Blogging is good for your health. Well, it might not keep you from catching the flu, but it will occasionally bring you a bit of cheer…and really great gifts!
About a month ago, I found a link to this really great gift exchange, Shop, Swap, & Blog on the Structured Chaos Blog. I signed myself right up. Lucky for me, I was paired with Stephanie, an amazing chick and owner of a boutique Letterpress shop called Dahlia Press. Stephanie also blogs about life, Seattle, cool stuff, and her fabulous letterpress. You can check out her portfolio here.
Oh look, there’s the cute little package in front of my fave Sugar pillow.
Lets open it and see what special treat Stephanie sent.
It say’s “Hello Stranger.” Isn’t that the cutest greeting?
Stephanie is a true west coast gal, she lives in Seattle and even worked for Starbucks! Yum. After some years in the corporate world, she decided to throw her creativity into a new art, Letterpress. All of her wonderful pressed stationary is printed on 100% tree-free cotton paper. It is so thick and soft, I can’t wait to write on it with my trusty Uniball Jetstream pen (my current fave). To top it all off, she mixes all inks by hand and personally designs each motif. Her work at Dahlia Press truly is stunning.
How’s this for fabulous? My own personalized note cards!!! I had toadd all those exclamation points because I’ve never had personalized stationary. Stephanie told me I could pick out whatever I wanted from her shop, but I had no idea she was going to customize it for me. For me! I’m in awe. It’s so pretty. :)
Thanks Stephanie, I’m in love with my Letterpress stationary from Dahlia Press. :)
www.dahliapress.com
www.dahlia-press.blogspot.com
www.dahliapressshop.etsy.com
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I love the letterpress. Too cute and creative. I’ll definitely have to stop and check out her blog. I absolutely adore stationary and love writing letters. I’m even more amazed that it is 100% tree-free. Sweet find :)
Ashley! Thank you so much for the very sweet blog post. I am so glad you’re enjoying your cards as much as I am enjoying my wonderful gifts!
Very cool stationary. I like your embossed name.
Wanted to let you know your pear/apple cake was a hit with my little fam! I also went to Target looking for that cute little apple ribbon you used below and found it discounted (along with some other goodies) to twenty-five cents…..SCORE!
Wow, these are beautiful. Definately a favorite now. I love your blog as well!
Wow how amazing and special :)
That is amazing that she uses cotton paper and mixes the inks herself, what luxury stationary!
Wow, I love personalized stuff. Wonderful!!
You took great pictures to show what you received in the swap. Love her cards and thanks for sharing her shop with us!