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paperstories

paperstories
Date Joined: November 11, 2008
Last Online: July 22, 2009

Country: United States
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About Me

My name is Kelly and I run a little letterpress studio called Paper Stories. I make all sorts of printed cards, journals, and custom invitations & announcements. I also have an Etsy shop where I sell my goodies.

I also have a super husband and a 14 mo. old son who is perfection. My brood also includes a little Boston Terrier and 3 cats. We live in the suburbs of Chicago.

Favorite Crafts

letterpress and other printmaking methods (such as gocco), photography, sewing.

I have an Masters in Fine Art Photography so it is my first love. Letterpress printing is my more recent passion and profession. Actually I was a high school art teacher for many years in a past life. But now I work from home and hang out with my son all day.

I really love all types of crafts and can make just about anything that I put my mind to. I am formally trained in fine art but have a very crafty mom who helped me develop my crafty skills, like sewing.

Favorite Foods

Anything vegetarian, blueberries, veggie sushie, pumpkin ice cream, tofu (it is yummy, really). I love all types of foods too though Indian is one of my faves. As long as it is vegetarian of course! I love cooking and baking as well.

Favorite Television

I have odd and diverse tastes from old Matlock episodes to Wheel of Fortune to the Daily Show. Sad but true. Lately I have been watching all the old episodes of '24' and "Lost".

Mostly though, I watch shows like Project Runway, Top Chef, & Top Design.

Favorite Movies

Vampire Effect, The Professional, anything with Audrey Hepburn, Joe Dirt (I have wide movie tastes too) ;)

I love a lot of foreign films including 'Raise the Red Lantern', 'Santa Sangre' and I have been watching a lot of Chinese films lately too. (Vampire Effect is a must see for campy, horror, action).

Swap / Trade Stuff

I initially signed up in hopes of finding other letterpress people to swap with. I am mostly interested in art and design with some craftiness tossed in.

Things I would love to swap for include: *Letterpress cards & prints (hopefully you made them) *Gocco prints & cards *Fabric for sewing (prefer designs by Amy Butler, Heather Bailey, Michael Miller, Alexander Henry and similar styles) *Amy Butler sewing patterns (for her bags and purses) *Anything I can use in my printmaking business *Letterpress blocks or old printers' wood type would really earn you much love. *DIY kits for making fun things (sewing projects especially) *Anything I can use for my son. *Vintage ephemera or clip art *Vintage game boards (anything from the 70's and earlier... scrabble, monopoly, clue, chutes and ladders etc - in good shape please)

Things I have to swap include: *Lots of scraps of all types of papers, many have been letterpress printed on. (nothing too small of course) *Surplus envelopes *Some fabric scraps (see fabric types above) *Random vintage ephemera *Letterpress cards / prints (in exchange for other letterpress work) *Vintage game pieces (cards, die, money etc from games like Clue, Scrabble, Monopoly, etc)

If you need clarification on something, let me know.

Favorite Blogs & Sites

If you know any of these blogs, this will give you a good idea of my aesthetic and what I am interested in.

designsponge *decor8 *poppytalk *apartment therapy *ohdeedoh *the scoop *design for mankind *sfgirlbybay *oh joy *lena corwin *cafe cartolina *anthropologie

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halfwaythere on Nov 11, 2008:

Joe Dirt is my all time favorite movie!

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