Elegant and Modern Square Wedding Monograms

My last set of monograms were all in circles so today I introduce my square wedding monograms! Each one can be customized with your wedding colors, names, dates and even location! Check out my etsy site at AurelleDesigns.etsy.com for more great wedding monogram designs!

Its always fun to come up with new designs. I especially love the one with the fleur-de-lis in the background, since I am from Louisiana, they are everywhere! For ideas on how to use these monograms, check out Wedding Monogram Ideas on my blog. There are many different uses for your custom wedding logo or monogram.

A neat idea is to use Snap Fish to create your own memory book. Use the monogram as the first page and it will peek through the cover!

My Wedding Favors.com
is having a 5% off sale right now on all of their favors! Enter coupon code SAVE5 to receive 5% off of your order. Check it out! They have a wonderful selection of favors to use your monogram on!

Speaking of sales... House of Brides is having an offer for FREE bridal veil and shoes with the purchase of your dress! Check it out! Free Bridal Veil and Shoes with the Purchase of Select Wedding Dress Designers

Coming soon...
A whole list of deals and discounts I have found while scouring the world wide web! I'll show you how you can have a fantastic wedding without spending a fortune!

Planning the Perfect Bridal Shower

So, your wedding is coming up real soon and its time for your bridal shower. Your bridal shower is a time for you and your girlfriends and female relatives to get together and celebrate the up-coming event.

Choose the perfect location. Ideally, have your bridal shower will be hosted at your Maid Of Honor's house. If that is not the best location, choose a nice reception hall or a favorite restaurant with a private room.

Set the tone for your party with custom-made invitations. There are several online stores that sell ready-made invitations or go the extra mile and get some custom-made ones. Zazzle.com has some great invitations, personalized and standard, and the prices are awesome!

Another great printing site is Moo.com. They have very reasonable prices and unique styles and sizes. Upload your own custom image or use a ready-made template for that personalized touch.

Decorating can be minimal or all-out... Its up to you! Sometimes, a little goes a long way though. Special favors and treats can make your guests feel important. A great site for those is at MyWeddingFavors.com. They have a huge selection of Bridal Shower favors with lots of options.

Having games at your shower can add a party mood. Bachelorette.com has Bachelorette.com has free games you can download and print right from your computer!

Remember to thank each and every one of your guests with thank-you cards. Pre-printed is fine but put in a hand-written note for each guest to let them know you really care.

Your bridal shower is a day you will always remember. My wedding was almost 10 years ago and I smile every time I think of all of my girlfriends hanging out with my mom there and my grandmother. Happy memories indeed!

New Victorian-Inspired Etsy Graphic Set

So, apparently I'm on a Victorian kick. Maybe its from seeing all of those fabulous "Steampunk" items on etsy. I've made two new Etsy Graphic packages which have sets of graphics for sale items, vacation, etc....

The first one really has that rich chocolate look I just adore:























I really like the way that one turned out. Then I found a fabulous French looking black flower background and that inspired yet another Etsy banner and graphic set. Being from Louisiana
there are fleur-de-lys everywhere and this one just had that feel to it.














































The Shabby Chic font goes just perfectly with the crisp black flowers.

I've got about 40 more patterns that I am really excited about working with but my real life has me at a meeting early in the morning so I'm off to bed for the night!

Banner Design Give-A-Way

I've been working on some new banner designs and monograms for my etsy shop and it occured to me that I really want to do another custom banner for someone's shop. This is your chance to get one for free!

By leaving a comment, that is your entry to the contest. Post a link to my blog or etsy shop from your blog or etsy shop and receive an additional entry!

The giveaway will happen next Sunday and the final design should be finished within one week. :)

Added Some Graphics

Check out Aurelle Designs on Etsy. :)

aurelledesigns.etsy.com

Finally got around to finishing some of my designs!

Banner Re-design Project

In an effort to give banner design a try, I posted in the etsy forum that I was offering free banner redesigns...

There were a few responses and I just finished my first one. I'm not sure what it is about her shop (her items are beautiful), but it was a difficult task. I guess I really want the banner to capture the feel of her shop and hopefully, I have done just that.

Here is the original design:



and a link to her shop:
Luminous Soul Designs

and here is the re-do:





The next one was fabulous and funky! She requested bright colors and a mod feel.

First the original:




and my re-do:




She has the neatest upcycled items!

Check her out at: Happy Accidents

Once Liz received the image, she had a few changes and here are the results of those:




It does look better now :) It captures the mood of her shop for sure!
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The next one I did had a generic sales banner, probably for the holidays...
She makes awesome handbags: AStonesThrow
Here is her new banner... I hope she likes it! I used some images from her shop as the inspiration for the color and design...




It seems like they are all in shades of teal!

More to come shortly - I will try not to use teal this time LOL