2010 Calendar Round-Up, Part I

Okay folks, it's that time of year again — calendar round-ups!  There are tons of great calendars for 2010 and I have no idea how I'm going to choose my own calendars this year, but I've tried to pull together a few of the best calendars from my favorite designers, as well as a couple of new additions for 2010.  Just as a warning, this is a pretty long post, so go ahead and get yourself nice and comfy and ready for some calendar goodness!

Starting things off, Sycamore Street Press released an absolutely gorgeous poster-style letterpress calendar this year:

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{Sycamore Street Press calendar available for purchase right here}

On the opposite end of the size spectrum are these pocket calendars from Sandra Juto — available as a set of 8 or individually:

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{available for purchase right here}

And as always, Linda + Harriett has produced a lovely letterpress calendar with designs that reflect the feeling of changing seasons from month to month:

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{Linda + Harriett calendar available or purchase right here}

For those of you who prefer a more modern look, the SeeSaw Designs 2010 calendar comes letterpress printed in four quarterly seasonal panels:

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{SeeSaw letterpress calendar available for purchase right here}

The Ink + Wit 2010 calendar is a super limited edition (only 125!) and will be ready to ship out on October 13.  You can e-mail Tara to pre-order your copy:

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{available for pre-order by e-mailing Ink + Wit here}

This is the first year that Suann from simplesong has created a calendar — and I can just about guarantee that her softly beautiful calendars will fly off the shelves:

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{2010 simplesong calendars available right here}

Maggie from Campbell Raw Press has created yet another 2010 gorgeous calendar – this time in a hanging, handbound, accordion-fold book with letterpress interior and different cover options:

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{the calendars will be available in the Campbell Raw Press shop later in October, but you can pre-order your copy by emailing Maggie here}

Dutch Door Press again went with a poster-size letterpress calendar for 2010, complete with an amazingly bold orange and purple color palette:

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{dutch door calendar available right here}

Satsuma Press created one of my favorite letterpress calendars in 2009, and the 2010 version looks as though it's going to be just as beautiful — I just can't get enough of Lynn's feather motif:

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{Satsuma Press 2010 letterpress calendar available for pre-order here and here}

The letterpress and screen printed calendars from Ilee are another perennial favorite — I'm really liking the folk art details in several months from the 2010 edition:

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{Ilee 2010 calendar available for purchase here}

A new favorite for 2010 is this limited edition letterpress calendar from Missing Q Press:

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{Missing Q Press calendar available for purchase right here}

For something a bit more on the whimsical side, try one of these two calendars from Lisa Rupp — each design, "garden" and "circus train," is created by digitally coloring an original illustration and then printing onto upholstery-weight cotton fabric:

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{you can find both calendars in Lisa's shop right here}

The Linea Carta 2010 calendars are screen printed onto a natural linen panel, with one featuring a nautical theme and the other with a "love is in the air" seasonal theme:

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{available right here}

YeeHaw has really outdone themselves this year — with at least a dozen different mini-calendar designs (I've included only a couple below – check out the rest here) and a larger poster-style calendar:

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{YeeHaw calendars available right here}

The Delphine 2010 letterpress calendars come in a couple of options — on an easel or hanging from a ribbon:

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{Delphine 2010 letterpress calendar available for purchase here}

I'm loving all the hand-illustrated details in the 2010 calendar, screen printed onto white canvas, from Two Brunettes:

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{the calendar will be available for purchase in a couple of weeks right here}

I also love the bright colors and patterns in the Egg Press 2010 offset printed calendar:

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{you can find your Egg Press calendar right here}

This color palette calendar from Melissa Design definitely appeals to the design geek in me — and would be so pretty to look at every day!

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{available for purchase here}

And of course, I can't forget the a.m.a.z.i.n.g. wood veneer calendars from Night Owl Paper Goods:

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{choose your favorite — critters or pattern — right here}

Believe it or not, but there are still a few calendars that aren't quite yet available (and I'm sure I've even missed a few myself), so I'll be doing another calendar round-up a bit later next month.  If you're a designer and would like to submit your calendar for the next round-up installment, please just shoot me an e-mail right here.

{images from their respective sources}

Hello, Fall…

It's definitely started to turn into fall here in DC — the temperatures are cooler, the sun is setting earlier, and I'm expecting to see the leaves start to change next.  Halloween and other Fall decorations are everywhere, including these cute little bat coasters from 12fifteen:

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And while we're on the subject of Halloween decorations, I love this idea from Martha Stewart about dying eggs for Halloween! Check out the instructions here.

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{apologies for the small photo!}

And as promised, I've got the first installment in my 2010 calendar round-ups coming a bit later this morning — so be sure to check back soon!
{image credits: 12fifteen and martha stewart living}

Yellow Wedding Invitation from Rifle Design

I’m heading out a bit early to work on a couple of other projects (including the first installment of my 2010 calendar round-up – coming on Wednesday!), but thought I’d leave you with this lovely yellow screen printed invitation from Anna of Rifle Design along with a very small sneak peek at the upcoming issue of MS Weddings:

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I’m anxiously awaiting my own copy of the fall issue – it seems like its going to be a fabulous issue and I can’t wait to finally see the photos from Grace’s wedding!  See you all back here tomorrow!

{image credits: riflemade}

Happy Weekend!

Hi everyone!  Are you all ready for the weekend?  I most definitely am!  I'm currently up in New York City for a few days on a work trip and my husband and I will be spending the weekend traipsing around the city and Brooklyn.  If you have any recommendations of cool things to do, particularly in Brooklyn, let me know!  In the meantime…

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…here are a few things making me happy right now:

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  • These paintings that Katy found are so lovely
  • Kate Headley is offering a photography workshop for photographers and bloggers!  Check out the details right here. So exciting! 

That's it for me this week — I'll see you all back here on Monday.  Oh, and just a reminder to any designers out there — I'm starting to work on my 2010 calendar round-up, so don't forget to send me your calendars if you'd like them to be included!  Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
{image credits: paper sculpture by Helen Musselwhite via design is mine and automatism, dress + shoes by photosmashing}

My First (Blog) Anniversary

So as I mentioned last week, my blog's one year anniversary is coming up next week on September 8.  I thought it might be fun to organize a few giveaways to help celebrate, so I've put together a full week with a bunch of wonderful contributions from a few of my favorite design studios.

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So here's the plan: I will be posting at least one giveaway per day – most days two – from the participating designers.  You'll see lots of familiar faces around here, including Two Trick Pony, Night Owl Paper Goods, Hello!Lucky, 9SpotMonk, Laurel Denise, Linda + Harriett, Moontree Letterpress, Sycamore Street Press, and Duet Letterpress (yay!).  There will be something for everyone next week, from wedding invitations to thank you cards to calendars. 

But since there will be a lot going on next week, the timeframe for each giveaway will be pretty short, so you'll want to make sure that you check in every day (even Monday!) to enter.  And since I'm sure a lot of you will be taking off for the long weekend, I wanted to give you plenty of notice to make sure you don't miss out on any of the fun!

I'm so excited to be celebrating my blog anniversary with all of you – its been an amazing first year, and so much of that is because you all choose to stop by here every week.  Thank you all so much for reading, and I hope you all enjoy next week as much as I will!

{image credits: Bird and Banner}