darling clementine :: scandinavian woodlands

I'm addicted to Darling Clementine. Check out their amazing new woodland collection. I love how they took traditional scandinavian folk art and splashed on some modern color.

wearable stationery :: egg press

Just when you think you've seen it all.... yes, these are wearable letterpressed cards! make yourself a nice pair of earrings or sport your very own original charm necklace. I love you egg press!

Banquet atelier & workshop

Love these summery floral prints from Banquet Altelier & Workshop

Oh foxy!

The lovely Jane at Foxy & Winston sent over some of her newest projects. She has been lending her super screen printing talents to some textiles and goodies. I always knew her sweet, simple, clean illustrations would make for perfect textile patterns and here you go, I was right! I love when an artists lends their refined talents to a new medium, I always say that experimentation is the key to good design. I do hope she continues on this new direction and explores more of what she can do with her beautiful work! love you jane!








You can find each of these lovely tea towels at the foxy & winston shop.

And check out some gorgeous wedding stationery that jane custom designed.

say hello to PEEKABOO COLLECTIVE!

I'm super excited to post today, it's a special one for me, it's the launch of my latest and greatest project called Peekaboo Collective, a collection of organic & handmade products for children and grown-ups alike! 

Sprouted from an idea planted in the Spring of 2010, myself and my two partners, Shelly Kuzniarek—a designer and letterpress wizard and Jodi Wroblewski—a designer and silk screen master, have decided to combine efforts to make all of our skill sets of illustration, design and printing more powerful through teamwork.

Although we are each accomplished on our own as designers and makers, together we are hoping to develop ideas further and push past the formulaic and almost expected designs that are so often seen for babies and toddlers. We draw inspiration from a variety of sources, but mostly from nature and the little ones that surround us.

We hope you enjoy our eco efforts and can't wait to show you what else we have in store!

until I can get all my banners and links up on the blog, check out our etsy shop and there are more photos here.

The Feedback Loop Notebook Project

check out this really cool pro bono project created to benefit youth all over the country.


Twenty-five leading letterpress printers were asked to create fifty unique notebooks. They could do whatever they wanted. Their limited edition books will be sold on Felt & Wire Shop, in a special storefront, with 100% of the proceeds going to Design Ignites Change, to support their School: by Design youth mentorship program.

Also a catalyst for change, Mohawk Fine Papers donated the paper; and the printers could pick any stock they wanted from the Mohawk Loop paper line. Our youth will be in control someday so lets guide them in the right direction.

back to school goodies

This morning on the news all the talk was about back to school season...I wish I could say "Hurrah" but I have a few more years before I can put Little Miss Zoe on the bus! so, In proper back to school spirit I've got a few quick picks from one of my favorite shops, Present & Correct.

Sponsor Spotlight :: Two Pooch Paperie

Two Pooch Paperie is a custom stationery and invitation shop that came to life in 2008.  Owner/designer/illustrator Kellie Micka is a graphic designer in the marketing world by day and spends her nights and weekends creating the type of design she loves most, paper goods.  The shop also offers custom party items to match the invitations such as gift tags, thank you notes, cupcake toppers, stickers and pennant banners. We welcome you with open arms!!

RIFLE

okay, I held back on this post for a while because everyone and their mother has been posting about Rifle Paper Co.. I just had to open my mouth about how much I obsess over what Anna Bond and her husband Nathan have created. It's not just your typical  fine stationery store, It's a world of paper all in it's own...Anna's whimsical hand drawn illustrations and lettering just make you feel all cozy inside and I can not emphasize enough that their attention to detail is just brilliant. I mean, you just don't see this handicraft on personalization anymore. Rifle really puts a new name on customization and will definitely one up you in the imagination category...hence those gorgeous program fans! okay okay, i've blabbed enough so go see for yourself.

seesaw letterpress calendar

I am really enjoying this oversized letterpressed calendar from seesaw designs. I'm a few months late but there is still plenty of time to show it off before 2011. The limited-edition wall calendar includes four designs, each with 3 months per page (size is 7.25″x11.5).

Darling Clementine

Super Awesome paper goods and other handmade goodies from Darling Clementine...

pistachio press and mummysam collaboration

The lovely and talented Rachael Hetzel of Pistachio Press has teamed up with Illustrator/artist Samantha Cotterill of mummysam to bring you a beautiful whimsical print collaboration of "mustaches and milk trucks"! Illustrated by Sam and hand letterpressed by Rachael on 100% cotton paper. Each print measures 8x10 and each color is hand mixed to perfection by Rachael. this is a limited edition print run so get them while they are hot!!!
sold at both etsy shops:
pistachio press
mummysam

hello beautiful....

I'm sure you've all seen these on Design*Sponge already but I just had to post because they are done in collaboration with my dear friend Shanna Murray. Shanna and the also amazing, Betsy Dunlap collaborate at their shop hello handmade and have come up with yet another beautiful piece for all those romantics out there. For their second year, those clever gals are offering handwritten valentines customized by you and writen and illustrated by shanna and betsy.

This year they have taken a cue from Jane Austen, and adding their own modern twist! The valentines are elaborately folded in the regency style of Austen's time, then sealed with black and white striped washi tape and a wax seal.

Each valentine features Shanna's illustrated swallows-which have been off - set printed and then watercolored by hand in persimmon and a gorgeously subtle silver - as well as a personalized, customizable note penned with jet-black sumi ink in Betsy's uniquely romantic calligraphy.

Perhaps you have a million lovey-dovey sentiments racing through your mind, but your chicken-scratch handwriting doesn't exactly do them justice? If this is your particular problem, this keepsake is the answer to your valentine prayers! Don't have a true love this February? Order one for yourself, and we'll compose a little love note just for you!

**Best part is that the girls are are happy to be donating 10% of each sale to American Red Cross relief for Haiti.

Get em while they are hot because they will only be offering these for a short time, from January 19th until February 5th All valentines will be shipped out on February 8th to arrive in time for Valentines Day.  you did it again girls!!!

"Orange they Beautiful?"

you know i'm a sucker for beautiful paper goods! i adore the type treatments of orange beautiful's recent products. It's a great mixture of art deco and retro type and patterns.