Damask

[DAM-uhsk]
noun
1. a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern
2. a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it
adjective
1. having a woven pattern; "damask table linens"
2. made of or resembling damask
[Origin: 1200–50; ME damaske < ML damascus, named after Damascus where fabrics were first made]

I've always loved this pattern, but the more things I find with it, the more I love it. Lucky for me, Damask is experiencing quite a revival right now, so finding things with this print has been easier than I thought. Wedding aside, it is popping up on all sorts of practical things and household objects:

1. Storage cubes from roomitup.com
2. Dishes from Target
3. Lapdesk from roomitup.com
4. I'm not going to lie. If had scads of money and wasn't thinking about a budget, I would buy a couple these sofas and make a little lounge for people to hang out in during the cocktail hour. how sweet would that be? From Urban Outfitters.
5. Laptop bag from Kailo Chic (they also have lots of other Damask bags and even *gasp* earrings!)

ok, here are the earrings ;)


BUT, back to the topic at hand.

Here are some Wedding invitations that fit into the theme:

And there are more where that came from, but you really have to dig. I've gotten some samples from some of these companies, but haven't found the one that is quite right yet. I want the damask AND the tiffany blue on the invite. I've technically already designed my own invitations, but am having trouble printing them, so I decided to see if I could find some reasonably priced ones out there. So far, the blue one in the picture (from www.weddingpaperdivas.com) seems to be the winner. Still waiting on more samples though....

There is a great little collection by Two's Company (www.twoscompany.com), that has some elements I could use:

If they were cheaper, I'd love to get those votive holders for every table, but as it is, I may have to just use them as an accent by the guestbook or something. I'd really wanted to incorporate something with old black and white photos too (ie. our parents and grandparents wedding portraits) so that frame would be pretty hot. Even if I don't use get those, I am, at the very least, getting that album.

Albums and Frames: JZ Rose
Votive Holders: Elizabeth's Emebellishments