Letterpress Stationery Sets

Above is a photo of the latest Letterpress Lovers Club monthly mailing - a set of writing paper and envelopes all printed with a bright green sakura (cherry blossom) pattern. We've never offered stationery sets before (in the club or in our shop), but I hope it will encourage our members to send a nice letter to someone special.

When was the last time you received a handwritten letter in the mail?

I honestly don't exactly remember the last time I did - I used to penpal with my great aunt in London who would sometimes put in some Nestle White Chocolate Milkybar Buttons for me. I loved getting her letters in the mail! We would write back and forth about all sorts of random things - her fat cat, my two dogs, what I was doing in school and girl scouts...A few years ago my great aunt passed away and my mother and Grandmother found all my letters that she had kept in her bureau for all those years and they brought them back for me to keep. It brought tears to my eyes to think she kept all my silly little drawings and the misspelled musings of a 10-year old.

I have a few extra stationery sets left from the July mailout - you can check them out here in out Etsy shop.

In other news, we have a line of more affordable letterpress business cards coming soon...stay tuned!

Etsy Shop Sale

Please visit our Etsy shop for a great sale on our letterpress goods - we need to clear things out of the studio, so get the good deals while they last!

Letterpress Business Cards for Glass Artist

Above is a photo of letterpress business cards we designed and printed for Heather Kegler, a glass artist from Vancouver Island. Her studio is named Cabin Fever Glassworks, and the little insignia at the bottom (the HK) is how she signs/marks her work - so it was added to the bottom of the card as an icon.

The weather has been so bad here lately that I wasn't able to get a nice clean shot of this card in the sunshine, so it is a bit dark. I am really looking forward to the warm weather - if it ever arrives. It's June 1st for crying out loud!!! Thank goodness we have a trip planned for Vegas soon for a relative's wedding - I am so tired of this soggy rain ALL THE TIME! Good grief!

Happy Birthday Gift Tags

Above are photos of some of the gift tags that were sent out as part of our first Letterpress Lovers Club mailing. Each recipient received 4 of these gift tags, along with 4 birthday cards and envelopes to match. We received a lot of good feedback from club members, so we are glad they were a big hit! The second mailing for the club will be on its way within a day or so, so watch your mailboxes!

We had a few left over tags from the print run, so if you want your own set of 10 tags, please visit our Etsy shop. There is only one set available.

The tags are a nice way to jazz up a gift. I used one myself for my friend's birthday present (above). One of my favorite ways to wrap a gift is to use kraft packing paper, and instead of using wrapping paper to wrap the whole present, use only a piece of it around the width or length. Tie with a nice ribbon and tag, and voilà! I saw this done in Japan at many stationery shops, and I thought it was so pretty!