Over the summer I had the pleasure of working on a letterpress wedding invitation suite for Jamie & Michael, who got married at the elegant Ocean House in Rhode Island this fall.  The bride was lovely to work with and through the project I was also able to work with two talented women.  The entire set was designed by Kristin DiVona; often while I was printing these pieces I had people stop while passing the Vandercook and praise the ink choice or design.  I also worked with the bride’s event consultant, Meg Cimini of Cairn Event Consulting, who couldn’t have been nicer.  The bride, Kristin, and Meg were so great to work with and the entire suite was beautiful to print… I was lucky to work on such a great project!

{for more of my letterpress work, check out my Flickr}

Wow, it’s Friday already?  This weekend I have a few parties and get togethers with friends and family, but I’m planning on spending all day Saturday inside, in my pj’s, baking with the apples I still have (which is a lot!), and having a fire in the fireplace.  It snowed here last night (which is sort of early for us, but it was just a dusting) and it made me really excited to have a fire to sit next to.  I’m planning on trying Katy’s Rustic Apple French Toast and the Apple Cider Doughnuts, and maybe make a loaf of multigrain bread while I’m at it.  I’m so excited!  I cannot remember the last time I spent an entire day in my pj’s and not working.

What are your plans this weekend?  Whatever it is, have a relaxing, cozy one!
- Colleen

{image shown belongs to Katy Elliot}

I’m crazy for Amy Merrick’s flowers.  These fall arrangements are to die for.  What inspiration.

{images shown belong to Amy Merrick & An Apple a Day}

This past weekend I stopped into Fancy That while they were having an open house.  Had to share these photos – they have such an amazing space and wonderful china.  If you’re in the area, you really should stop in!

{images shown via my iPhone – yes, I did download new Hipstamatic film this weekend and I love it!}

Some photos from Kyle’s visit to the AS220 Print Shop tonight.  Very cool idea to see a letterpress shop on wheels!

Love this last photo, a map with red pins that show everywhere the type truck has been thus far!  Best of luck with your letterpress travels, Kyle!

{images shown via my iPhone}

This may be one of the most cute, most fun, DIY ideas I’ve seen in a long time.  Mini pinatas?  Don’t mind if I do.  Thanks for sharing, Jordan!

{images shown belong to Jordan Ferney & Oh Happy Day}

I am really excited for this event, especially after blogging about Kyle’s letterpress efforts last year.  Kyle and her Chevy van, which have been converted into a letterpress shop on wheels, will be visiting the AS220 Print Shop in Providence, RI this coming Monday, October 17th from 6:00–9:00 pm.  A facebook event has been created here, for anyone that is interested in stopping by, checking out Moveable Type, as well as the AS220 Print Shop.  I’m a key member at the shop and will be helping at the event.  Looks like a really cool night!

{image shown belongs to Moveable Type & Kyle Durrie}

I’m excited to share that I’m one of the selected vendors showing on Poppytalk Handmade this month!  Stop by to check out all the work exhibited; I’m so honored to share the space with such talented artisans.

{image shown belongs to Poppytalk Handmade}

One of the most recent letterpress invitation projects I completed was for my dear friend and cousin’s November wedding.  I was so excited to work on this project after working with them for their Save-the-Dates.  The location and time of year gave me a lot of inspiration to draw from.  The wedding will be at a historic and old New England inn and grist mill, and in late November the autumn foliage season is long gone but winter’s snow has yet to fall.  It’s a time of year that has a particular beauty to it; the starkness of the bare trees, grey cloudy days, and faded, dried flower blossoms.  We tried to capture that feeling while maintaining the historic charm and elegance of the property which will host their early evening nuptials.

As someone who really swoons for a balanced color scheme, the right typefaces, and the perfect illustrated border, I was thrilled that Caitlin wanted to finish the suite with calligraphy and vintage stamps.  We found a mix of vintage and contemporary postage stamps to compliment the design, and the talented Li Ward of Fat Orange Cat Studio did the calligraphy on the outer envelopes.  I have never been so excited to receive an envelope in the mail!

(*Yes, there was a full address written on this envelope, and I assure you, it is beautiful!  I just didn’t want to leave my full address.  My apologies for not being able to show you all of Li’s work!)

I’ve already told Caitlin this: I not only did I enjoy working on this particular invitation suite tremendously, but I think I love how it turned out more so than my own wedding invitations!

{for more of my letterpress work, check out my Flickr}

I really love all of these bookmarks from stationer Felix Doolittle!  I’d love to get some as gifts for the holidays, but it’s hard to pick a favorite…

{images shown belong to Felix Doolittle}