New Design: Ikat

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Happy “New Design Friday”!  Ikat, a bold pattern used predominantly on textiles, is brought to life on stationery.  Use soft complimentary colors or bold contrasting colors to make a statement.  Make the Ikat wedding invitation your very own by selecting your paper, inks and fonts!

2012 New Design Ikat

Like Ikat?  Then you will love other modern wedding invitations from The Green Kangaroo!

As part of our new design series TGK is launching a new design every Friday.  Check back next week for another fresh design suite from TGK!  In the meantime, head over to Pinterest to take a peek at other 2012 new designs!

Painted Glass Votives

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The Green Kangaroo has some pretty great neighbors; our newest of them, Cary Creative Center, was happy to help us pare down our inventory when we made our move in March.  The local non-profit promotes recycling through art and opened up shop with donations from all over the area.  Paper, buttons, bottle caps, and even toilet paper tubes challenge artists to re-purpose unusual, and otherwise discarded, supplies.

I visited the C3 shop to get ideas for upcoming projects and left with a bag full of goodies.  You’ll be hearing more of them, as I challenge myself (and all of you DIYers) to create with a re-use mentality.  What pretty things can we make with what others have left behind?

This week, I’ve dolled up a few small glass votives (found at C3 for a quarter a piece!).  With a little paint and some fanciful silver-leaf, I’ve given these cute glasses a new life.

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I intend to use mine as small bud vases — don’t you think one big bloom would look so pretty set in each one?  If you want to keep them as candle votives, I would suggest using a transparent glass paint.

What DIY projects are on your to-do list?

To see other projects I’m working on for my wedding, check out my handmade bride Pinterest board!  And for other fun projects, I have a diy delights board.

The Wonder of Watercolor

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One trend we’re loving here at The Green Kangaroo is the use of watercolor in various wedding elements! And of course the most essential application for this delicate, artsy theme is on the save the date, invitation and other wedding stationery.

Examples of watercolor wedding stationery

There are so many letter-pressed, hand-painted and DIY options out there, but they can be quite pricy or time-consuming and frustrating if you’re doing them yourself. Luckily, we’ve added a Watercolor design of our own to the TGK Collection!

Some items from TGK's Watercolor suite

Skip the mess (and the cursing) — just choose from our wide array of inks and fonts to create your own watercolor wedding masterpieces.

In case you missed it a few weeks ago, you should check out Kristin’s March post on watercolor wedding details for more inspiration. And see my Pinterest board for more photos.

Images: top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right, center

Nursery: Blue & Green Go Girly

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Last weekend, I had the pleasure of being present as my friend, Bradi, revealed her newly decorated nursery for the first time. What a lucky little lady this baby is going to be! Her room is simply swoon-worthy.

Feeling inspired, I thought it might be fun to start a new Little Joeys series revolving around nurseries and the inspiration behind them. Every few months, I’ll post a nursery board focusing on a fun, new color palette. This month, The Green Kangaroo’s Josie Birth Announcement became my muse. In it’s aqua and green glory, it is simply precious.

Aqua & Green Baby Nursery

Visit my Pinterest board for even more blue, green and aqua nursery love and inspiration!

Images: Bird nest from The Gingham Owl; Josie Birth Announcement from The Green Kangaroo; DIY ombre painted nursery dresser; studded sandals for baby girl; DIY owl mobile; polka dot bloomers with adorable photo from YLK Photography; delightful blue & green baby girl nursery from Project Nursery.