printing by hand

Look what the mailman brought me today. Printing by Hand by Lena Corwin! I have been waiting ever so patiently for this book to arrive. For a long time now I have been fascinated by all the hand printed cards, stationery, cushions, fabrics and totes (to name a few) seen on etsy and at craft fairs. It is something I have always admired but have never really given a go. I even tried to win myself a Gocco on Trade Me once, but my humble bid got trampled in a wild last minute bidding frenzy. And I couldn't justify spending so much money on a new one. So I am hoping this little book will teach me a thing or two about printing DIY style, with handmade rubber stamps and stencils. And I may even try to whip up a few designs for a silk screen. We'll see.

Here are a few pics from the lovely book...

I purchased my copy through GoodBooks.

Hope you are having a happy weekend!

Ps. Don't forget about my postcard giveaway! You still have a few days to enter. And don't forget to leave your email address incase you are the lucky winner!

giveaway!

As promised, I am giving away a few paper goodies! Never done this before so here goes nothing...

These are some blank postcard sheets. All you need is a postage stamp, a pen and some imagination. I have 5 sheets of white and 5 sheets of lime to giveaway to one lucky blog reader.

Simply leave a comment with an answer to this question.

Which do you prefer: snail mail or e-mail?

Stay tuned as I will be listing some of my own postcards on etsy very soon!

Will draw one lucky reader this time next week xx

back from the dead

Long time no blog! Would love to give an insanely great reason as to why I have been absent to make you all jealous but the truth is there is none! Boring huh?

Will blog again this long weekend! Plus, some paper goodies to giveaway from the overflowing RK&P cupboards. Stay tuned!

Ps. I am now on twitter! If you are too, lets be friends. You can find me here.