Winged Wheel

I can’t think of a better way to start off the morning than with beautiful stationery from Winged Wheel in Tokyo, Japan.  From elegant wedding invitations to softly patterned stationery to animal note cards and floral business cards, I’m having a really hard time picking just one favorite!

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I just can’t stop staring at the wedding invitations with traditional Japanese floral paper – or the soft letterpress details (on cotton paper produced at the foot of Mount Fuji, no less) on the calling cards.  All available over on Winged Wheel.  Thanks Rumi!

{image credits: winged wheel}

NSS 2010 – Part 2

I'm still up in NYC roaming around the Stationery Show — and enjoying every second of it, as you might expect from someone who loves paper as much as I do!  I've been so impressed by all of the booths so far, so here are a few of my favorites…

I was definitely impressed by the work on display in the Austin Press section of the Aesthetic Movement booth — everything was letterpress printed on super-thick museum board for an even more luxurious look and feel:

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It was so nice to see Tara from Ink + Wit — not to mention all the new products she debuted at the show!  From tea towels to mobiles to rubber stamps to posters, Tara has certainly been busy:

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Ink-Wit-NSS4 {ink + wit}

Fine Day Press is a new company making its official debut at this year's Stationery Show — although you'll probably remember Ashley's amazing gocco-meets-letterpress wedding invitations from last year.  I loved the washi tape booth display, not to mention the sweet cards and beautiful wedding invitations:

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More soon!

{all photos by Oh So Beautiful Paper}

Tuesday Afternoon

I’m feeling a bit bummed out this afternoon – my husband left yesterday on an extended work trip and I miss him already!  To help the next few pass by more quickly, my plan is to jump right back into our apartment organization/decorating process and try to get as much done before he comes home.  Items on my list include painting, hanging a few shelves, getting rid of old and unnecessary paper files, and finally hanging the rest of our prints and photographs around the apartment.

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I love the idea of just taping small prints (using japanese washi tape) directly to the wall as a rotating inspiration board.  Sadly we don’t have a mantle in our place, but I wish we did so I could balance some of our favorites along the top!

There’s one other thing that is helping to cheer me up – a new giveaway from one of my favorite wedding invitation studios!  You’ll have to check back tomorrow morning for the details… but I can’t wait to share the surprise with you!

2010 Calendar Round-Up, Part 4

It seems like every time I do one more little calendar round-up, a new calendar pops up that I just have to find a way to include!  But since we’re get closer and closer to 2010, this time I really think this might be the last big batch of 2010 calendars.  Enjoy!

First up, an amazing seasonal calendar from Papered Together featuring totally cool academic- and science-inspired design details — from astronomy to anatomy — and quotes from notable personalities like Buckminster Fuller, Norman Borlaug, Aldous Huxley, and Edwin
Hubble:

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I’ve been patiently waiting for the 2010 collaborative calendar from Lena Corwin and Caitlin Mociun — and it’s finally here!  The calendar features paper-cut designs inspired by the four elements and screen printed in four colors:

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{corwin + mociun}

Krissy found this fantastic post-it inspired calendar from Fedrigoni UK, which features laser-cut pop-up numbers for each day of the year (love that idea!):

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{fedrigoni uk}

This lovely mason jar calendar from Brown Parcel Press is printed from a single hand-carved wood block onto a large (12.5 x 19″) sheet of recycled paper:

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{brown parcel press}

As if the totally adorable critters and pattern desk calendars weren’t enough, Night Owl Paper Goods went and released a double-sided hanging calendar, printed as always on beautiful wood veneer:

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{night owl paper goods}

This beautiful twelve-month calendar from Pawling Print Studio features simple patterns and minimalist shapes from their geometric series of stationery, textiles and prints:

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{pawling print studio}

Also in the over-achiever category for this holiday season, Lynn from Satsuma Press recently released two gorgeous perpetual calendars — one featuring beautiful Japanese washi paper, and the other with her signature letterpress illustrations:

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{satsuma press}

I’m pretty sure I’m in love with this four-color screen printed calendar from Jen Skelley, featuring a too-cute-for-words hand-illustrated owl:

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{jen skelley}

Wow.  If you’re a fan of letterpress, you’re going to love this brand-new calendar from Sesame Letterpress!  Printed on a single 9.5 x 12″ sheet of super-thick (220#) with silver painted (aka gilded) edges, and available in either green or persimmon orange:

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{sesame letterpress}

This limited-edition poster-style feather calendar from The Wild Unknown is printed using two different methods — screen printing for the calendar text, followed by watercolor painting for the feathers — resulting in a completely unique print for each calendar.  The smaller hanging calendars are also quite lovely:

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{the wild unknown}

Also for the letterpress enthusiast, this twelve-month calendar from Meadowlark Creative features two-color prints for each month, which can be trimmed down and kept as artwork at the end of each month:

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{meadowlark creative}

And, last up for today at least, this hanging calendar from the Genesee Center for the Arts and Education in Rochester, New York features a collaborative effort from 12 different artists who work out of the Genesee Book Arts Center, including Rachael of Pistachio Press and Amy of Green Girl Press.  Each month features a slightly different technique of letterpress printing — from using linoleum plates to photopolymer, and from creating deep impressions in the paper to a slight kiss using vintage wood type:

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{genesee center for the arts}

{images from their respective sources}

Crafty Bastards 2009

On Saturday I headed on over to the 2009 Crafty Bastards fair with Juli.  Perhaps it was the amazingly good weather on Saturday, but this year’s fair was absolutely packed!  There were a bunch of repeat vendors from last year, which was absolutely great, but for my recap I thought I’d focus in on a few new favorites from this year:

First up, some fabulous screen prints and posters from Brainstorm Print + Design:

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Next up, these lovely moleskine notebooks and gocco prints from local DC crafter Gosh Darn Knit:

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Also in the paper goods category, some cute and snarky upcycled map stationery from Craftgasm:

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I also really liked the modern jewelry and reusable felt coffee cozies from Megan Auman:

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And check out Megan’s cute holiday ornaments and prints!

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I really, really loved these hand-printed textiles from Home Sweet — check out the chevron pattern!

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Something’s Hiding In Here was also back this year, but with a whole new woodlands-inspired booth:

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That’s it from this year’s fair!  Did any of you go to Crafty Bastards this year?  Did you enjoy the fair?

 

{image credits: Oh So Beautiful Paper, Something’s Hiding in Here}