Our Save the Date Card!

James and I have sent out our "Save the Date" cards, hooray!

We wanted them to be like fun postcards, so we photographed ourselves and I designed the layout, what do you think?

Then we had them printed with details of the wedding and lines for the recipient's address on the back. We had so much fun taking the photos, and our friends and family loved them!

The Tastiest Job in the World

Today I am photographing these cupcakes for a freelance job, I have been asked to create a series of photography tutorials for a website about cake making and decoration. I'm so happy I got this job, really looking forward to writing these articles. The only problem is I will probably end up eating all the cakes afterwards...

Pomegranate Pattern

Do you remember this pomegranate pattern mood board? The pattern design is now finished, and here's the result!

This design was inspired by the intricate shapes and vivid colours of the pomegranate. I think it will be suitable for textiles and home products.

This pattern is available for licensing now. Contact me on lisaedoff [at] gmail [dot] com if you are interested in purchasing this pattern.

I Have Ordered My Wedding Dress!

It is not this one, but equally beautiful!

I am so excited, I wish I could show you what it looks like but I want it to be a surprise. Besides, I won't actually get it until April, and then I will have a fitting with the right shoes and accessories. I can give you some small clues as to what it looks like; it's more white than cream, it has got a train and my favoruite detail - lace. But most importantly: it's my dream dress!

Photo by Tamara Lichtenstein

New Year's Eve in Stockholm 2011

James and I celebrated New Year's Eve in Stockholm with friends, and we had a smashing time! I hope 2012 will be as good as the end of 2011. Here's our New Year's in photos...

We kicked off the evening with a Cosmo at my friends Ulrica and Jimmy's flat.

Then we headed to "Le Rouge", a very fancy French restaurant owned by Swedish celebrity chef Melker Andersson.

The interior was inspired by "Moulin Rouge" it was beautiful.

Sofia checking out the menu. We all had a special 5-course New Year's menu.

The first course was a lobster a shrimp dish that was just heavenly!

Jimmy and Ulrica

I forgot to take a proper photo of my dress, but if anyone was curious it was no 10 of these dresses.

The main course was the best beef I've ever had! It just melted in your mouth.

Johan and Daniel

The dessert was another winner, chocolate fondant, vanilla ice cream and red berries, mmm!

For the New Year's countdown we went across the street to Skeppsbron which overlooks the water, and looked at the fireworks.

After that we went back to Ulrica's for some more drinks...

But eventually I switched to tea, party animal as I am! The next day Ulrica and Jimmy spoiled us with an amazing breakfast, a perfect ending to a fabulous evening!

The Big {A Piece of Lisa} Year Review - 2011

Today is the last day of 2011... It was a very exciting and important year for me - and this blog - in many ways. Let's take a look at the best highlights throughout the year!

January started off with a new design for A Piece of Lisa, I made these illustrated navigation buttons and a new layout for the blog.

February brought a little adorable new life, James' niece rachel was born!

I also posted this extremely yummy recipe: Chocolate and Cheesecake Muffins.

March was all about food, James and I explored Borough Market, the largest food market in London...

And I showed you how to make Swedish Semla.

April was a fun month, I got a photography assignment...

And made Easter Fortune Eggs.

But the most important month of the whole year was definitely May, because on May the 20th James asked me to marry him!

In June I showed you my new pattern design "Sailor Bird"...

Celebrated Swedish Midsummer in Hyde Park...

And our engagement of course!

In July I started to look at some wedding inspiration blogs, I showed you a few favourites from my wedding board on Pinterest.

I also went with my whole family and James to the South of France.

August was exciting because James and I went to Sweden to look at wedding venues.

I also created the most viewed post on A Piece of Lisa to date; a Photoshop tutorial that teaches you basic photo editing. This page has been viewed over 40.000 times!

In September I looked at wedding dresses...

And showed you how to sharpen your photos in another Photoshop tutorial.

October was when I went to Sweden for a design meeting with a big department store. I showed them my pattern designs, one of them was this Bullfinch Pattern.

I also shared my best tips on how to attract more visitors to your blog.

In November my friend Lauren had a great night out at a fashion party, and then we went to the best pasta place in London.

I showed you how to add a dreamy bokeh effect to your photos...

I also presented this new autumn-inspired pattern "Peacock and Figs"

Talking about figs... December brought you this recipe on Fig and Parmesan Nibbles...

My Christmas Sumo Pattern...

And a lot of Christmas hats!

That was my 2011, it was an amazing year! I am even more excited about what adventures 2012 will bring, and I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year and thank you for reading A Piece of Lisa!