Have you seen this video of how large batches of ink are made? You should watch. It’s very interesting + wonderfully done!
video by The Printing Ink Company / via Martha Writes
how ink is made
wine country // day two, part one
Our second day in wine country started out with a fantastic breakfast at our b & b and a relaxing message. Then, we headed out to St. Helena for lunch. Again, we took that crazy curvy road that we took the night before. Since the road had been pitch black with no street lights, we thought we should see what it looked like during the day. I’m glad we did. The views were spectacular. See the yellow patches all the way up in the hills? Those are crops of grapes!
On the curvy road, we also happened upon this beautiful vineyard. I’ve never seen such color! It was breathtaking. Definitely one of our favorite parts of the trip. And completely unplanned.
It was Google’s directions that led us to the curvy road. After driving on it once at night and once during the day, we decided to start taking another route even though it was longer. The alternate route was much less curvy + scary.
Once off the curvy road, we spotted the famous Napa sign.
Then we made a pitstop for lunch at Gott’s in St. Helena. Originally, it was called Taylor’s Refresher.
It’s a little roadside eatery where you can order wine or milkshakes with your burger. The ahi poke crispy tacos + sweet potato fries were SO GOOD! I’m still craving those fries.
recent work // hellobee cards
Fun news! Today, I’m guest posting on Hellobee. It’s a new pregnancy, baby and parenting blog started by the founder of Weddingbee. I’m sharing a little bit of the design and printing process for these business cards we designed + letterpress printed for them. I hope you’ll join me over there!
shop update // joyeux noël cards
We just added a few Joyeux Noël cards to the shop. Also, from now until Sunday, take 15% off your readymade order with code HOLIDAY2011. Enjoy!
wine country // day one
We flew into a foggy San Francisco, grabbed a quick lunch, drove over the Golden Gate Bridge…
and headed to Sausalito for a cup of warm coffee.
Then, to kick off our wood + silverware anniversary, we drove a winding + foggy road to Muir Woods to do a little walking tour of the park.
The redwood trees were spectacular + so tall! It was nearly impossible for us to depict their lengthy size.
Afterwards, we drove to Glen Ellen to park our luggage and get settled in at the Gaige House - the bed and breakfast we stayed at for the first portion of our trip.
After getting freshened up, we took a very curvy + dark road through the hills to Yountville to dine at Bottega where we toasted to five years of marriage.
wine country
This year for our 5 year anniversary, instead of gifting each other little experiences like usual, we decided to do a big adventure. A big wine country adventure which was perfect for our wood + silverware anniversary.
Kacey’s parents watched Em while we were away. We missed her wildly. However, we enjoyed the extra sleep and savored our indulgent getaway.
I’ve got tons of pictures to sort and edit from our trip. As I go through them, I’m going to share a few here along with a little bit of what we saw, ate + did.
recent work // meaghan curry photography cards
I have so many projects waiting in the wings to be shared with all of you. Like these cards.
A talented acquaintance of mine recently started a photography business and turned to us to design her logo and design + print her business cards. She sent over a Pinterest board for inspiration [a brilliant idea by the way]. Right away we noticed that she was leaning heavily towards pattern + geometric shapes – especially triangles. We sent over several options for her logo and she chose this clean + geometric one.
For her business cards, we took the opportunity to get a little playful. Influenced by her inspiration board, we created this striped triangular pattern for the background. The pattern created a neat little effect when it was printed. The negative spaces of the pattern puffed up like soft, triangular pillows because of the printing process. We letterpress printed her cards double-sided on super thick 236# cotton paper in two custom ink colors.
Thanks, Meaghan. You were a dream to work with!
And, PS – if you are in the D.C. area, definitely check her out. She’s wildly talented. The use of color in her photos blows me away.
spoons – chevron, stripes + dots
Just spotted these hand-painted wooden spoons from Shop Sweet Lulu. I’ve bookmarked them for Em’s party next year!
