I have recently returned from my sisters lavender themed wedding... what a lovely weekend!! Me and my family took inspiration from the fields of lavender in Provence (hence a pic of me in a lavender field!).
So as you can see the lovely rich colours the lavender can give off. This made us think of a lilac colour scheme with some hints of purple, we then got to work with a mood board of ideas...
After the trip I got a start on the wedding invites. I created a few fine-liner pen drawings to then be exposed onto a silk screen. I created about 3 different line drawings which would then allow me to use 3 different colours from the colour scheme. As you can see from the picture I had a bit of a system going.
Here, I have spray mounted on the writing for the invite which is printed onto tracing paper to allow you to see the print underneath.
Me and Mum also hand made some scented lavender cushions for the female guests to take home...
These are some old ones, however you can see below how easy it is to make. You can use recycled foam at home for example the white thin foam which lies under a pizza base is perfect to use or you can buy this foam board from any good arts/craft shop. You can draw straight onto the board or trace and image which you would like to use. Don't make it too thin an image as you will find it hard to cut out the entire shape afterwards. Use a sharp pencil or Biro to impress a mark for the lines, making small dotted marks is also effective. Below I am using a William Morris design onto my foam board, you can pretty much use whatever you like
