Peacocks and Paisley Collection

Dolli bee created a new wedding stationery collection created with peacocks in mind. The elegant bird has long been a popular wedding inspiration.

Click here to see the Peacocks and Paisley Collection on Dollibee.com!

 

Top 10 DIY Party Bars

Whether it be a wedding, quinceanera, or a corporate event; everyone one loves a good party! Parties are a chance for guests to dress up, mingle, dance, eat and drink. Parties are also about design and creating an atmosphere. For the planner it is a chance to get creative and be able to play with color, pattern and texture. I love to see all the new trends for parties. One party trend I particularly enjoy is party bars. Okay, I know what your thinking, a bar at a party that is nothing new. I am talking about the DIY kind of bars. The DIY bars are great because it combines all the great things that make up a party. They provide treats, an eye pleasing presentation and a fun activity for your guest to do!

Click here to find out more about the party bars listed below:

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Here are dollibee.com ‘s top 10 DIY Party Bars

1 being Dolli bee’s favorite:

1. Short Cake Slider Bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Popcorn Bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Trail Mix Bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Mimosa Bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Bloody Mary Bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Crepe Bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Cigar Bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. S’ more Bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. Sugar Cookie Bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Tea Bar

Dolli bee Wedding Card Project

Dolli bee got married recently, July 19th 2012.

My husband and I got married at our friends cabin in Sedona, Arizona. If you have never been to Sedona I would highly recommend visiting some time. It is beautiful place and I feel  blessed to have had my wedding there. The wedding was small, we only had about 25 guests. However, we had two receptions following one in Mansfield, Ohio where my husband is from and one in Phoenix.

We were blessed to have so may people to celebrate with us and from those people we received the most beautiful wedding cards. Being a stationery designer I of course could not  throw away these cards! I counted and there was about 80 of them.  But what to do with them, what to do with my beautiful wedding cards?

This is what I decided to do:

1st I scanned them all in to the computer. This took awhile. It was a lot of standing and sitting, standing and sitting. After about an hour and a half of this I had finally had them all scanned and saved on to the computer.

2nd I edited the cards in Adobe Lightroom  and gave them a bit higher contrast and saturation so they popped a bit more. The scanner can make images look dull at times, or at least mine does. However, to avoid this step and save some time you should be able to make adjustments in your scanning software.

3rd I made a background in my design  program 24 x 36 inches. I counted out the cards and created tiny boxes for each one. In my design program I can take an image and “stamp” a shape out of it. So I stamped the square shape out of each card. I liked the idea of focusing on a small area of each card for more abstract look. If you don’t have this capability in the program your using you could always crop the images before placing them into the design.

4th I then added my wedding date at the bottom of design.

5th  I added a sepia tone to the whole design to give a more uniform look.

I am looking forward to having this printed on a large canvas!

To create this look I used Lightroom to edit the photos, Indesign for the layout and Photoshop for the finishing look. However, if you don’t have all of these programs you should be able to create a similar look utilizing Photoshop only. Let me know if you have any questions about creating this design and I would be happy to help!

Dollibee’s Custom Options

Did you know that Dollibee.com clients can make custom changes to our stationery designs?

A recent client chose the Henna Collection and has made it her own. She has customized the design to compliment her 2012 summer atrium wedding in Pennsylvania. Here is a before and after of the Henna Collection:

Before – How the design is represented on Dollibee.com

After – The henna collection after my client has customized the design.

Dolli bee would be happy to answer any questions you may have, email me at: questions@dollibee.com

I am loving Pinterest!

Planning a wedding, redecorating your house, looking for a recipe…..etc….etc…..? Have you checked out pinterest.com?

Pinterest is a fabulous site, especially for us right brainers! Trust me I bet you will become addicted. I know I am not alone on this.

Pinterest is eye candy for all those who love color, scenery, art, food and design. It is a site full of high quality images that allows you to create mood boards and to search visually for whatever you please.

You can look through the images, “like” images and”pin” images into your own mood board. You may also pin images to the site yourself from a website or your own computer. The images you pinned are shared with others on the site.

I love pinterest because I love art and design.  If you decide you love it too, make sure to follow dollibee by clicking here. Happy pinning!!!