Satsuma Press + Kirin & Co - for sale!

It's already the 27th in Melbourne and almost the 27th here in Portland, so the stationery collaboration between Lara and I is officially for sale here and here. You can also go straight to the birch set here, the treehouses one here, the japanese tree here -- and a set of one of each pattern here. If you're in Australia, go straight to Lara's shop for cheaper shipping; if you're in the U.S. go to mine. But don't worry about where you're buying from too much because Lara and I are keeping good track of everything and it will all even out in the end!

I'm really excited about these beautiful cards – thank you, Lara! It's funny how an email here and another there leads to a really wonderful project with someone I've only met through typed (not even hand-written!) words. But what fun it's been; I hope there are many more projects to come still.

At last, the designs for the 2008 calendar are complete! The calendar will have both old and new drawings. I am sending off for my photopolymer plates this week and will be hard at work printing them soon. There's the obvious amount of work – 12 months equals 12 pages, plus front and back cover makes 14 pages ... But then on top of that, each page has between 3-4 passes on the press, so the sheer amount of hours into it {remember I hand-crank my press} is a little daunting. But oh so fun! I can't wait. I'm planning {hoping} to have these for sale on my etsy shop come mid-November.

P.S. I will be selling at the next Crafty Wonderland Show at the Doug Fir on September 9th. Come visit!