Speaking of marriages...

I want to marry this chair at anthropologie. Or at least the fabric, which would go perfectly on a bench cushion in my new gray and yellow bedroom. If you know where to find fabulous stuff like this, please let me know!

Hand Carved Rubber Stamps of you and your fiance!

This is an adorable idea to customize your wedding stationery and favors! Take a look at this etsy vendor lillimandrel for a customized stamp of you and your fiance (or whomever!). For weddings, I can see it on simple thank you cards, favor tags or on the note in your welcome bags.

Andrea Springer's Invitations-A collaborative effort

Many of my clients are designers themselves, or they are people who have a higher level of craftiness but want their invitations to have a sophisticated touch and not look so "hand-done". Andrea is one of these clients. She wanted to use purples and greens, and some kind of floral element for her small but elegant wedding. She knew she could do the assembly on her own so we set to work choosing paper colors and font styles that would work with her vision. Originally Andrea considered a real dried hydrangea on her invitation but then she thought about using some of her grandmother's watercolor illustrations on the invitation. She searched through Grandma's scrap bins and came up with this absolutely gorgeous watercolor of a purple flower. The image was scanned and placed into the invitation design for a truly personalized finish.

I designed and printed the invitation, reply card and accommodations insert, trimmed and scored the stock needed and Andrea put the whole thing together on her own. Andrea sent this note to me today which is so kind of her:

Hi Margot,

Once again wanted to tell you how much I LOVE my invitations! Thank you so much! My family is in awe over them, and I can't wait to send them out! (and to get my copy in a picture frame!)

Thanks!
Andrea

Colorful Bat Mitzvah Invitations

You may only think of Margot Madison Creative as wedding invitations but I love to do all kinds of celebrations. This is one of my favorite Bat Mitzvah invitations that I did for Sofie. Huge color, contemporary design and that awesome varnish detail on each one makes a fun and sophisticated.

Vintage UNUSED stamps by Verde Studio

One of my customers linked me up to this wonderful etsy vendor Verde Studio. Just look at these beautiful vintage stamps! She's got them grouped by style, category and color. You can also make special requests. Perfect for a vintage themed wedding invitation, yes, but don't stop there! They make perfect miniature works of art for crafts, jewelry and more...

Homespun Pillow from Etsy vendor The Still Life

Later in my adult life, (read: when my kids are gone away to college and won't throw pillows on the floor and mercilessly step on them) I'm going to buy pillows like this beautiful one from The Still Life. Delicate doilies on a simple and modern pillow. Love it.