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Elk Notes
In my last post I mentioned that I had a new notepad design coming up. Well, here it is! The image on the cover is from an antique letterpress block I purchased on Ebay. The block is a zinc plate … Continue reading
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Tagged elk, Etsy, letterpress, notepad, notes, teal blue, wedding gift, wedding invitations
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Letterpress Notepads
Hello all! I want to share with you another one of my letterpress adventures I have had over the last few weeks. I found a box of scrap cover stock left over from someone’s die-cutting project. These pieces were a … Continue reading
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Tagged cover stock, die cutting, fuchsia, helen reddy, I am woman hear me roar, letterpres, metallic gold, notebook, notepad, pi, pie, scraps, woman
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Baby Got Letterpress!
I have been embarking on a lot of “firsts” recently, and last week was no exception. I assembled and printed my first two color letterpress broadside. It all began with a silly parody poem, and ended up being a fabulously … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Got Back, Baby Got Letterpress, broadside, cranes lettra, letterpress, metal type, parody, poster, wood type
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Happy Pi Day!
Happy Pi Day Everyone! It’s March 14th (i.e. 3/14) and I have just the thing for your geeky loved ones. A Pi letterpress notepad, perfect for writing down those pie recipes, mathematical equations, or anything else you might need to … Continue reading
My First Foray into Custom Business Cards
This February has been full of firsts, not the least of which was my first set of custom letterpress business cards. I made them for my sweet and wonderful friend Jina. This simple project turned out to be much more … Continue reading
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Tagged business cards, custom, custom letterpress business cards, Jina, letterpress, owl, printing press, printing problems
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C&P Press Alterations
I finally took some pictures of the alterations that Doug and I made to the C&P. These changes were needed in order to slow the press down and make it a bit safer. First, we replaced the large pulley on … Continue reading
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Tagged C&P, e stop, emergency, motor, printing press, pulley
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Homemade Boxcar Base
This past weekend Doug finished making me a couple of aluminum bases for deep relief photopolymer plates! He milled down the aluminum to .853″ (+/- .0005″!). I never realized how difficult it would be to get such an exact tolerance … Continue reading
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Tagged aluminum, boxcar base, laser-engrave, milling machine, photopoly, photopolymer
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Girls on Presses
I spent today pulling apart the motor on my C&P. Well, Doug was the brains of the operation, but I added some much needed muscle. I want to slow the press down, so I need a new pulley for the … Continue reading
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Tagged C & P, Chandler & Price, letterpress, motor, printing, pulley, woman
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New Press!
Abut a week ago I purchased an amazing press! The press is a Chandler & Price 12×18 New Series. This style of press was was manufactured between 1911 and 1964. According to the C&P Press catalog, “In many a [print] … Continue reading
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Tagged 12x18, C&P, catalog, Chandler & Price, gear, motor, new series, press, printing press
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Capricorns Unite!
This weekend my Capricorn letterpress card was included in a delightful little treasury! It is definitely worth checking out the other artistic interpretations of the sign:
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Tagged Capricorn, Etsy, letterpress, treasury, zodiac
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