Happy Weekend!

I don't know about all of you, but Friday couldn't come soon enough for me this week.  After four days of constant rain, I'm ready to escape for the weekend – and head off to one of my best friend's weddings down in Charlottesville!

Unfortunately, that means I won't be making it to Renegade this year, but here are a few of my favorite artists and design studios who will be exhibiting this weekend.  If you're planning to go to the fair, please stop by these booths and say "hello" for me!


{cindy tomczyk}

 


{bow + arrow}

 


{sesame letterpress}

 


{albertine press}

 


{sycamore street press}

 


{something's hiding in here}

 


{enormous champion}

 


{may day studio}

 


{small stump + studio choo}

 

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{product superior}

 


{clever violet}

 

I hope you all have something fun planned for this weekend.  I'll see you all back here next week!

 

{images from their respective sources}

Quick Pick: Letterpress Coasters from 12fifteen

I love letterpress and screenprinted coasters – aside from the gorgeous designs, they never scratch furniture and are in constant use in my house.  Plus, they're great for parties – guests can write their names on the coasters to keep track of their drinks, or you can even use them as place cards! 

12fifteen has one of my favorite collections of letterpress coasters, and I thought I'd share a few favorites here:

Check out more over at 12fifteen right here!

{images via 12fifteen}

Summer Cottages

Hi everyone.  Sorry about the light posting today.  I’m having kind of a blah day and so am going to head out a bit early to gear up for tomorrow.  So until tomorrow, I’m leaving you with a few photos that have been making their way into my daydreams recently…

Like Erin said, I want to go to there…

See you all back here tomorrow!

 

{images from here, here, and here}

Letterpress Wedding Invitation Booklets

If you've been reading this blog for a little while, you probably know how much I love wedding invitation booklets.  Whether stitched, bound, or just a long fold-out design, I just love the idea and look of an invitation booklet.  So when I saw these invitations from Dolce Press, I just had to share them with you!

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{I'm particularly fond of the perforated rsvp postcard}

Dolce Press printed this invitation booklet in three colors – chartreuse, charcoal gray, and a blind (no ink) run, I'm guessing for the perforation at the rsvp card.  Once the booklet is assembled, the pages are creased to prevent the thick cotton paper from cracking and cascaded so that guests can easily flip to the appropriate page when the invite is closed.  Check out more – including more photos – over at the Dolce Press blog right here!

{images via dolce press}

Letterpress Initial Note Cards from Carta, Inc

Carta, Inc. is one of my favorite etsy stores, and it was so nice to finally meet Angela while visiting her booth at this year’s National Stationery Show.  At the NSS, Angela launched a new line of beautiful letterpress cards, called the Abc line:

Angela Liguori Initial Cards 

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Angela Liguori Ribbon

Each card is letterpress printed onto 100% cotton paper and features an initial (of your choosing) from Angela’s gorgeous alphabet brocade ribbon.  This design is also available as a wedding invitation – just head on over to Carta, Inc. to contact Angela for more information! 

As a quick side note, if you haven’t seen Angela’s Italian cotton ribbon, you absolutely MUST go check them out.  I used some of Angela’s ribbons to wrap the bouquets at my wedding last year, and I can’t even describe how beautiful the ribbons are in person.  Check out her full ribbon selection right here!

{images via Carta, Inc.}