If you have been following us for awhile and browsed our online store,elli.com, you will notice that we are all about mixing chalkboard design elements with gorgeous typography. We have been receiving a bunch of orders for our Chalkboard Typography bridal shower invitation and we thought it would be so fun to create chalkboard themed… Read more.
2 comments
It is always nice to have a stash of cute gift tags on hand to dress up a gift. Here is a set of six that you can download and print onto card stock and use for any occasion. I designed this set using the charming chalkboard look to add a sweet message with a… Read more.
88 comments
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! We have had too much fun with posts featuring hearts, red roses, glitter. . . and are looking forward to more love themed posts next year. Even though as an adult, Valentine’s Day is about amorous love, I like the grade school tradition of sharing sentiments with all of one’s classmates. So today… Read more.
24 comments
To start the new year of our paper flower series we will begin with the delicate ranunculus. When I had my flower shop many years ago, this was a wedding bouquet favorite. The ranunculus comes in an array of colors but my favorite was this pale peachy pink with the slight green centers. For these… Read more.
68 comments
Happy Saturday everyone! The clever folks over at Seventh Generation invited me to participate with three other crafty bloggers in their Holiday .gif Guide. No that is not a typo. These .gif images are short little videos, bringing our bite sized tutorials to life. It seemed that our well loved upcycled grocery bag basket would… Read more.
9 comments
We are prepping for our FIRST holiday open house at our studio and all of our wine and champagne bottles are dressed and ready to celebrate with both these holiday labels and Jennie’s rustic Christmas versions from the prior post. These are easy to download and print onto a full sheet label paper. Once you… Read more.
5 comments
Happy Friday everyone! A few of you who saw either my spot on ABC World News Now or on KATU News have requested that I show how I made the tissue flower topper. So here it is, super easy to make and guaranteed to make a big impression! I think I will make a bunch… Read more.
36 comments
Since I am still trying to catch up on my posts and have so much more to share before the end of the year I am going to post twice today! You don’t mind do you? As you may have guessed, Jennie and I had such a great time designing the (freebie download & print)… Read more.
17 comments
To round out our Christmas collection of Elli Wrap, here is the Country Christmas petal card, designed by Jennie. I am loving this two-tone green plaid mixed with the kraft paper. This is easy to download and print onto card stock. The PDF has two pages so you can print the inside, flip you paper… Read more.
6 comments
Back by popular demand. . . the petal gift cards all dressed up for Christmas. Here are two versions for you to download and print onto card stock, both with a front and a back (or an inside and an outside). You can then trim the card with scissors and use a scoring tool or… Read more.
22 comments
A few weeks ago, Emily showed this pretty paper napkin poinsettia in our Dollar Store Creative Gift Wrap Ideas (part one) post and we had so many requests asking us to share a tutorial on how she made this beautiful gift topper. Well here it is! I am thinking this could also be a great… Read more.
16 comments
Thanks Jennie for designing this preppy inspired reindeer design to round out our Elli Wrap selection. You can download and print this gift wrap on letter weight paper up to 11X17 inches.
18 comments
Bon Jour! (posting from Paris) Gift tags are a great way to top your holiday gifts. Here are 25 DIY printable tags that we designed for you, all for mixing and matching with the printable wrap (Country Christmas, Urban Holiday, Wooly Woodland) and paper bows posted earlier. These can be printed onto card stock, trimmed… Read more.
62 comments
Happy Friday everyone! Since the three Elli Wrap collections were just too pretty, it seemed logical to use the patterns for printable bows. These are easy to print onto text weight paper and trim so you have a stash ready for this upcoming holiday season. What a great way to dress up any holiday gift…. Read more.
15 comments
And to round out our Elli Wrap holiday series here our third collection of printable wrapping paper. Wooly Woodland includes Forest Friends, Red Knit Scarf and Striped Knit. I designed this set around these adorable woodland animals illustrated by Tara, one of our Elli designers. You can take a look at all her designs that… Read more.
23 comments
Today is the second in our 3 part/style series of Elli Wrap. This collection is called Urban Holiday and includes printable wrapping papers I call Retro Star, Chevron Forest and Faux Bois. Hum, is there a bit of a Mad Men influence here? I designed this group of wrap to coordinate with my own holiday… Read more.
21 comments
I am so happy to finally post our first video tutorial! I have been dreaming of creating video tutorials for this blog for long time so now that the ball is rolling you will be seeing a lot more of me. . . or my hands. I am starting the video library with one of… Read more.
43 comments
Happy Friday everyone! Today we are sharing with you the first in our 3 part/style series of Elli Wrap. This collection is called Country Christmas and features the fabulous designs of Jennie, designer and illustrator for Elli. Jennie has rustic country design perfected (here are a few of her Elli card designs) so it was… Read more.
17 comments
Continuing on with Emily’s thrifty gift wrap theme, above are some of the items that caught my eye at our local dollar store. I am immediately drawn to kraft shipping paper and gift wrap and finding there really pretty prints for one dollar made my day. I wrapped my gifts in both the kraft and the… Read more.
17 comments
Our holiday gift wrap series is getting thrifty today! Lia and I decided to check out our local dollar store for creative gift wrap inspiration. Holiday decor was up and we were down right giddy. As I said in our recent blog post (the one showing our favorite wrapping materials), there are limitless ways to… Read more.
21 comments
Today we are sharing a free printable “just married” banner – perfect for adding a... Read more.
If you have been following us for awhile and browsed our online store,elli.com, you will... Read more.
A great way to get your guests involved in your special day is to have... Read more.
With wedding season in full swing, we think it is the perfect time to share... Read more.
As you know, we are loving all things chalkboard right now. With wedding season upon... Read more.
It is canning time! To help you dress up your jam jars, Jennie has designed... Read more.
Grey, blush and cream tones give a wedding a soft, elegant feeling with a dash... Read more.
A simple and artful way to add a personal touch to a gift or a... Read more.
