Hello!Lucky
Letterpress greeting cards, thank you notes, DIY projects, free printables and craft inspiration.
A good friend of Hello!Lucky makes these fun and functional convertible play mats/toy tacks.
Here's a visual step by step:
Brilliant! With all the little boys around H!L these days, we've got our eye on these!
Such cool and colorful vintage fabrics! Check out more of their work on Etsy at repurposedplayground.
We saw a ton of inspiring work at this past National Stationery Show, including these cheeky postcards (above) from La Familia Green. We were also pretty smitten with these adorable pencil cases and tea towels from Pie Bird Press:
Our neighbors at Egg Press wowed us with their bold colors and quirky illustrations:
Suzy Jack had these fun pencil cups:
And first time exhibitor Fig. 2 wowed us with these neon cards:
Hello all you lucky folks out there! This is the fourteenth edition of our Lucky Friday giveaway! Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress cards. We’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card. Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!
The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please):
Jackie G, Noella, and Dear Evie!
We'll contact you early next week to arrange sending your Knitting Monkey card.
Now for this week’s edition:
Design: Catching Up
Artist: Eunice Moyle
Inspiration: We just felt like gettin' our game hen on, puttin' on the capon, turnin' up the turducken and letterpressin' some poultry poetry on paper.
Who to send it to: One of your peeps who’s left you behind, some poor little pullet who’s been called a rotten egg, or a bird of a feather from your flock with whom you've been meaning to talk.
Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: We had some chicken scratch plans about chicken little and the little red hen, but they never fully hatched.
Our favorite detail: We feel for the little chick who’s lagging.
Why letterpress? It’s so suave to keep in touch with such a tactile card!
Don't forget to post your comment and check back next week to see if you've won!
Whew! We just wrapped up another National Stationery Show - complete with old friends, new designs and lots and lots of inspiring new work. Our own booth featured a lovely felt sign made by our staff (above) and a couple projects from Handmade Weddings, like these yarn wrapped bottles...
...and fun paper link chains!
We were super excited about our new products, like this "Treat Yourself" card from Julia Rothman....
...and our reversible journals!
Some amazing people stopped by our booth to visit, but our favorite visitor was Eunice's son Jude - he really put the rest of us to shame with his amazing sales skills!
We absolutely love these hand-painted signs by Chocolate Butterbean! A perfect addition to your wedding!
This horseshoe sign would be an absolute smash with our Elegant Equestrian design!
Or a sweet wedding gift...
When Sarah first called us to create custom wedding invitations inspired by her gorgeous venue, the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park, she had a very specific vision for what she wanted. She loved the hand-draw illustration style of our Cala Lily suite but wanted to recreate the flora and fauna depicted in the hotel's painted mural. In her words, "vintage elegance with a little bit of whimsy". Sign us right up! We don't want to steal her thunder, so here's just a glimpse at a few of our favorite bits. The details are the best part!
How cute is this little guy heading up the Particulars card?
As you may have gathered by now, we are big fans of Kate Spade. So we were super thrilled to hear that Bed Bath and Beyond is featuring a new line of bedding by Kate Spade. Picked up on it first on Family Style and we had to share.
Just love the tangy colors! Images courtesy Bed Bath and Beyond— be sure to have a look on their site as the colors are actually a little more vivid than you see here.
Or if you're more into graphic minimal, these stripes might suit splendidly.
Ooh, and these cheerful heirloom roses would surely keep a bedroom sunny! Love!
Enjoy perusing, here.
And again, a little plug, since we wouldn't want to miss you if you should happen to be in NYC:
Visit Hello!Lucky at the National Stationery Show, booth # 1536.
May 15th – 18th from 9-6
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York City
Last week Style Me Pretty featured this beautiful, rustic Hudson Valley wedding of Mary & Gregory. The photography is by the talented Maggie Harkov.Our Heartland design comes to life with this incredible old barn. A perfect venue for a fabulous party!
We absolutely love this DIY chalkboard seating chart!
Check out Style Me Pretty for more photos and inspiration!
And if you happen to be anywhere near the Hudson Valley....
Visit us at the National Stationery Show, booth # 1536.
May 15th – 18th from 9-6
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York City
Yes, that's right! This just happens to be the thirteenth edition of Lucky Friday, coincidentally falling on Lucky Friday the 13th! Maybe we should have featured a Halloween Card? Spooky...
Each Friday we feature one of our letterpress cards. Then we’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card. Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!
The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please):
Ann, Stephie and Paige L!
We'll contact you early next week to arrange sending your Wiser card.
Now for this week’s edition, one of our letterpress thank you cards:
May 15th – 18th from 9-6
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York City SEE YOU THERE!
It's that time of year again when we're packing our bags and heading east to the National Stationery Show where we'll be debuting our Spring Release! We'll be at booth #1536 if you're planning on attending, stop by and say hello.
And now here's a sneak peek of the latest and greatest including a new product we are super excited about!
Drum roll please....introducing our new reversible letterpress journals to bring out the word smith in you whether you've got a hare-brained scheme (doh!) or a big idea (yay!).
But wait there's more! More hilariously genius greeting card designs from Julia Rothman and Esther Aarts:
Julia's Rockin' Birthday conjures up childhood memories of Jem and the Holograms or Kids, Incorporated!
Whether to say bon voyage or congratulations on your engagement, this adorable card from Esther Aarts is sure to wish you well on your new adventure.
Stay Tuned for more sneak peeks!
We are thrilled to announce the newest addition to our Lab Partners destination wedding invitations! Yee haw! Who doesn't love the good 'ol country? Durn tootin' we adore our new Texas themed wedding invitation suite!
Are these not the most amazing cowboy boots ever? We all want a pair!
Its no secret how much we love the Alameda Flea Market, but when we saw the photos of Les Puces from Lia's recent trip to Paris - we were très jaloux indeed! An endless maze of vintage clothes, books, housewares and enough retro packaging and ephemera to make your head spin!
There were even a few pieces that looked like they could have held court at Versailles. Move over Marie Antoinette, we may need to borrow your fainting couch. Swoon!
Saw these on Oh Happy Day and we had to re-post for those of you who may have missed it. So pretty!
What will BHLDN do next? We can't wait!
Design Sponge just featured one of our all time fave designers, Julia Rothman, and her fab new fabrics!
Cloud9 is producing these rich, ornate and fun designs—all printed on organic cotton.
Be sure to check Design Sponge for more pics and for a link to more of Julia's work .
Did you know Hello!Lucky carries a line of Julia Rothman cards and gift-wrap as well as many gorgeous and whimsical wedding invitations?
Now onto the twelfth edition of our weekly feature: Lucky Fridays! Each Friday we’ll feature one of our letterpress cards. Then we’ll choose THREE LUCKY WINNERS to get a free card. Post a comment by 12 p.m. PST the following Thursday, and we’ll announce the winners on the following Friday!
The three winners from last week are (drum roll, please):
Melissa, Lisa and Mary!
Heather will contact you early next week to arrange sending your Wallowing Pig card.
Now for this week’s edition, one of our letterpress birthday cards!
Design: Wiser
Artist: Eunice Moyle
Inspiration: Owl tell you when you’re older.
Who to send it to: The whoo’s whoo on your birthday list—whoo’s on first? Someone wiser than thou, perhaps? Or someone with whoom you can share your wisdom.
Ideas we scrapped in favor of this one: We had a designer who sketched out a “HAPPY H-OWL-OWEEN from Owllen Ginsberg” card, with a caricature of Allen Ginsberg as a great horned owl, reading from H-OWL. Ummm… yeah. No. We think she was buzzed on Sharpie fumes at the time.
Our favorite detail: The owl in back looks just a little bit mischievous.
Why Letterpress? With such fine-feathered detail, our pressmen get to show off how talon-ted they are!
Be sure to leave your comment, and don't forget to check back next week to see if you've won!
SFMade is one of our very favorite non-profits, and we are super honored and excited to be one of ten local businesses selected to participate in their annual fundraiser party, Ramp it Up! What's Old is New Again.
SFMade supports businesses that imagine, design and manufacture products right here in the Bay Area. May 21st-27th is SFMade week. Food, factories and fun abound!
Here's the flier for Ramp it Up:
Check out the SFMade website for details on the week's activities and an info page with a link to purchase tickets for Ramp It Up! And be sure to stop by and say hey to the Hello!Lucky folks at the event!
See you there!
We love when sweet Charlie dog comes to visit us in the studio, who can resist those come-pet-me eyes? He proved to be such a hard worker we decided to make Mr. Charlie an honorary employee.
Charlie's job at Hello!Lucky is T-Rex impersonator and prowler growler. His favorite part of his job is sniffing around the lunchroom. When he was a puppy, he wanted to herd cows when he grew up. Now, he just wants to lay in sunny spots and eat snacks. His best quality is his ability to sit + stay, which shines through most of the time, except when there are more interesting things to inspect. He's happiest when he has all the attention, and would love to spend the rest of his life having his belly rubbed.
One of our esteemed printers, James, has been busy making prints on off hours at Hello!Lucky. He recently had a solo show in Aspen and Hall Ready featured his work yesterday.
Love the historic Americana. Who doesn't love Babe the big blue ox? (titled Lumber)
If you're in San Francisco, check out his work at The Perish Trust at 728 Divisadero.
Rock on, James, and keep that cylinder rollin'!
Check out his statement and bio, and see more of his work here.
You may have noticed we're a tad partial to ties. Spotted these splendid knots on Snippet and Ink, from General Knot. Love everything about this business.
They use vintage fabric finds to make very limited editions of these handsome, handmade-in-the-USA ties.
Totally dig the tags, too! They look letterpressed...
We want at least one or two for all the men in our lives, to help us cope with our sudden fit of tie envy.
Love!
We'd almost forgotten this one! Waaaay back in 2008, when we'd first moved into our current studios in SOMA, we did a little interview for Craft Video Podcast. There's some great stuff toward the middle/end where James shows how the polymer plates work in the Heidelberg presses while printing some wedding invitations. Then Eunice shows some of her inspiration and drawings for a couple of the fab letterpress greeting cards we've featured on Lucky Fridays! So stay tuned, or skip ahead to those parts if you're short on time.
The video is great for its completely ad-lib, unrehearsed, unplugged honesty. :D Hopefully we won't embarrass Shauna or Eunice too much.
At Hello!Lucky we specialize in Letterpress greeting cards, as well offer DIY step by steps & free printables. Led by sisters Eunice and Sabrina Moyle, our small team of expert designers and artisan letterpress printers specialize in creating neon & foil, holiday cards, birthday cards, & thank you cards, that are full of creativity and whimsy. We've been featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, Design Sponge, Style Me Pretty, Real Simple, and many other leading publications. Please feel feel to contact us via chat, phone or e-mail - we'd be happy to assist you!
Hello!Lucky | P.O. Box 17605, San Francisco, California
