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Guinevere de la Mare — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:00:52 +0000

Last week, the Wall Street Journal ran an article reporting that twitter fans were giving small letterpress shops a boost in business. Apparently social media has rekindled a desire to engage in old-fashioned paper correspondence. And what’s more, your pen won’t run out of ink after 140 characters.

papa was a rodeo

Anna — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:56:16 +0000

…and Santa was a rock & roll band.

Send a greeting to the cowboy who stuck around long enough for a one night stand.

the peaclock

Anna — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:35:40 +0000

This colorful, letterpressed pretty is well-designed and well-named.

A lovely gift for a preening friend who’s always late.

thank you, happy birthday, i’m sorry

Anna — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:57:32 +0000

You’ll run out of occasions before you run out of cards when these letterpress specimens are delivered to your mailbox each month.

we are the champions

Anna — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:47:07 +0000

Or, you will be when you win this amazing print from the Brooklyn artists enormouschampion. Their bright, graphic letterpressing exudes strength and vigor–one of my favorite cards from their line is entitled, simply, “Battleship.” Their animals are bold rather than cute (which, to be honest, is refreshing; Etsy is overflowing with delicately drawn menageries these days): witness this parade of intrepid brown creatures whose collective brain bubble you can thoughtfully fill in.

enormouschampion has recently partnered with the organization Fabric of Life, which provides women skills training and encourages self-sustainability in Mali, Zimbabwe, Senegal, and Vietnam, in the creation of these stunning L’Afrique de L’Ouest cards. Printed with soy inks on 100% recycled paper, these just might be my new stationery wardrobe.

But I can’t hoard it all for myself: leave a comment on this post naming three good things in your life, and we’ll randomly choose a winner to receive a limited-edition “All Good Things” print. Perfect for hanging over a door or a bed, two places where such benedictions are always welcome.

the fine print:

Comments will be closed and entries will not be accepted after 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, March 29, 2009. The winner will be selected at random on Monday, March 30, 2009, and notified by e-mail. Results of the giveaway will be announced on Monday, March 30, 2009. Misosouper, a shopping blog reserves the right to disqualify entries that are incomplete, inaccurate, or considered spam.