Let Us All Press On...again

Hey, Hey, Hey friends, (this reminds me of my nephew who while playing frequently refers to the imagined participants as "friend"). Well, since social media is supposed to totally be where it is at, I would like to refer you to a new blog of mine that is specifically for my letterpress passion: The Inky Pinky Press. Yay! Not to be redundant to the first post over there, but I have my press!! I am a fully functional printer! Yes, my dear friends that means you will soon have the benefit of requesting note cards, birth announcements and invitations.  I especially love to print 'house moving' cards, personalized note cards, and soiree invitations.  On that site I will post some samples of some of those types of cards. Come visit the new blog please and when I get a page on facebook, please friend me. Pretty Please?

Oh, and if you are recalling a previous post about buying a printing press, that press was not functional, and I just wasn't motivated to get it so since it wasn't the press I knew I wanted. So I sold it and decided to wait for 'the right one'. Waiting was worth it! 

Let Us All Press On

Ah, ha. I did it! Today I bought a press. A Vandercook 317 . As you can see from the photo, there is a lot of work to do. Luckily my boss at The Mandate Press finds great joy in fixing presses up and has volunteered to help me. I can't wait!! I own a press, look at me, does that make me grown up yet?

Guess what friends, that means you all have a source for custom note cards, Christmas cards, birth announcements, and invitations for the rest of your life. Isn't that cause for joy? I think so.

Not to brag, ok, it really is blatant bragging, but at the Mandate, I am known for my keen ability to mix color. This will come in handy. I won't have to buy a ton of ink colors, I can do some skillful mixing. I love ink, I love paper, I love machinery, I love my new press, the 317!