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Hello Lucky Press

Monday, October 15th, 2012


Happy Fall everyone! Fall has always been my favorite time of year especially with so many fun things in the mix to write about. There are many exciting projects and plans coming up in the next few months for me, including a quick trip to San Francisco in October for a little work and play. While vacationing, most people will find the tourist attractions a must see, but for me, I always look up the best stationary and letterpress studios in the area. I am making a list of the must see letterpress studios, and Hello Lucky Press is on the top of my list. Hello Lucky Press was founded in 2003 by sisters Eunice and Sabrina Moyle as a specialty letterpress printer and design studio creating wedding invitations, greeting cards and personalized stationary. They now have offices in San Francisco and London with clients ranging from Anthropologie, Kate’s Paperie, and Liberty of London.

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State Illustrations by Kelzuki

Sunday, August 26th, 2012

Recently I was reminiscing about all the great memories of states I have had the opportunity to live and visit. As I was searching for a unique way to remember these memories, I came across these beautiful illustrations of all the states by Kelsey Oseid of Kelzuki. Kelsey illustrates each state according to patterns and colors found on the state’s official bird. Now I can be reminded of the below states daily and that fills my heart with happiness!

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Q&A with Bridgett Edwards of Perideau Designs

Tuesday, June 19th, 2012

I first stumbled upon Perideau Designs a year ago after finding their organizing printables so helpful. Perideau Designs then became my daily go-to for all the fun, modern, and clean stationary designs offered. The woman behind this beautiful brand is Bridgett Edwards. She is a wife, mother, business owner, and all around extremely creative woman whose work I adore. I always wanted to reach out to her and ask for a q&a, and when I finally did she was so generous to reach back and agree!

What led you to create Perideau Designs?

I’ve always loved creating and drawing so after realizing planning weddings wasn’t my niche, I turned to creating accessories for parties.

As a paper lover myself, why did you choose paper as your medium?

I love the touch and feel and getting beautifully designed invitations and notecards in the mail.

Do you use paper more so than online apps to stay organized?

I tend to waiver between the 2. Right now I’m using digital apps like Things and Google calendar since they are both easy to sync between my desktop and iPhone. But I love a good ol’ fashion pen and notebook when brainstorming ideas.

How do you begin a “theme” for your party designs?

From my lovely customers. They always have the best ideas and are so creative.

Your pieces are so clean, modern, bright and colorful, what’s your favorite color?

Hands down green, hence the business name Perideau (a homophone of peridot, my green birthstone) : )

Do you ever feel “artist’s block”, and if so how do you overcome it?

All the time! I take it as a sign that I need a break from work and go play with my children, workout or design for fun.

How would you describe your style?

Simple, clean, modern and fun

What was the last thing that made you laugh out loud?

My family. We’re a bunch of goofballs.

You’re a very busy woman, how do you stay so organized and how does it help you achieve your success?

I don’t like to stay still. I need to have an agenda, a direction so to speak, to function. I tend to get “lost” if I go with the flow.

I discuss artist’s “creative spaces” a lot on the blog, can you describe yours and how you like to keep it?

We turned our bonus room into an office. I use 2/3 of the space and my husband uses 1/3. We painted the walls a khaki with a green accent wall. I need to work in an organized space so everything has it’s place. My workspace mimics my design aesthetic so it’s very inspirational.

 

Thanks again Bridgett!

To learn more about Bridgett visit Perideau Designs and her lovely blog, Bridgett Edwards

 

 

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Featured Artist:Tae Won Yu

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

Yes! Letterpress Print by Tae Won Yu

Buy Olympia has always been a go-to site for me when it comes to fun purchases and discovering new artists. A few weeks ago I saw the below print entitled, Elephant Stories and I was smitten! I had to know more about who created this and just knew I would enjoy everything else this artist designed. His name is Tae Won Yu and he has designed everything from book covers, record covers, to posters. It even turns out I have seen his work for many years since he has created record covers for one of my all time favorite bands, Built To Spill. His work stands out to me with his choice of colors, illustration, typography, and how he combines letterpress with photography. Below are some of my favorite prints he has designed and can be found on Buy Olympia. I have also included his site to see more of his originals.

first image Yes! Letterpress Print

Elephant Stories by Tae Won Yu

Elephant Stories

We Can Send Letters by Tae Won Yu

We Can Send Letters Print

Built to Spill Perfect From Now On Print

Built to Spill Perfect From Now On Print

Summer Songs Print

Summer Songs Print

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Tae Won Yu

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Valentines Giveaway from Mello Press!

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Valentine's Day Candid Card Letterpress Postcard Set

My favorite thing about Valentine’s Day was being in elementary school and collecting at the end of the day all the fun little cards and candies in the cubbies from other students. Remember that? Well receiving a sweet card, especially a letter p

ressed one is still by far my favorite part of this holiday and any other day for that matter. I was first introduced to Amanda Mello of Mello Press at this time last year when I purchased her Valentine’s Day Candid Card Letterpress set and it was a huge hit with my friends. I have been fortunate enough to now call her a very close friend of mine. This year Amanda was super sweet enough to give my viewers a chance to win a set for themselves!

How to enter:

Pretty Simple! Like Mello Press’s Facebook and comment below saying you “liked it”.

Bonus Entry: Tweet about the giveaway and feel free to copy/paste the tweet below:

Valentine’s Giveaway alert! @8balloons is giving away an @amandamello Valentine’s Day Letterpress Card Set! http://ow.ly/8I1ue

Entry ends: February 3, 2012 6 PM EST

Update: The winner is…Claudia!

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DIY Paper Flower Tutorial by Tally of I Can Make That

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

DIY Paper Flowers

Flowers are such a nice way to cheer up a room, and paper is such a versatile, inexpensive, potentially colourful and easily available medium. The key to paper flowers is finding a way of making them that is simple and straightforward enough that one can make an entire bouquet’s worth without it taking the entire day. Here’s one such method – cute, simple and quick. (more…)

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Featured Artist: Tally of I Could Make That

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Bookmark Corners

I have featured one of my favorite DIY crafters Tally, of I Could Make That before on Monday’s Makers and when discussing DIY Paper Flowers. I am a fan of everything she creates, especially her paper flowers since that how I initially became a fan. Somehow Tally always seems to put a new and unique twist on her paper flowers which is what always makes me want to see more! Tally was sweet enough to answer some questions and also create a DIY Paper Flowers Tutorial for us that I will post Thursday! (more…)

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Featured Artist: Sandy of Sandy and the 1000 Paper Cranes

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

317. Driven

I previously wrote about one of my favorite fellow 20SB Bloggers, Sandy, and her wonderful blog: Sandy and the 1000 Paper Cranes. I will leave the true origin of the project for Sandy to explain below. Prior to knowing what the project entailed and where it originated, I was drawn to the positivity surrounding it. Paper Cranes are a symbol of peace and she decided to approach this project with a different angle by adding positive words to each crane she places in different locations in hopes someone would find it and give them a positive thought and/or bring them a smile to their face. There’s nothing better than creating a little piece of art in hopes it will brighten someone else’s day. She was sweet enough to answer some of my questions and I loved reading her answers. (more…)

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Featured Shop: Omiyage

Monday, September 19th, 2011

Washi Tape

Omiyage is one of my favorite online shops for crafty goods from Japan including my favorite notebooks. Not only do they have a wonderful shop but also an inspiring blog with all their new product updates and other crafty ideas that I read weekly. Marisa Edghill and Elias de Souza are the minds behind Omiyage and Marisa was sweet enough to connect with me this week to answer some questions. Enjoy! (more…)

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Featured Artist: Jenni Kupelian of Jarfly Designs

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Jarfly Designs

Jenni Kupelian is the artist behind Jarfly Designs and is located  in charming Portland, Oregon. I am such a fan of my friend Jenni and her business because not only is she an amazing artist, but she also has a wedding and events rental service that is very unique. Jenni does the work for her clients by collecting these wonderful antiques and vintage inspired decors for their upcoming events. This is such a great idea and I feel it is so hard to find these real vintage gems from larger rental companies that might not pay too much attention to detail. Not to mention, Jenni’s eye for vintage finds is impeccable!  (more…)

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I am 8Balloons curator Julie Reif and I love all things paper and other beautiful creations. I am not the artist but rather the admirer. read more...

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