2010 calendars, all wrapped up in glassine, sealed with japanese tape, ready for you. Condensed into 15 steps!
1. Draw designs
2. Cut paper
3. Letterpress print calendars
4. Sort and count each month
5. Reprint months as needed
6. Re-sort each month
7. Drill holes
8. Collate
9. Cut lengths of ribbon
10. Tie ribbons for each calendar
11. Count and then number
12. Cut off sides of too-big glassine bags to fit calendar
13. Cut tops of too-big glassine bags with mini pinking scissors (which I couldn't find anywhere in the studio, even though I have them, so first run out to craft store to buy)
14. Wrap each calendar and seal with tape just-so
15. Voila!
That list could maybe use some amendments, like such:
5a. Curse self for making so many mistakes with the new press
11a. Curse self when realizing wrong sized cello bags were ordered, not once, but twice
12 + 13a. Curse self for making a decision to use too-big bags and not being able to find necessary fancy scissors
No, really, I actually completely enjoy this project each year ... 96 percent of the time that I'm doing it. And even though I did, indeed, curse myself for the cello bag mistakes, I am really loving the glassine and masking tape. A lot. So much that I sort of feel like packaging everything this way.
Like I said at the start: 2010 calendars, all wrapped up in glassine, sealed with japanese tape, ready for you. Labor intensive, all around, but oh-so-pretty. Pick up yours right here or here.
2 comments:
it's funny how mistakes can bring us something better!
I had seen advertisements for this tape on other blogs, but never clicked on the site until now. That is some pretty cool tape. I think I might get me some for the holidays.
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