designsgirl was commissioned to design a large-scale seating chart and she worked with Californian Jill Fawcett of Studio Mamas to silkscreen the design on a beautiful muslin for wedding planner Dana Dunphy of Revel and Bloom for her client Addysen Trumper. Continue reading

My business partner Tasha Frye and I are excited to launch The Royal Box luxurious curated gift boxes on October 15. In the meantime, we have created some gorgeous custom curated boxes for several special clients and events this month. Filled with the most unique and fabulous items and adorned with fresh floral arrangements, our boxes make a perfect gift for the upcoming holiday season. Continue reading

designsgirl, photographer Ashley Sawtelle and floral designer Tasha Frye spent a full day on the grounds of one of Colorado's most extraordinary estates for a magical photo shoot. The shoot was done to showcase the upcoming launch of our new luxurious custom curated gift box business called The Royal Box and wedding work from Tasha, Ashley and me. The enchanting 100-acre property of sprawling gardens, fountains, ponds, and swimming pools was a dreamlike setting for the day. Continue reading

The luxurious "Weddings in Houston" magazine features designsgirl's Belperron wedding invitation I created exclusively for Bella Figura in the recent Fall/Winter 2015 issue. Continue reading

designsgirl was pleased to see her "Cordelia" wedding invitation for Bella Figura on Style Me Pretty Weddings this past week featuring Julia's and Kevin's beautiful wedding at Blue Hill Farm. Continue reading

The definitive publication for calligraphers and calligraphy aficionados is Dasherie Magazine founded by Erica McPhee, who also created the online calligraphy community "The Flourish Forum". designsgirl was honored to be featured in the new summer 2105 issue now available online. It was my pleasure to be interviewed by Erica and share the history of our paths of making calligraphy our vocation and the passion we share in our creative endeavors. Continue reading

designsgirl was thrilled to be asked to do the calligraphy by Momental Designs for a recent Havana Nights editorial shot at The Lombardi House in Hollywood featured on Domaine Home and Style Me Pretty by renowned photographer Jose Villa. Continue reading

designsgirl was pleased to do wedding calligraphy for this gorgeous Colorado bride and her groom for whom Calluna Events planned their special day. Continue reading

My friend and business partner Tasha Frye and I are excited to launch a beautiful and luxurious curated gift box called The Royal Box later this summer. We now have our official crown logo -which I designed-and these gorgeous letterpressed notecard sets (printed by Smock Paper in a gold shine foil) that will be included in each box. Continue reading

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This is one of my favorite envelope addressing projects given to me by artist Lana Effron for a lovely couple celebrating their 10-year wedding anniversary vow renewal celebration in Hawaii as seen recently on Magnolia Rouge. Images by Rebecca Arthurs Continue reading

designsgirl was honored to provide calligraphy for Momental Designs founder Kristy Rice's baby shower. Family and friends are hosting this very special celebration as Kristy and her husband adopt their first child. These gorgeous handpainted colors seem to reflect Kristy's recent visit to The Greenbriar and the brilliant interior design of Dorothy Draper. Continue reading

designsgirl was on Cloud 9 to be commissioned to do the calligraphy for the recent Rent the Runway VIP Launch party invitation to announce the opening of Rent the Runway's physical store opening in Chicago. Thank you to Kara Gordon of Magnificent Milestones for giving me this fabulous project. Continue reading

designsgirl was honored to have her "Cordelia" wedding invitation for Bella Figura featured on a recent Weddings Unveiled magazine enchanted Dunaway Gardens inspiration shoot by Simply Sarah Photography and styled by Molly McKinley. Continue reading

designsgirl is preparing to launch her new website and online shop this fall. I am excited to offer original hand illustrated paper goods and stationery, my "paperswell" magazine, and lots of fabulous wares. My globetrotting friend Sara has accepted the assignment of buyer for my "hello love" shop when she travels to Paris this summer to procure vintage silver, ephemera, and other French goodies. Half of all revenue will be donated to the Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies in Arvada, Colorado. This outstanding organization rescues over 300 Golden Retrievers each year and finds loving homes for them. This is... Continue reading

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designsgirl was thrilled to see her Bella Figura "Cordelia" wedding invitation (right) in the pages of Four Seasons Weddings magazine on an article regarding hand lettering wedding trends. Continue reading

A gorgeous Cuban-themed dinner party created by Venue Report for Domaine Home features the fabulous hand painted place mats, place cards and menus of Kristy Rice of Momental Designs who included designsgirl calligraphy. Continue reading

designsgirl was honored to do the wedding envelope calligraphy for the loveliest of brides who is also a remarkably talented artist- Lana Frankel- and whose wedding is featured on the Martha Stewart Weddings blog this week. Continue reading

I was thrilled to be asked by Jessica Haas, Marketing Manager of Crane & Co. to do an illustration of a bridal couple for their social stationery. Jessica was so kind to feature the project on the Crane & Co. blog this week. Continue reading

It is that time of the year when the calligrapher is immersed in wedding projects. For designsgirl, this wedding project for Jordan Mutchler is her largest one to date- hand addressing over 350 envelopes for a 500+ wedding at the Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Continue reading

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It was a thrill to see my calligraphy in the current 10th anniversary issue of Destination I Do magazine for an on-location Italian photo shoot on the Amalfi Coast for Kristy Rice of Momental Design. Thank you, Kristy and the Momental team, for allowing me to be a part of this special project. Continue reading

designsgirl shot this animal-themed baby shower for REstyleSOURCE which coincided with a real baby shower for my friend Paula who asked me to design a Kitschy Regal bunny baby shower invitation. Decor featured an unique porcelain swan cake stand, colorful family china and silver and animal place card holders. Continue reading

designsgirl was thrilled to do an "Alice in Wonderland" kitschy regal wedding invitation for Annie Roche of 5 by 7 designs in Dallas, Texas. A nod to the groom's Oxford lineage and the bride's Texas roots were incorporated into the design. Continue reading