Karen Smallbone

I will be away from the office starting Feb. 1 and returning on Monday Feb. 11.

I am off to Cuba again. This time I am going with the girls to Cayo Coco. I’m sure we will have a great time. Who doesn’t love warm weather and unlimited drinks?

I’m leaving Richard in charge of things while I’m gone. He will do his best to answer emails and any questions you might have. He won’t be shipping any orders or sending proofs while I’m gone.

See you in a week!

This picture was taken in Varadero, Cuba when we were there in November.

Learzi and Richard were kind enough to share some photos of their beautiful pink and green, zen-themed wedding. Working with Learzi, I can tell how important the little things were that made the day that much more spectacular. She has great attention to detail.

Learzi looks lovely!

I love these flower rings for the flowergirls.

Too cute! I love the pink and green bottoms on the dresses.

Beautiful cake.

Learzi and Richard gave their guests these lovely candles. The candles were coffee scented and had coffee beans at the bottom. They came with a wooden base. I designed the labels using the orchid theme with a zen feel and pink and green colours. I bet the guests were pleased to receive such a nice favour.

Congratulations to Richard and Learzi! It was a pleasure to work with you and I really enjoyed designing the labels and postcards for your wedding.

Last year I took over Ronan’s bedroom and turned it into my office. Needless to say he wasn’t too impressed to be sharing a room with his big brother but I’m sure he’ll get over it one day.

I decided to make my office really girly so I chose a few colours of pink and accented with brown. I love spending time in “my” room. Apparently boys aren’t fans of pink rooms!

I’ve finally finished organizing everything and thought I would share some photos with you.

Here is my desk area. I got the desk and chair from Ikea and the file box and shelf from Homesense. I love those stores. The shelf unit on the left we built. I love the curtains. I bought the fabric off of ebay. It has a brown background with girls in pink who are shopping, one of my favorite things to do. I finished the bottoms of the curtains with little pink pompoms.

This is my inspiration board.

Here are my new fixtures. I love the way they look in my office, almost like built-ins.

This is my most favorite thing ever!!! My very own ribbon rack. I was so excited when we finished building this. I have always wanted one.

A little detail.

This is the rug I made to go with my pink and brown office.

My “helper” Ronan.

Last weekend we had the pleasure to participate in The Wedding Show. It was held at the gorgeous Carlu.

It was wonderful to meet everyone who stopped by. I hope that you found lots of good ideas to help you with your wedding planning.

Here are some photos of our booth that we built for the show.

I have lots of great stuff to share with you. Beautiful gowns, flowers, gorgeous cakes, invitations.. all the good stuff. I’m hoping to get those posted this week. Check back soon.

Cheryl was kind enough to send me some photos from her wedding last summer. She used green and chocolate as her colours.

Here is Cheryl and Brad. I love how Brads tie matches the colour theme! Cheryl looks gorgeous!

Cheryl and Brad’s favours were Root Beer and Lemon Lime Jelly Bellys in our Square Clear Top Tin with a Mini monogram and Light Green/Dark Green Saddlestitch Ribbon. Very cute!

Congratulations to Cheryl and Brad. We hope your wedding was everything you dreamed it would be!

Thank you for sending in your photos.

Good news! Due to the strong Canadian dollar, we are able to lower our prices on our tins and selected Take Out Boxes.

Frosted Chinese Food Containers, Striped Chinese Food Containers, and Polka Dot Chinese Food Containers now all have a lower price.

Our Slider Tins, Square Clear top Tins, Small Round Clear Top Tins, Large Round Clear Top Tins, and Mint Tins have all been reduced as well.

This would be perfect for those days when I like to pretend that I am a housewife from the 50’s. I love this apron and glove set. I think that anything that I ever made while wearing these would have to taste divine. As if they aren’t already perfect, they come in pink and they help out a great cause, The Breast Cancer Foundation. Want it!

Thank you to everyone who entered our draw for the tickets to the Wedding Show. Our winner was Learzi from Toronto. Congratulations!

If you are attending the show, please stop by and say hi to Richard and I. We would love to meet you and hear about your wedding plans.