Danielle Moss Chicago home tour

4

16 May 2013

UntitledUntitledUntitledUntitledUntitled
UntitledUntitled Untitled
I'm always very delighted to see our products in real homes. This time in Danielle Moss's home in Chicago. Her home is light, fresh and very pretty. Our posters must be very happy living there.....(if they could). 
Spot them in photo ( 3+last one) - Happiness is Made for you, Non Je Ne Regrette Rien.

latest styling

4

30 April 2013

UntitledUntitled
I started styling a taking photos again. Mainly refreshing our current products and developing  a  new website, which should be much more functional and prettier....
This product is one of my favourites lately - a book with almost any text you like, we do wedding vows, poems, reading texts but most popular favourite song lyrics. We have had some really nice review and feedbacks on this product and for me personally it is the perfect gift. Thoughtful, beautifully presented and with hint of nostalgia. 
find our book framed pictures here + at the background a painting from my friend Audrey Walas

packed with love + instagram

6

6 April 2013

DSC_0018
Sorry about being very quite around here. Between celebrating few family birthdays ( including mine - turned 35), I flew to Prague last week to drop my daughter off to my parents, she is there full two weeks of her spring break. We have done it in past, I fly with her, stay couple of days, and pick her up after a week also. It works really well, they love her to bits, she really enjoys spending time with them and it also means we have a childcare to cover her school holidays.

I always try to fit loads of things in that time, going out, extra work, DIY etc. We went to celebrate friends birthday here last night, going to theatre on Monday to see this and to rugby game! tomorrow. Please just don't be too cold....
Between all that we have been working on a new website, blog, packaging, new products, ideas. As usual there is loads of them in my head, but I try to simplify and make wise choices this time. Don't we all these days?
Here is our finished new packaging, very gentle. I love our thank you (product cards), I took inspiration from this, do you remember I featured it here a while back?

One more news - I finally (re) started Instagram ( after ages when I kept losing my password) and you can now follow my work, outings, bits of family life over there too.
my name is : veronikapollard
Let me know if you are on Instagram, I would love to have peek into your life too....

have a great week(end)

spring sale

0

3 April 2013

spring sale
During last weekend we reached 10 000 admires in our Etsy shop.  It's calling for a small celebration so we are offering 20% discount on all items. Head over to our shop and apply code : SPRING after you add items to your cart. Enjoy!

THE CODE IS VALID FROM 3rd April - 8th April. 

sarah & bendrix Etsy shop

bonjour amour, bon jour

5

28 February 2013

DSC_0047DSC_0019DSC_0036
We have a new poster in our shop. And it's truly delicious morning wake up call.
Bonjour, amour, bon jour - Good morning love, have a good day. 
Mint or white background with gold foil wording. Size - A3 - 42 x 30 cm, 16" x 12"

What do you think? Nice fresh touch to your kitchen or bedroom?
Buy it here. 

The posters was created by Audrey Walas for our shop. 

the first snow

0

21 February 2013

the first snowthe first snowthe first snowthe first snowthe first snow
Last year I have decided to start adding other designers to our shop. The first of them is called appropriately - The First Snow. They make wonderful items for weddings, painted cake toppers, posters, table numbers and custom wedding signs. I fell in love with their handmade, hand painted style, pretty details and colours. We now stock some of their items and I'm so happy! They are truly lovely and would finish any wedding perfectly. all available in our shop now - head over here
photos & styling by me

paper garlands

3

14 February 2013

DSC_0132
DSC_0185
Hope you are enjoying Valentine's day, and if you don't celebrate it, just having a good day.

In next couple of days I will be posting about loads of new products from our shop. I hope I don't bore you too much with it, I'm just trying to show you everything before I will be travelling to a different continent next week....more about it later...

I wanted to have these paper garlands in our shop for a long time. They are finally finished and I just love them. You can chose from 8 different types and colours. From yellow to gold and bronze to blue and silver. They are about 10ft (3m) long and would make a wonderful decorations for weddings, parties, kids bedrooms or as a photo backdrop. Some of the circles or flowers are double layered so they create a lovely 3D effect. So pretty!

Do you like them?

you can buy them here or here.


if I was getting married......16.

2

13 February 2013

UntitledUntitledUntitled
This time sweet vintage pink just perfect for tomorrow Valentine's day...Have a great one!
find all photos here

happiness is made for you

2

12 February 2013

DSC_0022DSC_0041
I never really told you about this poster we now have in our shop - Happiness is made for you. I always find it fascinating how people come up with ideas. So if you are interested here is a story behind this poster.
As you might know I'm a huge secret romantic and I love old love stories, nothing cheesy but classical type of romance, sad, eternal love. That kind of feelings people die for.
So when I was reading Love Letters of Great Men , which I really enjoyed by the way, I came across one letter from Napoleon to his wife Josephine. And this is the part of the letter:

" Do not put yourself out; run after pleasures; happiness is made for you. The entire world is too glad to be able to please you......."

So here you go this is my inspiration.  I think we are partly responsible for our happiness and if we believe we deserve to be happy we are more likely be that way.....

delicious letterpress

1

8 February 2013

DSC_0678UntitledDSC_0662
The sun came out for a bit today so I used every minute to take few shots and update some of our products in the shop. I'm in love with the personalised monogram cards we have, especially the pressed envelopes. Just so pretty.
You can buy them here. 
Cards were created by Audrey Walas for our shop. 

for the little ones

0

29 January 2013

DSC_0593DSC_0652DSC_0640
We have a new item in our shop. Bespoke Newborn or Christening framed picture. Similar item, favourite song one has become very popular, especially the one with dark grey background so we decided to add version for little ones.
It would be  a wonderful present for a newborn or his parents, to celebrate Christening or Baptism. You can use children poem, lullaby or  a short story. And add personalised message or name and date on the other side of the book.  It comes with 5 different backgrounds ( pale peach, pale duck egg, white, beige and grey) and white or black frame.
I enjoyed styling of the pictures a lot and had chance to use my wooden toys from Czech. Aren't they just cute?
shop

Valentines day?

2

26 January 2013

DSC_0274
DSC_0203
Do you celebrate Valentines day? if yes do you buy something red and with hearts or something small & quirky? or you don't celebrate it at all?
Once a year I do like a bit of red, not one of my favourite colours, but I think after white cold winter is refreshing to see this bright and uplifting shade.
I took a few shots today for our shop and I hope you agree with me that red or hearts don't have to be cheesy but also simple and modern. And couple little details makes it even more special.

photos & styling by me + our shop
Je T'aime poster created by Audrey Walas for our shop. 

moodboards for next season

0

23 January 2013

IMG_0906IMG_0907
I like creating mood boards. Perhaps it's a habit from my previous work or just an addiction to images (magazines, Pinterest) I admit,  I like to look at nice things.
For next spring and summer I'm thinking  of a bit green/blue, orange, and b&w....
Have you got any favourite spring or summer colours?

Moodboards created by me for our studio from random magazine and Pinterest images.

Je t'aime for ever.

1

18 January 2013

UntitledUntitled
We have added couple new posters to our shop just in time for Valentines. Je t'aime for ever. - I love you for ever. And I think you are magic. This poster is very special almost like a secret message. It's created by blind letterpress and really you can only see it when you get closer. Like a little whisper to someone you love....
Both posters are letterpress printed in UK and you can buy them here.

photos + styling ... me

HAPPY NEW YEAR + food for thoughts

13

6 January 2013


Untitled
Hello there! I hope you had a lovely time over the last two weeks and feeling refreshed and full of energy into the new year. We came back after two weeks with my family, as usual it was wonderful  to be away, dining, drinking, talking and just to be together.
I have also done a lot of thinking over the last few weeks, tried to make few decisions about my work and hobbies. Every couple of months I feel I need to stop and think. I'm normally very impatient and do things very much straightaway without thinking and much consideration. I would like to think I get better as I get older but a not great deal. Like everyone else I feel I need to make a few changes at the beginning of every year, but this year rather then having some resolutions I have only a few goals or wishes.
Last January I wanted to do more exercise and cook more. I started running quite regularly the past year, cooking just tiny bit better than before. One of my "secret goals" this year was to simplify. Everything. I have periods of simplifying and then cluttering back my life but gradually I would like the former to be the main.

This year I would like to read and travel more, be calmer and don't rush things. What about you? Do you feel like changing anything?

One of my small changes will be this blog. I feel over the last three years since I started it's changed a lot. I started it as my project diary, interior design, then I wrote less about myself and mixed all sorts of things. I had issues with feeling too overexposed and publicly visible, wanted to be more anonymous and less personal. I slowly introduced other things as weddings, styling and fashion.

I would like to go back to things I enjoyed doing, taking more photos, creating and styling things, coming up with my own ideas and sharing them with you. Would that be ok with you?

I will be taking a short break from this space, maybe even moving it somewhere else and planning things carefully and with time.

In a meantime I would love if you could let me know what you enjoyed about this blog or if there something what would you like to see more. 

I'm still very much addicted to Pinterest where you can follow me to see what I like and I'll post regularly on Facebook with interesting links and updates on my work.

Once more Happy New Year everyone and see you soon!

image from here

the last gift guide from us

0

5 December 2012

S&B 1
S&B 2
All items are available from our shop - sarah&bendrix. 

Last days for Christmas delivery:

World:

posters + cards - 7th December
framed pictures: 12th December

UK: all items 14th December

gift wrapping - 1

3

29 November 2012

Untitled
There is so many beautiful gift wrapping ideas around these days. Lovely shiny stickers, masking tapes,  bakers twine, satin or velvet ribbons, wrapping papers and gift tags with twist. It can be good fun especially for kids to help with wrapping. You can wrap gifts in their drawings or they can create pictures or names with masking tape.....You can see some present gift ideas over here as well.  and some ideas for diy gifts here. 
Have a lovely evening!

1. Set of gift tags - $8.75 + shipping
2. 2 sheets of word search gift wrapping -$8.50+shipping
3. Black & gold bakers twine -$14+shipping
4. Soft pink gift tags -$3+shipping
5. Happy holidays -$3.50+shipping
6. Large triangle stickers-$3+shipping

gift guide 7 - for him

1

25 November 2012

Untitled
What type of a gift do you buy or make  for a man in your life this year? a husband, dad or a friend?
A music, fashion or a sport lover? here is couple of ideas from Etsy.

1. Music speaker t-shirt-$22.50+shipping
2. Neighbor poster -$75+shipping
3. Leather keychain -$24.50+shipping
4. Waxed canvas rucksack-$198+shipping
5. Favourite lyrics framed picture - $75 + shipping
6. Leather iPad case - $79+shipping

for him & her

2

20 November 2012

UntitledUntitledUntitled
Present ideas from our shop. Posters, framed pictures, cards.....
sarah & bendrix

A FEW THINGS FROM MY LIFE All rights reserved © Blog Milk - Powered by Blogger