Hello fall!

Well hello there, strangers! This long, dramatic pause in posting has been due to this little bundle:

who arrived in April after a challenging nine months! Beatrice has been (as you can imagine) a wonder and delight--and also a great distraction from getting any work done! Now that she's five months old, I'm attempting to work longer days, but as my instagram feed will attest, sometimes naps do not go my way and Bea and I are forced to ditch the studio for walks in the sunshine.

But let's talk about today--Hello fall! To celebrate this gorgeous fall day, I'm having a sale in my shop! Free tote bag with any $25 order! Mention the code "fallshopping" in the notes to seller box at checkout!

P.S. These days, it can be a bit challenging to update the blog, but we're updating our instagram, facebook, and twitter feeds almost every day! 

new york, new york

Please join Albertine Press, Carta Inc, and little ol' me at this season's New York International Gift Fair! We've got a new look, and lots of new pretty things made of paper and cotton. We'd love to see you!

Shop sale starts today!

Because handmade books are just right for holiday gift-giving!

The holidays are here!

So excited for Queen City Craft tomorrow! If you're up in Burlington, come down to 1 Main Street and start your holiday shopping early!

Long time, no see: the National Stationery Show edition

So...I've had this dream, for almost as long as I've been printing, of doing this:

Linoleum block-printed gift wrap! Two patterns, 18x24", available in five colors, and the only place you can get it (for now):

my super-duper new booth at the National Stationery Show! The show opens tomorrow, and I'm so excited about all of the new products I've been added to my collection. If you're walking the show, stop in to booth #2144 and say hello!

hello new york!

Please join Albertine Press, Carta Inc, and little ol' me at this season's New York International Gift Fair! We've got a new look, and lots of new pretty things made of paper and cotton. We'd love to see you!

lovely words from blogger friends...

...are just what I need to cheer me up!

This little award comes to me courtesy of the lovely Maudie at Maudie Made, whose blog about bookbinding and conservator training in London has me almost constantly drooling. Traveling and paper-spying in southeast Asia--check!  Handling rare books at the Victoria and Albert Museum--check! Meeting awesome crafters at local shows--check! Maudie is really inspiring from start to finish.

As I am now the (smiley) recipient of a Liebster, I have to follow the rules and give the award to five other blogs with less than 200 readers. By the way, Liebster is German for ”dear, sweet, kind, nice, good, beloved, lovely, kindly, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing and welcome’”.

The full list of rules are:
Rule #1. You must acknowledge the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.
Rule # 2. Give this award to 5 other bloggers. Please let them know through a comment on their blog.
Rule #3. Post this wonderful award on your blog.
Rule #4. Bask in the glory bestowed upon you and appreciate all the amazing bloggers out there.
Rule# 5. Enjoy and spread the good vibes around.

So here goes. My list of five blogs with 200 or less readers that I find “liebster” goes to:

1. Anagram Press
2. Campbell Raw Press
3. Clementine
4. Tiger Food Press
5. New Duds

I don’t want to give summaries of these blogs – I want you to visit each and every one of them to see what they’re all about. I can however tell you that they are all creative, informative, interesting, personal and just a downright pleasure to read. Definitely deserving of a Liebster.

And now it's time to enjoy rules no. 4 and 5.