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Letterpress holiday cards, from Etsy

Letterpress (the magic art of relief printing with a press + movable type) holds a very special place in my heart. I love to stroll my fingers on the paper and feel the reliefs, knowing they were made through the love and hard work of a very patient person.

It turns out there are tons of patient, creative people with antique presses out there, as I found out while surfing Etsy... So many in fact, that it was nearly impossible to resist the temptation of stretching this post to include just another card... :)

So here you go, a post with a selection my favorite holiday cards, from the hands of the letterpressers of the world. Enjoy!

sarahparrott825

sarahparrott825

Fugufugu press Fugufugu press

Fugufugu press

maidavale

maidavale

amyb13 amyb13

amyb13

paperlovelypress

paperlovelypress

sweetharvey sweetharvey

sweetharvey

brooklynbookbinder

brooklynbookbinder

Got any tips to more letterpress goodness? Do share! :)


Posted by meiadeleite Rose on 13 Nov, 2009
Tags: cards, holiday, letterpress




6 comments so far

geminiscp, Portugal
I wish I was this talented! :) Very nice ideas!
Posted by geminiscp Rose on 14 Nov, 2009


Sharin, China
Wow~ Great~
Posted by Sharin on 15 Nov, 2009


Marianneke, Netherlands
I love Etsy and those letterpress cards look lovely.
Posted by Marianneke on 16 Nov, 2009


illustrations, Singapore
Anyone want to swap Christmas cards?? =D
Posted by illustrations on 16 Nov, 2009


Lettite, El Salvador
me! =P
Posted by Lettite on 27 Nov, 2009


Miumiu22, China
so nice~
Posted by Miumiu22 on 28 Nov, 2009