The Rookery
Who ever is behind The Rookery … YOU ARE AWESOME! (And yes, I can use all caps there.) The Rookery is a binding and letterpress studio in Salt Lake City, Utah. From stitching and screenprinting, to bookmaking and letterpress – I want to live in their Flickr page! The above listing is what attracted me to The Rookery on Etsy, thanks to the listing popping up on the front page of the site. But after some digging, I found their website and lovely Flickr photostream filled with goodies. See the awesomeness below.
Swink
After a few errands and appointments today, I got home to receive a fun little package from Swink. I found their little letterpress camper set a while back and now I am happy to announce that I own one myself! I participated in a swap they held some time ago and in return received these items. Thanks for the Better Stories set and the t-shirt Swink! I know I wrote a post about their Better Stories piece, but can’t find in on my blog anywhere. Here’s more about the project Better Stories on their site. Sorry Swink!
Love Letterpress
I found this lovely image on the Lovely | Duality Flickr Photostream of Snap & Tumble Letterpress. Doesn’t it make you want to get ready for Valentine’s Day already? I know, I know, it’s not even Christmas yet. I can’t help myself. The print was created by Christopher, created at a Snap & Tumble letterpress workshop. Thanks for letting me know Chris!
Letterpress Made Simple or Diminished?
The craft of letterpress has a long history and has gained popularity as it’s equipment has been hard to find and creates a quality like no other for printing projects. Recently a company called Lifestyle Crafts has released the L Letterpress Combo Kit that allows anyone to have a letterpress-effect on stationery. I saw it with my own eyes in AC Moore yesterday which led to this post, the effect looks nice but what about the letterpress industry? While this machine is limited in it’s size, I wonder what effect it will have on the letterpress industry. If you were to purchase a set of letterpress cards from a vendor and found out they used…
Mika78 Invitations
Thanks to Daily Candy, I just discovered Mika78 creators of handcrafted wedding stationery. Most of the sets use letterpress and are just breathtaking!
Press and Post
Press and Post by Parrott Design Studio is a monthly subscription to receiving one letterpress card, with a kraft envelope and two or more vintage stamps. The subscription price for the year is $96, and you can view all of the details here.
Tuscan Wood Type
Briar Press is a great resource for those interested in letterpress, and recently posted in the Classifieds is new wood type of Gothic Tuscan Italian. You get 62 characters for $190 and they also have Clarendon Ornamented & Tuscan Outlined available.
Austin Press
I am in awe. If I were Rachel Zoe I would say “I just died.” The beautiful work at Austin Press just made me swoon, I want calling cards now. Seen Simple + Pretty
Chelle Paperie
Yesterday I posted about Once Upon a Press, which is a part of Chelle Paperie where wonderful stationery and invitations are made. I could not resist posting this extraordinary invite. And these fabulous Save the Date’s for the very same event. I would have loved to receive an invite like this, wouldn’t you?
Once Upon a Press
Wow. I love out of the ordinary projects. While I love the frilly wedding invitations, it’s fresh to see something different. And these prints made by Once Upon a Press for Ben Tolman for an artist exchange are exactly that. I was able to get a pretty snappy response from Katie at Once Upon a Press on the project – “It is printed by hand on grey rives BFK paper, wrapped in glassine and packaged in oversized grey envelopes.”
