Heirloom Seed Kit

Quick Picks Thursday : 2.16.12

Heirloom Seed Kit by Sarah Rainwater Design (such lovely packaging) – via pin This Week’s Picks ♥ Now these are some cool posters (phosphorescent and fluorescent ink). – via design work life ♥ A teapot made of ticket rolls (wow!)

Handmade Punch Boxes

Quick Picks Thursday : 2.9.12

Handmade Punch Boxes by Leafcutter Designs – via oh, hello friend This Week’s Picks ♥ Gorgeous wooden valentines by Brittany Burton. ♥ Ooh, hand-lettered and illustrated, tone on tone letterpress wedding invitations by A Fine Press + Laura Helm. ♥

Apocalypse Calendar

Quick Picks Thursday : 2.2.12

Hehe! From the Apocalypse Ephemeris calendar by Joe Anderson(printing by All Along Press) This Week’s Picks ♥ Incredible “x-ray origami” by Takayuki Hori. ♥ Itty bitty paper bags that look like notebook pages? Yes, please! ♥ Fun “mad lib” Valentine’s

Dragon Dancer Cards

Quick Picks Thursday : 1.26.12

Dragon Dancers Notecards by Mab Graves (Happy Chinese New Year!) This Week’s Picks ♥ Considering exhibiting at a trade show? Check out this great “Biz Ladies” post by Carina from Crow and Canary on Design*Sponge. ♥ A fun peek at

WPA Poster

Quick Picks Thursday : 1.19.12

Works Progress Administration (WPA) Poster from the Library of Congress Archives – via Pikaland This Week’s Picks ♥ The Handmade Crafters Label Branding Kit (free printable) by Cathe Holden for WorldLabel.com. ♥ Learn how to make a super cute kitty

Heart Light Letterpress Card

Quick Picks Thursday : 1.12.12

Turn On Your Heart Light letterpress card by Moon in June This Week’s Picks ♥ Hand-lettered logos from defunct department stores. – via Ministry of Type ♥ Love the new Year of the Dragon stamps from Canada Post. ♥ Check

Handmade Winter Wonderland Card

Quick Picks Thursday : 1.5.12

A stunning handmade holiday card by Rick V., Midwest Regional Manager for Paper Source This Week’s Picks ♥ Awesome do-it-yourself Star Wars snowflakes (with free printable diagrams) at Matters of Grey. – via Felt & Wire ♥ Omigosh, such a

Bergdorf Goodman 2011 Christmas Window

Quick Picks Thursday : 12.22.11

The “Teacher’s Pets” window, created entirely of paper (300 different types) and featuring hand-lettered labels (in Latin) for all of the animals by Bernard Maisner, from Bergdorf Goodman’s incredible 2011 holiday window display (see all of the amazing windows in

Fideli Sundqvist

Quick Picks Thursday : 12.15.11

Paper Sculpture by Fideli Sundqvist (photo credit : Olivia Jeczmyk)– via Upon a Fold This Week’s Picks ♥ Awesome paper art and sculpture by Chloe Fleury of Hopscotch Design. – via designworklife ♥ This all purpose congratulations card by Fifi

Letterpress Wrapping Paper

Quick Picks Thursday : 12.8.11

Letterpress Wrapping Paper by Starshaped Press This Week’s Gift Wrap-Themed Picks ♥ Check out this Etsy How-Tuesday pyramid gift box tutorial (and video). More holiday-themed How-Tuesday videos to come over the next couple of weeks, too! ♥ Lovely red and

Cardboard Ladies Paper Art by Christian Tagliavini

Quick Picks Thursday : 12.1.11

Cardboard Ladies from the “Cut Out & Keep” Exhibit by Christian Tagliavini – via Strictly Paper This Week’s Picks ♥ Beautiful, three dimensional holiday ornaments by Patricia Zapata of A Little Hut (available in PDF, DXF, SVG formats) ♥ Super

Anne Benjamin Poster

Quick Picks Thursday : 11.17.11

Jens Lekman Screenprinted Poster by Anne Benjamin This Week’s Picks ♥ Bubble wrap used as a letterpress plate gives a pretty cool result! ♥ Check out this super cute mini desktop Advent Calendar by Pinkerton Design. ♥ This music box

Washi Tape Art

Quick Picks Thursday : 11.10.11

Incredible Washi Tape Art Installation at MT Expo 2011 (wish I could’ve seen this in person!) This Week’s Picks ♥ Ooh, an ampersand made of ampersands. ♥ Gorgeous book covers for Malcolm Gladwell : Collected. ♥ Hoot, hoot! ♥ Clever,

Retro Radio Letterpress Prints

Quick Picks Thursday : 11.3.11

Retro Radio Letterpress Prints by 55His (printing by The Mandate Press) This Week’s Picks ♥ Ooh, pretty, pretty edge painted letterpress business cards by Typoretum and Moglea. ♥ Helen Friel’s work is a-mazing. – via Design*Sponge ♥ Check out the

Atomic Fiction Business Card

Quick Picks Thursday : 10.27.11

Atomic Fiction’s New Business Card (swoon) This Week’s Picks ♥ Mr. Yen’s papercut cover for the new issue of Paper Runway is incredible. ♥ Watch-shaped Post-Its? Clever, clever! – via pin ♥ Love the color and pattern on the new

I Love Creative Thinking Letterpress

Quick Picks Thursday : 10.20.11

I Love Creative Thinking Letterpress Print by Jose Ortiz (printing by Peter Kruty Editions) This Week’s Picks ♥ A gorgeous gray and pink letterpress wedding suite by The Aerialist Press. ♥ Ooh, digging this branding by Johnston Duffy (printing by

Lion and Mouse Screen Print

Quick Picks Thursday : 10.13.11

The Lion and The Mouse Screen Print by Bandito Design Co. This Week’s Picks ♥ Amazing paper art by Cecilia Afonso Esteves – via Upon a Fold ♥ Beautiful typography letterpress wedding invitations by Lion in the Sun ♥ Quilled

Jen Stark Paper Sculpture

Quick Picks Thursday : 10.6.11

Paper Explosions Sculpture by Jen Stark This Week’s Picks ♥ Paper sculptor, Benja Harney, does desktop. ♥ A must see book for color lovers. – via Felt & Wire ♥ Jinjerup’s brand new site and printable goodies are SO CUTE.

Paper Etching by Paperlux

Quick Picks Thursday : 9.29.11

Paper Etching (incredible) | Paperlux – via Graphic Exchange This Week’s Picks ♥ Super cute Thunder-and-Lighting-and-Thor party favors by Erin at The Indigo Bunting. ♥ This wallpaper + washi tape stationery craft by Shasta Garcia is totally cool. ♥ Beautiful

Seasonal Cards

Quick Picks Thursday : 9.22.11

Seasonal Card Set | Becca Stadtlander -via Illustrationmundo This Week’s Picks ♥ Awesome new geo note cards from Hello Tenfold. ♥ (House)Beautiful Ball Terminals. ♥ Yummy s’mores invitations by Delphine. ♥ Incredible pop-up paper sculptures by Peter Dahmen. ♥ Nidhi

Paint Chip Chandelier

Quick Picks Thursday : 9.15.11

DIY Paint Chip Chandelier | Hey Gorgeous (photo credit: Jenna McKenzie) This Week’s Picks ♥ A gorgeous paint chip decorating project by Hey Gorgeous. ♥ Awesome vintage children stamps. ♥ Sweet letterpress giraffe baby announcements by Wiley Valentine. ♥ Give

Awesome Packaging

Quick Picks Thursday : 9.8.11

Chef’s Dinner Packaging | Sideshow Press This Week’s Picks ♥ The (un)Official Candy of Printmaking. ♥ Unique road map graduation invites by Kirby Sandifer. ♥ Swoon-worthy packaging for a chef’s dinner. ♥ An adorable back-to-school lunch label craft. ♥ A

DIY Popsicle Memory Game

Quick Picks Thursday : 9.1.11

DIY Paper Popsicle Memory Game | Eat Drink Chic It’s a new month, and Quick Picks Thursday is a (sort of) new feature on the site. I’ve had a Quick Picks category for a little while, but I haven’t updated