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A day in our letterpress shop: Microscopic View

carrie.valenzuela — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:04 +0000

Here is a part of a very common printer’s tool. Can you identify it? Here’s a hint: rhymes with coin fee.

A day in our letterpress shop: A Fun Design to Sweep You off your feet

carrie.valenzuela — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:00:52 +0000

This utterly charming & happy design is a Bella Figura exclusive named Shelby. Printed in Mediterranean & Papaya inks, the swirls & twirls in tactile letterpress glory make fun for all ages!

A day in our letterpress shop: Getting ready to send out new Bella Figura albums

carrie.valenzuela — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:00:20 +0000

By the time you read this, stores will already be receiving their new 2012 albums that we have worked so hard on for the past several weeks and months. Within these pages, we have poured so much love & energy to present a DAZZLING selection of new envelope liners, new embellishments, new designs! Can’t wait to show you! To see it in person, go to the Bella Figura website & click on the link that says “Find a dealer“. Enjoy the feast for your senses!

A day in our letterpress shop: Lou is building his own igloo

carrie.valenzuela — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:00:57 +0000

He’s been working steadily printing Smock cards. Soon he will have his own private enclosed digs!

A day in our letterpress shop: Jack & the Beanstalk

carrie.valenzuela — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:00:57 +0000

Actually it’s Joe and bamboo that grows in Pat’s magic Heidelberg windmill. We’re waiting to see if Joe climbs it.

Bill is also becoming a press farmer with a strong daffodil that’s growing like crazy!

A day in our letterpress shop: Running Windmill

carrie.valenzuela — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:00:35 +0000

The sleep machine is running, unaware it is being watched. Long out of production, this Heidelberg 10 x 15 windmill letterpress still runs smoothly & precisely with the loving care it has been given over the decades. If you listen closely, you can hear it breathing & purring as ink is pressed to downy white cotton paper.

A day in our letterpress shop: Happy Surprise Gifts

carrie.valenzuela — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:00:24 +0000

Our friend Kent from Nomadic Press sent in these gifts of a printshop game called Quad Rats. The object is not to let the boss find out you’re playing with quads so you hide them in your hand under the composing taable until tossing them quickly to see how they land – nicks facing up, standing upright or in a stack. As we quickly found out, Quad Rats is addictive so after work, we’ll be camping out and playing all night. Thank you ever so much for the lovely gifts, Kent!!

A day in our letterpress shop: Glorious Windmills

carrie.valenzuela — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:00:05 +0000

In a gleaming array of fine machinery, here stand some of our prized workhorses, Heidelberg 10 x 15 Red Ball Windmills!

A day in our letterpress shop: Classic Lace

carrie.valenzuela — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:00:43 +0000

Bella Figura‘s Lace design features stark black ink sculptured with pillowy cotton paper pushing forward against the debossed areas.

A day in our letterpress shop: Strange Mechanics

carrie.valenzuela — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:00:16 +0000

Oh, strange mechanics.