I can't believe it has been so long since my last post, almost a whole month! My little snuggler loves attention, and well lets be honest I love giving her attention, so its a win win situation. As mentioned in my last post I wasn't quite happy with the baby announcements so I tweaked them just a little!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE coral and pool together so I decided to change the background to a lovely white, which I think really makes the design elements stand out. The finished announcement is a poster inspired by modern design and simple shapes. The announcement folds into three parts. Upon opening the pool envelope our family and friends are greeted by the message "We are delighted to be introducing our baby girl", the next section depicts a super cute elephant adorned with her name, and a little sign "hello." Finally the last section includes all of the important details day, weight and length.

These announcements were so fun to make, I can't wait to send them to our loved ones! I hope they enjoy receiving them as much as I enjoyed working on them!

I think I will also add a little photo with each announcement as well!

{Baby announcement}

Happy Friday Everyone, while my little one sleeps I will take a little bit of time to share her cute birth announcement with you all. I am not sure if this is the final design yet as I am still playing with colours. I was thinking of adding hints of blue or possibly even brown, or I may even try a different design. Its such an important design that I want it to be just perfect for our little miss.

For this specific design I was inspired by mid century posters. I wanted to create a poster announcement that had an unconventional shape, had a simple colour palette and was more illustrative. I also plan on including a snap shot of Kaisa with each poster.

Check back for the finished product!

{Little Miss}

Introducing little miss Kaisa, she is definitely the boss in our house and of our hearts, our greatest creation yet and already quite the inspiration!

It has been a very busy month and I've had very little time to commit to my blog and design work. However, as we all get settled I hope to update my blog on a more regular basis. In honour of our snugglers 1 month birthday tomorrow I am sharing her cuteness with you today.

Enjoy your day and stay warm!

{le petit hiboux mobile}

Hi everyone, it has been a incredibly busy, but amazing week with the surprise arrival of our bundle of joy Kaisa, our little girl was born on Januray 8, 2011 6:08pm weighing 5lbs. 6oz. She has already stolen our hearts. I wanted to quickly share my labour of love. I made a baby mobile for Kaisa while she was still safely in my womb, all warm and cozy and kicking while I worked away on my trusty sewing machine.

I worked on this cute hiboux mobile in my spare time while relaxing at night with my wonderful husband Mark (who is a natural at being a dad). The design was inspired by various other mobiles that I saw, but not just one design. I wanted something modern, yet colourful owl themed and handmade. It was such a fun project, looking forward to working on some others that I have planned soon.

{Anna Emilia Laitinen}

These incredibly gorgeous illustrations are by a very talented Finnish illustrator

Anna Emilia Laitinen. I love the delicate strokes, and soft palettes that she uses to bring her paintings to life.

One of her lovely, lovely prints can be purchased from her online shop