Hostess with the Mostess® » letterpress http://www.hostessblog.com Fabulous Finds for Contemporary Entertaining Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Just Because It’s Cute… http://www.hostessblog.com/2009/05/just-because-its-cute/ http://www.hostessblog.com/2009/05/just-because-its-cute/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 17:31:02 +0000 jenn s. http://www.hostessblog.com/?p=6223 hostess

Inside reads: “now and always”

I’ve definitely been having “one of those weeks” – so for anyone out there that can relate, hope this “Double Decker” letterpress card from Elum makes you smile too! (Or inspires you to send a similar message to someone you know that could use it right now!)

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We have a new Surprise Giveaway for you today – with a twist! Our friends at Elum – the brilliant letterpress invitations & stationery company that creates gorgeous eye candy like this and this – are offering up one of their luxurious letterpress desk sets to a lucky Twitter follower!

Each desk set is valued at $150 and contains over 300 pieces of varying sized letterpress stationery & notecards, all beautifully encased in a special fabric-covered box with magnetic closure. The winner can pick their favorite design from the 3 available styles: lime & chocolate Woodgrain (above), pink & chocolate Boudoir, or yellow & charcoal Aviary (both pictured below).

HOW TO ENTER
1. Follow elumdesigns on Twitter.
2. Tweet the following message to your followers:
Just entered the Elum Letterpress Desk Set giveaway! Win by following @elumdesigns and RT http://bit.ly/25L3

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Sweepstakes closes next Tuesday, May 12 at midnight PST and the winner will be announced via Twitter on Wednesday, May 13th. Good luck!

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Letterpress with a sense of humor… now THAT’S a good combo!

These fun letterpress cards & coasters from Zeichen Press don clever messages like “SURPRISE… I totally forgot your birthday” and “Hello? Is this the police department? I’m calling to report my missing youth“.

funny letterpress gretting cards

More favorites from Birthday and Baby pictured below…

funny letterpress gretting cards

The lower right card above reads “rub. RUB. RUB. RUB. I’m sorry, the lamp you rubbed is no longer in service. If this is an emergency please blow out birthday candles.”

funny letterpress gretting cards

Visit Zeichen Press to check out the entire collection!


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funky monkey baby announcements by elum

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How cute are these limited edition letterpress prints by Ink and Wit ?! Aside from the obvious usage of adorning your walls with modern flair, I’m thinking that one could create an adorable and super-contemporary baby shower or kids birthday party theme based around the elephants design: Feature the framed print between 2 small bunches of flowers for table centerpieces, and set atop white tablecloths with alternating yellow and green table runners. Throw in some cool topstitch lime partyware , napkins tied with lime and yellow polka dot or striped ribbon, and silver elephant placecard holders …

Elsewhere in the party…bowls of lemons and limes, a beverage display with sparkling pear and sparkling lemon izze soda, and one of these super-cool bobles tumbling foam elephants in lime green, which would double as both party decor and a great gift…you get the picture :)

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elsewares {pictured above} Roots & Shoots Plate Set by Working Class Studio, Full Contact Spice Grinder by MINT, and Smorgas-board Plate Set by Pop Ink.

elsewares elsewares {pictured above} Street Sign Coasters by Borris Bally and Blossom , Butterfly , Goldfish , Brooklyn , and Hare coaster sets – all by Sesame Letterpress

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Elum Designs

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GOOD NEWS!
Now through August 31st, enter promo code "PROD07 " at checkout to receive a 15% discount on your entire order at elumdesigns.com .
HAPPY SHOPPING!

Shopping Tip: The product thumbnails on elum’s website are a little different than most shopping sites – they’re the little squares in a row at the top of the page. Click on any of these squares to view the product details and add items to your shopping bag. There is also a scroll bar directly beneath the thumbnails so you can scroll from left to right to view more. Hope that helps!

Elum Designs

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Hostess with the Most Coaster SetHello! Lucky Invitations{pictured above} Chi Chi and Soiree party invites; She’s Taking the Plunge bridal shower invitations

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Paper Shop inkPaper Shop inkDauphine Press is widely celebrated for their amazing custom letterpress work – like this truly unique “Venetian Journal” save-the-date design… gorgeous!

Paper Shop ink

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That Sky Blue: Fine Letterpress StationeryThe readers that sent in tips about That Sky Blue had nothing but rave reviews for this talented duo – who offer both custom/wedding collections and a social stationery collection. Click here for a list of retailers, or view/purchase the social stationery online at maisonneuve.

That Sky Blue: Fine Letterpress StationeryNational Stationery Show – NYC: Booth # 2787

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