Cape Cod Map Save the Dates

These Cape Cod Map save the dates are one of my favorite designs for weddings on the Cape. Vintage and one of a kind, but totally classic, just like Cape Cod.

These brides had some great ideas to personalize their designs - Elizabeth chose to modify my light blue Cape Cod save the date to reflect the aqua color scheme of her wedding with an aqua map and envelopes.

Betsey went with the classic navy blue design, but added a cute heart to the location of her wedding at the lighthouse in East Orleans. Lovely!

Be Soft - Kurt Vonnegut Quote - The World Is a Beautiful Place in Spite of Bitterness

I have a heavy heart over the bombings at the Boston Marathon yesterday - I lived in Massachusetts for eleven years and have many friends who live in the city (fortunately they're ok) - I'm generally an optimist, but I'm not naive enough to think that nothing bad ever happens in the world. I do think that we have to guard ourselves from becoming too weighed down and overwhelmed by it all though - Kurt Vonnegut's quote is a great reminder.

"Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place."

I debated about adding my "signature" to the bottom - I'm not trying to use this tragedy as an advertising vehicle, but I do want to discourage people from selling this image since I'm offering for free for people's encouragement - so here it is as a free printable: (link opens a google doc)

Click here for a free 4x6 printable file of this Kurt Vonnegut "Be Soft" quote

It's Never Too Late to be Who You Want to Be

"For what it's worth, it's never too late, or in my case, too early, to be whoever you want to be." - I saw this quote originally on Pinterest, attributed to F. Scott Fitzgerald - when I looked it up to see if I could find who originally made the quote into a picture, I instead was led to a blog post by my local library: The Curious Case of Misquotation

"Well, it didn’t sound exactly like F. Scott Fitzgerald to me, so I thought I’d investigate. As it turned out my friend believed that it was a quotation from Fitzgerald’s short story “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”. Happily we had a copy of the short story on the shelf … no such quotation in the story.
So … where else might it be? Well, I knew there had been a movie, and I found a copy of the screenplay. Here is the quotation I found:
“For what it’s worth … it’s never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit. Start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people who have a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.”
The screenplay for the film was written by a fellow named Eric Roth, so I think it is safe to say that he wrote these lines"

So anyway, I've re-done the quote - hopefully "the curious case of benjamin button" is more accurate, although "the curious case of benjamin button screenplay adaptaion by eric roth" may be more accurate, it doesn't quite fit :(

DIY Printable Calligraphy Thank You Wedding Favor or Gift Tags

These printable Thank You gift tags are just what you've been looking for if you've been thinking of saving some money on your wedding with DIY wedding favor tags - what better way to say "Thank You" to your guests than these pretty printable calligraphy gift tags? They'd also be perfect for hostess gift tags or to go with your online order packaging, and the best part is that you can print them on any color paper you like to customize them for your wedding colors or packaging.

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For $4.99 you get a printable PDF that you can save to your computer that contains seven pages of tags - one page for each style of tag with ten business card sized tags per page, plus a page with all six "Thank You" calligraphy designs on it, just in case you don't need to print out a whole bunch.
  

Once you download the file, you can print it as many times as you like!

Please note you are buying a file that you print yourself, not pre-printed tags.

Clicking on "buy now" will take you to a screen where you'll be able to see a preview before you buy and a link for you to pay via PayPal, as well as Facebook and Twitter share options. After payment you'll be able to instantly download your file! A link will also be sent to your email address. Easy as pie!

Want your thank you tags to look just like the picture? Get your supplies here:

- Blueberry Divine Twine (blue and white string)
- Oyster Divine Twine (gray and white string)
- French Speckletone Cardstock in "Oatmeal" (brown paper)

other tools you'll need: printer, scissors (or paper cutter), hole punch

These gift tags are for personal use only - please do not sell them, claim them as your own.

Like one tag in particular? These printable calligraphy Thank You tags are also available as individual downloads for .99 each!

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DIY Printable Naughty Nautical Valentines

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They're here! Naughty nautical love notes for your special someone who also happens to like awful puns! For the low, low price of $4.99 you get a printable sheet of EIGHT spicy Valentines designs that you can print on your own computer over and over again!  

Please note you are buying a file that you print yourself, not pre-printed cards.

Including:

"Do I tern you on?"
"Hey there good lookin'"
"Let's Shuck"
"Let's Cuttle"
"Ocean Sailors get blown offshore"
"It's wet down there"
"Who wants to go for a ride?"
"I'm stuck on you"

Clicking on "buy now" will take you to a screen where you'll be able to see a preview of the full printable sheet before you buy, and a link for you to pay via paypal. After payment you'll be able to instantly download your file! A link will also be sent to your email address. Easy as pie!

Naughty nautical love notes for personal use only (adult valentines perhaps?) please do not attempt to sell them, claim them as your own or remove my (tiny, almost invisible) web address from the cards!

Enjoy!

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Free Printable Valentines - Nautical Puns

Free Printable Valentines - Nautical Puns!

Ok friends! I hope you like puns because these Valentines are pretty punny! These are fun and best of all FREE print-your-own valentines for kids and adults alike.

Including:
"Happy Valentine's Day - Hugs and Fishes!"
"I'm glad you're a friend, not anemone! - Happy Valentine's Day"
"You otter be my Valentine!"
"I have an urchin message for you: Happy Valentine's Day!"

You're welcome to print as many as you like and give them out like crazy on Valentines Day, but please do not sell them, claim them as your own or remove my web address from the design. You are more than welcome to share them with your friends online - especially through Pinterest and Facebook!

Directions for downloading your free printable valentines:

1. Click here to download the free printable valentines PDF file
2. You can either print it directly from Google docs, or download it to your computer
3. click "Print"and make sure that "scaling" is turned off, or that "do not scale" is selected - this keeps the design from shrinking on the page
4. Print on white cardstock at a high quality setting for best results

Tips:
- if your printer is cutting off the edges because the margins are too narrow, try clicking "Scale to fit" or "Scale to fit page" in the print menu - you may have to trim the edges
- You can change the print settings to be high quality - for cardstock look for settings like "best print" "high quality" or "premium presentation paper matte"

To see more of my designs including nautical thank you notes and beach wedding invitations visit www.concertinapress.com

Looking for something a little spicier?

Naughty Nautical Love Notes

Nautical Chart Gift Wrap

I love wrapping things up - right now I have an excessive amount of vintage nautical charts - the pieces that I don't use in my handmade books I've been using to wrap up orders, and paired with a little red and white striped baker's twine and a pretty tag it makes a lovely wrapping paper! This order came through my etsy shop as a gift, and so I was happy to wrap it up