Maybe this is something I need to start doing weekly.  I've been having it in my head Tea Time Tuesday?  Wednesday weekday snail mail?  Travel Thursday?  What do you think??

There's so much tea inspired things to share with you so i'm going to start off on these bridal party invitations I made for a co-worker.  I used the materials I already had on hand.  My first idea was to go with the theme of blue, as she had a bridal shower thrown by her family with the theme of burlap  & blue hues.  With the invitations I crafted up, everything was vintage inspired including the french font  on the inside, and even the pattern card stock that was layered inside the invitations that you can kind of see below -

The teapot rubber stamp was gifted to me many years ago for Christmas, and the white mini doilies I got from Valentines day in the dollar section of target.  I made about 15 invitations and passed them out by hand.  I decided not to make envelopes and that adding the blue bow was the perfect seal!

I'll be sharing with you next where I decided to host the bridal tea party, and how blue turned out to be the theme for ONLY the invitations.

Have you been to any bridal showers lately?  I'm sure you have.. it's wedding season!

Apologies on the MIA darlings.  Work has been picking up and i've been finding myself working 10+ hour days.  I've been spending my weekends with family who are back for summer vacation, and roaming around local shops, and book stores with M since i'm getting back to having a novel in hand for brief leisure evenings and mornings.  Finding a balance is still my struggle, but i'll continue to try to get it down as we're all trying to do so!

Since summer is finally here, i'm going to make a point and share my adventures around CA, and out of the country so it can inspire you to make plans during these few months of sun rays, or even plan out something before the year ends!  Annnnnd since it's wedding season, i'll be sharing all the gifts and planning i've worked on so if you are a bride to be, it can also give you some inspiration before walking down the isle ;)

When it started getting warm recently, I played hooky, left work early, and went to the beach.  It felt so nice to have the sun shine perfectly, not scorching, and hearing the waves crash and people enjoying the water.  That is one thing I do enjoy about California, the beach is literally just a drive away (with traffic included :P).

This summer is definitely going to be a relaxing one -
Summer will be spent by the pool, at the beach, reading, writing in journals and snail mail (which i'll share weekly!), not to mention alot of gal time, since my best friend recently moved closer to me can't wait for endless glasses of wine and laugher!  I'm also going to be doing little projects at home with M so I can finally show you guys little slices of our home.

What do you have planned this summer?