Boarding Pass Invitations

 

This set of custom invitations was really fun to work on. Celebrating the ninety-fifth birthday of a world traveler who has been everywhere from Alaska to Africa we knew they had to be something special. For these boarding pass inspired invitations we used a heavy gold card stock, designed matching labels and other details, and used string tie envelopes to add to that vintage feel of an important document with mid-century charm. To see more of our custom invitations please visit us here at Farouche.

LOVE

A big love, pure and simple. So far we have one sweet apricot, as well as a blissful rose colored option in the shop for our newest print. We are thinking about adding two more color choices... so, if there is a color you would love be sure and let us know! Thanks for stopping by, we hope your day goes swimmingly!

Ocean Inspired Wedding Invitations

Over the years I have been approached by many customers to make the unique wedding invitations they have been dreaming of but, were unable to find. It has been such a joy learning about the love stories and adorable secrets each couple has. As time passes I am delighted when I get to see them start a family and continue on their journey.

This ocean inspired set was the very first wedding invitations I ever designed at Farouche. The bride is from the west coast and the groom from the east coast. To avoid choosing sides, the couple decided to have their wedding in the Caribbean. Since not everyone could make it to the event they had a cocktail reception for guests in their home towns. The mother of the bride was a huge help in finding the right style for the invitations. Their family loves the ocean and are avid travelers. She really wanted to bring the beach to those who were unable to make the journey in a way that was fresh. Years later, I still love the clean design of this set.

Do It Yourself Magazine

 

Life has been full of excitement lately! Earlier today I found out that two of our Farouche prints made it into the summer edition of Better Homes and Garden Do It Yourself magazine! So very often pieces get considered for use in magazines, but end up getting cut for one reason or another. It is always a pleasant surprise when it actually happens!

Farouche Shop

We have been cooking up something special here at Farouche
over the last several months and we are now ready to share it with you!

Farouche began in 2007, making cards, gift tags, and posters from our tiny studio in Santa Cruz, California. Over the years we have been asked more and more frequently if we would design custom wedding invitations and special items for people who could not find them anywhere else. To house all of our work in one place Farouche now has it's own website. Currently it is in a soft landing stage while we round up more images from past events and work out any kinks.

We cordially invite you to come take a peek at our custom pieces, weddings and floral work. You will also find all of our regular line, wholesale items, and our ever growing page of free goodies.
Also, we must give thanks to everyone who has helped us grow over the years!
We never could have done it without you.

Firecrackers...

Firecrackers, smoking jackets and martinis don't mix!

Many people asked for our drinking inspired gift tags to be made into a wall print and at last it is finally here! It comes in three colors to best match your boozing habits!

Have a great weekend everyone!

And the winners are...

A big thank you to everyone that entered our giveaway. For this round, the winners are Sarah Sorensen and Suzanne Rockwood. Please email us your address and color choice to farouche@cruzio.com. To all those that did win this one don't fret, I am sure it wont be long until are next giveaway!

Farouche Giveaway!

For a little while now our wonderful customers have asked us to extend the color choices of our popular "you are here now" prints. So many people asked that we thought we had better listen. Since they are now available in four new bold colors we realized that there isn't a better way to celebrate than with a giveaway from our shop, Farouche!

We are pleased to be giving away one of our prints to two lucky winners! The best part is that you even get to pick which of the colors you want for your wall. For your chance to win you must either be a follower of this blog -or- a fan of our Facebook page. To enter please leave us a comment below. Contest ends Monday, October 17th. The winner will be announced Tuesday, October 18th so make sure and check back to see if you have won!

And the winners are...

Thank you to everyone who entered, it was wonderful to see the turnout for this giveaway. Thank you for so many sweet comments!

Congratulations to Cindy Maxwell and Despina Vnt for winning this giveaway. If you both would please email us your address and color choice for the print (coral or yellow) to farouche@cruzio.com, so we can send them off to you as soon as possible.

Farouche Giveaway!

To add even more joy to the summer we thought we should celebrate with a giveaway from Farouche! We are proud to be giving away one of our "Call It Fate" prints to two lucky winners! You even get to pick which of the colors you want for your wall. For your chance to win you must either be a follower of this blog -or- a fan of our Facebook page. To enter please leave us a comment below. Contest ends Monday, July 11th. The winner will be announced Tuesday, July 12th so make sure and check back to see if you have won!

Call It Fate

"Call it fate, destiny, luck, or possibly even a little serendipity.
No matter what you call it, my life will forever be more wonderful with you in it."


This is our new Farouche print, currently offered in two versions- deep coral or chartreuse. Now available in here. We are very thankful that Miss Olivia the dove didn't mind posing for the photos. I think she liked being in the spotlight.

Giveaway

Spring is my favorite time of year. The birds seem to sing a little louder, the grass looks a bit greener and all of those lovely spring bulbs start to pop their pretty little heads out of the ground.
So, what better way to celebrate the changes outside with a little change inside for your home too?! We are pleased to be giving away a "you are here now" print in the medium size from Farouche to two lucky winners! The best part is that you even get to pick which color.

For your chance to win you must either be a follower of this blog -or- a fan of our Facebook page. To enter please leave us a comment below about one your favorite things about spring.

Contest ends Tuesday, March 15th. The winner will be announced Wednesday, March 16th so make sure and check back to see if you have won!

Happy Happy

Fresh from the farm stand, happy happy giclees are now available in a delicious apple green!

November Giveaway!

It's giveaway time again! We are pleased to be giving away two sets of Farouche Holiday Cards to two lucky winners just in time for sending out to friends and family this holiday season! Both winners will be able to pick out which cards best match their taste. There are the Seasons Greetings from the little squirrels in two color choices- regular and subtle. As well as the ever popular Holiday Deer cards.

For your chance to win you must either be a follower of this blog -or- a fan of our Facebook page. To enter please leave us a comment below about one of your favorite Holiday traditions.

Contest ends Sunday, December 5th. The winner will be announced Monday, December 6th so make sure and check back to see if you have won! Happy Holidays everyone!

October Giveaway

It's giveaway time again! Are you ready for this month's giveaway from Farouche! We are pleased to be giving away a "Follow Your Heart" print in the medium size to two lucky winners!

For your chance to win you must either be a follower of this blog -or- a fan of our Facebook page. To enter please leave us a comment below about your favorite Halloween costume. It could be a costume you wore or maybe even one you made for your child or grandchild. My favorite costume growing up was being half of a two-man horse. My best friend and I trotted down the lane with a feedbag full of sugary treats.

Contest ends Sunday, October 31st. The winner will be announced Monday, November 1st so make sure and check back to see if you have won!

And the winner is...

I guess, even when rowing, the trick is to keep breathing. It was such a delight to see all of the entries for our September giveaway. It is finally time to announce our winner. Will Claire of Heart Handmade please email us her address and color choice to farouche@cruzio.com. For everyone else who did not win this month's giveaway be sure to check back again in October for our next giveaway. We wish you a splendid week ahead!

September Giveaway!

It's that time again! Are you ready for this month's giveaway from Farouche! We are proud to be giving away one of our "The trick is to keep breathing" prints to one lucky winner! You even get to pick which of the three colors you want for your wall. For your chance to win you must either be a follower of this blog -or- a fan of our Facebook page. To enter please leave us a comment below. Contest ends Saturday, September 25th. The winner will be announced Sunday, September 26th so make sure and check back to see if you have won!

Follow Your Heart

A few of our wonderful friends asked us to make a new print out of our "from the heart" card. It took us a while to get around to it with all of the other goings on in our little shop. Now it's finished and ready to fly off the page and into your heart. We wanted this print to have the same feel as the card, but bring something different and a little more special to your space. So follow your heart here if you would like to take a better look.

The trick...is to keep breathing.

Well, here it is, what do you think?
I must admit, I had fun designing this with all of the fanciful calligraphy swoops. If I was ever to finally give in, and get a tattoo it would probably look a little something like this. The thing about tattoos is that they are well, rather permanent, and I am not so sure I would want to live with anything for the rest of my life- except my darling Joseph of coarse.

I have always loved this sentiment. It is so simple, yet has applied to many moments and situations I have found myself in over the years. From keeping calm after someone really frosted my cookies, to yoga and even the time we flipped the boat while white water rafting. The trick, time and again, was to simply keep breathing.

We have added three colors and sizes to the shop if you would like to take a peek here. We hope you have a great week ahead!

And the winner is...

Congratulations to Mama Mel for winning our August Giveaway! Please send us your address and color choice for the Make do and Mend print to farouche@cruzio.com.

A huge thank you to everyone who participated! It was great finding out what all of you like to create. Such a nice surprise to see everything from homemade ice cream, to quilt making show up in the comments section... what a talented bunch you all are! If you didn't win this giveaway there is always next month's... so be sure to check back soon.

If loosing this little giveaway has got you down we do have another solution you could try... there is an instant collection of trophies available from the Doo Dah Factory shown above. So, if you feel like you never win anything, why not pick up the collection and make yourself the honorary winner of every contest ever you wanted to. I think I would make myself a trophy that declared me as, "California's Best Hot Chocolate Maker Ever."
We hope you wonderful week ahead!