Category Archives: Look Book—Stay Inspired!

cool things we see around

Polka Dots & Confetti!

Oh. My. Goodness. It was a busy, busy, busy holiday season for all here at our T.H.E. studio. Thanks to all who made this winter/Christmas/Hanukkah/holiday card season a big success for us… we so appreciate your support of our work. Looking ahead, it’s just a short few weeks before the ball drops and a New [...]

A Little Bit of Lace

Hey guys! It’s Emily, here. I just wanted to make a quick board of lace inspired invitations! Lace can be the perfect addition to a feminine and vintage themed wedding. Here are a few different ways to incorporate the fabulous material! 1) Cut and Paste designed the beautiful invitations featured on Oh So Beautiful Paper [...]

Hand Illustrated Look Book

This new year has been busy, busy, busy… as you may be able to tell from my seriously slow blog frequency. Thankfully, help came along at just the right moment when Emily walked in the door seeking an internship for this spring. Emily is a 5th year senior in graphic design at University of Tennessee [...]

Wave Your Banner High!

Here and there and everywhere: I’ve noticed this trend of cool, fun banners everywhere I look. Check out some of these perfect banner motifs… and wave your own banner high! 1/ DIY Stamp tutorial showcased on Oh So Beautiful Paper by Antiquaria. 2/ Ex Libris banner book plate rubber stamp by Extase on etsy.com. 3/ [...]

A Post Post

Here at T.H.E., we love snail mail. In a world filled with the hustle and bustle of digital media (I’m not a hater… I’m blogging, after all), isn’t is so special to receive something fun in your mailbox? I’ve compiled an assortment of inspiring and creative mail-oriented products. Next time you want to send something [...]

Baby Mania

Last summer, things were getting hot in more way than one… we’ve had a plethora of baby announcement consultations in the past few weeks. It seems that everyone is about to pop here any day in May. We’re currently working on four different birth announcements, and it got me reminiscing about some of the cutie [...]

Frills and Spills!

Is there anything more feminine and downright ‘girly’ than ruffles? Minus the old school man’s tuxedo shirt, ruffles have always been for and about women. I am very fond of just about anything ruffled, so this was a particularly fun feature for me… we actually have the shower curtain featured from Anthropologie in a green [...]

Stuck on You…

I’ve always had a soft spot for appliqué. Often used in quilting, appliqué, in its broadest sense is a smaller ornament or device applied to another surface. The word appliqué is a french word that, in this context, means “that has been applied”. In the context of sewing, appliqué refers to a needlework technique in which pieces [...]

What’s your TYPE?

What’s the difference between a graphic designer an an illustrator? What makes a good graphic designer good? Nine times out of ten, it all boils down to type. Illustrators, artists, interior designers, architects, and landscape designers all appreciate color, balance, symmetry, texture and layout, but only graphic designers are absolutely crazy about typography and use [...]