tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38635996148465862412024-02-20T00:24:38.856-08:00Backyard Letterpress and Paper BlogThe official blog for Backyard Letterpress and Paper Company.Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-27217054404399433712017-03-15T11:51:00.001-07:002017-03-15T11:51:30.573-07:00One of a Kind Show Promo CodeWe've be fortunate to be selected as one of the Artisans to be part of the 2017 One of a Kind Show (OOAKS) in Toronto. We will be putting together some posts in the weeks following the show to share some of the challenges and experiences we encountered in both applying and preparing for our very first OOAKS. In the meantime, if you are planning on attending the upcoming show, we have a sweet promo code to share with you.<br />
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If you purchase your tickets online, use the promo code ETJ3NMXG (all caps) to get tickets for only $12 versus the $15 at the door. For full information about OOAK show, purchasing tickets, and seeing the full artisan list click <a href="http://oneofakindshow.com/toronto/index.php" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<br />Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-35657794810447250132015-11-11T18:16:00.000-08:002015-11-11T18:22:44.487-08:00Pens for LettraToday we had a great question come to us via twitter from Kelani Irene (<a href="https://twitter.com/kifn" target="_blank">@KIFN</a>) about which pens are best for writing on <a href="http://www.neenahpaper.com/FinePaper/CRANEPapers/CRANESLETTRAPapers" target="_blank">Crane Lettra.</a> At Backyard we are frequent users of ball point pens and have typically used them - like thousands, if not millions of others - to write on our letterpressed card with no real issue (other than them dying on us mid-word). So,to try and help Kelani out, we gathered up a small sample of pens with different tips and nibs to showcase potential differences of their inky impressions on lettra cotton rag.<br />
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Here are the writing candidates (right to left in photo):<br />
1) <a href="http://www.staedtler.ca/en/products/pencils-accessories/pencils/norica-132-46-pencil/" target="_blank">Straedtler Norica 132 46 HB2 pencil </a>- freshly sharpened.<br />
2) <a href="http://www.bicworld.com/en/products/details/20/round-stic-grip" target="_blank">Bic Ultra Round Stic Grip</a> - our daily user<br />
3) <a href="http://www.jetpens.com/Uni-Jetstream-Ballpoint-Pen-0.7-mm-Rubber-Body-Series-Gun-Metallic-Body/pd/1812" target="_blank">Uni Jetstream</a> - our secondary daily user<br />
4)<a href="http://www.staedtler.ca/en/products/ink-writing-instruments/fineliners/pigment-liner-308-fineliner/" target="_blank"> Straedtler Pigment Liner 0.3</a><br />
5) <a href="http://www.sharpie.com/en-PH/sharpie-twin-tip-permanent-marker-sp-00066--1026" target="_blank">Sharpie twin tip</a> - fine tip used here<br />
6) <a href="http://www.prismacolor.com/products/art-markers/illustration" target="_blank">Prismacolour 005</a><br />
7) <a href="http://www.bicworld.com/en/products/details/29/velocity" target="_blank">Bic Velocity </a><br />
8) <a href="http://www.pentel.com/store/pentel-pocket-brush-pen" target="_blank">Pentel Brush pen</a><br />
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Sorry no fountain pen on hand - but maybe we'll update this list to include it in the future.<br />
And here are the results:<br />
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As you can see most of the pens we had on hand wrote very well on the smooth cotton surface of the lettra. The <a href="http://www.staedtler.ca/en/products/ink-writing-instruments/fineliners/pigment-liner-308-fineliner/" target="_blank">Straedtler Pigment Liner 0.3</a> (4th line "a test of pens"), <a href="http://www.sharpie.com/en-PH/sharpie-twin-tip-permanent-marker-sp-00066--1026" target="_blank">Sharpie twin tip</a> (6th line "on lettra"), and <a href="http://www.pentel.com/store/pentel-pocket-brush-pen" target="_blank">Pentel Brush pen</a> (last line "what fun!") appeared to have more 'bleeding' into the paper, but nothing to make the writing incomprehensible. The lettra seems to absorb these felt tip, more ink saturated pen types.<br />
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Our personal choice is the old fashion trusted ball point, like the <a href="http://www.bicworld.com/en/products/details/20/round-stic-grip" target="_blank">Bic Ultra Round Stic Grip</a> and <a href="http://www.jetpens.com/Uni-Jetstream-Ballpoint-Pen-0.7-mm-Rubber-Body-Series-Gun-Metallic-Body/pd/1812" target="_blank">Uni Jetstream</a>, or the <a href="http://www.staedtler.ca/en/products/ink-writing-instruments/fineliners/pigment-liner-308-fineliner/" target="_blank">Straedtler Pigment Liner</a> for a deeper black . However, saying that, we have by no means presented an exhaustive list of pens. If you have any suggestions of pens (or other writing implements for that matter) to try out we are happy oblige. So send us an <a href="mailto:hello@backyardpaperco.com" target="_blank">email</a> with your pen suggestions. Ultimately though it's not what you use to write with, rather the sentiments written that will hit the mark.<br />
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Hope we guided you a little <a href="https://twitter.com/kifn" target="_blank">Kelani</a> in choosing a pen for your lettra letterpress paper needs.<br />
Happy letterpressing!!<br />
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<br />Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-81347800354073858862015-11-06T08:30:00.000-08:002015-11-06T08:30:01.588-08:00The letterpress card upgrade<div style="text-align: justify;">
There are some great cards in our collection that we originally produced through digital or silk screen printing processes. These include such favorites like our holiday venn diagram cards and our recent glow in the <a href="http://backyardpaperco.blogspot.ca/2014/11/glow-in-dark-cards.html" target="_blank">dark creations</a>. These were originally designed with letterpress intentions, but with our excitement and eagerness, produced them by other means to share our joy when letterpress wasn't a viable option. </div>
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But that was yesterday!!</div>
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Today these cards are getting the upgrade they were made for - printed on 100% cotton rag <a href="http://www.neenahpaper.com/FinePaper/CRANEPapers/CRANESLETTRAPapers" target="_blank">lettra,</a> smashed with <a href="http://www.vansonink.com/" target="_blank">VanSon</a> custom mixed inks and lovingly press by our hand fed C&P. There's just no matching letterpress!!!</div>
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There are quite a few cards getting the upgrade and we are ridiculously excited for them to be printed in the fashion for which they were designed. We will be posting pictures via <a href="https://twitter.com/backyardpaperco" target="_blank">twitter</a> and adding posts to the blog as we go through the stack. So, look forward to seeing some oldies getting a letterpress face-lift in the next couple weeks and all of them will be added to our shop just in time for the holiday season.</div>
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Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-51468583408220622832015-10-23T10:13:00.001-07:002015-10-23T10:13:33.479-07:00We missed you internets!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Well Hello Hello!!</div>
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It may have come to your attention that we have been on a hiatus for quite some time. You may have thought we disappeared, or maybe something bad had happened, or even worse - that we forgot about you, our dear internet friends!</div>
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Don't fret friends - we haven't forgot about you. How could we you devilishly wonderful peeps! We have simply been in a state of constant transition over the last year. You may have read our previous post that we were <a href="http://backyardpaperco.blogspot.ca/2014/10/a-change-of-scenery.html" target="_blank">moving</a> to Ontario way back in October 2014. Well that happened and we found ourselves in the beautiful city of Pickering. Though Pickering was wonderful for us with its beautiful fall foliage, sandy beaches, and plethora of Starbucks in close proximity, our slew of letterpress equipment just wasn't 'feeling it' (ie. we just didn't have a space to operate our equipment). So, in February of 2015, we made the move to Mississauga, Ontario, where we have found a wee studio space in which we finally moved all our letterpress equipment in to. With all that moving it has taken us nearly 8 months to get settled, unpack all our pressessories (letterpress accessories), set up our new space, and get back to business. In fact, we are still in the process of getting our main C&P up and running due to some damaged incurred during transit. But we are happy to say, that at least for now we can begin to concentrate or returning to business as usual - even if the transition may continue to be slow.</div>
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So it's great to see you once again internets! We missed you a whole bunch and can't wait to post some great new things in the upcoming weeks and months as we get back up to speed.</div>
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<br />Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-2834642624799055962014-12-05T11:05:00.000-08:002014-12-05T11:05:04.961-08:00Glow in the CoastersWith all the excitement of using glow in the dark inks, we recently produced some glow in the dark paper coasters too. These ones are inspired by some classic glasswares we had around the house that we used for storing homemade jams. Each set contains 6 hand drawn images containing classic Kerr, Ball, Dominion, Ideal, Bernadine and Crown glass jars. We hand silk screened each one using gold and custom mixed glow in the dark inks.<br />
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<br />Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-67456218954238559742014-11-21T05:44:00.001-08:002014-11-21T05:44:09.788-08:00Glow in the dark cards<div style="text-align: justify;">
It's a been a few months since we've shared a post about some of our recent work. We added some sneak peaks and images to our twitter account when we made these new items, but sometimes is not the most adequate forum to showcase the designs and process. </div>
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Posted below are some of our new cards and designs. Though we often look to designs for letterpress printing, we sometimes forget to acknowledge that screen printing doesn't stray far from ours hearts. And, if you are familiar with both screen printing and letterpress design, you can recognize some similarities in process despite using vastly difference equipment and producing very different aesthetics. </div>
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For some of our recent cards, we decided to hand silk screen them in limited numbers. The reason for this was that we got a hold of some glow in the dark paints, something you just can't seem to find for letterpress, and, you know, we just had to try them. So, our design and colour wizard, Shauna, had the awesome idea of using the glow inks as the base and mixing in some other colours. That way you get the hit of colour while maintaining that kid inspired happiness of still glowing in the dark!! </div>
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<br />Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-9091283678192686322014-10-08T10:33:00.000-07:002014-10-30T05:30:32.572-07:00A Change of SceneryYou may have noticed we have been in a hiatus over the last couple months, with few tweets and blog posts. The reason? We have moved once again. This time, however, to another province all together!<br />
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We have packed up the presses, equipment, cats and our printer's devil and made our way to Ontario. Our studio is not up an running quite yet, but we hope to be back up to speed shortly. In the meantime though, you can still find our cards and goods at <a href="http://thebettergood.com/" target="_blank">The Better Good</a>, <a href="http://www.voidgallery.ca/" target="_blank">Void Gallery</a>, and <a href="http://hiddenstitch.ca/" target="_blank">Hidden Stitch</a> in Saskatoon. We will also have stuff posted in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/shaunabuck" target="_blank">our shop</a> in the upcoming months, so please check there as well.<br />
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It's with a heavy heart that we depart Saskatoon. It was our home for almost a decade and the place of so many memories. Know this, Saskatoon, you will always have a significant place in our lives and our hearts! We can only hope Ontario will be as good to us as Saskatchewan.<br />
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<br />Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-6807604992961164942014-10-08T10:04:00.002-07:002014-11-12T12:26:02.317-08:00Fritzler-Krueger Wedding We recently completed our most extensive wedding package ever! This included save the dates, invites, maps, reply cards, reception cards, and even letterpressed envelopes. Wow!!<br />
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These invites were for the lovely and effervescent young couple Megan Fritzler and Dustin Krueger. These beautiful people came into our studio with a an inspired visions, an unrelenting enthusiasm for letterpress, and a yellow floral chair (more on this in a minute). Although they knew what they wanted in their invitation suite and the vibe they wanted to convey, they came to us to design all the elements to capture their vision, all inspired by a vintage floral chair. I wish we still had a photo of the chair - recent computer issues has resulted in that photo being lost forever - but it is similar to this one (but in bright shades of yellow and gold).<br />
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We hand sketched a pattern from this vintage chair and used it as the centrepiece for all the elements. Also, because Megan and Dustin were so awesome in giving us the liberty to try new things, we decided to make this a four colour - that's right four colour - design. If this wasn't complicated enough already though, we hand mixed all one of a kind colours. These invites may have been labour intensive, but we believe they came out beautiful!! Have a look and tell us what you think. Big congrats go out to Megan and Dustin! You two are amazing and we truly appreciate letting us be part of your wedding extravaganza. Wishing you both a lifetime of love, laughter and happiness.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laying down the first two custom colours for the<br /> reception and map portions of the invitations</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fourth colour added to the reception cards</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The completed invitation card</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The completed reply cards and reception invitations</td></tr>
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<br />Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-45059570627323170232014-07-05T08:00:00.000-07:002014-07-05T08:00:00.610-07:00Tiny Trunk ShowIn case you haven't heard, <a href="http://flockandgather.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Flock and Gather</a> are hosting a teenie tiny trunk show today from 10-4pm. You can find this temporary pop up shop outside of <a href="http://tamarackgeneralstore.ca/" target="_blank">Tamarack General Store</a>, located just off of Broadway in Saskatoon. You'll find some of the latest by our very own <a href="http://www.shaunabuck.com/" target="_blank">Shauna Buck</a> as well as some of our new cards and stationary goods. One day only, so spread the word!!Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-4454180878261680352014-07-04T21:25:00.000-07:002014-07-06T03:11:04.193-07:00Light Box Display Sign<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Over the last couple weeks we have been captured by the laser cutting bug. The precision and intricacy that modern laser cutters and engravers can achieved is incredible. Having had a couple wood pieces cut for us for some experimental work, we got to creating a new light up sign for our booth and outdoor display. Since we were treading in new waters by creating this sign, we figured we'd make another 'how to' post for anyone else considering creating their own light up display. Here is how we made ours.<br>
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1- 24in x 24in Sureply board<br>
1 - 1x2x96in (8ft long) lumber<br>
20 - 1-3/4in screws<br>
2 - 24in LED light strips (we used <a href="http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/24-flexible-led-strip/6000075838914" target="_blank">these</a>)<br>
2 - AA battery packs (we used <a href="http://www.thesource.ca/estore/product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=BatteryAccessories&product=2700387" target="_blank">these</a>)<br>
1 - electrical switch (like <a href="http://www.thesource.ca/estore/product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Switches+Switches&product=2750731" target="_blank">this</a>)<br>
1- 24 x 12in piece of aluminum foil - can use multiple smaller pieces but enough to cover the 24x12in surface area<br>
wood glue<br>
soldering iron with flux<br>
coloured tissue paper<br>
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We first cut the sureply into two - 24x12in pieces - one panel will be the front, the second will be the back of the completed light box. We then created a design with the same dimensions (24x12) and had it laser cut into one of the wood panels. The nice thing about using sureply is it's really sturdy and has a wonderfully smooth finished side which can either be used for a wood finished look, or can be easily painted later on.<br>
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Now add your coloured tissue paper to the back of the laser cut front panel. Using the wood glue, brush out a light outline around the design and adhere the tissue paper to back. The tissue paper does not have to be cut precisely, but it shouldn't overlap anywhere visible on the front side.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wood glue used to adhere the white tissue paper to the lettering portion on the back of the front panel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the front once the white tissue paper was glued on the backside of the front panel</td></tr>
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Once you have all the tissue paper glued in, create the box which will house the lights. For this, we cut down the 1x2x96 to two 1x2x12in and two 1x2x10.5in segments. Using these pieces, create a box around the back of the front panel.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The box frame adhered to the back of the front panel.</td></tr>
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Screw the sides of the box frame together. We used a Kreg jig to create pocket holes so the screws would not be visible from the exterior of the box (you can see them in the previous photo on the short 1x2x10.5in side piece). Use the wood glue and clamps to adhere the box frame to the back of the front panel. If you plan to paint the front panel, you can use finishing nails on the front of the front panel to further reinforce the box frame to the front panel.</div>
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While the glue is setting, glue the aluminum foil to the other 24x12in sureply panel - your back panel. For best results make sure the shiny side of the aluminum foil is face outwards.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aluminum foil, shiny side out, glued to the back panel</td></tr>
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Now for a bit of the complicated stuff - wiring the lights. We used the ones from Walmart since we don't know a whole lot about wiring LED lights ourselves. The nice thing about these ones is that the package already comes prewired with a switch and battery pack. However the switch does not stay one automatically and the battery pack consists of a small 9volt pack. This is insufficient for longer duration of constant use.We followed the same wiring pattern from the package, but replaced the battery wiring going to the 9volt pack with the two AA battery packs and soldered together in serial. We also replaced the package light switch with a manual flip switch. Again, we followed the wiring pattern and soldered in our new switch in place. The LED light strip also has an adhesive back, which makes mounting the lights super simple. With the wiring complete, add the lights to the bottom and top of your light box, with the lights facing the back panel.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we hot glued the excess wires to the back of the front panel</td></tr>
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We built a small switch box to mount the batteries to. This isn't necessary. You could mount the battery packs to the inside of the box, but we wanted easy access to change batteries as needed. Once you have all the lights mounted, and wires soldered, check to see if they all work. Now, place the back panel on, enclosing the light box using the 1-3/4in screws. Pre drill the holes, as the screws may cause your box frame to split.</div>
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You can probably see our new sign in action at the next craft market. If you have any questions about how we made our custom light up sign feel free to contact us or leave a comment below. We'd also love to see pics of your own or read comment on how you would improve this build.<br>
This was a very fun project that was a little outside of our normal operations. Hope this post is helpful to brightening up your displays as well.Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-31975386947838610102014-05-10T15:58:00.003-07:002014-07-04T21:36:57.162-07:00Preparing for outdoor festivals<div style="text-align: justify;">
Over the next couple months you will be able to find us at a couple amazing outdoor festivals in Saskatchewan. In preparation we have decided to make a couple upgrades to our outdoor equipment, because as any one who has sold product outdoors, exposed to all that mother nature can throw at you, it can be a pure gong show. Rain, wind, dust, snow, hail - we have seen most of it in our limited experience. One of our least favorite is the wind. It can leave you standing in a corner holding onto your tent for dear life for 8 hours straight, which is no fun for you or your customers. The worst we've seen was when one of two double tents left the ground and flew over twenty feet to land on cars in an adjacent parking lot. (This was on a record-breaking wind day, so thankfully not common!) We have used cinder blocks - great but tend to scratch things during travel to shows; water jugs - easily break rendering them completely useless; and sand bags - great for weight, but if they get wet it'll leave a murky mess in your transport vehicle and potentially your display furnishings. So this year we decided to try a new approach that seems to be well used amongst veteran outdoor festival carnies. The PVC cement pillars. And we thought we'd share how we made ours for any other people willing to take there products to the great outdoors this summer and fall. </div>
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1 - 10ft white PVC pipe with a 4" (100mm) diameter.<br />
8 - 4" diameter PVC end caps<br />
4 - 8" x 1/2" eye bolts<br />
4 - 1/2" hex nuts (if your eye bolts already come with them)<br />
4 - 1/2" washers<br />
2 - bags of 80lbs Quikrete Concrete mix - can also use 66lbs if the 80lbs bags are not available, just won't be as heavy once the pillars are made<br />
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First you will need to cut your 10ft PVC pipe into four 30" sections (2.5 ft). These four PVC tubes will be your pillars. Next, line 4 of your end caps with PVC glue.<br />
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Attached these endcaps to one end of your 30" PVC pipes.<br />
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In a clean pail, or wheelbarrow if you have one on hand, mix the concrete according to instructions on the bag. We found it was easier to mix small batches of the cement in the pail by hand using the trowel. You will use approximately half a bag of cement mix per pillar. Once you have the right consistency for your cement, use the trowel to scoop the cement into each of your PVC pillars, filling as close to the top as possible. Don't forget to shake the pillar as you fill to compact the cement and release any air pockets.</div>
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If you use the 80lbs mix, each pillar will weight approximately 40lbs, while with the 66lbs mix they will be about 33lbs. These should be heavy enough to hold down the fort for your outdoor festivities. Make a second batch for super holding powers. Not only are these robust, easy to carry and weather proof, you can decorate them in fun designs. </div>
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<br />Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-78419454657012959622014-02-14T14:20:00.000-08:002014-02-14T14:30:30.163-08:00Alphabetical AviaryOur head designer and illustrator has spent the last few months preparing for an exclusive gallery show being displayed at <a href="http://voidgallery.ca/" target="_blank">The Void Gallery</a> in Saskatoon. The show runs from February 15th until March 2 and features the mixed media illustrations of North America's natural born aviators.<br />
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If you want to see <a href="http://www.shaunabuck.com/" target="_blank">Shauna</a> in person and chat about her wonderful illustrations, letterpress or just receive a patented Shauna Buck wiggle hug, make sure to drop by the Void on February 22nd from 3-5pm for the official reception.<br />
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In the meantime here's a glimpse of some of our favorite pieces now on display!<br />
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<br />Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-48338275977118090602014-02-11T20:28:00.002-08:002014-02-11T20:29:18.308-08:00PostersThis time of the year is always a busy one at the studio. One of the many projects that our designer collaborates on is the semiannual poster design for the Flock and Gather Handmade Market. You can check out some of Shauna's previous poster designs <a href="http://flockandgather.blogspot.ca/2013/10/this-is-exciting-time-for-us-here-at.html" target="_blank">here</a> on the Flock and Gather blog. It's unbelievable that the talented folks at <a href="http://waldensweet.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Walden Sweets</a> continue the tradition of meticulously hand screen printing each F&G poster for each sale. <a href="http://flockandgather.blogspot.ca/2013/12/winter-wonders-artisan-profile-walden.html" target="_blank">Wayne and Dana</a>, the duo behind Walden Sweets, are truly talented screen printers and they are the ones that really bring the designs to life!!<br />
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Some people have asked us, "How strong are your super strong magnets?" To answers this common question, we made a really quick and dirty video. </div>
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wood related goods. One of our favorites is the heritage recipe boxes. Some
love them for the screen printed design, others for the handcrafted
workmanship, but one thing is for sure, everyone seems to enjoy the rich
history behind each and every single box. </div>
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Saskatchewan is synonymous with the images of fields of
wheat and the iconic wooden grain elevators. At its peak, Saskatchewan was
speculated to be the home of more than 1000 wood built grain elevators,
distributed throughout the corners of this vast prairie province. In 2000,
however, this number had declined, with only 800 wood grain elevators in active
use. More recently though, due to rail line closures and the diminished
economic feasibility of many of these elevators in small Saskatchewan rural
communities, the number of active wood
grain elevators was estimated at 420. Many small communities had become ghost
towns and their once majestic wooden grain elevators reduced to teetering
structures, aging all alone amongst the immense open fields, which once bustled
with the sounds of trains and farming equipment. These aging structures may no
longer be filled with the grains of hard working farmers, but there wood has
been preserved and recycled to continue a legacy in a variety of new forms.</div>
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Included in this, are our heritage recipe boxes. Each one is
hand built using the fir from decommissioned and demolished Saskatchewan grain
elevators. All the wood is planned and sanded before use, but nail holes and
knots are preserved as part of the underlying history of the wood. The finger joints for the bases and lids are cut
and assembled by hand. Once sanded smooth, the lids are hand screen printed
with original hand lettered design. To finish it off, each box receives two
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Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-54601073537376292542013-08-31T11:20:00.002-07:002013-08-31T11:35:21.384-07:00Something to do in SaskatoonHey!! In Saskatoon this weekend? You should go down to the <a href="http://www.voidgallery.ca/" target="_blank">Void Gallery</a> and check out the show by the people that make up <a href="http://articulateink.ca/" target="_blank">Articulate Ink</a> in Regina. The show runs until September 1, so there is only a couple more days to enjoy the fabulous silk screened prints by Michelle, Karli, Amber and Caitlin.<br />
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<br />Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-76824688597767807932013-08-30T19:54:00.003-07:002014-01-31T14:08:08.852-08:00Welcome to the Backyard, Gordon!In July we shutdown our studio for a little hiatus. We traveled back to our home town, Toronto, enjoy in the festivities of a sister's wedding and to generally hangout and reminisce with some of our close friends. While in Toronto though, we came across a letterpress auction, selling a variety of letterpress goods, including vintage presses. We came across this lovely GP Gordon, and thought "what they hey, let's throw out a bid and see what happens". Well, needless to say, we won!<br />
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The press was actually located in Ohio, and we corresponded with the owner who said he would crate, package and ship the press to us once we were back in Saskatoon for what seemed like a too good to be true price. When we arrive back to the "city of bridges", we tidied up the studio and made some space for our new baby, just in time to have the press arrive at our door. We were elated to see the delivery truck, grinning ear to ear just to take a peek at our new purchase. When the driver opened the rear door though, our smiling face quickly turned to looks of concern. The press was shipped strapped on top of two broken, rickety-old palettes. Garbage bags were wrapped around the top of the press, adhered with what could only be described as wishes and hopes. No string. No wires. Not even tape!! We were dumbfounded that it made it this far!! Luckily we had a skilled delivery driver. He slowly maneuvered those rickety palettes with keen precision, and although the flywheel fell off during the unloading - likely the result of not being firmly attached or supported by the structurally sound garbage bag barrier - the press made it successfully into the studio with a few hardy grunts and pushes.<br />
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This beauty will need a little restoration before it can be used, but it sure is going to be a show piece when it's done. We are trying to do a little research into this GP Gordon Press in preparation for its restoration, and will be posting about it in up coming weeks, as the little tidbits we found out about this press are quite interesting. In the meantime, here's a couple pictures of our newest old press. Welcome to the Backyard Gordon!<br />
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<br />Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-40177624727355928982013-07-16T11:28:00.002-07:002013-08-31T11:33:24.375-07:00Saskatoon Loves Pilates!<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
Over the last couple months we have been working with
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business card for a truly one of a kind business: <a href="http://www.lovespilates.ca/" target="_blank">Love Pilates</a>. Fred had a
distinct vision for the business cards and presented us with a wonderfully
simple but complex design to be letterpressed. Printing these business cards was
exciting opportunity to use <a href="http://www.frenchpaper.com/" target="_blank">French Paper Co's</a> Kraft paper and to combine both letterpress and screen printing processes. We
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Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-86009917391205172032013-06-29T06:46:00.002-07:002013-06-29T07:00:39.434-07:00A New Addition<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Over the last week we recently acquired a 1948 Challenge
industrial sized paper cutter. It’s a beautiful cast iron dragon, capable of
consuming 26 inches of cotton weave in a fraction of a second. This lovely item
was donated to us from a gentlemanly scholar named Grant from <a href="http://www.stuncollective.com/talent/grant.html" target="_blank">Stun Collective</a>. He had mentioned he acquired this machine a number of years ago,
but while moving spaces no longer had the facility to accommodate this cast
iron treasure. Having met at the <a href="http://flockandgather.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Flock and Gather</a> Sale in
April, he contacted us knowing that we might be able to use this industrial
sized paper chewing beast – all we had to do was move it. Similar to our
previous encounters in moving large industrial <a href="http://backyardpaperco.blogspot.ca/2013/05/chandler-and-price-10-x-15-platen-press.html" target="_blank">machines</a>, this one also presented itself with a few challenges. The
biggest was finding a company within Saskatoon willing to move it. Luckily, after
only a day of searching we came across the superb movers at <a href="http://www.raysmoving.ca/" target="_blank">Ray’s Moving andStorage</a>. They moved this heavy antique piece of heritage
with the same skill and precision expected of a surgeon during open heart
surgery. In under an hour they had the paper cutter moved from a place currently
undergoing demolition, to the heated floors of our cozy backyard studio.</span></div>
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beauty and for being so accommodating and patient with the entire moving
process! Also, a shout out goes to Whitney, who connected us with Grant and jumpstarted
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Despite the uncooperative weather fun times were had at the Waterfront Craft Arts Festival. There were great artisans and some outstanding demos - blacksmithing, lino block printing using a stream roller and even some slick swing dancing!!</div>
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Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-75180054094796865092013-06-06T16:35:00.000-07:002013-06-06T16:35:16.128-07:00Waterfront Craft Art FestivalCome check us out this Saturday at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/482351171837530/" target="_blank">Waterfront Craft Art Festival</a> hosted by the <a href="http://www.saskcraftcouncil.org/" target="_blank">Saskatchewan Craft Council</a>. Just look for the Shauna Buck Illustrations and Fun Things Tent. <br />
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All the fun times begin at 10am and run until 5pm Saturday June 8th.<br />
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<br />Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-47925754151463456372013-05-26T09:20:00.000-07:002013-05-27T14:21:05.126-07:00Chandler and Price 10 x 15 Platen PressThe workhorse in our studio is our massive Chandler and Price 10 x 15 Platen Press. This was the second press we ever purchased and you can see from the pictures that it is quite a large upgrade from "Siggy". Our C&P is known as the 'New Style' - and is easily recognized by its increased size and straight spoke flywheel compared to the 'Old Style' C&Ps (Check out a sweet photo of the C&P Old Style press flywheel <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/duetletterpress/6185471104/" target="_blank">here</a> from the people at <a href="http://www.duetletterpress.com/blog/" target="_blank">Duet Letterpress</a>). The 'New Style' C&P is the most common type of hand fed semi automatic platen press, but has not been made for nearly 50 years and in fact ours rolled off the line in 1927.<br />
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We had been on the hunt for a C&P for a long while, but soon learnt that they are difficult to acquire. Often these beautiful machines sell via word of mouth or through forums that see them sold within days of their posting. We were fortunate to have come across a graphic designer from Courtenay, British Columbia selling his press and we quickly snagged the opportunity to purchase this bad boy. How excited were we?!? Now all we needed to do was ship our newly acquired humdinger. For those of you unfamiliar with the 'New Style' C&P, it weights 2500lbs (~1100kg) crated with a 55x48x60 inch footprint. To top it off our press was
situated in a remote studio located in an open field. This presented us with a
whole new set of logistic hurdles. The first shipping attempt played out like Corb Lund’s song <a href="http://youtu.be/QCcWzLAcv4o" target="_blank">Truck Got Stuck</a>, with a total of three trucks getting stuck in an attempt to reach the site (with no success) where the press was located. In trying to arrange a second attempt, we discovered that because the press was located in a fairly remote part of Courtenay, BC all major shipping companies outsourced the initial retrieval of the press to the same local carrier, which after the first dismal attempt refused to pick up the press from its current location. Instead, arrangements had to be made to forklift the press from the studio, placed in a truck and then transported to a loading dock where the press could then be pick up by the local carriers. After much headache and extreme patience our press was successfully loaded and shipped to us in Saskatoon in March 2012, where it lived in our backyard garage and served as the grounds for our humble beginnings. The C&P has since been moved, along with "Siggy", in December 2012 to our current studio space.<br />
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<a href="http://www.unrealcity.ca/main/" target="_blank">Unreal City</a> in Saskatoon is having a new exhibition called Wild in the City featuring the work of 25 sweet local artist. We are super pumped to participate in this awesome event. In our excitement we have created new show exclusive cards featuring Shauna's illustration that is on display at the exhibition. </div>
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Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-71270386005597310032013-05-20T21:21:00.001-07:002013-05-21T09:03:58.349-07:00Our Presses - Sigwalt Chicago #11At our sales we often get questions about the type of presses (and where they came from) that we currently use to create our wonderful letterpressed products. Since it's such a common question we thought we'd share a little detail about the Sigwalt Chicago #11, the Chandler and Price 10x15 and the Kesley 3x5 that we currently own in the next few blog posts.<br />
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The first press we ever purchased was a tiny 3x5 Sigwalt Chicago #11 table top press (actual printing area is 2-1/2 x 4 inch). We purchased this from an individual from Atlanta, Georgia. Below are some pictures of "Siggy" as we first unwrapped it. As you can see it was in rough shape - needing new rollers, some oiling and some rust removal - but it was operational. What we didn't know at the time was that not all the pieces of the press were original, and at some point replacement parts had been added that did not fit quite properly. When squaring the platen to the bed in preparation for our first impressions, one of the replacement parts snapped the column that holds the platen to the impression lever, rendering "Siggy" nonoperational!! You could imagine our dismay. We didn't even have an opportunity to create an initial impression and see what this little guy could do!! We have been on a search for a replacement part ever since, but because the #11 is a less common table top press, parts are hard to come by. So, currently "Siggy" serves as an ornamental press in our studio, soaking up the rays near the studio windows, as his bigger brothers, the C and P and Kelsey, do most of the dirty work in the shop.<br />
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<br />Backyard Lettepress and Paper Cohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931762192520735392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863599614846586241.post-69505309527224526632013-05-12T19:37:00.000-07:002013-05-13T07:57:59.428-07:00We are continuing to update our website. Things are coming along with some fun developments taking place in the background. We hope to add some of these new features/images/details in the upcoming weeks. So exciting!!!<br />
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We also recently received our first large shipment of <a href="https://www.frenchpaper.com/">French Paper Co</a> stock. Muscletone Sno Cone, Hot Fudge, Whip Cream, Black, Kraft and Dur-o-tone Butcher Orange. Too excited to start pressing with these beautiful papers!! Keep an eye out as we will be posting things as they are produced! In the meantime, here's a picture of our head receiver checking that the boxes match the ordered stock.<br />
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