found

Out on the back grass today I found this precious little home. Sitting haphazardly in the garden it had fallen from one of the many trees above. Such a delicate little home, no more then 5cm wide. It makes me quite sad to think that this little nest has been a home and what has happened to its family, I guess we never will know.

With little hints of blue twine it really is the sweetest little nest. But what shall we do with it now - pop it back in a tree and maybe it will become a new home for someone one day?

Friends this is our last post for a few days, but we will be back mid next week. We are headed super early tomorrow morning to Melbourne for the Finders Keepers Market - we might just see you there!

anna and andrew :: letterpress wedding menus

Earlier this year we showed you a gorgeous wedding suite for Melbournian couple Anna & Andrew. Well this gorgeous couple are getting married this coming weekend and we have recently completed letterpress menus and place settings for their reception. And oh my, their menu made us all deliciously hungry around here.

We really loved working with Anna & Andrew, as our design process with our clients is quite an intense one and often we don't get to meet, we spend alot of time chatting to each other via email. We started working with Anna & Andrew in April 2010, so for almost a year we have been in touch chatting of design, letterpress, weddings and all those pretty things.

It is always a little sad when a lovely working relationship comes to an end, but a whole year of email chats has been leading to this coming weekend, so we are very excited that their big day has arrived and wish them all the very best.

Have a fabulous day you two!!
xox

in the studio

In the studio today we are mixing three new shades of dusty blues with just the tiniest touches of violet thrown in. Almost good enough to eat don't you think?

Disclaimer: Ink consumption is at your own risk.

love :: pinterest

Do you pinterest?? Up until a few weeks ago I had never heard of this website, However now that I have I must admit that I am well and truly hooked!

I am a bit of a visual hoarder. I love to collect images, inspirations, colour palettes, house inspirations and typography. All sorts of gorgeous images I find on the web have either been randomly saved onto my computer or added to an ever expanding pile of bookmarks. Admittedly these folders started of with all good intentions but several years later have just grown in to a series uncontrollable monsters.

However, along comes pinterest and my visual organisational obsessive trait is tickled pink! Each image you find on the internet you "pin" into a mood board of like images and it stores all the information such as the source location you initially found the image {yay for not ever losing the source of an image again!}.

You can build and grow boards of images which you can then share with others, effectively creating a network of a beautifully orchestrated delightful visual wonders.

So easy and oh so fabulous, may the visual hording long live.

You can find, view and follow my boards here.

To join Pinterest you do need to be invited, If you would like an invitation please do leave your email address in the comments field (or email us) and we will organise it for you!

finding calm

Today we are run off our feet in the studio. On days like these I really pine for a sweet calm serenity. Somehow I think I would most certainly find that walking into this room above. Every little bit of me would relax into a calm dream like state. Work (as lovely as it is) would seem a distant memory don't you think?

Designed by Ken Pursley and found via the fabulous Period Homes blog.

the finders keepers melbourne markets - next weekend!

Melbourne Friends we are headed back down your way for the second Finders Keepers Markets! We will be there with lots of new letterpress goodies fresh of the press. Please don't be shy, make sure you pop by and say hello - meeting blog readers makes our day!!

Shed 4 Docklands
Victoria Harbour, North Wharf Road, Docklands
Saturday 26th March from 10am - 5pm

Sunday 27th March from 10am - 5pm

on the mixing table

How was your weekend friends? Amongst watching the news (Japan our heart breaks over and over for you) we kept quite busy printing in the studio. We did have a little side trip to ikea - okay, actually when is an ikea trip ever little, but most of the weekend was spent getting inky. We mixed some new fabulous colours and printed 2800 prints of something special coming to our online store very soon!! Will keep you posted!!

love :: pony rider

Do you ever get those "oh my god I love" moments? I seem to get them a lot, however sometimes I get those moments and it comes with some much more then love - it comes with awe, a deep appreciation and that feeling that makes me so jolly happy. Usually it involves amazing independent designers, coupled with just damn fabulous typography and Pony Rider is exactly one of these.

Last week I got an email in my inbox from Kelly and Pony Rider. She dropped me a line to say she had viewed our work and loved it. I gushed so badly, and did a little squeal as I too had been loving her work for sometime... it kind of seemed a little like a touch of fate.

You might have seen the work of Pony Rider around lately - they have been so deserving featured in a few of our favourite mags, but do make sure to take the time to check them out here and visit their shop here. I just adore everything - the typography, the colours, the photography styling. Oh my, such lovely love.

xox