2011 Calendar Designs, Part 1

October 26, 2010 // kristen // 2 replies

It’s finally that time of the year, time to share bunches of wonderful new 2011 calendar designs, and boy, there are so, so many beautiful calendars this year. I probably say that every year, but it’s true! Calendar design has been raised to an artform over the past few years, and I look forward with increased anticipation every year.

Ilee always creates something spectacular, and their 2011 letterpress and silkscreen calendar is filled with wonderful imagery, including a festive rabbit to ring in the new year (2011 is the year of the rabbit) and an October moon that glows in the dark. Awesome!

Already receiving plenty of buzz (and deservedly so) is this beautiful, modern, metallic gold foil and warm grey letterpress calendar by Seesaw Letterpress. I love that each page is perforated, so you can tear off the calendar part and frame the illustrations.

INK + WIT’s 2011 letterpress Totem Animals at Play calendar features a menagerie of amazing patterns and animal illustrations.

I have a huge owl obsession, so naturally I’m loving the 2011 Owl Lover calendar. This calendar is exciting because 1) it’s free!, and 2) it features downloadable owl illustrations from 30 talented illustrators. Choose your 12 favorite owlies, as well as the month that you’d like each owl to represent, print, and you have your own custom 2011 owl calendar!

Satsuma Press always creates such a beautiful calendar. The 2011 letterpress calendar is filled with soft and lovely illustrations to carry you through the year.

Inspired by the colors and shapes found in nature, Laura Macchia has created a vibrant, illustrated 2011 calendar, which features a different illustration each month.

And this is just the beginning. Look for plenty of other calendar roundups in the coming weeks, and I’ll be starting A Letterpress Christmas 2010 soon, too!

images from their respective owners

Art Prints by Love Sugar Design

October 26, 2010 // kristen // 1 replies

I am completely in love with these swoonworthy art prints by Love Sugar Design. The giclee prints are available in a variety of sizes and feature awesome, mid-century style illustrations with fun and inspiring messages. I think that my favorite has to be the one with the bear!

Nicole and Jimmy Chung, the duo behind Love Sugar, create art prints and paintings in other styles, too. You can check out their Etsy shop to see the full line.

images from Love Sugar Design

Oh My Cavalier! Postcards + Prints

October 18, 2010 // kristen // 1 replies

This postcard correspondence set from Oh My Cavalier! would be the perfect gift for a paper loving friend. I love the little fox eraser and pencil that are part of the set, but the main event is the postcards, which feature reproductions of a selection of Julianna Swaney’s wonderfully dreamy drawings.

And, if you’re looking for something pretty to hang on your walls, you can purchase limited edition art prints, too:

images from Oh My Cavalier!

Darling Clementine Woodland Collection

October 13, 2010 // kristen // 0 replies

As a longtime fan of Darling Clementine’s lovely paper creations, I have to say that I’m completely taken with their new to me Woodland collection, which includes beautiful art prints, greeting cards, pillow covers, and serving trays featuring absolutely awesome illustrations. I’m also loving the color palette that they used in this collection; the rich reds, pinks, and oranges are fantastic with the black and gray. – spotted at Lottie Loves

Woodland greetings:

images from Darling Clementine

Letterpress Alphabet Prints by Zeichen Press

October 11, 2010 // kristen // 3 replies

If you’re looking for some letterpress awesomeness to add to your humble abode, then you must check out these new letterpress alphabet prints by Zeichen Press at Room & Board. The limited edition prints, available in a variety of colors and shapes, are produced entirely by hand and feature hand set, antique type printed on 100% cotton archival paper. Each print is signed and framed, too!