Love Cherish Adore is a vintage wedding expo featuring local businesses and product in Adelaide. This time, the winter fair hit it off in Hahndorf, focusing on the wonderful feel and flavours of the Adelaide Hills! Thank you to everyone who came to visit the Sail and Swan stand – I had the best day and loved meeting all of you!!

 One of the highlights for me was getting to meet the stall holders and seeing their beautiful displays and product. I took a lot of snap shots on the day which I will show you below, but also want to say a big thank you to Bridget Quain Photography who took some professional photos of my stall for me! Here are some of Bridget’s photos:








 And here are a few of my own snap shots taken from my phone. How lovely are all these colours! These beautiful flowers are by Amy from Bella in Bloom.

Feeling a bit over the cold winter weather? I'm super excited to show you the result of a recent Winter Wedding collaboration shoot, in which I was lucky enough to feature my new bright and rustic wedding invitations!

These wedding invitations feature rustic fonts such as this loose calligraphy font as well as the old style 'stamp' font which is beautiful to see up close. I illustrated the lovely wreath of flowers which explode in a warm mixture of rich and vibrant colours! My design features yellow billy buttons, soft and flowing petals, dramatic flowers and beautiful leaves. All of this has been placed onto a lovely white textured card which balances the colours perfectly and adds contrast to the design. The backing of the invitations (as well as the front of the RSVP cards) feature a bright wash of watercolours - bold purples, pinks and oranges jump off the page and make for a great statement! For more information on this Design Set or my other Wedding Stationery, click here.

And in case you're wondering..Lucinda May Photography took these beautiful photos and her floral stylist sister-in-law Amy from Bella In Bloom created the dramatic arrangements of flowers. Just because Winter is cold doesn't mean you need to have a cool colour scheme! We went for a mixture of warm, vibrant and bold colours, which stood out and made a statement. We felt inspired to stick with a rustic theme and this forest in the Adelaide Hills was the perfect backdrop! In keeping with the rustic theme,  Sweet Bea’s made this gorgeous 'naked' or open layer cake. We were also lucky to have Rene from The Vintage Bride Boutique on board - her dresses suited the shoot so well. The dress that we featured was a 1950′s original vintage dress which even had a couple of pieces of confetti from the original wedding in it - how beautiful and original! And finally, the make up was done by Make Up to Shake Up and the hair was styled by Hair to Envy Body and Beauty, bringing the whole shoot together and tying things up beautifully.

Hope you enjoy!

These charming Chalkboard Wedding Invitations by Sail and Swan are sure to set the tone for your wedding day! They are a perfect match for a vintage, rustic, farm or garden themed wedding. They feature vintage fonts and lettering, along with charming  borders and flourishes that make for a truly unique design.  The flourishes are made up of smaller details such as swirls, graceful curves and love hearts.

These chalkboard wedding invitations are a completely original design, made by Sail and Swan in South Australia. Sail and Swan also support our local economy and only use suppliers within Australia, so if you can rest assured and know that you are supporting local businesses by choosing Sail and Swan stationery for your wedding day. In case you didn’t know, Sail and Swan also support organizations such as Good Return and Compassion. So every time you make a Wedding Stationery order, you are also helping to make the world a better place. Thanks for your support!
More of our lovely Wedding Invitations can be found here.

Yep that’s right! I have another Free Wallpaper for you to download and enjoy for the month of August :) This one is based on my original illustration titled ‘You Sculpt’ and features some lovely blue and neutral tones. Simply click the link to download and enjoy this pretty design at home or in your work space.

Have any feedback on my previous wallpapers? I’d love to know your thoughts and hear any suggestions or ideas for future projects!

Thanks and I hope you enjoy!

Lauren

I am so pleased to announce that my first Children's Book Illustration project is about to be released! To have my work in a published book is simply overwhelming and incredibly exciting. It was well over 12 months ago that Karina Hudson, a children's book author, initially approached me about illustrating some images for her moving story. After working on the project for so long, as well as waiting on the publishing process which can be quite lengthy,  it is so rewarding to see the end product in the flesh.

Karina holds 3 degrees in Education a Masters in Language and Literacy and she has taught in numerous schools, but in her spare time had taken to writing books. The storyline had been based on her own son's experiences which I find incredibly touching. 'My Two Houses' tells the story of a child who lives with the challenges of being in a blended family (a family that includes children of a previous marriage from one spouse or both). This can be a difficult and confusing time for everyone involved, and Karina had realised from her own experiences that it is important for the children involved to have something to help them through the process. She was saddened to discover that there weren't many books in the market which covered that topic, particularly from a Christian perspective. This was very important to her, and she wrote this book to act as an aid for young children who are walking through family break ups. 

'My Two Houses' by Karina Hudson is now available for purchase here.

Below are some photos from the Pre-Release Book Party.

I'm excited that I'm officially back from holidays now! I certainly missed being away from my work and it's nice getting settled back into things again. I thought I'd show you a few photos from my time away - particularly of the Compassionate Hearts Foundation's Gala Dinner. The Compassionate Hearts Foundation do a huge amount of work to support other charities such as Multiple Sclerosis Society of SA & NT, FreeToBeKids, The Cancer Council, Compassion Australia and Mercy Indonesia. It was an incredibly fun night with entertainment, music, a photo booth, auctions and great company and food. I'd highly recommend getting yourself to next year's Gala Dinner!
For those of you who don't know I actually spent most of my time away in hospital and recovering, but I'm happy to say I'm back on track now and have BIG plans for Sail and Swan's range of Wedding Stationery and other product!
Thanks for your patience while I've been away and I look forward to releasing some exciting projects soon.