I’ve been loving the Studio on Fire blog, Beast Pieces for the past few weeks as they’ve been updating more frequently with current projects. Their advice for preparing files and choosing inks and papers for letterpress and other printing is proving quite invaluable… definitely bookmark this as a great resource.

The work shown above completely blew me away. (Of course, most of their work does but this… wow.) They were commissioned to design an engagement book consisting of a collection of emails between a couple that were eventually letterpress printed and bound. I especially love that blind impression on the french folds. Gorgeous work.

Love the retro illustrations from Lab Partners in San Francisco. The limited-edition prints above are from their exhibition at the Outré Gallery called “Hunt and Gather.”

Check out their fab Etsy shop as well! (Gotta love letterpressed posters of San Francisco!)

Spied Alisha’s work from Palindrome Press on Brooklyn Bride and had to post… The work is so unlike most studios… and it’s totally amazing. Chelsea & Ben’s invite above is my favorite. See Palindrome Press’ Etsy shop here. Please also note that Alisha is offering a 15% discount on custom orders placed this month.

Rebecca of Moontree Press is over at the Design*Sponge guest blog talking about The Handmade Wedding for the next two weeks. She’s got two posts up already and both are chock full of fantastic and creative ideas. Be sure to keep reading all week. Please also be sure to check out her own blog which showcases the amazing letterpress work she does.

Melanie Carter from Lucky Paperie sent me a sweet email today to share her letterpress studio. Lovely work, great color sense and typography. I loved the variety of styles she shows. See the invitation portfolio here.

Hope you’re having a lovely Valentine’s Day… We’re totally buried in snow/sleet/hail/rain in New York. (Well, a few inches isn’t exactly buried but for a pedestrian city it’s pretty nightmarish. Says the girl who went to school in Buffalo. Yeah.)