Howdy from Chicago. My name is Kelly and I have a little letterpress shop called Paper Stories. Back in December I decided to organize a letterpress swap, thinking I would be lucky if I found 10 printers to participate. After putting the word out and sending emails to some of my favorite printers, I ended up with a HUGE print exchange with a wonderfully diverse group totally 38 printers. With a little trial and error on my part trying to figure out the best way to exchange everything, the basic premise was this: Everyone creates an original letterpress art print, make enough copies for everyone in the swap, & send them all to me with a few bucks for shipping. The printers had until March to complete their prints and it wasn't until just a few weeks ago that the massive undertaking of sorting, arranging, packing and shipping the prints back to everyone was complete.
Involved in the swap are not only some well-known seasoned veterans but first-time printers alike. Yet regardless of their experience behind the press, everyone participating took the time to create a well thought out and unique piece and as the organizer of the swap, I couldn't be more proud. I think the best part for me was the opportunity to meet some amazing folks. Quite a few of us actually met up at the National Stationery Show in May and have become cyber pals since. I have already been getting requests from folks about next year's swap or even the possibility of a holiday letterpress ornament swap. Hmmm. We shall see.
Now to the part you really want to know about... The Incredible Massive Letterpress Giveaway part! All of the printers were kind enough to include a few extra prints for giveaways and Jan was kind enough to let me share our giveaway with the lovely Poppytalk readers. So here is the scoop; We have not one, not two, but THREE prizes to give away to some lucky readers. You will have until the end of the day on Thursday to enter. Winners will be chosen on Friday.
Involved in the swap are not only some well-known seasoned veterans but first-time printers alike. Yet regardless of their experience behind the press, everyone participating took the time to create a well thought out and unique piece and as the organizer of the swap, I couldn't be more proud. I think the best part for me was the opportunity to meet some amazing folks. Quite a few of us actually met up at the National Stationery Show in May and have become cyber pals since. I have already been getting requests from folks about next year's swap or even the possibility of a holiday letterpress ornament swap. Hmmm. We shall see.
Now to the part you really want to know about... The Incredible Massive Letterpress Giveaway part! All of the printers were kind enough to include a few extra prints for giveaways and Jan was kind enough to let me share our giveaway with the lovely Poppytalk readers. So here is the scoop; We have not one, not two, but THREE prizes to give away to some lucky readers. You will have until the end of the day on Thursday to enter. Winners will be chosen on Friday.
1st Prize
a COMPLETE set of all 38 prints from the swap
-with a value of over $800-
2nd & 3rd Prizes
each get 1/2 a complete set - 19 prints each
(the half-sets will be evenly divided for a good mix)
-with a value of about $400 each-
a COMPLETE set of all 38 prints from the swap
-with a value of over $800-
2nd & 3rd Prizes
each get 1/2 a complete set - 19 prints each
(the half-sets will be evenly divided for a good mix)
-with a value of about $400 each-
So here's what you need to do. Below is the list of participants. Visit the websites from at least two of the participants whose work you really like. In the comments below, let us know your what your two favorite works are.
For a full peek at all of the prints/printers involved in the swap, visit this Flickr page complete with photographs and names (documented by Bon Vivant Press) . Many of the prints were limited edition runs and several of the printers have a few copies left for sale on their various websites so if you aren't a lucky winner, you can still pick up some kick-ass art.
GOOD LUCK!
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GOOD LUCK!
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628 comments:
1 – 200 of 628 Newer› Newest»Wow! I love print exchanges! I love that this one is all letterpress too.
So my two very favorites, although it was hard to pick, are Dear Deer by SeesawPress. I also love Sneakers by Olivia San Mateo of Olive-Route.com. It's a beautiful print, and Jack Purcell's happen to be my most favorite shoe :)
Oh wow, Jan, this is the biggest craziest, most awesome giveaway ever! Count me in! I LOVE Yee-Haw Industries and their new pink Sweet Mama print is amazing. I also love the Kissing Booth poster by Roll & Tumble Press. It's all letterpress sweetness!
Well I'm a big fan of Robin Beth I love her new print featuring the Peacock
I just discovered green chair press. There type coasters will be going out to some special folks this holiday season
Oh, this is so sweet!
From bespoke press I love the print "And in the sweetness of friendship..." and from Seesaw press the print "Dear Deer".
Oh, this might be the best competition ever and I just can't wait until the winners are presented - they will be three lucky people! :)
Oh wow! I love browsing all the great artists!
I really like the statement in elisejoy's 5x7 letterpress - 3rd Edition and how cute are 12fifteen's bug letterpress coasters?
Yea!
Love ALL of the designs, but tonight I am loving Pink Peony by Sara Parrott, and A Ship In the Harbor by SeeSaw Designs. Thanks for having such a great giveaway!!
Oh I love Roll & Tumble Press' "Sittin' Pretty" and Bespoke Press' Owl print. Can't get enough of the birds!!
What an awesome giveaway! I came across Albertine Press recently and immediately loved it, especially the bright ideas letterpress pocket notebooks. I feel like I could come up with good ideas all the time if I was jotting notes in one of those.
I also loved Hijirik's Live What you Love print in yellow. It's bright, bold, and motivating! Everything I need to start the day off right.
A really close third for me was Night Owl Paper Goods' fork & spoon jotter. Adorable for jotting down recipes!
My two absolute faves are What's Important by Green Chair Press, and Live What You Love by Hijirik Design Studio!
I'm floored, there are some beautiful prints in the mix! This is by far one of the COOLEST giveaways out there. Oh please, I hope I'm a lucky winner.
i love everything Sycamore Street Press prints especially the Feb 09. Letterpress limited edition print of the hunter and the bear cub.
and a new favorite! the onward & upward print by SeeSawDesigns!
Paper Stories has the best must have (still need) letterpress holiday cards. the pine cone design is my absolute favorite! and i like her quail card! hooray for Chandy P.!
And i can not say enough about the awe inspiring twang and design genius of Yee Haw Industries! i yearn to someday have the whole farmers market card series and the blue trees series!
thank you to poppytalk and paper stories for hosting this giveaway which is making my hyperventilate! xo, Katy
kisforcalligraphy@gmail.com
Wow! So many to choose from - I think my favs are the Wood boxed Cards by Night Owl Paper Press, and the Daisy Letterpress note set by Delphine Press.
Good luck everyone!
Oooh all of these are so lovely! Though I do prefer Antlers by Zara Gonzalez. Good luck to all!
A Ship In the Harbor by SeeSaw Designs and Hijirik's Live What you Love. All are fab! :)
Wow!!!! Fantastic giveaway, like everyone I love them all and have just spend hours looking at all these wonderful sites.Hard to pick favorites but after taking a deep breath I say Iris by Hijirik Studio. I'm a big fan also of Clocks by Albertine Press. Thank you for introducing us to new letterpress people :o)
Wow, what an incredible collection
I love (LOVE!) Mire Ink Press and Olivia San Mateo
Such a great exchange!
I loved Bon Vivant Press and Robin Beth!
What an amazing collection ... it is sooo very difficult to choose just two ... however ... Night Owl's Panda friend is super cute and I just love Paper stories Happy Birthday card designed by Angela Navarra ... fingers legs and toes all crossed!
Whoa - this is definitely a massive letterpress giveaway! Thanks in advance!
I was poring through all the photos and sites, love letterpress so much, it's hard to decide. But if I had to pick I would say the folk series by Sycamore Street Press, because it's just beautiful and classic! And also the vintage chairs by Bespoke Press - so lovely chic!
I've been in love with YeeHaw's "Farmer's Market" posters for what seems like ages. I really need to just break down and buy one!
I also really like a. favorite design's "original laptop" postcard of a typewriter. It's so true!
Thank you so much to Jan and to Kelly for giving all of us this opportunity!
Wow! so many great prints and such a good idea!!
I love the work of night owl paper goods and cindy tomczyk. Just wonderful!
*Jeanette*
Everyone is a WINNER who views these wonderful letterpress prints! All of them are so beautiful and unique! I choose Teapots and Loops (Paper Stories) and Feathers and Twigs (Cindy Tomczyk) as my favorites, but it was almost impossible to choose from all the great pieces. Thank you for the opportunity to be a proud owner of the prints! Alina Z.
Tough to just select a few... But here goes:
I love the iris print from Hijirik and the 'me + you = <3' print at a. favorite design.
I hope I can score at these great prints!
Wow! This is such an incredible giveaway!
Paring my favorites down to just two was quite the task... but I think my two overall favorites are Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods and Onward & Upward by Angela of See Saw Designs.
There really are so many lovely pieces though. Thanks for the awesome opportunity!
x+o
Amy
I would so like to do this myself...
I love the Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods and the Cobalt Print by Sycamore Streetpress. Teapots and Loops by Paperstories are a close third!
I've enjoyed looking at them all (over and over again)
What a great giveaway!
I really really love HIJIRK Studio and DELPHINE Press: their prints would be great on my home green walls...
Ohhh, that's just wonderful! I love letterpress sooo much!!! Thanks Jen and all the contributors! i have a huge smile :D
Let's choose, but I'm sure will be most difficult, just two!
1.- From Green Chair Press, the Ampersand print, because I've always loved this letter.
2.- From Elise Joy, the 5x7 letterpress print - 3rd edition, because it's a quote that made me think, and feel happy.
Aaaand, I was sure I couldn´t choose just two! I also love the Chronology - letterpress clocks print from Albertine Press, I think I have something with Einstein, ha-ha-ha.
Good luck for everyone!
mi.microcosmos(at)gmail.com
Gosh what a great giveaway, I love Letterpress so difficult to choose favourites but here I go
Blue Patterned Garden by Sycamore Press and Hiking Bunny by Yee Haw Industries
This is such a wonderful giveaway!
I adore the "lark" collection from Sycamore Street Press. They're quirky, funny cards and beautiful too.
I also love the oversized Keep on the Sunny Side postcard from YeeHaw! That's one of my favourite songs and the design is just perfect on the card! I like the idea of oversized things too and it works so well with this card!
This is such a wonderful giveaway!
I adore the "lark" collection from Sycamore Street Press. They're quirky, funny cards and beautiful too.
I also love the oversized Keep on the Sunny Side postcard from YeeHaw! That's one of my favourite songs and the design is just perfect on the card! I like the idea of oversized things too and it works so well with this card!
Oh my goodness, there aer so many amazing artworks here!!!!
What a wonderful, generous giveaway!
'Golden Folksy Floral Rosette' by Night Owl Paper Goods & 'Cobalt Print' by Sycamore Street Press are my faves. It was a tight choice though, the're all wonderful!!!
This is such an exciting way to introduce a group of wonderful designers!
The name "Night Owl Paper Goods" definitely caught my eye (since it's almost 3am here in CA). I like their button flower card collection that reuses their paper scraps to create more unique cards. I love that it's a greenie idea.
I also love the simplicity of 12fifteen's works. My favorites are the Indian Summer prints. They're lovely, and it's my favorite season!
These are all stunning! However, I must say my runaway favorite is the "Cobalt Print" by Sycamore Street Press. My mother grew up in Madrid and still has a small but wonderful collection of Spanish tile and serving plates. The combination of royal blue and white used in the print is often used on Spanish ceramics, and so I have a soft spot for it because it reminds me of my mom! (it's great that Sycamore Street Press is an environmentally friendly company, too!)
My second favorite is "Iris" by HIjirik Studio. Such a simple idea, but still fresh and clean.
Thanks for hosting the giveaway and for sharing pictures of the exchange. What a great idea!
holy cow, what a giveaway! i am swooning just thinking about being able to touch a feel all of these lovelies.
two of my favorites are the feathers and twings by cindy tomczyk and the detailing on the swap card by robin beth designs. they're all just lovely!
thank you for offering this giveaway!
Wow! This is a toughie as I am a fan of ALL these artists. I also love Sara Parrott's Pink Peony print from Bon Vivant (it would look so sweet in my little girls' room!) and I love to get lost in the colorful and graphic mandalas from Shimmer Studio. Love the calming and peaceful, yet vibrant one shown here in blue. Thanks so much to Kelly at Paper Stories for conceiving this!
Sneakers by Olivia San Mateo
and Chairs by Bespoke Press
LOVELY!
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Gosh what a fabulous giveaway!
I think I love them all, but forced to choose its Unfinished Indian by Mark Maroney of Mine Ink Press and Teapots and hoops from paperstories, however I must say I think Roll and Tumble are brilliant too!
What a great way to get to know all these different artists!
My two favourite prints:
the Dissected Frog by Bon Vivant press
love the motif and the colours.
And Winsome Girl by Roll and Tumble press,
it looks like a pretty tattoo.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!
Hi,
It is great meeting some great new artists I hadn't visited before.
I fell in love with Parrott Design Studio. I love their color palette, the concept, their naturalistic themes in beautiful new colors. Since I have to peak one, it will have to be her peonies. (and her frogs. And the strawberries, so juicy!)
My other favorite is Zara Gonzalez. I loved what she writes about herself:"I’m a twenty-eight year old girl going on twelve or forty depending on the day". It feels so me! I pick the girl in rollerskates because it so makes me feel like moving forward. Very encouraging.
Please count me in!
My two favorites are Wind Powered Wishes by Visualchemist and Yellow Floral by Sycamore Street Press.
I love the visual buffet of styles and colors that have been collected. Pretty awesome.
oh man, I am just starting to get stuff hung in our new place and man oh man would I LOVE to win this! It's hard picking two, but I enjoyed both Olive Route & Three Red Hens. I own a print from Hijirik Studios and adore it!
yum, letterpress prints! and what a bundle of beauties you have on offer! how to pick just two...
i love the tactile contrast of the sparky yellow stitching on Sycamore Street's gorgeous Cobalt print.
and i have a wall in my living room where I like to display sharp line-based and architectural prints, where Bound Staff Press's 'Empty Nest' would sit wonderfully!
Fingers crossed... :) x
Well, I've got to admit, I did'nt take the time to visit every participant (but I bookmark this post so I can come back later!), but visit the first 6-7 ones: I love numerology notes of afavoritedesign, as well as chocolate pocket journal and the world notes of Albertine. I was also pleased to discover feedsack of the month club of the Handmaiden!
Oh wow - what an absolutely amazing giveaway. So many fantastic prints - wonderful designs and colours.
I love Chairs by Bespoke Press and also Poppy Print by Delphine but really they are all so fab.
what a great give away! my two favorites are:
-teapots and loops by paper stories
-bon vivant press surgery room by bon vivant
hands down, my favorite is the Surgery Room by Bon Vivant Press ... it's so amazingly intricate -- i LOVE it!!!!
and then 2nd would be the Moon by Reservoir Press... simply beautiful.
Thanks for the giveaway!
wow... amazing. And obviously hard to pick just 2. But I'm going to say: Birds Print by Bespoke and Retroorange note set by Delphine.
Oh how difficult to choose just two, they are ALL so wonderful (have some serious online shopping to do after having looked at all those lovely web pages). I love Poppy Print by Delphine Press and With Each Tiny Step by Roll & Tumble Press.
What an amazing collection! They are all beautiful, but my two favorites are Surgery Room by Bon Vivant Press and the Poppy print by Delphine Press.
Beautiful, inspiring works! Thank you!
It's hard to choose - they're all so good!
I think I have to say I really like just about everything from Night Owl Paper Goods, and from 12fifteen I really like the Indian Summer & Winter Wonderland prints :)
This is such a great prize...good luck to everyone! :)
It's so hard to choose, I LOVE letterpress! Ok so I really like the coasters by Albertine Press. They remind me of art nouveau. I also like the invitation designs by Delphine. They are so lovely! Thanks!
I am salivating, I tell you, over this give-away. Amazing. Two of my favorite shops ever are Yee Haw and Night Owl. My favorite thing that Yee Haw does are their oversized greetings, particularly "Keep on the sunny side." I love everything that Night Owl has but if I have to choose one right now it'd be the fashionably folksy owl on that beeeautiful wood. Awesome!!!
Oooh! what a treat winning this would be!
I am loving this giveaway AND Olive-route and Sycamore Street prints are my two faves (though it is so hard to really narrow it down that much!!)
This is absolutely incredible! So many prints to choose from...I only get to pick two? Eep! Ah, let's see...Piora i Gatazki by Cindy Tomczyk has to be my favorite, simply gorgeous...And the Poppy Print by Delphine would be my second choice, love its simplicity, and the colors are so summery.
Thanks for putting this together!
Thank you very much! This idea has been excelent!
It was difficult to pick just two prints, but here they are:
- Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods
- Bird in the Clouds by Adam (Yee Haw Industries)
From the websites, I loved:
- The Last Duck by Albertine Press
- all the letterpress Thank You Notes by Night Owl Paper Goods
I hope I can get my hands on all those gorgeous prints you have to give away.
It was really hard to pick, I agree. However, i think my favorites are the poppy's by delphine and the rule by mire ink press. The rule print is so clever! such a great way to use what is already in a print shop
this is quite possibly one of the most exciting giveaways i have ever seen...
i've had my eye on the antique chairs print by bespoke press for some time now, and i also really love the onward & upward print by angela of see saw designs...perfect for a kid's room.
thanks for such a great giveaway!
This is so cool...my favs are 1) Sycamore Street Press's "Blood Like Vikings" sailboat print and 2) 12fifteen's cross-stitch letterpress coasters.
Wow what a great giveaway, with some amazing art! I love Sometimes You Just Gotta Twirl by Enjoy Design and Make the Numbers Dance by Green Chair Design!
awesome! thanks kelly!
Love this idea! Very hard to choose my favorities, but I'm a huge fan of Night Owl Paper Goods - love their Golden Folksy Floral Rosette and all their cute animal "Affordable Art" prints.
I also love See Saw, "A Ship in the Harbor." My husband has a sailboat...hmmm good Father's Day present I think.
I couldn't stop at two, but being a biologist it's perhaps not a surprise that Bon Vivant's frog dissection caught my eye. It looks so beautiful (not at all like I remember the actual frog)! I also was drawn to that beautiful orange poppy from Delphine Press. My poppies are in bud, about to burst out. I can only hope they'll be as beautiful.
I really like 12fifteen and Robin Beth. They have good designs.
What a fabulous giveaway! I have seen a few blog posts showing the fabulous prints, and have been coveting so many from all these great talents! It's hard to pick just 2 favorites out of all these amazing shops... I really like Hijirk's Live What You Love - a great reminder for daily life, and Sarah Parrot's peony is lovely - the little yellow bee is just the perfect touch!
This is such an exciting contest! I'm crossing my fingers and toes that I win.
I love the baby annoucements from Birddog. and I adore the Alphabet posters from Sycamore. I'm expecting a new nephew so I think I have baby sweetness on the brain!
Well done everyone!
I had eight favourites written down! Of those, my TWO FAV's are: Chair by Amy Stocklein (the composition, the colour, the texture...wow) and Colbalt Print by Sycamore Street Press (beautiful pattern... oh so crisp!).
Thanks for organizing this terrific event!
These are beautiful!
My favorites: Poppy Print by Delphine Press and Cobalt Print by Sycamore Street Press.
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Oh wow! what a great swap, and now an even better giveaway! I love all the letterpress pieces that were created for this swap, and I've had a great time taking a look at some of the participants. I'm loving the vintage chairs in magenta by bespoke press as well as the color combos used by delphine... oh, and I also love the button flower thank yous at night owl. Thanks for the chance to win!
What a generous giveaway! I love Cobalt Print by Sycamore Street Press and Onward and Upward by See Saw Designs, although they are all beautiful!
What an amazing giveaway. So many beautiful prints and designs. Amazing for the lucky winners!
Beautiful work everyone!
LARGE WOOD TYPE SPECIMEN SHEET HAND PULLED LETTERPRESS PRINT 1 from Yee-Haw
&
May '08 Letterpress Limited Edition of 100. 8x10" Original Print. Eva Jorgensen from sycamore Street Press.
Thanks so much for this giveaway and turning us on to new artists!
What an inspiring collection and an awesome swap idea.
My faves... Piora i Gatazki (Feathers & Twigs) by Cindy Tomczyk and Chairs by Bespoke Press.
I love winter by 12fifteen. I would also love anything from yee haw industries :)
What a fantastic giveaway!
This is *amazing* - I'm drooling all over the place! I've also just added loads of new feeds to my Google Reader, and have loved being introduced to some new letterpress folks.
As for faves - the carnival treats series from Yee Haw is a.w.e.s.o.m.e. The cotton candy hair and the corn dog/caramel apple couple and fantastic!
I also love this simple card from enjoy design. Enjoy is one of my very favorite words, and I love this simple little phrase as a reminder to enjoy things as best you can.
Wow. Awesome display of talent. I could barely choose!
I love Antlers by Zara Gonzalez's and the Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods.
Swoon - oh my goodness, how beautiful are they? I love Deer Deer...so, so, sweet...
amazing!
love the typewriter post card from a. favorite design:
http://www.afavoritedesign.com/nxtbigpostcardclick.html
and the
YOU
AND
ME<3 one love design from visual chemist:
http://blog.visualchemist.com/2009/05/you-me-one/
These are AMAZING!!! What a treat to visit all these talented artists' websites. I loved them all, but my top two are Poppy Print by Delphine and Wind Powered Wishes by Visualchemist. {ooh! I hope I win!!!}
This is an amazing giveaway! I love the prints by Albertine Press and Delphine Press! Those orange flowers are beautiful! I would frame these all in little frames and hand them on my wall, such great work!!!
The word play, the fonts, the colors, the graphics...ooh I'm vekemplt! I'm going with: Night Owl's yellow feast for the eyes, and Amy Stocklein's blue chair - both Bon Vivant Press. I may have been prejudiced by getting ready to do my by kitchen in goldenrod and cobalt!
My favs:
"besos" card from yeehaw industries, and the "mind your p's and q's" print from green chair press.
Wow!
I love Bon Vivant Press! the frogs are divine! and I love the story behind their creation! and I'm a long time fan of 12 Fifteen, the Indian Summer print is my favourite!
What great contest! I've only had time this morning to browse through a fraction of the sites, but here are my first favorites: Bon Vivant Press - the frog card. Roll & Tumble Press - the Wishful Thinking poster. Paper Stories - loved the whole website, including the Happy Birthday bike card.
wowowow! this is amazing!
I discovered lots of new paper makers. I especially liked Sara Parrott's Peony and the frog surgery by Bon Vivant Press!
LOVE 12fifteen's flying bird notecards and Reservoir Press' Lobster Girl! And about a thousand others...
So very cool! I love them all, but especially Wind Powered Wishes by visual chemist and With Each Tiny Step by Roll and Tumble Press.
Great, inspiring work everyone!
'I love gray trees, letterpress coasters' by 12fifteen and the 'You Are All I Need Letterpress Mini Poster- Watermelon' by rollandtumblepress
This giveaway is amazing! My favorites are Yee Haw Industries and Bird Dog Press. I love old wood type.
I am loving 1.) the "Letterpressed Limited Edition Turquoise Quote Print 8.5x11" by Bespoke press and 2.) the "mod vine letterpress notecards" by 12fifteen.
Wow wow wow! What beautiful letterpresses! :) My two favorite are Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods and Onward & Upward by Angela (See Saw Designs). Good luck to me! :)
What an awesome collection! I especially like that it includes a lot of letterpress printers I haven't heard of yet. My favorites are the Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods, a company I've long admired, and Piora i Gatazki (Feathers & Twigs) by Cindy Tomczyk, someone whose work I hadn't seen. I'm about to get hitched and move into a new apartment and these would be perfect! Thanks for the shot at this excelllent giveaway.
this is amazing!! :)
count me in!!
my two favorites are:
1. a. favorite design - click clack clunk a2 letterpress postcard
i just inherited two of my gramp's antique typewriters and am anxious to get them up and running!! this is adorable!
2. night owl paper goods - water otter wood postcard
sometimes i think my pup looks like an otter...hehe! i love how this postcard is wood, too! i'd be tickled to receive this in the mail!
thank you for the chance at receiving all of this lovely art!
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I'm just LOVING Green Chair Press' Heart Letterpressed Coasters. And who doesn't get a kick out of Sycamore Street Press' "Great Job On That Thing You Did..."
This is the BEST giveaway. Everrrr.
Wholly Awesome Giveaway!! My favs are Wind Powered Wishes by Visual Chemist and Chairs by Bespoke.
Rad.
I really had a hard time narrowing it down...but I love "Les fleurs" by Delphine and "Tangelo" and "Onward and Upward" by seesaw designs. They are all sweet, simple, and beautifully detailed.
Whoa, this is an amazing giveaway!
It's really hard to pick a favorite, but if I'm being forced...
I LOVE the Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods, and also Yellow Floral by Sycamore Street Press. I'm really feeling all the warm yellows and oranges right now while I get myself all jazzed up for the hot summer days around the corner!
I really love Sycamore Street's alphabet poster in chocolate & apple. And I think I might have to purchase Delphine Press's poppies print for my place.
Oh, this is wontherful!
It is so hard to choose, but I really love the Sneakers by Olivia San Mateo and Onward & Upward by Angela of See Saw Design(such a great work!).
Good luck for everyone!!!
Love love this giveaway.
I can't pick just two, they are all really amazing and beautiful
The prints that stand out to me are:
Bird in the Clouds by Yeehawindustries
Teapost and Loops by Paper Stories
Golden Folky Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods
Yellow Floral by Sycamore St. Press
Wind Powered Wishes by Visual Chemist
Sneakers by Gina San Mateo
Thanks so much for this opportunity.
-Katie
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What a fab giveaway!
Two of my favs are the cross-stitch coasters by 12fifteen (I have two sets of their coasters - love 'em!) AND Alphabet in Blue by Green Chair Press - love it for a kids room!
Oooo!
12fifteen's Indian Summer and A.Favorite's "You're a Knockout" are my favorite.
So hard to choose a favorite! Even difficult to narrow it down to two. I loved the prints from 3 Red Hens and Delphine Press. And all the others, too! Ahhhh, letterpress.
This giveaway is so amazing! I went to each and every site and it was a hard decision but I chose Night Owl Paper Goods (the sunny flowering dogwood is my fav! and its eco-friendly!) and Star Shaped Press (the Jen+Brad Program is my fav! love the scrolls). They both have amazing design styles and I absolutely love their invitations. I have a weakness for them :)
Thanks for the chance at winning an awesome giveaway and highlighting all of these talented artists!! I had trouble narrowing it down, but I looooove Robin Beth and PaperStories the most!!!
wow. I visited all of them, and I have to say, it's too hard to pick just two.
but I love paper stories & hijirik. hijirik's love what you love is very amusing. ;D
This giveaway is just too awesome. Just RT you in twitter. hope to spread the love a little bit.
Bespoke Press and of course, Yee Haw Industries!!
How can you not love this: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24438978
Someone is going to be very lucky! Awesome!
How generous! I really like Robin Beth and Three Red Hens. I hope my number comes up! Very nice! Big hug, Deborah
For sheer prettiness, I LOVED the starburst mandala by Night Owl Paper Goods, the iris by Hijirik Studio and the poppies by Delphine Press. So beautiful!
I am so excited about this because so many of my favorite letterpress artists participated, and I would love to add to my collection! My two favorites are the Cobalt Print by Sycamore Street Press and Sneakers by Olivia San Mateo.
this is such a cool giveaway! so many good prints to choose from too.
i really love Starshaped press and the many art nouveau and art deco styles. beautiful! favorite is the wedding announcement for gretchen and erik.
good luck everyone!! :)
This is such a great idea. Love it.
It is so hard to narrow it down to two favorites, but here it goes.
Oliveroute's Water Letterpress Print
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18266233
and
Sycamore Street Press' Letterpress Alphabet Poster
http://shop.sycamorestreetpress.com/product/alphabet-poster-modern-design-tulip-and-water
wow this is a great giveaway!! I love suitables cards from Albertine Press, very fun! Also love Cheers Cosmopolitan letterpress coaster set from 12fifteen. I hope I win!!
AMAZING stuff, thanks for the spectacular giveaway, and I can't help looking through this for hours... :)
two favorites are Night Owl Paper Goods and EliseJoy/Enjoy Design.
(but you know none of us can really pick just two!)
Wow, wow, Wow.
Roll & Tumble's Be Brilliant is a recent favorite.
Also, love the Cobalt print by Sycamore Street Press.
I'm loving Three Red Hens blog and all things beardy plus i really like the pouring tea prints. I also love the whole hillbilly styling on Yee-Haw industries and in particular the red onion farmers market print, even better that your on Etsy! its that old skool back to basics vibe!
Fun and hard!
Still, some of my favorites were on here, so they're hard to resist.
Fave #1 is Parrott Design Studio. I love Sarah's work, especially her record coasters:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23039537
Also a big fan of YeeHaw Industries. Bought their little thank you notes awhile ago and need some more! They're the perfect size:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26032497
This giveaway is amazing! I really liked the Dog Doily Flowers from Night Owl Paper Goods. I also really liked the work of Zara Gonzalez and her Antlers print
How can I choose? So many lovely and spring-inspirering prints. But I think that I end up saying that BirDog press and Paper Stories are my favorites ... would love to look at them every day! What a fun thing to do, this give away :-)
Owl have to say "Bespoke Letterpress Boutique" prints are so chairy and tweet! And "Albertinepress" impressed me with their clock print inspired by Albert Einstein. A very bright idea!
Ooh, i like the Iris print from Hijirik
and the Smile poster from rollandtumblepress
:)
Absolutely love the pink peony by Sara Parrott and the Owls in the Bespoke print. But really, all are amazing. Am in awe.
This giveaway seems too good to be true.It's almost impossible to narrow it down to just two faves but here goes-
Bespoke Press- vintage chairs in Magenta
Night Owl paper goods- love birds
All others are truly fabulous also!
I'll have to go with the chairs by Bespoke and the antlers by Zara!
All this simply blows me away. Amazing, amazing giveaway.
I LOVE Yee-Haw industries -- I'm partial to them because I have one of their zombie posters in my living room.
But ooooh, Resevoir Press. The moon print is stunning. And did you see the business cards they have up on their blog? AMAZING.
I am sooooooo very excited about this print giveaway! I am especially fond of Get Folksy by Night Owl Paper Goods and all their gorgeous wood cards, as well as, and Teapots & Loops by Paper Stories.
Wow wow wow wow! This is amazing!
I love all of the Farmer's Market prints from Yee-Haw industries, and the Indian Summer print from 12 fifteen!
This is awesome! I love the Bespoke yellow vintage chair print--yay, Thonet chairs!--and the Starshaped print.
I'm in love with the coasters from 12fifteen, especially the red flower pattern. And I think the Kissing Booth poster from Roll & Tumble would look fantastic in any home and be a fun wedding gift.
Hello!!! Amazing idea...I luv letterpress. I checked out 12fifteen's online shop - beautiful! Classic, simple..pretty enough to frame. Also I was on paperstories etsy shop - gorgeous prints and color combos! Good luck to All!
What a great giveaway! I have to say that my favorite print is A Ship In the Harbor by LIndsey (See Saw Designs)since I am an avid sailor myself and absolutely love to be on the water. Next I'd have to go with Yellow Floral by Sycamore Street Press, with Sometimes You Just Gotta Twirl by Enjoy Design coming in at third since I love Elise's blog.
Oh, wow, so hard to decide!!! So many nice atuff!! I think I'll pick Pink Peony by Sara Parrott and... just any thing from the Parrott Design Studio, so many nice colours!!
Thanks for the give awya!!! So exciting!!!
The Clocks by Albertine Press and the hot air balloons - Onward and Upward by Angela are beyond lovely. Actually, all of the prints are lovely. Love letterpress.
What an awesome giveaway! So much great talent.
My two favorites are Tangelo by SeeSaw Designs and Tools by Elizabeth Weston.
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Just two?! I absolutely love letterpress and am so excited to have found this list of artists all in one place!
I choose See-Saw Designs b/c I love her little added touch of stitching.
And Green Chair Press because I have been looking ALL OVER for a modern collection of the entire alphabet that an adult could showcase, not just something for a baby's room - her coasters are perfect!
Congrats to everyone and thanks Poppytalk for sharing these artists!
Bon Vivant's B.V.P. Surgery Room is a standout for having shared the story behind their elaborate & beautiful print.
On the flipside (and for its simplicity) I love Amber Favorite's Ligatures because I think it might be the sweetest designer-to-designer love note that I've ever seen.
I LOVE Night Owl Paper Goods and Delphine....it's so hard to choose just 2!!
Are you kidding me…pick only 2?!
I’ve spent my whole morning drooling over these amazing prints…imagining them in my home, thoughtfully placed in a collage on the wall, or placed in picture frames leaning on the mantle. The picture in my mind is so beautiful and warming…I may need to purchase a few of these if I’m not the winner of a prize ;)
Though seemingly impossible and completely torn, I have chosen two prints:
Golden Folksy Floral Rossette by Night Owl Paper Goods – What an absolutely perfect print. The contrast of the delicate and intricate golden flower and wooden background surrounding the print are exquisite. I am currently imagining it against my grass green walls, and am in love!
Teapots & Loops by Paper Stories – I love the colors used in this unique and fun print. How perfect would this be for a tea party invitation for yourself or a little girl?! I just love the playfulness of it all.
ps…I absolutely love that you had a letterpress swap…If only I were a printer :)
Night Owl Paper Goods & Yee Haw Industries have been favorites of mine for awhile now. It would be awesome to win some of their work!
I love the Poppy print by Delphine Press and "Teapots and Loops" from your line. I'm so drawn to orange and those two really stood out to me as things I'd love to have on my wall!
Thanks for hosting such a wonderful giveaway. I'm amazed at the artistry of these prints- they're all gorgeous!
For her graduation, I gave my sister A Ship in the Harbor by See Saw Designs. And I love the colors in the Poppy Print by Delphine Press.
What a great giveaway!
These are all so amazing! I'd have to say my two faves are Sara Elliot's Pink Peony and Clocks by Albertine Press. I would so love to do some letterpress!
I have to pick just 2?
Night owl Paper Goods &
Starshaped press.
But they are all so lovely.
In the past year I have fallen in love with the history and detail of letterpress. I just graduated college with a graphic design degree and aspire to be in a place where i can utilize and create letterpress designs, but for now i will just look at your incredibly inspiring collection. Thank you for continuing to inspire young artists and collectors alike. I really love the "the ship in the harbor" by seesaw and the "Live What you Love" print by Hijirik. They are are all beautiful.
Such fun and a perfect way to spend time drinking my first cup of coffee on this rainy Tuesday morning.
What I liked the most:
Live What You Love from Hijirik Studios
Golden Folksy Floral Rosette from Night Owl Paper Goods (I love their stuff in general) I'm collecting tiny yellow prints for my kitchen.
And because I found more than just two while checking out all the links...
Mandala Art Print from Shimmer Studio is awesome. I love those colors.
And from the always awesome Yee Haw Industries I liked the Blue Trees Letterpress mini prints and envelopes.
Links that didn't work for me were:
Kissing-Bug Press, Parrott Design Studio, Three Red Hens Etsy store link and the Visual Chemist store was closed.
What a great contest Poppytalk! I loved having to look at all the stores to provide an answer. Thank you.
I loved the work of Zara Gonzalez and 3 Red Hens. Was wishing more of the links had worked and that the visual chemist was not on vaca! thanks for the fun little image hunt!
I love Bespoke Press and Elizabeth Weston's pieces.
There are so many incredible pieces of work to choose from but I have to start with the blue print from Sycamore Street Press which you have featured before and I have always loved. After a lot of thinking the second piece is by Robin beth and is the grey daisy type flower letterpress which is stunning. Keeping my fingers crossed!!!
What a crazy amazing giveaway! So many great prints to choose from. I'm going to go with Albertine Press' Marshmallow Fluff print and I can't resist Hijirik Studio's Iris print. Amazing!
I love these letterpresses. Woohooo.
My favorites are Sycamore Street Press (I love trees, especially Sycamores), Elizabeth Weston (I love the theme and colors), and, I had to pick three, Albertine Press (time, time, time...).
Thanks!
Rachel
I'm picking the following 2 prints because they affected me in some way when I looked at them, but all the printers should be commended for their beautiful beautiful work.
The quote on Amy Stocklein's print "Chair" really struck a chord with me. Absolutely LOVE the whole print. Second would be "The Moon" by Reservoir Press. It's so hauntingly beautiful and realistic that I'm amazed it's letterpressed.
This letterpress giveaway is too good to be true! And how awesome of all the artists to take part in it!
I have looked on the websites and flickr set and although I have many more than two favorites I'll mention two. 1} Alphazomby by YeeHaw and 2} Pink Peony by Sarah Parrott.
Thanks for the opportunity!
Love "Rule Number One" from Green Chair Press and "Water Otter" from Night Owl Papergoods.
Fingers crossed,
Sarah
Pulling off a layered letterpress piece can be hard. Loved Golden Folksy Floral Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods. I also really liked the mix of the hand carved and blue/white porcelain look of the Cobalt Print by Sycamore Street Press.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed - I LOVE letterpress!
This is amazing! I hope somehow high numbers are best. :)
No. 1 is Poppy Print by Delphine Press to celebrate the total reversal of how I used to feel about the color orange and in honor of my little boy, who adores the California Poppy.
No. 2 is Sometimes You Just Gotta Twirl by Elise Joy. Because I am working harder at being a more playful person lately.
Grazie!
Jess
I adore Hijirik's Live What You Love print (and am lucky enough to own one of the limited edition ones with the heart!), and Olivia San Mateo's Sneakers. Converse shoes are my fave, so Converse + Letterpress = DELIGHT.
Thanks for having this amazing giveway, and encouraging us to explore the works of a whole bunch of wicked-talented letterpress artists. :)
This is so wonderful! I've spent about an hour and a half now checking out all the wonderful designs.
I love Night Owl Paper Goods and a. favorite design. The 'peacock feather' i love you card from Night Owl is simple but oh-so-cute.. and my boyfriend would like it too! I also can't stop looking at the carnival birthday card from a. favorite design. I love the theme and layers of color.
Thank you so much!
vkhuong[at]gmail[dot]com
They are all so talented, but my favorites are 1) Seesaw and 2) Paper stories.
What a fun giveaway. :)
Night Owl Papergoods caught my eye for their colors and fun name. I love that they don't take their stuff too seriously - that it's fun and approachable.
Great idea for a giveaway!
Incredible! Love (love!) Yee-Haw Industries and Roll & Tumble Press. What a great idea.
OOOh! I can't pick just a few favorites though! So many talented people.
I esp. love the grocery totes from yeehaw industries - the graphics are to die for! And their posters! My husband esp. loves the Zombies posters. might have to get some of those purchased for him.
Also, the Parrott Design Studio has some awesome record coasters. I don't know if I would be able to actually use them, though! (P.S the link for Parrott doesn't work. I think it's just missing one of the Rs in Parrott.)
Oh my, such talent!
So difficult to choose, but I think my two favourites are Chairs by Bespoke Press and Happiness & the Absurd by 3 Red Hens.
I love this from BidDogPress: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12931097
and this from NightOwl Papergoods: http://www.nightowlpapergoods.com/product.php?productid=439&cat=11&page=1
TOO CUTE!!!
WOW!
I have my eye on the Rosette by Night Owl Paper Goods and the Unfinished American by Mark Maroney of Mire Ink Press...great!
So hard to pick!! But, two of my favs are Robin Beth and Paper Stories. So hard to narrow it down to two!!!
This is absolutely amazing! So much talent and so many beautiful works! (It's just about impossible to pick 2.)
My favorites: YeeHaw's The Other Kind of Socialist print -- I'm an advertising major and this just spells solid gold design, tagline, and branding to me.
Rollandtumble Press' You Are All I Need print -- Can you say romantic wording that doubles as a perfect Radiohead quote? Sweet typography and coloring? It's a home run!
**Also the Parrot Design link is misspelt in your coding somewhere, it's missing an R :)
I love bespoke and elisejoy!
Oh! I love Bon Vivant Press & Delphine Press. Just gorgeous!
wow, you weren't kidding! this is amazing! So many favs, I love Delphine's poppies and Sycamore Street's everything! I had a chance to check them out this weekend at Renegade, gorgeous and such lovely folks!
oh my goodness. you weren't kidding when you said that this was huge, amazing, incredible, the best giveaway ever!
so. here's what i love.
first of all seesaw designs, has beautiful work, and one of my favorite prints of theirs is the "onward and upward" print. It makes me feel so happy!!!
second of all, the cool Sherlock Holmes coasters from green chair press!!! how fun are those???
thanks so much for the chance to win some absolutely amazing work!!! crossing my fingers!
Clocks by Albertine Press and Dear Deer print from Seesaw...love it!
Oh, there are too many to choose from! I've bee in love with YeeHaw's work for a while, especially their Besos cards & the Ponzi Scheme Starter Kit (which I am absolutely buying for my Wall Street buddy).
I also adore the "surgery" frog print from Bon Vivant Press. Love!
This is amazing! There were so many wonderful pieces. I especially was drawn to A.favorite. I love the "ligatures" design that was part of the give away and the "ages" birthday card from their site. I also thought Amy Stocklein had wonderful designs. My favorite of hers was the "What's up?" card. Thank you so much for such a great give-away!
wow, they are all so great!
my 2 faves at this very moment are:
Bespoke's limited ed. Birds print &
Sycamore Street press's children's animal alphabet print.
yeah for letterpress!!
This was difficult to choose just two designs. In the end I choose
"Vintage Chairs (magenta)" by Bespoke Designs and "Dan + Erin" by Starshaped Press.
The link to Parrott Design is incorrect, you might want to change it. They could be missing out on some votes! Their stuff is pretty too.
Wow such a wonderful give-away! I think favorites are Clocks by Albertine Press at www.albertinepress.com and A Ship In the Harbor by LIndsey (See Saw Designs).
What a wonderful collection! Its hard to pick two. Some of these artists have been on my etsy favorites list for so long - Green Chair Press and YeeHaw. But I am also loving the Poppy Print by Delphine press and Mark Maroney's print.
I'll keep everyone bookmarked in case I don't win.
I love letterpress! This is an incredible giveaway! Wonderful idea!
I adore Alphazomby by Yee Haw Industries. I also love the Cobalt Print by Sycamore Street Press.
I'm going to have to check out each of these letterpress shops! I'm drooling with paper lust. Beautiful work!
On behalf of my son, who loves clocks and numbers, I love the chronology print by Albertine press and the Make the Numbers Dance print by Green Chair Press. These would be perfect additions to his room!
Oh I do hope I win one of these prizes!!!!
What a fabulous idea. I love it. My favorites would have to be Green Chair Press, Calmy it goes and 12 Fifteen's Bug Coasters. There are so many though and I really like a ton of them. Thank you for the opportunity to look at all this eye candy.
This is incredibly generous! I love lovely letterpress and this is some of the loveliest. My favorites are Cindy Tomczyk and SeeSaw, although it was hard to choose.
Im in love with the Night Owl Paper Goods - golden folksy floral rosette. This one is my favorite, its a beatiful print, and i love the yellow mix.
My second pick is the weird alphazomby mask by BJ of Yee Haw Industries. I like the pixel-like print, kinda 3D colors.. very original!
What a lovely and creative giveaway!
I've always liked Roll & Tumble Press' work because they are so retro inspired, and despite not being able to see many examples of Julia Juliettes work I am in love with her participating print and her graph paper thank you notes, also Yee Haw Industries is a killer, I love everything they make, like really everything.
This giveaway is jaw-dropping.
I wish I had more time this morning to look through every one of these sites, and I’m really happy to have discovered some new letterpress designers and shops through this giveaway. Based on a quick first glance, two of my favorites are Delphine Press (have really liked their stuff for awhile; favorite today is the 2009 Letterpress Calendar with easel) and Albertine Press (chronology clocks print).
Wow, I am crossing my fingers for this one!
oh how fantastic!
i love love love enjoy designs.. been following her for awhile.
i also love the smile poster from roll and tumble. in fact i may have just bought it!
Sycamore Street Press and Yee-Haw Industries are my faves, but I'm always excited to see what folks are doing w/ letterpress. I really, really hope I win.
Wow! What a great giveaway. So hard to pick favorites.
That being said:
Have always loved GreenChairPress and the Make The Numbers Dance is really cool.
From Yee-Haw Industries I love the new grocery totes.
Reservoir Press tree-like print beautuful and 12 fifteen press brown tree letterpress coasters a wonderful treat.
Pick only 2? That is so difficult! Every single printer is so amazing! :)
I love Yee Haw Industries work! It was hard to narrow it down to their "My Grass Is Blue."
And I like Roll and Tumble Press's "Think Before Speaking."
I with that I had known about this swap when it was going! I would have loved to participate...
My favorites are Cobalt by Sycamore Street Press and Birds in the Cloud by Adam @ Yee Haw. But I have no doubt that most of these prints would end up in treasured places around my house and studio!
Wholly cow! What talent.
It was really hard to pick, so needless to say, I'd love to win them all. But, rules are rules so, I liked Tools by Elizabeth Weston and Sneakers by Olivia San Mateo.
what a brilliant idea - and a great way to get exposure.
if i have to pick only two, they would be: Hijirik Studio's "Iris" and A. Favorite's "Ligatures".
They are all just fabulous but I did pick a few faves. I love, love the little tea pot set from paper stories, love paper goods collection especially the folksy little owls and other critters and last but not least I love Amy Stocklein from etsy the little chair design. Great job everyone! Count me in for the giveaway!
-junie
What a fantastic giveaway! There are so many amazing artists on that list, I had a great time poking around their sites. My faves were Night Owl Press's Spring Gourd Nest and Bespoke Press's Vintage Chair limited edition. Cool stuff!
thanks for introducing me to yee haw industries!
am loving their stuff.
my favorites are: "bird in the clouds" (yee haw) and "around the block" (greenchair press)
What a fantastic giveaway and how wonderful that I'm discovering new printers this way!
I like A. Favorite by Bon Vivant Press and Antlers by Zara Gonzalez.
Robin Beth and Bon Vivant Press.
Oh, I am so excited about this that I even opened up a different browser to enter... Yep, Safari.
There are a few prints in the photos that I have been eying for a while now. I am not sure how I'm going to type for the next 2 days with my fingers crossed, but it'll be worth it.
I love Seesaw and Green Chair... and ALL letterpress. It's a sickness, really.
Wow, so much wonderful stuff, hard to pick just two! I am in love with Night Owl Papergoods, the otter card and the kitten with the yarn, cuteness overload! Bird Dog Press has a great style and fantastic blog!
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