mind your p's & q's: a day of letterpress

i spent last saturday at may day studio in montpelier learning all things letterpress. it was an all day workshop with two other ladies, and kelly, the owner of the studio. we made notecards and a poster. it was so much fun! i never realized how much work it is to set type! wow! the type is in these large drawers, and it's not arranged alphabetically or qwertry. it's in its own order! so it took even longer to find the letters (ugh! then put them back). enjoy the pictorial journey from the day:

setting the type!

hot off the press!

ready to go!

yeah! CLE love!

finished products! (and yes...we really are having a garden party!)