Inspirations – Hand Painted Invitations Circa 1940
Jessica kept her Grandmother’s wedding invitation in a frame and learned it was hand painted years ago… To recreate this look, essentially to recreate a moment of history – ah, love the idea!!! Papers
Behind the Scenes – Lilly Pulitzer-esque Watercolor Backdrop for Southern Weddings Magazine
Special projects for our favorite magazines are always the most fun. When Leila at Be Inspired PR emailed and said the gals at Southern Weddings were interested in a painted backdrop…my heart stopped a bit! How fun?! I enlisted the help of my invitation artist/creative assistant and all around talented gal Jess D…well actually Jess […]
Creative in Love – Year Round Mistletoe
One year we literally forgot to put away our mistletoe. Amidst the insane amount of Christmas decor take-down, we just missed it and I’m so glad we did. At first it was the running joke in our house…friends and family made fun of our silly display of household neglect…I can’t remember if it was me […]
A Peek into the Studio – Peaches and Stripe Wedding Invitations in Southern Weddings Magazine
I’ve got my blogging groove back. Feeling rejuvenated and re-inspired after one of the most hectic Decembers I can recall! I’ve been dying to share this painterly project designed exclusively for the readers of Southern Weddings Magazine. I worked with Nicole and the SW Team to create a custom suite of painted paperie fit to […]
A Peek into the Studio – Pink Cabbage Rose, Dahlia and Waxflower Wedding Invitations
Nothing gives me greater joy than sitting at my home studio painting table and having at it. A few months back I transformed the corner of our sun porch into a small painting space. I spend most of my hours each week in a bustling studio with 8 other women – space to spread out […]
Inspirations – Mission Basilica Inspired Wedding Invitations
A new pattern is on the horizon inspired by the archways, columns and flourishes of this stunning Basilica…I can hardly wait! Mission Basilica, Papers, Art Deco Pattern Wedding Invitati0n, Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano
My Story is Art – Engage!12 The Breakers Part I
Every one and a while a project comes along that captures your heart. This is one of those projects. Many of you know from following over the years, I’ve been involved with the iconic Engage! Wedding Symposiums for the past 5 years. Not your typical conference by far, these epic gatherings are a mingling of […]
My Story is Art – Making, Styling, Celebrating and Engaging!
This time of year….this time of year is mine to cherish and revel a bit in twinkling lights on the tree and crisp, snowy breezes outside. I adore winter, the Holiday season and all that comes with. Our annual party invites just went out all decked with my deer sketches from years ago and a […]
A Peek into the Studio – Vintage Lacy Live Oak Wedding Invitations
Our Signature Lacy Tree Invitations have a distinctive charm, a certain swagger; they paint a scene of lazy afternoons or breezes rustling through the branches. Watercolor seems the perfect medium to bring these mini landscapes to life and a touch of whimiscal lacy pattern keeps the look from becoming entirely too serious. Rebecca’s version of […]
2012 Artful Holiday Gift Guide from Momental Designs
Can you believe it?? It’s THAT time of year again?! My shopping spirit is geared up and ready to go this Christmas and of course I’m never short on inspiration. The hubby and I, every year stray farther and farther away from the crowds and monotonous chaos of shopping malls and traffic jams. The hubby […]
Inspirations – Lavender and Silver Vintage Lacy Wedding Invitations
Fresh off the phone with Marissa I’m so inspired by these two lovelies from our Vintage Lacy Collection. This look whether in Petals, Posies, Orchids or Lacy, is such a treasure at Momental. Delicate line-work, elegant but simple blooms and graceful, leafy textures have made this painting technique a favorite of many over the years.
My Story is Art – Painting for the Southern Weddings Launch Party!
A few weeks ago I hopped a plane to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to celebrate with friends. Southern Weddings is a print magazine with loads of style and even more heart. We’re seen twice in their 5th anniversary issue, what an honor!! The Southern Weddings ladies asked us to create a painted backdrop, much like […]