliasoegijonophoto for the lovely @madametulle

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I am so super excited! This beautiful couple is getting married tomorrow and it was such an honour designing this BREATHTAKINGLY GORGEOUS stationery suite for them.
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This stationery set had a custom monogram foil stamped by @liseschwartzletterpress onto our soft Off-White Handmades, personalised envelopes and sealed off with a red wax seal with their monogram. Beautiful Rachel added some sentimental elements like the red wax and grape leaf to the set because her soon to be husband is such a wine lover.
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Thank you to the beautiful Viktoria from @weddinginpuglia for trusting us with this task, I know tomorrow will be beyond the couple's wishes.
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And then beautiful styling by @curatedza and shot by @lizellegoussard

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My heart is pounding of excitement but I'm holding it in because I might just wake my family...
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Seeing our stationery on @martha_weddings simply makes my brain spin... I am actually speechless and I truly believe that this beautiful post speaks for itself. If not, male sure you read this beautiful love story for yourself on @martha_weddings blog
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Marvellous Vendors:
@monsoleilweddings @type_a_society @altflowers @papier.handmade

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Do you believe in coincidence? Well, I don't, and I have always believed in the fact that everything happens for a reason.
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This weekend we went to a small antique shop and as always, I walk straight to the section with the old books, letters and of course the post cards. I told myself to only choose 5 and I chose the ones with the most beautiful calligraphy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
When I came home I tried to read them, and the first one was in a language I can't even guess, the second something french and then the third... I first saw the date - 17 September 1912 - WHAT!!! today, 107 years ago? I started to read through this post card addressed to a girl named Rosie Lewin and the post card was from her aunt. By now my curiosity is getting the best of me and Goolge became my playground for more than an hour I researched... To make this story much shorter, my mother was the one to come across their family tree, I need more, I have to know who is Rosie, why this Polish family moved to South Africa and where are they today.
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Safe to say, this post card is on it's way to the South African Holocaust Museum to ease my weary mind, and to find out WHY DID THIS POST CARD CROSS MY PATH...

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Sitting in front of the computer this morning I can feel a chilly breeze coming through but it's not cold enough for a jersey, and I think to myself that I am not ready for summer. I need cold and rain to survive, and my creativity flourishes with winter blooms...
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I'm really working hard on finishing some long awaited projects and I can't wait to:
1. Get them out there for the world to see.
2. and to finally get them done. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I have been hovering and holding onto these projects for the weirdest and craziest reasons, and my emotions are running high thinking about how much love and care and TIME went into them.
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So, I will be taking some time finalizing and sorting and working on my strategies. I also just want to say thank you to @oleaandfig for quietly motivating me in my brain to get these things out with a great big splashy LAUNCH!
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Photography | @lizellegoussard
Flowers | @paradisoflowers
Styling Tray | @curatedza
Wax Seal | @papier.handmade
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Happy Tuesday everyone.