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How to make a vintage-themed wedding your own
Looking to the past as your step into your future together? Then a vintage wedding is for you. Check out these tips and make your
5 tips for a black tie wedding
If you’re having a black tie wedding, you’ll want to do it right. Here are some tips for making it happen, from announcement to the

You’ll crush on: free printable calendars
While we were wrapped up in holiday parties and toasts and gifts and ribbons and ornaments and all variety of sparkly things, Father Time did

Exquisite Style Invitation
Maybe it’s that beautiful, swirling frame around your names. Maybe it’s the rich ecru paper. Definitely it’s the gold glitter ink! I love this wedding

Rustic Jar Invitation
Rustic and vintage meet in the perfect combination on this wedding invitation. A canning jar design is full of your wording and printed on a

Happy Holidays
The entire Carlson Craft team sends you wishes for a beautiful holiday season. Related posts: Four top trends for 2015 holiday cards Holiday card
Mismatched bridesmaids dresses – do it right!
Matchy-matchy bridesmaids are so last year. Mismatched bridesmaids’ dresses are trendy and popular – and they look gorgeous! When you’re planning your mismatched look, it’s

We’re crushing on…DIY confetti
We know we’re supposed to live in the moment and appreciate the “now” and all that. Yeah, so we failed. Because it’s not even Christmas

Saw it, tried it…crushed it!
Little gifts need little boxes. But what if you don’t have any little boxes? That’s where all those toilet paper rolls you’ve been saving come

Little Man Baby Shower Invitation
Throwing a baby shower for a new little man? Well, then you “moustache” guests to join you with this dapper Little Man baby shower invitation!

Including Fido in your “I do”
We all know that dogs are man’s best friend. So why not have your best furry friend to be the best man at your wedding…or

You’ll crush on: free printable holiday gift tags
Tag. You’re it. As in the one who wins the best-dressed gifts this holiday season. Promise. Because instead of using mismatched stickers or folded up

Be Dazzled Invitation in Gold
I’m a glitter connoisseur. No such thing as too much for me. A little more always makes things better. So I instantly fell in love

Designs from our archives are on trend again
We were cleaning out a storage room and couldn’t believe what we found. Inside old albums were stylish, on trend holiday cards that looked like
Winter wedding cocktails with style
When you’re thinking about cocktails at your winter wedding, think hearty and fun drinks that will warm guests right down to their toes. Hot chocolate,

Ombré Luster Invitation
Ombré color shading is the hottest trend in weddings. Because really, why choose just one color shade when you can have them all? The Ombré

Fun facts about holiday cards
Your holiday cards are all signed, sealed and ready to take to the post office, right? (If they’re not, click here and find the perfect

You’ll crush on: free printable Thanksgiving leftovers labels
Thanksgiving = food. Food = leftovers. Leftovers = send home with guests in old cottage cheese containers and plastic bags and paper plates stapled together…