I realized when organizing my photos last night that these totally haven’t been blogged yet!
Letterpress business cards, printed 2/1 on 600gsm/220# Lettra paper. Designed by Deuce Creative for the client and then printed via letterpress.
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December2nd
5 CommentsReal Business: Story Boutique
Posted in: Kids, business cards
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November19th
30 CommentsHoliday Gift Tag Giveaway
Posted in: GIVEAWAY, Kids
I know we are all getting ready for the holidays so I thought I’d show you some delish letterpress gift tag goods that you can snag for yourself to put on gifts for neighbors and family, see below to enter:
This will outfit you for the whole holiday season! Coment to enter (one entry only please)
The Goods:
Peace | Joy | Noel Set of 6 Super Thick Tags, 1.5×3″ (2 of each pattern).
Silver Calligraphy Tiny Tags, 1×2.5″, set of 15.
Victorian Flourished 2×2″ letterpress tags. Set of 10.
Love, Santa Letterpress enclosures. Set of 10.
Winter Snowflake Gift Enclosures/place tags. Set of 10.You have until Midnight on Friday, Nov. 20th to comment for a set of each! That’s over $40 worth of gift tag goodies :)
UPDATED: CONGRATS LISA, I’ll be in contact to get these to you :)
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September30th
1 CommentOrangealicious!
Posted in: Kids
So the other day I bought Evelyn a little PollyPocket size Strawberry Shortcake doll and didn’t realize until this evening that I have unleashed the girlyness that I thought didn’t exist in the tomboy 2 year old. This Strawberry Shortcake came with an 11 minute DVD that I have now memorized and am often referring to when in conversation with said 2 year old. All I hear about is Strawberry, Plum Pudding, Blueberry Muffin and Orange Blossom (among others). As I typed this post I found myself humming the obnoxious theme song Strawberry, Strawberry, Straw-berrrr-yyyyyyyyy Short.Cake! in an even more obnoxious teeny-bopper falsetto voice. Bleh. And then I realized that Wednesday is devoted to Orange on Autumn Week with PoppyTalk and thought that I haven’t shown you this orangalicious letterpress announcement that shipped this month. Here’s to girly girls with a hint of orange blossom ink. I love it when baby announcements stray from traditional pink towards something a little more sweet.
And because it’s an orangealicious day I thought I’d share some Orangealicious Etsy favs with you. Enjoy!
Etsy
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September23rd
No CommentsBaby Announcement
Posted in: Kids
This announcement for baby Anya was from the Snookums line, customized with pertinent information of course. To see more vintage floral letterpress announcements click on the link above and browse the catalogue. There you’ll find a myriad of options that can be customizable for your new bundle of joy!
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August24th
No CommentsMidori D-Clips
Posted in: Kids
Wouldn’t these be adorable clipping baby’s photo on the announcement? I saw these over at Jordan Ferney’s Oh Happy Day! and just had to share.
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August11th
21 CommentsLetterpress gift tag GIVEAWAY!
Posted in: GIVEAWAY, Kids, Tags
So I’ve had a couple of retail orders go out recently and these were some of the hot items that I printed a lot of. From the Animalia children’s and baby collection these gift tags are great for a baby shower gift or to adorn tea cups, prizes, napkins or whatever suits your fancy. Introducing:
Elephants, Ava. as a set of 10.
Butterflies, Ava. as a set of 10.
Sharks, Ava. as a set of 10.
and Froggies, Ava. as a set of 10.
To win just comment below what your favorite animal is for a chance at one set of each!
The GOODS:
1 set of each of these tags (10 tags/set) in each pattern (40 total).
2×2″ letterpress tags with 1/4″ rounded corner and 3/16″ punched hole.Giveaway ends Midnight on Thursday the 13th of August, TIMES UP! winner will be drawn at random and notified via email as well as updated on this post!
CONGRATS SUSAN!
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June2nd
3 CommentsEtsy Finds: Carseat!
Posted in: Kids, Takem
So I’ve been looking for a well made customized carseat cover for each of my kids – never had any luck finding one that didn’t look like a bag – maybe I didn’t look hard enough. Sorry Graco, you just don’t cut it when it comes to designing fabric :(
I did one more search a few weeks back on Etsy to find the new shop YourCarseatCover
and after looking at closeup shots of Heather’s photos I thought I’d give it a try. And I really wanted to be her first buyer! So I ordered some of my new favorite fabric by designer Lizzy House from her new collection Red Letter Day. You can find it here at FreshSqueezedFabrics on Etsy too!As you can see in the results above, FABULOUS! I was beyond thrilled and will be gushing about Heather and her impeccible sewing skillz forever. I sew a lot so can recognize master craftsmanship when I see it, something I have yet to attain in that arena!
Be sure to check her out because the best part of it all? It was only $45 for a custom cover, headrest, and canopy (not including fabric). Thanks to FreshSqueezed for working with my demanding shipping needs, and to Heather for making this in a record 1 day! The cover came in the mail the day we got home from the hospital!
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March26th
1 CommentBouncing Around
Posted in: Custom, Kids
This is what my tummy feels like all the time now. Catch them in the shop before they hop away!
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March19th
4 CommentsAesthetics of a 4 year old.
Posted in: Kids
Sometimes I go about the day without paying much attention to my surroundings. These were discovered after I got the kids in bed last night and finally had a look around at the disaster zone within my home. I thought it was so beautiful how each dinosaur/creature was aligned and balanced on our 8′ railing, observing the usual chaos that encompasses our daily lives. Still and silent predators, they were awaiting my attention. Oh how I love the spontaneous aesthetics of a 4 year old!
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March12th
2 CommentsPrinting loves playdough
Posted in: Home, Kids
Ever wonder what one does when a babysitter is scarce and printing needs to be done? Enter playdough. I’m not a big mess encourager (except for paint) and now I can’t believe I haven’t made playdough before! It is a mindless, hour over hour kid entertainer. No fights ensued today! Lots of printing got done. Totally worth the cleanup involved afterwards. Photos from the press tomorrow and over the next week!
Recipe: 2C. Water, 2C. salt, 1c. Flour. Add all ingredients into pot on cooktop and stir constantly on low heat until it balls up. Prepare for dead-arm. Keep stirring until its on the drier side. Remove from pot and let cool for a minute of two, add food coloring and knead in. If its still a little sticky, let sit out for about an hour (the kids won’t be happy about this). Keeps 2-3 weeks in ziploc baggies. Or you can let your sculptures air dry. Enjoy!
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March3rd
No CommentsBaby Notes: I can’t get away!
Posted in: Kids
So we all know babies are on my mind. I’m having a hard time focusing on anything else since there is this constant kicking and bruising in my ribs. I’ve finished the signature baby collection Snookums which you can view here. This makes it 1 catalogue down 2 to go! I only have to rent a macro lens once more to finish photographing the rest of the retail line, and all the new wedding suites will be available via digital catalogue too! Here’s another sneak peek of some retail boxed notes. I’ll update this week with an etsy listing…
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February26th
No CommentsSpring Babies!
Posted in: Kids, The Dingbat
So I know we’re not having a girl but just wanted to post this announcement that I printed last spring. There were many good intentions of photographing and blogging about it, but the old photos just didn’t do it justice. Now that I’ve learned a few tricks on how to use my camera and shoot product so that it actually looks like the real thing, this set finally made it through the rounds of getting re-shot just in time for the March thaw.
On a completely different note, I ordered all my seeds the other day for starting my annuals and vegg garden and can hardly stand the wait to get them here. It’s going to be a big planting day with the kids in the house, and hopefully will bring some lovely greenery for the last few months of frigid weather. Anyone as crazy as I am with plans to garden a lot this spring/summer?
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February13th
2 CommentsHappy Valentine’s Day
Posted in: Kids
As we were wrapping up bedtime tonight one child had disappeared amidst the brushing teeth, insulin injections, crying and hugging, and Children’s Motrin routine (both kids are recovering from a cold).
Upon tucking Dave in, we went looking for a good 5 minutes for Evelyn. Tracking under beds, in bedrooms, closets, tubs, we finally realized some little feet poking out from under the kitchen sink. This is the first time she’s hid on her own, and in a NEW hiding spot (I think she’s been thinking about this one for awhile though). This was a camera moment not to be missed, and amazingly Evelyn didn’t make a peep once until I snapped the toes picture. Then of course the reward, my sweet baby face! Too bad I had a fixed lens with not a very good night time aperture so the shots are a little blurry due to slow exposure and no tripod (hold your breath)!
Happy Valentine’s Day! from Dingbat Press on Vimeo.Usually I don’t take a ton of initiative when I come up with and idea (hey I should make an animated GIF with this picture…wait I don’t know how). But tonight I decided to go for it. If you want to learn how to do an easy animated GIF from photos, in photoshop, comment and I’ll post directions if there’s enough interest!
Happy Valentines, and for you Americans, have a great long weekend (unless you work in retail or don’t have bosses that let you take the day off, and then that’s quite unfortunate for you!)
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Donate $10 to help a 20 mo. old baby fight for life! - By donating you'll be entered to win a set of 100 letterpress invites (2 color) and RSVPs OR a set of baby announcements/thank you notes!!
Update: 7.11 Adam has been moved from PICU to NTU (Neuro Trauma Unit) where he is miraculously doing well. He is finally breathing on his own, they've taken out his PICC line, and they are on the slow road to recovery. He has been determined as having an anoxic brain injury and the outcome is still unkown. Right now there is positive feedback from the doctors and only time will tell. His brain is about a year behind what it should be. So for a 20 mo. old baby that puts him at re-learning to sit up on his own. He will continue to receive treatment at Primary Children's Medical Center. Your donations will go towards his hospital bills, and you'll be entered to win some sweet wedding invites or baby announcements! Click the picture above to donate!