Tip: Edge painting

Photo from Oh So Beautiful Paper

I've had a lot of people ask me how to do edge painting for business cards and other stationery projects. I can only give the vaguest answer on how I guess it's done, since I've never actually done it. But now I can give a much better answer... check out this post over on Oh So Beautiful Paper!

In the studio...

Happy Monday! Just thought I'd share this photo:

Melanie, one of our Letterpress Associates, had a beautiful baby girl last August and has been out of the studio doing mom-type things. But she's gradually making her way back in to Pyramid more often. This is one of her first projects since she's been back: personal stationery for baby Elsie! So cute!

Happy Hour 1.5.12

Happy New Year everyone! Just thought I'd post some photos from our very first 2012 Letterpress Happy Hour! Erik came by to set some type for some new year's cards (above).

Janine also came to set some type to make a wedding gift for some friends:

She also came bearing gifts! She brought a drawer of type (and cookies--not pictured). Here's the drawer of type in its new home:

And here's what the type looks like... it's an 8-point italic typeface:

And lastly, Lauren came by to finish up her prints:

Hope to see you next time!

Going, going, gone!

We sold out the remaining copies of the 2012 Letterpress Calendar at this weekend's Make & Take event! Thanks again to all the wonderful  volunteers who contributed their design talent and time to make this year's calendar. And thanks to everyone who purchased a calendar for supporting this awesome collaborative fundraiser project. I'm looking forward to the 2013 calendar!

Note: For those of you who didn't place your order in time, there might be a handful of copies still available at ArtSpring. I will update this post when I hear back on the actual number. If you're interested in being notified when our 2013 calendar is available, please let me know and I'll add you to the list.

Update 12/6:  Just heard back-- there are two copies of the calendar available at ArtSpring!

Make & Take photos

As we were scurrying around to prepare for Saturday's Make & Take event, Marty was able to snap some photos:

See more on Marty's post at the Pyramid blog!

Letterpress Calendar Press!

To get our calendar a little more exposure, I posted it on Etsy. Looks like we've got a fan! Rebecca featured our calendar on her site Florence Finds as part of her holiday gift guide (pictured above).

We're also proud to be featured in Paper Crave's and Oh So Beautiful Paper's 2012 calendar round ups and in blog posts on All Things Aimee and Fifi Cheek!

If you haven't already gotten yours, get moving! The calendars will be available at Saturday's Make & Take event and online at Pyramid's sales page.

In the studio...

Sara and Bridget have been keeping the presses busy working on an awesome set of holiday cards:

The snowflake ones are my favorite!