love birds

we recently completed these cute wedding sign-in books for holly's maryland wedding. her and her husband have sleepy time tea and honey together every night and they wanted to capture this cute tradition using our illustration style. we thought they turned out great! thanks holly for letting us be a part of your wedding :)

i do!

we created a few samples of the custom wedding reception treat sacks and boxes for the latest issue of D Weddings!
"The Dallas designers behind Bee Things have given new meaning to the term “brown-bagging it.” Shay Ometz and Jeff Barfoot specialize in screen-printed works on paper, including art prints, posters, apparel, and more. They’ll even put their delightful illustrations on old-school lunch sacks. Opt for their custom-designed paper bags to hold the take-home treats at your reception, and your guests will surely leave with a smile."
thank you D!!!!

HOW about that!

wow! our snack sacks and prints are featured in the july/august issue of HOW magazine and on the HOW design blog! thanks, HOW! win snack sacks and prints here.

speaking of...

a photo shoot for my kids, i want a whole series of photographs inspired by the crewcuts catalog. not only do i love the clothing (but not the price), i love the photography and styling. here are some of my favorite spreads from the latest catalog and some from past issues.

little red fire truck

i really want new professional photos of the kids and i bought my first prop! i found this cute little red engine at curiosities in lakewood. anyhow, thought i'd share.

yay new sofa

so jeff and i just ordered a new sofa from room and board. im so excited to get rid of jeff's bachelor sofa. ick. anyhow, i also have a few pillow options from donna wilson, jonathan adler and filzfelt. i haven't purchased anything yet, still waiting to see it in it's new space.

hoboken

i just got back from a crazy fast trip to nyc, hoboken and essex, connecticut. my good friend, betsy, did a great job as a stand-in model :) here are some of my favorite snapshots.

downy woodpecker

this little fellow loves to hang out in the garden, bobbing about for bugs and seeds and the occasional piece of candy that fell out of your pocket.

p.s. if the grey looks a little lustery, it's because it's metallic silver ink!

downy woodpecker is a limited edition handmade screen print on heavy green apple archival paper. print measures 10" x 14" (25.4cm x 35.5cm), and sits beautifully within the common frame sizes of 14"x18" or 16"x20". first edition of 185.