Paris is the Theme

As I mentioned in my first post, I have been preparing for my daughter's 1st birthday. Her name is Madeline so I thought it would be fun to base her party theme on all things related to Paris. Why? The name, Madeleine is the actual French version of Madeline. Also, my daughter's name, is from the popular classic books about a little girl with the same spelling of the name, living in Paris. I am not sure if the party will be entirely based off of this character, but I will probably focus more on items that represent Paris, such as the Eiffel Tower.

I was at Trader Joe's today doing my weekly market shopping. I love Trader Joe's! I don't go there as often as I would like to since there are other markets much closer to my house. I have always been drawn to the food labels and box designs that are produced by Trader Joe's. They use very simple and clean styles to sell their products.

I came across this pasta sauce bottle. I have never tried it, but because of the way the label looked, I did not hesitate to place it in my cart. It is nothing fancy, but it has a vintage look that has me constantly staring at the bottle. I love the old Parisian style and many of them like to use borders around their text. Borders will definitely appear in the printed invitations.

About FLIPAWOO

Background:
With a professional graphic design and marketing background for over 10 years, I finally decided to set-up my own Etsy shop on 11/19/2010. This new little adventure is not only unpredictably hectic, but absolutely exciting. It has definitely made me busier trying to balance my work and family life. I have dark under eye circles to prove it, but I wouldn't trade it for anything else!

Since I also enjoy researching information and discovering new projects, I hope to make this blog a place where I can share these design ideas and give away FREE printable files.

What is FLIPAWOO?
It is an acronym for, “First and Lasting Impressions Personalized for Announcements, Weddings, and Other Occasions”. Honestly, I didn't start out thinking that this name would be perfect for my business. It was a name that my husband would repeatedly use towards me during an embarrassing moment. I will obviously not go into detail of what he meant by it, but I ended up thinking that it would be an interesting and unique name to use for my invitation design business. Look at other strange names such as Google, Yahoo, and Zappos and see how popular they have become!

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