my little sophie

it was actually two years ago that I did my first baby thank you cards, and it was a pleasure to do them for my first niece - sophie. she was only a few weeks old in these photos - she was so tiny!

we decided to make them as postcards, so they would be be easy to send out without the additional cost (or waste) of an envelope! they were printed digitally on 350gsm white card stock as we were only doing a small number of them. we received some lovely feedback, and also a recipient in australia who was expecting herself, liked them so much she ordered some, exactly the same for her baby girl!

sophie just celebrated her second birthday and as she's in enjoying herself in the uk, i sent along the details for her baby tree as part of her birthday present. in the meantime i'm looking after it and watering it for her until i see her in a few months!

here's the birthday girl, all grown up...

the baby "c" miracle

a childhood friend + her partner announced to us all on boxing day that they were expecting a baby. through tears, cries, clapping + giddy excitement we hugged congratulating them - it was indeed a miracle! my friend had been told that she may not be able to have children due to a chronic illness, but despite that, they were a few months in + we were all deliriously happy for them. 

and so the preparations began...

baby shower :: save the date

the ironic thing with this photo, is that they had decided to dress up as juno + bleeker the halloween the year before (even before they were together). this is the money shot. given their love for films + pop culture, the juno poster was perfect for the save the date. there are a lot of personal inside jokes throughout, but that's what makes it even more special!

baby shower :: the invite
having had something a bit more 'decent' requested for the invite, i happily used photos from a photoshoot taken by laku @ lovetruelight. the first one was a bit of fun, going for a diesel look or should i say chisel - for welcomed miracles. the second is what we went for - something very clean with strong imagery.

thank you e-card

lots of pink, balloons, ribbons + baby bottles adorned the baby shower venue. even the mother-to-be was wrapped up! there were lots of gifts, love + cupcakes. success!

finally :: the baby announcement
for the past nine months she had been affectionately known as "baby c" + now she had finally arrived! receiving messages throughout the night, we rushed up in the morning before work when she had popped out. hello little cwensuela danielle chan :) we've been preparing for your arrival, and you're most welcome into our lives. yay!

my baby tree

after realising that my efforts in planting trees in the friends of the earth 2010 tree challenge was burnt + washed away in a hill fire, i wanted to find some other way of doing my part in giving back in some way + making sure we continue to build a sustainable future.

i found out about wwf's 'my baby tree' program + decided to support in the reforestation of rinjani's forest in lombok island, indonesia. i purchased some as gifts for a few new babies of friends + clients - i think it's a wonderful collaboration of life + nature growing together (ok i won't get too sappy). in particular for my clients whom we have done baby announcements + thank you cards, it just seemed appropriate. of course, i got one for myself.

this is him:

he's actually alive + you have to water them every two weeks. shouldn't be too hard... you can keep them in these containers + carry them around, or take them out + plant them. i think i'll keep mine in for now + see how he grows.

you just need to register them online + you get a certificate and they actually plant a tree on your behalf (you can name them) in rinjani's forest, indonesia. you get the details of their coordinates so you can find them on google earth! how awesome is that?!!

mine is tree #1495 + he's a klokos tree, check him out:

i've decided to call him koko.

so to my other fellow baby tree owners - cwensuela, adelyn, romeo + sophie, i hope you look after + learn about your trees. maybe we can go visit them one day :)

note. we will be purchasing a baby tree for every client going forward. yes, we're building a forest.

for non clients - it's easy to get one yourself or as a gift, just go to wwf's my baby tree, they are only hk$149!

whirlwind weeks

the past wee while has been quite a blur - i didn't even realise that august was upon us, and it's the second week already!

within the last month, we've been working through several projects that have been going on for a while, and it's definitely been satisfying finishing some of them off! baby announcements + thank you cards, which i'll post about separately as it was quite a fun project for a lovely french couple and their new little bubba; animated e-cards + invitations; wedding invitations + decorations; and we're just currently tying up the final ends of a young girl's art collection we compiled into a book (98 paintings), yes it's been quite a project!!

with the million of things going on, and constantly checking off the list, i'm having to play catch up on certain others things that tend to be the first to get neglected (such as this years christmas cards!) and here's the calendar for this month...