three bears

After spying a mention of this artist on poppytalk, I had to check out the lovely Etsy shop of sara jane. I am totally digging this three bears print and think it would look perfect in Jackson's room. And speaking of Jackson's room, we were recently in the running for a contest over at Apartment Therapy's nursery site ohdeedoh. We didn't win but had fun anyway.

As for letterpress news, I may have a big announcement soon but can't quite give up the goods yet. I am also working on a super crazy (in a good way) invitation for the most dynamic couple, Betsy and Aitor and will post some pics soon. Imagine a two color, six page, accordion fold booklet as your invitation. Yup. That is what I am printing. It will be monumental!

baby announcements and more

I FINALLY got around to photographing a bunch of custom work, including the much anticipated (according to our family) birth announcements for Jackson. We couldn't decide on a 'theme' so I just whipped up this circus/wanted poster style design. The swirls are in a pool blue to match the envelope and all the text is in a cocoa brown. As for the photo, he is just 3 weeks old. Look at all that hair! (He's lost most of it....sad).

As for the other work, mostly wedding stuff with a Bar Mitzvah or two thrown in. Why the sudden rush to document the invites? Well I am redesigning the website and am updating the gallery. Aside from adding the pics, the site is done and should be up soon. In the meantime, here are a few shots from my photo session. Enjoy.

This was a Bar Mitzvah set that included 2 invites, an rsvp, a map/directions booklet, thank you cards, place cards, and printed envelopes. Everything was in an assortment of blues, and browns.

This is just the rsvp to a super fancy invite. I was given a swatch of fabric and told to mimic it. This set is a whopping 3 colors (that is usually more than many people get) and the invite itself was two sided. Every inch of the front and back were printed to look like a piece of fabric. Very interesting project.

baby on board

Baby is here! I would like to introduce you to Jackson Calder. He was born on October 15th at 10:45 pm and he is superb. While there have been challenges, so far I have found motherhood to be easier than pregnancy. I am getting more sleep and can maneuver much easier. Plus now my husband can actually share in the action.

Being pregnant while trying to run a business has been a challenge. I participated in the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago just a few weeks before Jax (his nickname) was born and that was just plain crazy. We were sitting in the elements from 8 am until 11 pm. For a very pregnant lady, that is seriously uncomfortable. Especially with just a few disgusting port-0-potties to deal with. Yikes. But otherwise the show was GREAT! We sold a ton of stuff and met lots of great new folks. In the future though, if I were ever pregnant again, I would have to pass on such an event. Just too much work.