march 20 to march 27

Figured out how to take the bus to Ikea... (bus = no extra charge for crossing zones)

Local parakeets outside our street...

V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green

Did you have a pound puppy? I loved mine! Check my personal flickr for more toys from the 80's including He-Man, Jem, Game Boy...

the Food Glorious Food exhibit... see the box of Allsorts in the middle?

The Vintage Furniture Flea has been one of the best vintage markets I have been to. Check out their website for dates and locations. Some things were a bit on the pricier side considering everything has been hand picked and brought to the City of London. I did pick up some goodies such as a vintage kitten drawing, a library catalogue drawer (single), a Kit Kat pencil case (probably not vintage, but still love it) and Robert picked up a cool keychain (with key!) from a Travelodge motel in San Diego (which apparently still exists). Will take pics soon! If you are looking for furniture, I would recommend paying the extra £1 for early admission. It was packed!

indie i do :: lotus events

Indie I Do took place last Saturday and, as always, it was a complete blast! Not only did our Principle Day-of Coordinator, Witty, come hang out with us all day, but we bumped into so many familiar faces and met so many new ones! Sometimes you spend so much time going back and forth over email, that it's good to put a face behind that address. 

Here's some sneak peeks of the lotus events booth display which I am completely in love with. I have to admit that I do struggle with booth displays. Usually, we are so busy coordinating vendors and making sure that everything is being crossed off of our to do list for the show, that our display often gets pushed to the bottom of the list. 

(our mini notebook giveaways for writing all of your wedding planning notes!)

Thanks to Studio Jeanie, Mélanie and Kevin, Flower Factory and Delovely Creative for letting me borrow all of your goodies!

Yes, those are screen printed place settings. Thanks Blue Olive!

Sorry librarians and book lovers, but you have to admit, this is a super cute way to mark your guest tables.

Bride and groom pennants made of felt and strung together with bakers twine. Oh, and my favourite piece, check out the lotus events sign above (first image). We borrowed a chalkboard frame from Studio Jeanie, but 'my handwriting + chalk + being 1:00 a.m. before the show =  not happening', so on to plan B - logo + blender pen = genius!

a prepping we will go

We have been busy prepping our booth space at Indie I Do this year. Want a little something of your own? Come visit us and pick up your own mini notebook. Perfect for jotting down those wedding plans and as an added bonus, there's a little coupon code for those looking for some extra hands to bring together their special day!

Whew. Booth designing is exhausting. Especially when you realize that half the items you could be using is traveling across the world right now to our new home. So, a thrifting we will go! Hoping to find some hidden treasures for a few final touches.

See you there I hope!

Etsy Finds Friday

Etsy Finds Friday is a speckle of random things that have caught my eye on etsy.com. Great ideas and lots of inspiration for your upcoming wedding or to add a little handmade love to your life.

photo credit go to the respective shops listed below

(From left to right)

Top: Vint Condition,  Erica Hammer Calligraphy, kmalinka vintage

Middle: Nervous System, Joanna Rutter, Mignonne

Bottom: Magnolija Dress, No. 144, Topsy Turvy Design

make :: handkerchief wedding invites

Have you seen these vintage handkerchief turned DIY wedding invites from Bird And Banner? You can see the samples that Bird and Banner made for Grace Bonney of design*sponge for her wedding invitations. To make the wedding even more personalized, many male guests arrived wearing their handkerchief invites as pocket squares. Cute!

You can read more about their wedding at design*sponge and Martha Stewart.

Psstt... Etsy Finds Friday will begin again next week!