sycamore street press featured
14Dec
I was excited to see that Sycamore Street Press was featured today on Etsy. They’ve got limited edition art prints, sassy greetings, what’s not to love?
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Archive for December 2009
Mixing media
11Dec
Letterpress? Check. Watercolor? Check.
These vow renewal invitations combining letterpress and watercolor are stunning. I’ve always been interested in the ink/watercolor combo as a beautiful effect but now I’m thinking letterpress and watercolor combo! What a great idea!
Designed and created by Momental Designs and found via Oh So Beautiful Paper.
Additionally, the wedding scene of Zion National Park doesn’t hurt either. The watercolor and letterpress really brings out the texture and beauty of the setting. Siigh… getting married at Zion would be a dream setting.
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Scandinavian style
10Dec
Something about the simplistic, sweet Scandinavian style (like my alliteration?) of these products from Huset that makes me want to live in a warm, rustic cottage by a cold, rough sea.
(found via Bloesem )
Look who’s a Happy Camper
09Dec
One of my *dearest* friends sent me a wonderful surprise in the mail the other day… It was this “Happy Camper!” T-Shirt!! She made my week! A Happy Camper I am indeed! Plus — the shirt is made with sustainable materials so it can’t get any more perfect than that. Thank you Skit!
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Anthropologie love
08Dec
Is it possible to love Anthropologie even more? Yes.
I did a little shopping there over the weekend and when the cashier asked if my purchases were gifts, I said yes. She then dug around under the counter and along with boxes and tissue paper came out with these goodies to give me!
I almost squealed with delight. A beautiful little bag to hold jewelry, 4 packages of felt garland to wrap the boxes, and 2 little monsters with open mouths to put a gift card or jewelry inside!
Also, while I was in the store, I saw this GIGANTIC, monster of a size… Monster Book! And it was all stitched! Words and all! A work of art:
You have to look at it up close or in person because it’s truly amazing.
Tags: gift
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not your grandma’s needlepoint
07Dec
My friend and I played a lot of backgammon while we were in Greece and Turkey so my eyes perked up when I saw this set:
It’s new from Jonathan Adler and it’s a needlepoint backgammon set. How cool is that?
Tags: craft
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Update on letterpress materials
04Dec
My post earlier this week mentioned the use of letterpress materials that I found at A.C. Moore. Well, I tried them out and the results are so-so. The paper, which is a mystery of what type, works pretty well. It’s a pretty heavy stock and has some nice texture to it ( although, I don’t think it’s very cost-effective ).
( my Christmas card — maybe coming to a mailbox near you! )
The ink, I give a C. I was excited to find a nice silver and gold (look how pretty the silver is on the press!)
However, I had to keep adding more and more ink to the plate to get consistent coverage (and I only printed 16 cards!). No good. These inks may work for a touch of color here and there or for minimal use but not for any big jobs.
On another note, I just want to mention the generosity of a stranger. When I bought my press, about 4 pieces of furniture (wood pieces used to lock up the type) were thrown in with it. Printers usually have a large bookshelf full of these pieces with different sizes. As I was starting to lock up type, I knew I needed a lot more. I asked on Briar Press if anyone would sell a few pieces, which I received some not so appealing offers. Then one person e-mailed me and mentioned that his father used to be a printer and had some tools laying around. This is what he sent me:
Asking for nothing in return. For that I want to say,
It was more than I could have ever asked for and I’m very appreciative of the altruism. The power of Kindness — I’m passing it along!
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