HAPPY FRIDAY + SOME LINKS

Happy Weekend! 

I'm so excited about this new floral print, now in my shop as an 8' x 10'! 

Some favorites from the week... 

*Society 6 is having a great promo right now, $5 off and free shipping! Only through this link

*Just love this vignette 

*Cutest poppy socks from Anthropologie

*Color inspiration on these coasters from Lief Shop

*Science meets Botanical wedding inspiration, amazing!

*Love this quote 

*Love this sleeves and print on this dress from Anthropologie

*This folksy painted wall and door

*Christmas is everywhere all of a sudden and the cute ornaments killlll me

Have a great one guys! 

XO 

HAPPY FRIDAY + SOME LINKS

HI! It's Friday! 

Hope y'all had a wonderful week.  Mine's been filled with painting like crazy and a couple really amazing photo shoots. It's been rainy all week so if that continues through the weekend I will use my time to continue working on holiday products! Really excited to share some new things soon. 

And of course some favorites from the week: 

*Loved this post on Upperlyne about preparing for the Freelance life

*This Iceland elopement (of course I'm obsessed)

*This bride and bridal party style. Everything!

*Can't wait to get my hands on some home goods from Target's fall collection

*This color palette (and the photo is so beautiful!)

*I need a little black cross body bag and this guy might be just perfect

*A sweet print by Katie Daisy

*Petal Confetti Push Pops, why not!?

*This tie front blouse from Free People

XO

HAPPY FRIDAY + SOME LINKS

Happy Friday my friends! 

Hope your short week was great.  It's funny because I definitely enjoyed the extra day off this week but then fitting everything into a four days is just a little too much scrambling! I'm looking forward to a busy weekend ahead.  Most of my weekend will be spent organizing, doing some cleaning out, and getting my shop all restocked and in order for October approaching.  Once October hits theres noooo going back! It always seems like endless excitement, events, and orders as the holidays draw near.  I am so looking forward to this time of year.

As always a few favorites from the week:

*Just loving the colors and textures in this photo

*A beautiful bouquet to serve as painting inspiration!

*An inspiring, artful Wes Anderson inspired wedding

*These fringe boots are ridiculously cute and a good price

*This pleated jumper from UO, I love the look of long sleeves or a turtle neck under a cute dress for fall

*Another colorful, textural, inspiring pin

*The sperry duck boots are so comfortable (they were my life in Iceland) and I'm loving this new color!

*I started a new Vintage board on pinterest for all my random finds

*Society 6 is offering a free shipping promo right now, follow this link to receive the deal

*And in case you missed my post yesterday, I added six new prints to my shop and have some older designs on sale for only $10!

XO

SUMMER BREAK

Hi lovlies, it will be a little quiet around here for the next couple weeks as I take a summer break to travel and then gear up for new fall projects! 

There are away messages on my shop and e-mail that explain the process for leaving a custom order request. In the meantime, you can follow our adventures on instagram!   I cannot wait to share photos when I get back and also all the things I've been working on this summer. 

Have a wonderful beginning to July!

XO 

HAPPY FRIDAY + SOME LINKS

print in my shop

Happy Friday lovelies! 

As we do, here are a few things I loved / read / bought / lusted for... 

*The bando party house styled by Emily Henderson is oozing with inspiration (also love Emily's new brand refresh)

*I've had my eye on this dress from Free People

*Giving in to the trend of lace up shoes, I love how they look on. Bought these from Topshop 

*Again with the ties, but I love these

*Too many cute white lacey things on F21

*Juley's post about social media and unfollowing

*This video about mans best friend (I shed some tears)

*This black and white beach shoot

*Stella McCartney resort, just stop

*This color combo

Have a beautiful weekend! 

XO

HAPPY FRIDAY + SOME LINKS

Inspired by this quote this week.  I might have to make a version with some blooms before adding it to the shop! 

Some things I'm loving from around the web:

*Adventures in cooking blog's kitchen remodel, so dreamy

*This DIY copper ladder, simple to make and looks great

*Dusty pastel hues, especially in the form of shoes - pink / lilac / blue

*This colorful, inspiring fashion shoot at Salvation Mountain

*This dress, a fun one for summer weddings

*I've been drawn to minimalism lately, blog milk has the best posts

Enjoy your weekend! 

XO

AUTUMN HOLIDAY TABLESCAPE | INSPIRED EVENTS FOR OCCASIONS MAG

Priscilla of Inspired Events recently asked me to contribute a couple items to her fall table scape for a styling challenge from Occasions Magazine.  I was more than happy to create this menu in such an inspiring color palette.  These images really make me ready for Thanksgiving next week! Our table scape was chosen as one of six finalist.  You can vote for your favorite on Occasions Facebook page right here, simply be liking the photo (contest ends tomorrow). 

Styling: Inspired Events // Photos: Naomi Chokr // Florals: Victoria Blooms // Rentals: The Reserve Vintage Rentals // Calligraphy: Shannon Kirsten // Linens: Linens by the Sea 

HELLO OCTOBER : INSPIRATION

sources: bed / living / coffee / entertain / candles / leaves / bones / kitchen 

Welcoming October with open arms, it's definitely my favorite month.  The weather cools down and the hustle of the holidays is near.  It it a good transition month and promises of much excitement ahead! I love fall color palettes and entertaining, it's a time to get a little more rustic and dark.  The first photo of the bedroom is my main inspiration for this season, I'm obsessed with that rusty color.  You should probably click the link and view that entire home tour (via because I'm addicted).  It's just beyond.  

Happy October!  I think I will finally allow myself to partake in pumpkin spice today! 

xox 

RECENT WORK: SOMETHING SEASIDE {A SNEAK PEEK}

A sneak peek of a little project I sent out for a photo shoot this week.  I love the color palette and just know I'm going go crazy when I see photos from this day! 

xx

INSPIRED BY

images here + more

...these neutral colors and interesting textures.  This palette inspires me so much that I dedicated a board to some creamy, natural images (link above). 

May has flown by and I haven't blogged much lately.  We've had some personal things going on that have left me a little uninspired.  Plus with traveling for work I can't seem to feel caught up.  I guess everyone goes through this once in awhile.  I'm trying to find new ways to get inspired, look beyond my normal sources of inspiration, and experiment with new techniques.  What are some ways you get your groove back when you feel it's long gone?  I'll be pinteresting hard core this weekend, finding new things and artists online, a fresh perspective, usually helps me. Be back to normal with some new works soon. xox

LATELY

A few snaps from the past week or so via my iphone / instagram (follow along @shannonkirsten)

Lots of coffees, spring-y things, and trying to get some cooking in when I have the time.  We started an herb garden recently and I just love going outside to clip them before I start cooking dinner.  I've also been trying to make the perfect iced coffee at home (i.e. rather than starbucks every day).  I haven't quite got it right but I will surely share the recipe when I'm pleased with it! Be back with some fun new projects soon. xo

RECENT WORK: AQUA & PEACH SEASIDE WEDDING

I created these watercolor invitations and drift wood place cards for this GORGEOUS seaside shoot captured beautifully by Michelle March.  These are all so dreamy, I can't stop staring. 

featured on 100 layer cake yesterday, see the full post here

Photographer: Michelle March Photography / Videographer: Michael Burgos Films / Concept: Better Half Weddings & Cloud 9 Bakery / Hair: Hair Dance / Makeup: Rachel Mayer Makeup / Florals: Julia Rohde Designs / Cake: Cloud 9 Bakery / Paper Goods: Shannon Kirsten Illustrations / Vintage Rentals & Styling: Unearthed Vintage / Vintage Map: Pampered Paperie / Jewelry: Funkin’ Vintage

SHOP UPDATES : NEW PRINTS & CUSTOM DESIGNS

I am excited to add a few new prints to the collection (and photographed some older favorites).  There are also some new listings up for save the dates, cards, and new watercolor suites.  The suites can be ordered "as is" or they can also be customized to suite the colors and florals for your wedding.  The new prints are all in stock and ready to ship within a few days of purchase.  For custom invitation orders e-mail me at shannonkcouch@gmail.com.  

I hope you enjoy the new items and can't wait to add even more soon. 

Thanks for your support. xox 

A DAY FOR LOVE

images via here + more love inspiration

Happy Valentines Day.  Hope you share it with the one / people who make you the happiest. 

xoxoxox

BLACK ESSENTIALS

 Leather Cap (similar at Forever 21) / BDG High Waist Cigarette Jeans / Alexander Wang T-Shirt / Bottega Veneta Sunglasses / Alexander Wang Duffle Bag / Nike Dunks / Lonely Hearts Lingerie Set / Fedora / Michael Kors Watch / Clutch / Ballet Flats / Merry Mishap Earrings / Nasty Gal Heels

In my opinion, you can never have enough perfect, black, staple items.  These are some of my recent favorite finds.  More black inspiration here

xo

INSPIRED BY: CREAMY TEXTURES

images found here, along with more neutral textured inspiration

A bit of inspiration for the week.  I've been so inspired by neutrals lately.  To the point where I spent some time cleaning up my Pinterest this week and dedicating a few new boards to "natural" colors and elements.  I'm looking forward to directing these ideas into new projects sometime soon.  As for now, I'm just trying to stay up on e-mails, calligraphy, and creating a spring line of prints and cards! Exciting! 

Hope everyone is having a lovely week! Stay tuned for some new work posting soon. xox

PAINTED INSPIRATION

I am so inspired by these paintings, they are just so interesting.  I totally thought they were photos the first time I came across Amy Judd's work.  I also love that the color palette is very soft and neutral.  Amazing!

Paintings by Amy Judd

found here

BEHIND THE BRAND

images:

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8

As I've been fine tuning my brand (s) lately, I started a private board on Pinterest, just for me, to organize my inspirations and thoughts.  I have been extremely selective in pinning things that really speak to me, things that have a mood to suit me, and only colors I want to use in my design and packaging.  This is one reason I truly love Pinterest, it's been so helpful to refer to while designing and choosing colors, etc.  I am a completely visual person (go figure) so I can't even tell you how great this resource is to me.  

Sometimes we don't really know why images speak to us...but I think that's fine as long as they are making us feel something. And that's what has happened (to me) so far.  I'm proud of myself for being patient and thoughtful about this process (cue New Year's resolutions).  I am excited for all of the new things I have to offer in the coming months (design and photography wise).  I hope you'll continue to follow along and always feel free to share comments and suggestions.  

Happy weekend!  xx