maps

hand drawn maps? sign me up!

by Pier Gustafson

save the date

yes, another invitation post:

these are great gatsby themed, cute right? can't you imagine a vintage mansion with overgrown greenery with lots of beautiful chandeliers at this wedding?

i can

from cup of jo

letterpress

i decided i should probably take a class first before i buy a printer!

i think i am going to take classes at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena. class schedule is here for anyone who was wondering. 

Satsuma Press

Yes, another invitation post. I found this from a cup of jo

Satsuma Press is a one person design and letterpress shop based out of Oregon. See some of Lynn's designs from her wedding collection below. 

i am in LOVE with letterpress printing. how do i get my own printer? i knew i should've taken printmaking classes in college, darn it.

well lucky me, i just found a blog on how to buy my own letterpress printer here if any of you are interested. its fairly cheap- only $300 for the specific one cake & pie noted on their blog. i'll keep you posted if i actually do buy one!

invitations

i've been thinking and reading a lot about invitations lately. i am going to design all of my own printed materials- save the dates, invitations, menus, programs. i'm still conceptualizing the theme, obviously since i'm not even engaged yet, and am looking at materials. as you all know, i really enjoy the rustic/nature look and found the below from oslo press. since i dabble in invitation design for work, there's some extra pressure for my invitations to look awesome. i think the printed materials will be my biggest hurdle.



































































Oslo Press uses wood veneers which look absolutely beautiful for an invitation as you can see. these are their swatches below:






what's really neat about Oslo Press is that they are also eco-friendly. they repurpose industrial extras when creating these wooden invitations to reduce the amount of industrial waste in landfills.

Oslo Press