February 21 Hello Everyone!
Hope you had a wonderful and restful President’s Day Weekend. I was able to catch up on some printing and actually do some fun stuff I’ve been meaning to work on and it’s got me pretty excited. Since I had a moment, I wanted to jump in here and show you some of the stuff I’ve been working on quickly.
Monogram for a wedding invitation design I’m working on.
Custom order I just finished.
Another wedding design I’m working on.
A birthday design I’ve had in the works for quite a while now. So good to finally see it on paper!
So yes, that’s what I’ve been up to recently. As usual, there’s a lot going on but I’ve felt quite overwhelmed lately so it was good to have the long weekend to catch up. Now I can head on to my graphic design work which unfortunately isn’t as fun as printing. I find myself wanting to print most of my time and just spend time with my son. We’ll see if I can just transition to printing at some point. That would be FANTASTIC! :)
As always, thanks for stopping by and taking a peek, I appreciate those of you who do very much. Always makes my day. Here’s to a great week!
February 8 Ok, so I’ve been MIA for a while, shame on me. Lately, I’ve been quite busy brewing up stuff in the studio but oddly enough in the kitchen too. :) I’ve been baking a lot recently. I don’t know why, just been having cravings for some good stuff, banana bread, bread pudding, short bread cookies. There’s something about cold weather that just makes you want to grab a hot chocolate and some nice, baked goods and dig in!
So Valentine’s Day is around the corner and I’m happy to say I’m all sold out of my Valentine cards. Sometimes it’s hard to gauge how much to print up but I didn’t do so bad this time. I only have one more little sheep left and she’ll definitely find a home. This year I’m pretty excited about Valentine’s Day as I have two valentines, my two boys. I already got them their presents and I can’t wait to give them out. Both will get big reactions so I’ve been having a hard time not giving them beforehand. I’m really bad with that, I get too excited and I just want to give. Happens with Christmas, birthdays, everything. There’s something so great about giving a present you know someone will love and seeing their face light up!
Well, so what have I been doing while I’ve been away from the blog? I’ve been working on some cool personalized sets. Check them out.
Personalized Flourish
Clean and Classic
Decorative Initial
Personalized Flower Cluster
So there you are, a collection of personal stationery. I’m adding more as I can and I’ve been trying to add designs for men as well. My husband always says it’s quite nice to have your own personal stationery as a man and I think it’s true. People are coming back to writing letters and notes and it’s extra special to have your very own set.
Well, that’s all for now. Thanks for stopping by, if you still do. ;)
January 27 Hello everyone! It’s a gloomy, rainy day here and I’m also not feeling so great but I do have a little something for you and that makes me very happy! As you all know, my little Tweets are very close to my heart. They’re funny and cute and I thought it would be great to make printable Tweets Valentines and spread the love!
HOW TO GET THESE:
1. Click the image above and a PDF will pop up. Make sure you save this file to your computer.
2. Print these out on a standard letter sized sheet (8.5 x 11).
3. Cut them out and you’re ready to go!
I hope you enjoy these and have a wonderful weekend!
January 25 Hello Everyone! It’s hump day, we’re almost on the other side of the week. It’s been an eventful one here and I can’t wait to share some news with you.
First up, my very first valentine of the season was featured on Oh So Beautiful Paper yesterday! I absolutely love this blog and was very excited to see my little valentine featured among such beautiful cards. If you haven’t already, pop over there and take a look at the wonderful round ups of lovely valentines, they’re sure to get your swoon on. :)
Now, on to the newest valentines in my shop! Sunny Valentines! I was working on designs earlier this month and I had come up with some ideas that I really liked. While reds and pinks are the tradition for Valentine’s Day, I wanted to work something in there that was fun and bright. I came up with Sunny Valentines, check them out!
I like that they’re bright and playful. What do you think?
January 20 Recently I’ve been doing nothing but work. It’s been a crazy run from November all the way to just yesterday. I think things are finally slowing down a bit and honestly, I’m glad! I’ve been pulling 2AM nights almost every night since then and it’s been crazy. I’ve found it nice to be able to sit and look through blogs and Pinterest again and just relax.
Since it’s Friday, I wanted to share what I’ve been putting on my wish list recently. I’m not very much into shopping. Oh I pick up things here and there but I’m not into scouting the internet for the latest fashions. I do have favorite stores of course that I just like browsing through now and again and I have to say, there are some seriously cute things out there, I may just have to give myself a treat!
So take a look at these!
1. Sunwashed Fleece Sweatshirt from J.Crew – Ok so this is a man’s sweatshirt but I’ve been searching for a nice fitted sweatshirt that doesn’t look too crappy. I live in sweatshirts in the winter and I don’t want to look like I just rolled out of bed. I really liked this one and I decided to try the men’s small and guess what? It fits perfectly! I got it in green, only problem is, now I want the red. :)
2. Vintage Studded Bag by Frye from Sundance Catalog – I’m not into purses very much and even when I like them, they’re usually tiny but there’s something about this one that I really like. Maybe it’s the fact that I now have a baby and constantly have to lug so much stuff around when we go out. This looks like it could fit a couple of toys and snacks incognito!
3. Frye Wendy Lace-up Mocs from Sundance Catalog – So I started off with the boots and ended up like the Frye Collection clearly. These mods are gorgeous and YELLOW! Enough said.
4. Jayden Short Boots by Frye from Sundance Catalog – These are the ones that initially caught my eye and I really want them bad. We’ll have to see how I can manage it but I’m already dreaming of these with cute skirts and dresses in the spring!
5. Rain-Dotted Anorak from Anthropologie – This caught my eye yesterday and I can’t stop thinking about it. I love polka dots and the shape on this jacket is adorable.
Well, those are a few of my dreamy thoughts this Friday. What are you thinking about as you head into the weekend? Shopping? Oh yeah! :)
January 16 Hello everyone! I didn’t forget the winner for today, just hadn’t had a chance to get on to post until now! The winner for the Calendar Giveaway is:
Jenny, congratulations! I will be emailing you to get your mailing address so I can get your calendar out to you. I have another giveaway planned and it’s one of my favorite books, so stay tuned and make sure you check out the blog every now and then so you don’t miss it!
January 13 You know when you’re so immersed in what you’re doing that it almost feels like you have tunnel vision? Well that happens to me alarmingly often and sometimes I miss things. This week I missed something FANTASTIC, although I don’t know that I would have caught it anyway, I’m a little slow. :)
[Clockwise from top left: Eli Personalized Letterpress Stationery from Inhaus Press; Mid-century Modern Letterpress Stationery set from Seaborn Press; Vintage Wood Type Monogram Letterpress Cards from Blue Eye Brown Eye; Personalized Letterpress Stationery from Honizukle Press; Scallops Personalized Flat Notecard from Pink Lily Press; Regency Initial Flat Notes from Missive; Oar Personalized Letterpress Stationery from Inhaus Press]
My Personalized Letterpress Notecards were featured on the Etsy blog on Wednesday! Can you believe it? I was elated when I found out last night. Wednesday was a busy day for me with two meetings and I definitely didn’t have a chance to read any blogs but I found some time last night and it was a great surprise.
There are so many wonderful sets of notecards to choose from too. I really can’t decide which are my favorites, they’re definitely all my style, clean and simple. Here are some other great choices to start off the year:
Harper Personalized Notecards from Stelie Designs
Chevron Pattern Personalized Notecards from Hunt & Gather Paper Goods
Blossom Letterpress Notecards from Foglio Press
There are, of course, a million others to choose from. I think it’s a nice way to start off the year, with a brand new personalized set of cards to get back to the art of hand writing messages to our loved ones. :)
Here’s hoping you have a wonderful Friday and enjoy the rest of the weekend! Don’t forget to enter my Calendar Giveaway, the winner will be announced on Monday!
January 9 Happy Monday everyone!
I know I’ve been MIA for a little bit but it looks like I will be able to catch up this week and get back to more regular posts soon.
There’s a lot of stuff brewing over here and I wanted to show you some of it. I can’t help myself; even when I’m busy I have to sit down and sketch or come up with new ideas and I was able to get some of those done rather quickly this past week so I wanted to show you.
These ended up looking quite nice. I think personal stationery should be fancy at times and that’s how I see these but with a touch of the simplicity I like in everything and not lacking in overall elegance.
Aside from all the printing I’ve been doing I’m working on a couple of big projects through Cucu Design. So far, it’s all been going well but I do find it hard to balance everything. I really admire those moms who can do it all, I hope to get there some day. I’m designing a catalog and branding a pizza chain and they’re both going well but demand a lot of my time (hence my being MIA). Hopefully, I’ll be able to show you some of this work soon.
I think that’s all for now. Getting back to the press and I also have to start thinking about dinner… hmm… what to make? Don’t forget to enter the Calendar Giveaway, there’s still lots of time left.
January 3 
I hope everyone had a safe and happy new year and has started off on a positive note. I feel this year is going to be full of exciting things and I can’t wait to get started on all the new plans I’m working on. I wanted to kick start all this excitement with a Giveaway. Last month, I was lucky enough to offer my very first letterpress calendar and sell out of the first run. Afterward, I decided to print another run and give one of them away.
About the Calendar
It is the very first Honizukle Press Letterpress calendar and comes packaged in a muslin bag stamped with the Honizukle Flower.
Measuring 4″ x 7″, the calendar is printed on luscious 100% Cotton Lettra stock and is tied together with baker’s twine.
So what’s more fun than starting the year off with a Giveaway? Nothing right?! Ok, so here’s how you enter to win.
1. Sign up for my brand new monthly newsletter.
2. Follow me on Facebook.
3. Follow me on Twitter.
That’s it. Make sure you comment separately so each one counts as an entry and you have more chances to win. If you already follow me, put your name in anyway and make sure to sign up for the newsletter.
Extra entries:
1. Post on your social media and comment about it here and let me know you did.
Make sure to come back here and comment as the winner will be drawn from the comments on this post and will be announced January 16th. Good luck!
December 27 Hello Everyone! Don’t know if you’re all back from the celebrations yet as some of us take longer holidays than others. I’m sort of back… :) I guess what that really means is I wish I wasn’t back yet but I kinda have to be. I had a great Christmas this year. Did you?
Although my son was here for Christmas last year, he was only 8 months old then and didn’t really have a clue about what was going on. This year was a whole other story! We were excited the entire season shopping for him. He has a Cookie Monster mania that’s insatiable and so we had lots of fun shopping around for little figures, books and plush Cookie Monsters all over the place. He also loves cars and so my husband thoroughly enjoyed buying him a remote control jeep (although I’m not quite sure who the gift was for now… hmmm).
Here’s Jack with his little pile of toys. He liked to grab all of them and sit in this particular spot so he could be surrounded by all his toys. He had a great time and it was so wonderful to see.
Now we’re back to normal but still enjoying the remnants of the holiday. Lots of toys still making appearances all over the house. Lots of trips into his room so Mommy can kiss all the new toys and still lots of Christmas cookies left to eat.
How were your holidays this year? What are you planning on for New Year’s?
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