February 2012
6 posts
I really love Banquet Workshop’s collection of bold prints. I first saw them at the NSS (their booth was one of my very favorites) and I’ve had my eye on their red bear print ever since. I’m pretty sure we’ll be purchasing one for our children’s room.
Wishing you all a happy valentines day. I hope that you get the chance to tell your loved ones how dear to you they are…and not just on valentines day…but every day! We all could send more love notes year round. This is Chad’s valentine. I have the most adorable husband…he deserves a truck load of love notes. xoxo, m
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A little hand-lettered letterpress for your Friday! These were a set of simple birth announcements for little Liam Eagles. The couple sent these around Christmas time, so we included a Christmas greeting on the envelope flap. Have a lovely weekend!
I’m excited to share a fun project I worked on last month for the lovely (and super creative) Nicole Balch of Making it Lovely. She redesigned her blog and asked me to create some floral illustrations for her header. I love Nicole’s mix of pattern and florals with the glittery logo. Be sure to check out her new gold foil business cards that she made for Alt as well.
January 2012
9 posts
Chad and I are off to Canada tomorrow for some skiing! I’m sharing some of my favorite vintage ski posters in honor of our trip. I’ll be back early next week with some more work to share. Have a lovely week!
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I’m happy to share our Christmas cards that were mailed to family and friends this year. I decided since we had some special news to share with everybody (we’re adopting!!) we would do a more text-heavy mini-booklet. The covers were letterpressed with red ink and the booklets were bound with a sewing machine. I made sure to leave some space to write a personal message to...
Somehow I answered a craigslist ad and bought a letterpress in the same week! We are happy to be owners of a 10x15 Kluge Automatic letterpress. This baby feeds paper so I don’t have to, and looks sweet while doing it. It was quite easy (what?!) to move home thanks to dear friends (Casey & RJ) and my amazing husband. (Moving our Chandler & Price wasn’t quite so...
This is the first of a few of my submissions for Minted’s Art Print Challenge. It’s the first challenge of this kind (that breaks out of stationery design), so it’s been a blast to pull together some entries. I put together an inspiration board for this entry that includes some favorites from my pinterest boards. Enjoy!
clockwise left to right: 1. Farm House Table here. 2....
December 2011
4 posts
WatchA little holiday lettering action for you! (music: O Come O Come Emmanuel by Sufjan Stevens)
November 2011
11 posts
I found a new antique shop to visit in Boone, Iowa this weekend. I purchased several children’s books to add to my little collection, and this was one of my favorite finds. I love the blend of bright tones with the neutral tan of the cover.
Mondays are always a challenge for me. After a slower-paced weekend (I still work on the weekends), I feel my weekend pace remains until late Monday afternoon. (No surprise, this quote comes from the movie, Office Space.)
Shutterfly Holiday 2011: Here is my round-up of some of the cards I have available at Shutterfly.com this year. You can find the section with some of my cards in if you sort by “Other Designers” or click here.
my business card and stationery set were featured... →
October 2011
14 posts
CLA #2: edge-painting: I’m constantly humbled by the two huge pieces of iron that live in my basement, and I’d like to start documenting certain things i’m learning in the printing world, so I’m doing this little segment called crazy letterpress adventures (CLA).
The photos above are my first attempts at edge-painting. Edge-painting is a challenging technique for a couple of reasons: 1....
Moglea Holiday 2011: This shall be the first of a few posts featuring the holiday cards I have available across the web. I’ll start with Minted today! You can receive 10% off any of the holiday cards below with the code: MOGLEA2011 Click here to order one of my cards through Minted. Be sure to check out the sweet options for envelope liners and patterned backers. I’m a huge fan of all...
tuesday yarn typography. I need little reasons to take myself away from my computer sometimes, and when you see a ball of yarn across the room, sometimes you just need to do something with it. xoxo, m
I’m giving away some letterpress monogram stationery over on my facebook page! The giveaway ends Wednesday. (Some blind debossed faux bois may or may not be involved…) I did want to mention: The amazing ribbon that is featured in my announcement image is from Angela Liguori at Studio Carta. She has the BEST ribbon and really elegant stationery. I purchased some more ribbon for...
I adore the November Crewcuts catalog! They feature the best little outfits (and color combos) in a farm setting. The bright colors work so well with the muted backgrounds. You can take a peak here.
I’ve told my husband I would complete the logo for Gleason Farms (the farm business we own with his Dad and brother) for a long time. Lucky for them, I had some time yesterday to finish it up. The first application for this logo will be onto our grain truck that we use to haul corn, soybeans or livestock. We are in the middle of harvest right now, which is a super fun time of year. I end...
I was asked to share one of my favorite dinner recipes: Thai Curry Soup by Abby Stern (my super awesome sister-in-law). It’s beyond delicious and is served over rice. So perfect for a chilly fall evening. You can download a printable recipe card here.
(Image Credit) I love this fold out poster design for Thai Airways by Lab Partners.
Moms always need sweet letterpressed business cards. I designed and printed these up for my dear mother this past weekend. She’s a classy hair stylist in Central Texas.
My new calendars just launched recently at Shutterfly! I felt completely relieved that they asked me to create some floral calendars for them, because I could draw flowers every day for the rest of my life and be a happy woman. I have one wall calendar and two desk calendars. Over the next couple weeks, I’ll be sharing some of the holiday cards I have available this coming season.
Did you know I have seven siblings? Yep. I’m the youngest of eight kids and two of my brothers have birthdays this week. Sending a card to somebody on their birthday is of utmost importance to me…i try to never miss a great opportunity to send a note to brighten somebody’s day. (Selfishly, it’s always a great chance to get out my watercolors or glue or glitter or...
September 2011
8 posts
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I will never tire of this color OR of browsing antique shops for little lovely things. Today I’m sharing my growing collection of teal things! I think the silver pair of scissors (where the teal is slightly chipping away) is my favorite item. Yesterday I browsed a couple antique shops in Des Moines and found some some really cool stuff. (All displayed in the last photo.) Enjoy!
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I created a floral desktop background for you to enjoy! You can download it here.
I’m excited to share my letterpressed CD packaging for Lullabies for Africa. This was a really sweet project to work on and I thank Haleigh Steere for the opportunity. The album is available for purchase if you follow the link, and all proceeds will go to families adopting from Africa, as well as fund Haleigh’s trip to Kenya. To celebrate the album release, Cafe Milo in...