… being a letterpress printer, i have a soft spot for letters and type. these are on my wish list from kent and london (via oh joy) and veer.
…well, i hope you all have a nice valentines day and presidents day too! i have my daughters cyo basketball game to go to on sunday. after that, my husband is going to a nascar party at his friends house to enjoy the race…so my valentines day is going to be very unromantic this year. i guess i will make some heart shaped cookies with the kids to keep myself busy! do you have any fun plans this weekend….share with me so i can live vicariously through you!
{photo by me}
i wanted to give a shout out to nole from “oh so beautiful paper” and thank her for the include in the calendar roundup. i am flattered to be among such great designs!
check out more gorgeous paper and designs at the “oh so beautiful paper” blog!
…the stationery show was a lot of fun. i really enjoyed walking around and seeing all the booths…especially letterpress shops! Some letterpress vendors seemed a little nervous when i told them i was a letterpress printer…?? i don’t know what that was about..maybe they thought i was there to spawn an evil plan to steal their designs or maybe they thought i was there to size up the competition and cackle an evil laugh!? Seriously, i’m just looking at your beautiful work….so eventually i stopped introducing myself. it’s too bad though…i really wanted to make some new contacts within the industry. we are such a rare group of artist and printers and we should be able to communicate with each other more and be friends…i seriously need to give my regular friends a break from listening to my shop talk all the time.
the highlight of my trip BY FAR was meeting everyone over at the smock booth!! i was afraid to say hello. i was little intimidated because I have been a huge admirer of Bella Figura for years!! they are the reason i fell in love with letterpress in the first place and gave up my accounting career. i read their blog and know all kinds of things about them but they have no idea who i am…so i felt as though i was meeting super rock stars! ….but Debbie is so open and sweet she came right up to me and shook my hand. Debbie and Harold are the nicest people on the planet. they were really fun to chat with. it was super cool meeting Kathy and Anthony too…. after so many phone conversations over the years it was great to put a face to the voice. they were all so kind and helpful and I think I finally met the letterpress printing friends I have been looking for! i can’t wait to go up to Syracuse and visit their shop….and maybe the hubby and I can do something fun and check out the finger lakes and maybe a winery or two.
The maya stationery set…..ahhh….I miss the ocean!
This is my recent project Hancock, named after the location of this beautiful building. The bride wanted this backdrop to her wedding site to be drawn on her wedding invitation.
Here is the coordinating reply card. Ivy will be a part of the ceremony adorning the fences surrounding the ceremony site.
Since the wedding is on location in different state than the bride and her family resides, she needed a direction and accommodation card to remind the guests where they can stay.
The pattern below will be used as an envelope liner. The bride wanted a fun and playful pattern that reflected her bouquet and color scheme of green and yellow.
I love dogwood trees. They are gorgeous and a perfect backdrop to any party. So simple and easy to place in a vase or pot and you have a stunning centerpiece for your table. Naturally, I had to design a wedding invitations around these petite little blooming flowers….take a look….
The dogwood invitation
The dogwood response card
The dogwood Save the date card
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Introducing the lovely miss Daphne…petite, sweet and bright. Click here to order your own.
