UPDATE: This press is no longer available for sale. Thirteen years ago on a warm August day, I drove around western Massachusetts in a rental truck picking up three presses: one Vandercook proofing press and two Chandler & Price platen presses. It was a long day of driving, but I managed to...
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Letterpress Notepads: What We're Jotting
I was very excited when Emily started working on her line of charming letterpress notepads. They’ve been a popular product ever since they landed in our shop, and not surprisingly, we all proudly display them on our desks here at the studio as well as at home. I’ve had to...
Run, Smudge Ink, Run
(image from left to right: Deb and Clayton at the Boston Half Marathon; Sarah and Nathan at the Cambridge Oktoberfest 5K) In between apple picking and getting ready for Halloween (have you downloaded your You’ve Been Boo-ed printable yet?), there’s been a fair amount of running happening this month. Both...
Holiday Sip and Shop
Calling all Bostonites! Mark your calendars in big bold permanent marker for Smudge Ink's Holiday Sip and Shop. Join us on Thursday, November 5 from 5pm to 9pm. Our studio is located at 50 Terminal Street in Charlestown. Directions here. Get a head start on your holiday shopping for everyone on your list...
You've Been BOO-ed Halloween Printable
Have you ever been Boo-ed before? None of us had even heard about this until last October when Deb and her girls (who had just moved to a new hood) found an unexpected bundle of fun Halloween treats on their doorstep. The tradition of Boo-ing is sort of like having a...