Come see me at Let It Glow (November 10th, Seattle).

Hey Seattle! Start (or finish!) your holiday shopping by supporting local artists in one day and one stop. I'll be at Rejuvenation's Let It Glow event on Saturday, November 10th, from 10-5. I'll have a large selection of holiday cards, letterpress notes, gift tags and other goodies. Visit the link above to see who else will be joining me. I hope to see you there!

Trains + Planes for Baby.

I hosted a baby party for very good friends this weekend. They are expecting their first child (a boy) any day now and we are all so excited! Anyhow, I hesitate to call it a shower because it was a tad unconventional. No games or finger sandwiches, spouses and significant others and plenty of beer... you get the idea. Because the father-to-be is very into RC, I went with a trains and planes theme. I'll post the invitation in the near future, but in the meantime, here's how the buffet table looked. This look was inspired by a shower I loved on Amy Atlas' blog. Sources follow below, but you can also check out the Pinterest board for the big day. Enjoy!











Sources:
Custom Buttons (my design)
Chevron Bags (which we filled with sweet potato fries)
Airplane Cookies
Nutter Butter Ball Recipe (so easy to make!)
Oh Baby! Banner (my design)
Train Toothpicks
Blue Poms (not shown)

Butter Home.

I'm excited to announce that you can now find my letterpress Valentine's cards at Seattle's Butter Home! The shop is located in Capitol Hill at 1531 Melrose Ave. If you live in the area, drop by! If not, they also have an online shop... Enjoy!

Cupcakes + Couture.

I had a wonderful time at Cupcakes & Couture yesterday! Trophy Cupcakes is darling, and there were a lot of talented vendors in the room. Good times. Just wanted to share a few photos of the event including me with Santa (!). I told him I've been good this year.

Also, as a reminder, today is the last day for sales to benefit the ASPCA. Visit the shop now to add your contribution. Thanks!

The etsyRAIN Handmade Holiday Show.

Hi everyone! Just wanted to let Seattle area folks know about next weekend's etsyRAIN Handmade Holiday Show. This is a great opportunity to support local artists and complete some holiday shopping. Details are as follows:

The Intiman Theater Lobby
201 Mercer Street, Seattle
November 26 & 27, 2011

Cupcakes Make Me Happy Hour.

Hey Seattle! Just wanted to drop in to let you know that I'll be at Trophy Cupcakes in Wallingford from 5:30 - 9:00 tonight for Cupcakes Make Me Happy Hour. There will be free treats and wine to sip. I'll have cards, tags and other goodies for you to peruse. Hope to see you there!

PS: If you don't follow me on Twitter, please do. That's where the action is happening for me lately. Thanks!

The Wayzgoose.

On Saturday, I attended my first Wayzgoose at the School of Visual Concepts here in Seattle. Oh my goodness, it was a letterpress geek's dream. So, so fun. The hubbers and I particularly enjoyed watching the Steamroller Smackdown. It's exactly as it sounds. A giant steamroller was driven across oversized printing plates to create fairly large posters. Can't wait until next year! Steamroller evidence follows below:


Giant plates are inked up.


Paper is laid across the plates.


The steamroller does its business.


Again with the business.


The print is removed from the plate.


Posters are hung from the school's balconies to dry.


Lovely little presses in the print shop.


A rad set of prints on display in the shop. I want them in our kitchen!