My long awaited package of juicy prints finally arrived! I recently participated in a letterpress print swap put together by Kelly of Paper Stories. Unfortunately, because I had to leave town, my submission ended up being a rush job. Needless to say, I was up disappointed in my Wind Powered Wishes linoleum cut, so I had some magnesium plates made and printed up a second and third edition, in teal and magenta. These prints are now available at LetterpressJunkie.com.

View all of the prints in the letterpress swap collection here, courtesy of Lilibeth and Lee Jay of Bon Vivant Press. The following are a few of my favorites in the collection in no particular order from L-R // Empty Nest by Bound Staff Press // Bon Vivant Press Surgery Room by Bon Vivant Press // Chairs by Bespoke Press // With Each Tiny Step by Roll and Tumble Press // Sneakers by Olivia San Mateo of Olive Route // Ligatures by A. Favorite // Photos by Bon Vivant Press.

Everyone that participated in the swap was given the chance to throw in a few extra prints. Those sets of prints were then featured on Poppytalk, a popular blog site about all things handmade. Poppytalk unveiled the details of “The Incredible Massive Letterpress Giveaway!” (that’s really what it was called) and the comments on the blog started pouring in. 629 feedback comments later, three lucky winners were chosen. This was a great collection from talented folks across the US and was awesome exposure for all that participated. Thanks, Paper Stories and Poppytalk!