Twin Ravens Press Post-Holiday Sale on Now!

Hello lovely blog readers! I am back from the holidays and had a wonderful time and am hoping that all of you did too! In light of post-holiday-ness, and in order to get ready for the new year, all of our holiday-specific cards, card sets and gift tags are now on sale in our etsy shop. This is a great opportunity to stock up on some really cute paper goods for next year, and everything is at least 20% off, so go over and check it out!

Also, we are going to be releasing some really fun, new designs for Valentine's Day in the coming weeks, so check back to get a sneak peek at those! See you all soon!

Merry Christmas!

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I hope everyone out there reading this blog is having a wonderful day and a Very Merry Christmas! Thank you for making this last year truly great!

For those wanting to get in touch with me about custom printing or who are waiting for a card order to be filled, we will reopen on Monday. Until then, have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful weekend!

Tart Workshop + Twin Ravens Press Holiday Gift Tags

I recently had the opportunity to team up with the awesomely creative calligrapher/illustrator of Tart Workshop, Crystal Kluge, to design and letterpress print an absolutely adorable set of holiday gift tags. Crystal and I have had (and currently have) some mutual custom clients, so it was really exciting to get to work with her again on a project specifically for Tart Workshop & Twin Ravens Press!

These gift tags come in sets of six, one tag each of six different designs. All of the patterns were created by Crystal and all of the letterpress printing, die-cutting and assembly was done by Twin Ravens Press. These gift tags are 2.75" in diameter and feature a different pattern in one of four ink colors (red, green, copper or silver) on one side, and a place to write who the gift is to and from on the back side.

Each tag is tied with a piece of all-natural hemp twine, making them easy to attach to gifts or hang from a Christmas tree. The tag sets come packaged in a 100% biodegradable, clear, corn-cello bag.

Since we are releasing these tags so late in the season, we are offering you a very special deal on them! Visit the Twin Ravens Press Etsy Shop today or tomorrow and purchase $20.00 (or more) of our products (this can be single greeting cards, boxed sets, coasters, etc.) and receive one set of gift tags free with your purchase! This offer is only valid until tomorrow, Sunday, December 20th at 5:00 pm, Pacific Standard Time, or while supplies last, so head over to the shop now! If you just want the tags, that's perfectly fine too, they are also available for purchase on etsy, right here.

If you are currently a Twin Ravens Press retailer or you are considering carrying our products in your retail store, these tags will be added to our collection, and are available for wholesale purchases now. If you're already looking ahead for next year, keep these in mind, as they are super-cute!

If you'd like to check out more of Crystal Kluge's gorgeous hand-lettering, graphic design, illustration and typography design, check out her website and blog. I love working with Crystal, so check out her work if you have a custom project in mind!

Thanks so much again for the collaboration Crystal, and to all of my lovely readers out there: Happy Holidays and Happy Shopping!

Twin Ravens Press Holiday Cards Now Available!

Happy November everybody! I hope everyone out there had a very Happy Halloween weekend! Now that the holiday season is on its way, I thought I take a moment to show off some of the Twin Ravens Press holiday cards that are available now or are going to be available over the next few days in our etsy shop! All of these cards are available as singles or come in sets of six or 12 cards. I'm going to be adding a few more designs to this collection in the next couple of weeks and will let you know more about those very soon! All of the designs in this post are either general holiday or Christmas-related, but we are also going to be adding a few Hanukkah designs in the coming weeks as well. We will also have holiday coasters and small gift cards available in late November, so keep an eye out for those too!

The following designs are available now for those who want to get an early start! If you don't see them in our etsy shop, keep an eye out over the next few days and they will be up shortly. If you just can't wait to get your hands on them, though, you can always e-mail me, and I would be glad to set up a special listing just for you! If you are a retailer and would like to carry any of our holiday designs in your store, please e-mail me and I would be glad to send you a .pdf of our wholesale catalog!

The image at the top of this post is of our Holiday VW Bug card. It is a 4bar size (measuring 3.5"x4.875") and comes with coordinating red envelopes.

This is Poinsettia Mouse. It is also a 4bar size and comes with coordinating red envelopes.

Below is an image of our Crane String card in red, copper and green. You'll notice that this design is available all year round and also comes in other color combinations. I think this design makes a lovely holiday card though as well! It is an A2 size, measuring 4.25"x5.5" and comes with red envelopes.

The design you see above is one of our oldest greeting card designs. Holiday Cardinals is an A2 size card, now printed on Crane Lettra 100% cotton ecru paper in red and black inks and comes with matching red envelopes.

This cute Holiday Cat with Lights card is sure to brighten anyone's holiday! The A2 card features a mischievous orange kitty and a long strand of tangled, green christmas lights that reach around from the front to the back of the card. It comes with coordinating green envelopes!

Here is another oldie-but-goodie! Our Holiday Hedgehogs card features four ink colors, and coordinating pool blue envelopes. These cards are 4bar size.

The two cards above are our Peace Dove card and our "Let it Snow!" holiday card. They are both 4bar size and come with coordinating pale blue envelopes.

As I mentioned above, all of these designs will be available in our Etsy Shop over the next few days. If you can't wait for a design to show up in the shop, please feel free to e-mail me and I would be happy to set up a special listing just for you! More designs will be available in the coming weeks as well, so keep your eyes out! Happy (early) Holidays!

Merry Christmas (One Day Late...)!

Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate it!  I meant to post this yesterday, but in all honesty I was lounging around enjoying the holiday instead of paying attention to my blog.  We had a very nice Christmas filled with good food, fun presents and not doing too much of anything.  Last weekend we decorated our tree - we got a live tree in a pot this year so that we can potentially use it again as a Christmas tree next year, or plant it in the backyard this spring.  Here it is the night that we decorated it:  

My cat, Oliver, thoroughly enjoyed the tree decorating process.  

At least the laying in the tissue paper that the ornaments were wrapped in part.  Isn't he cute? At the top of this post is a picture of our tree on Christmas morning, with all of the presents under it.  

In work related news, we had a small, but exciting event happen just before Christmas.  Our etsy shop, which has only been online since December 14th of last year, now has 200 people who are calling it (us) a favorite!  That's a pretty good milestone I think for only one year of being online.  See the screenshot I took of the favorites below.  I don't know how many of them are reading this blog, but if you are one of those now 200+ favorites, thank you, it's really neat to see how many of you there are out there.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays, everyone!  I'm working on finishing up a big custom job today, which I will tell you all about soon, but in the meantime, I thought I should let everyone know that the last of this year's holiday cards (what's left of them, anyway) are now available in the Etsy shop.  I can't guarantee that they will reach you before Christmas this year, but it's never a bad idea to stock up early for next year.  Here are some photos of the last of them:

This one features a string of three origami cranes.  It's printed in red, green, copper and black inks and was inspired by our recent trip to Japan.  It is an A2 size (4.25" x 5.5") and comes with matching red envelopes.  You can purchase them in packs of 12, packs of 6 or as singles.  The Christmas Volkswagen card at the top of this post was printed in 6 colors (that's a lot for letterpress!!) and is also available in packs of 10, packs of 6 and as singles.

Lastly, this cheerful mouse holding a Poinsettia flower card is a 4bar size (3.5"x4.875") and was printed in 5 colors (grey, green, red, pink & black).  It is also available in packs of 10, packs of 6 or as singles.  Go check them out!

Let it Snow!

A couple of days ago an unusual occurrence happened in Eugene.  We got snow!  That stuck on the ground... for more than a couple of hours!  (See my feet standing in it above outside of the shop.) We have been planning to release a new set of snow related holiday cards for a while, but now that we actually have snow on the ground it seems a little more fitting.  So here you are: there are now some very fun and festive letterpress printed snowflake cards in our etsy shop.  You can purchase these as singles and in sets of 6 or sets of 10.  

Also new in the shop as of today are some simply elegant Peace Dove cards.  I really love the way this script face looks stretching across the whole front of the card.  

These are also available in sets of 10, sets of 6 and as singles.  Both card designs are a 4bar size, come with really light blue coordinating envelopes and are blank on the inside for your own personal message.  All of our cards generally ship within one business day of order, so if you're running short (or haven't gotten around to sending out any holiday cards yet), head over to etsy and snatch some of these up!  

Cat & Lights Holiday Cards

My sources indicate that there are some very adorable holiday cards now available in the Twin Ravens Press Etsy Shop featuring an orange tabby cat and a long string of tangled up Christmas lights.  The lights loop around the whole card from the front to the back, and the inside is left blank for your own personal message.  These cards are an A2 size (4.25" x 5.5") and come with matching pine green envelopes.  They are available in packs of 12, packs of 6 and as singles.  Go check them out!

They're back!

Hello everyone!  I just thought that I would make a quick post to let you all know that the first of the holiday cards are (finally) back up in the etsy shop.  There will be more designs added later this week, but if you would like a set or a single of the hedgehog holiday cards they are now available for purchase via etsy.  You can find sets of 10 here, sets of 6 here, or the singles here.  Go check them out!

Meet Your Maker Show & Sale Tonight!

If you're in Eugene, Oregon tonight you should come out and support your local artists and craftspeople at the December Meet Your Maker Show & Sale!  The event will be this evening, December 5th at the Broadway Wine Bar (200 W. Broadway) from 5-8 pm.  I will be selling some of our new Christmas & holiday card designs there tonight and there will be a free wine tasting and awesome raffle for cool free stuff!  For those of you on the lookout for awesome holiday shopping opportunities, you will definitely find one here.  Other vendors that will be there tonight include: La Petite Vie, Happy Medium, Laura Long, Lucky Lisp, Skull & Bones Production, Cannibal Eclectic, Twinkle, Bree's Way, Bellybaloo, S. Jane, Practical Rabbit, BeBe Babies & Friends, Secondhand Saints, Things in Stuff and Bliss Monkey Studio.  Admission is free so come down and check it out!  We hope to see you there!

It's beginning to look a lot like...

Happy December Everyone!    Because we were away and closed for a good portion of November we're a little behind on getting our 2008 Holiday card designs out, but if you've been waiting, I think you will find that they're worth the wait.  Below you will find pictures of the computer-ized designs for this year's holiday cards.  All of these designs will be available in my etsy shop, one by one, starting tomorrow, and all of them will be available by the end of next week!  I'll also be offering the cute holiday hedgehogs that you see at the beginning of this post from last year again as well.  They're going to be $4 for singles, $20 for a box of 6 or $24 for a box of 10.  The larger boxes of 10 are new, and they're a great deal, which is pretty exciting!  If any of you wonderful readers out there would like to pre-order any of the designs you see below (available for shipment or delivery next week), please send me an e-mail at twinravenspress@gmail.com with the Subject line "Holiday Cards" and I will get back to you soon!  Happy Holidays everyone!