Happy New Year everyone! We hope you've had a good one. Lets finish this year off with a look back at some of 2012s top wedding trends and a few picks for 2013. Ombré was huge in the wedding industry this year, especially in flowers and cakes. Although tipped to fade a little in 2013 it's romantic shades are sure to keep it...
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Pic via Oh So Beautiful Paper As the end of the world was scheduled for yesterday we hadn't bothered blogging, but seeing that we're all still here we'd better come up with something! So how about some gorgeous green wrapping inspiration with a few zig zag chevrons - who doesn't love being on trend at christmas? Southern Living, Anthropology, Stagetecture. ...
How adorable are these little santa heads, the perfect way to jazz up a simple gift of wine this Christmas. Felt hats, some cushion stuffing for little beards and a wooden button for the nose. Pic via Garnet Hill. ...
The state bird of washington is the goldfinch and we've added this pretty little print to our etsy shop. ...




We've added something new to the i do it yourself shop this week. These super cute wedding diary dates. An essential set of printable stickers to help organise and plan your wedding in style. There are plenty of beautiful designs to help you keep track of appointments and deadlines as you plan your big day. Using vintage graphics in fresh and vibrant colours...
In our pick of 2013s hottest shades of emerald, tiffany and fresh green, we have a free download of lovely labels. Use them for just about anything - favours, decorations, place settings, just get creative! Available for download from the 'i do' it yourself websites freebies section. ...
The pantone colour gurus have done it again and released their pick for the 2013 colour of the year - emerald. We think this gorgeous shade of green, which we call jungle, shines best with tones of tiffany, fresh green and cream. Team it with on trend graphic shapes like the chevron pattern for a fun and fabulous look. Credits: Pantones colour of...




We've had a nice early Christmas pressie at the i do it yourself office, being featured in a couple of great mags the past few weeks. Bride to Be did a lovely full page using one of our classic fingerprint guest book trees and Cosmo Pregnancy featured our keepsake map as a cute gift idea for a new baby. Thanks guys. ...