Bold Peacock Letterpress Invitations

May 14, 2009 // kristen // 1 replies

The bold colors on this letterpress project (not to mention the awesome peacock illustrations), printed by Studio on Fire and designed by Sheraton Green from CSA Design, immediately caught my eye. Would you guess that these are wedding invitations? Oh, to be invited to this wedding and receive one of these invitations!

See more of Studio on Fire’s amazing letterpress work here.

images from Studio on Fire

Fold Out Paper Rings

May 14, 2009 // kristen // 1 replies

These paper rings are amazing, aren’t they? Part of a collection of fold out paper jewelry, each of the twelve ring designs represents a birth month flower. The designs are laser cut and engraved from textured white paper, and they were created in an “All Year Rings” sheet or individually as “Birthday Ring” greeting cards. The project was a collaboration between Tithi Kutchamuch and Nutre Arayavanish under the name of TT:NT. – found via d. sharp

images from Tithi Kutchamuch

National Stationery Show 2009 Exhibitor List

May 13, 2009 // kristen // 10 replies

It’s almost time for the 2009 National Stationery Show, which starts this weekend at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. I won’t be attending this year, but if you’re a paper lover and you’re in the area, then you have to drop by to check out all of the beautiful paper goodies that will be on exhibit.

I’ve already seen a few sneak peaks — Yellow Owl Workshop and Sub-Studio over at design*sponge, and Elum at Style Me Pretty — and if these are any indication of the awesomeness that will be on display at the NSS this year, then you’d better brace yourself to be overcome by the paper cravings!

For those of you who will be attending the show, I’ve compiled the list below. These would be my must see booths if I were going to the show (and the show would have to last at least a week for me to get to all of them, I’m sure!), and I’m very thankful to all of you who have contacted me to let me know where you’re going to be. Have a great time, everyone!

9 Spot Monk    :    Booth #2862
Albertine Press    :    Booth #1934
Blue Barnhouse    :    Booth #2456
Blue Ribbon Letterpress   :   Booth #3649
Bob’s Your Uncle    :    Booth #3237
Checkerboard Ltd.   :   Booth #3302
Chewing the Cud   :   Booth #2158
Chronicle Books    :    Booth #3550
Dauphine Press    :    Booth #2536
Delphine Studio    :    Booth #3327
Dutch Door Press    :    Booth #1746
Ecojot    :    Booth #2744
Egg Press    :    Booth #2252
eieio    :    Booth #1736
Elum    :    Booth #3013
Emma J    :    Booth #1550
A Fresh Bunch, featuring Artful Sentiments, Evy Jacob, Fin + Roe, Demby + Solomon, Lucky Star, Hen and Barley    :    Booth #2547
Fugu Fugu Press    :    Booth #1456
Galison    :    Booth #2521
Gilah Press + Design    :    Booth #2159
Hambly Screen Prints    :    Booth #1245
Hammerpress    :    Booth #1641
Hello! Lucky    :    Booth #1434
Ilee Papergoods    :    Booth #1858
In Good Company    :    Booth #2241-2243
Inviting Company   :   Booth #2654
Jacki Paper    :    Booth #1936
Kelp Designs    :    Booth #2070
Linda & Harriett    :    Booth #2059
Mincing Mockingbird and The Frantic Meerkat :    Booth #1733
Oblation Paper    :    Booth #3513
Old School Stationers    :    Booth #1551
Pancake & Franks    :    Booth #1741
Paper Stories    :    Booth #1842
Pearl & Marmalade    :    Booth #1653
Peppertree Design    :    Booth #2955
Piebird Press   :   Booth #2049
Pikku    :    Booth #2048
Rag & Bone Bindery    :    Booth #3635,#3637
Red Cap Cards    :    Booth #1963
Robin Beth    :    Booth #3113
Sesame Letterpress   :   Booth #3227
Smitten Kitten    :    Booth #3251
Smock    :    Booth #2741
Smudge Ink    :    Booth #2531
Snow & Graham    :    Booth #3620
Sub-studio    :    Booth #1933
SusyJack    :    Booth #1847
Sycamore Street Press    :    Booth #1553
Tam Tam Design   :   Booth #1930
TapeSwell    :    Booth #1529
Tiselle    :    Booth #2063
Treeo    :    Booth #1549
Two Piglets    :    Booth #1935
Two Trick Pony    :    Booth #1554
Whimsy Press    :    Booth #3068
Whitney English    :    Booth #3408
Yellow Owl Workshop    :    Booth #1558

More Security Envelope Creativity

May 13, 2009 // kristen // 4 replies

A couple of weeks ago, I featured a completely clever little house made by Rebecca of This Chicken using the recycled interiors of security envelopes. I just discovered, thanks to Felt and Wire, that you can also use the patterned innards of the humble security envelope to make very pretty wrappers for soap:

How cool is this?!

Felt and Wire also introduced me to the work of artist Nancy Shapiro, who uses recycled security envelopes, as well as the reply cards that fall out of magazines, to create these incredible collages:

I’m now looking at security envelopes in a completely new light and won’t be so quick to toss them in the the recycling bin.

images from Felt and Wire / Nancy Shapiro

How to Make Jeffery Rudell’s Very Favorite Box

May 13, 2009 // kristen // 1 replies

When an incredibly talented paper artist shows you how to make his “very favorite box of all time” and offers you the template to download, do you really have to think twice about it? Jeffery Rudell has done just this and has very detailed instructions, not to mention a free download, over at Craftstylish. Eep, and how awesome is that faux bois paper? You can purchase it in a variety of colors — including teal and lime green — from Hambly Screen Prints.

image from Jeffery Rudell