How-To: Printed Burlap Banner
Melinda at Little Old Hat whips out her stencils and ink showing you how to make a printed burlap banner which she made for her grandma’s 80th surprise birthday party.
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Little Paper Planes
Little Paper Planes is an online community of artists that was once dedicated mostly to the sale of art prints and letterpress. The shop has recently branched out into accessories and clothing.
The Little Friends of Printmaking Interview
Grain Edit features a nice interview with Melissa and JW Buchanan of The Little Friends Printmaking. It’s a great look into how the couple met, set up shop and work together every day. One of my favorite parts of the interview is an example of the process the pair goes through when designing a poster. […]
Apple Print Backpack
Make this apple print backpack for back to school by Ellen at Alpha+Mom.
Egg Press’ Work and Whirl Video
Based in Portland, Oregon, Egg Press print shop has been designing and hand-printing gorgeousness since 1999. For 10 years, they’ve been cranking out quality on their vintage presses. To commemorate their anniversary, they made this neat video that gives a mesmerizing view into their workshop. (Pictured above are their Wild Things and Botanicals card collections.)
Baby Shower Printables
If you are planning a baby shower, Ellen of The Long Thread has a post on Alpha+Mom for these sweet and simple baby shower printables, including invitations, cupcake toppers and a flag bunting. Thanks to her beautiful designs, you’ll be able to give your shower a beautiful handmade touch!
Creating a continous inking printer
There are few personal tech indignities that get me more riled up than the cost of printer ink, the control of the ink trade by the big printer companies, and the inability of most cartridges to be user-refillable. So I love this ol’ hack, from 2002, that’s resurfaced on the hack sites. It takes an […]
