Homesick for Japan

I've spent a lot of time lately thinking about the year I spent in Japan during High School. I made some incredible friends, saw and learned so many amazing things. I have been home for 7 years now and the time has passed so fast. I would love to return someday and show my husband and children where I lived and the places I fortunate enough to travel to and to explore new places as well. To tide me over I've been cooking Japanese food which is not such an easy feat seeing as ingredients are hard to come by here in Alberta!



I've also been able to incorporate Japan into a new wedding collection. This collection features a beautiful pink, red and khaki sakura print paper. I used Kanji "Fuku" meaning fortune, wealth, blessing, good luck, prosperity, happiness. This is the first kanji in Fukuoka, the city which I lived in.

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Armstrong

On July 26 my husband's cousin, Marie, was married to Matthew. It was a beautiful wedding ceremony and a lovely reception. My husband, brother-in-law, sister-in-law and I set up everything before the wedding. Here are a few of the items I made for her reception.

Table Numbers made with the same paper as the invitations


Placecard - flower graphic colour-coded to indicate meal choice


Card Box

Emily - I didn't make her, the bride and groom did, but she stole the show so I had to include her in my post

All Things Wedding...

For the past 8 or so months I've been working on the stationary/crafts for my brother in law and my super awesome friends' upcoming wedding. It's been sort of a test to see if this is really what I want to do!

Here are some of the things I've designed and made!

The Save the Date

The Invitation


The Table Numbers

The Program

The Seating Chart