Hello!Lucky
Letterpress greeting cards, thank you notes, DIY projects, free printables and craft inspiration.
We had a ball putting together inspiration for a Spanish Tapas Party for Oh Happy Day. With all the fab swag available at the Oh Happy Day party shop, it was a piece of cake! And it didn't hurt to have Hello!Lucky's star intern Imogen (aka "tiny Spanish Dancer") on hand to get the party started!
Check out the full post with DIY instructions here. Olé!
We've been getting requests for a version of our father's day diy templates updated for 2015. We aim to please, so here they are! Download the links below and print these puppies up for your favorite father figure!
Father's Day is right around the corner and this year we've got your one-of-a-kind gifts covered. You can jazz up a simple pair of socks, a bottle of wine, or a bottle of beer with these manly labels we've designed. Do you have a handsome and debonaire Dad? Print out our matching labels for a black pair of socks and a nice bottle of wine. We even created a slick card to match!
Is your Dad more on the rugged side? Why not make some beer and a pair of white socks a little more special with our free matching labels?
We printed ours on label paper which made sticking them to the bottles and socks a little easier, but these would look just as nice printed on regular white paper or card stock.
Simply click on the links below to print your free Father's Day cards and labels. Enjoy!
And as always we love seeing our printables in action - so send us pics or post them directly to our Facebook page. And tell Dad we said Happy Father's Day too.
The National Stationery Show is one of our favorite times of the year. Like summer camp, our industry pals travel from all of the country and across the pond to showcase their latest and greatest. It's always so inspiring to see the works of other stationers. We love the diversity amongst style and relish in the creative energy flowing through The Javits. Getting to attend all the fabulous events that coincide with NSS week and meeting some of our most admired tastemakers is A DREAM. This year we were super honored to be a judge at the LOUIE Awards and a speaker at the blogging seminar.
We've gathered up some shots of our booth and a few favorites from around the show to share with you! Enjoy.
We were lucky enough to have Bramble Workshop help with our booth decor. She created custom handmade cacti out of paper mache to sit on our table and hang from our walls. The honeycombs are from the newly launched Oh Happy Day Party Shop and the confetti we printed with our Silhouette Cameo machine out of vinyl.
The Banquet Workshop booth.
Yellow Owl Workshop booth.
Egg Press booth
Hammerpress booth.
Claudia Pearson illustration booth
The Great Lakes Goods booth.
The Print Arms booth and their epic double sided pillow case!
Tootles!
Sabrina had the incredible experience of being a guest at the state dinner honoring Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on April 28th, where she was seated at the head table right across from Michelle Obama! It was amazing to be recognized as a small business owner and advocate for both locally crafted products and global trade via her Share Trade campaign. The following week, our partner Tess Darrow, founder of Egg Press, was featured on the White House blog and got a shout-out from President Obama, who called their stationery "real nice!"
Writing a hand-written thank you note, of course!
The menu and calligraphed escort card.
Read more about the state dinner here.
Last April our friend Tess Darrow, founder of Egg Press, challenged us, our fans, and anyone who wanted in to write 30 letters in 30 days. Her motive was pure with its intention to reconnect people with the act of letter-writing. The campaign took on a life of its own with social media abuzz and thousands of letters flying out the door. We received more than double what we expected in sign-ups, an amazing response, and gave away 8,000 cards free of charge, all in hopes of promoting joy, creativity, expression and connection!
This year, Hello!Lucky and Egg Press will donate 5,000 kits to the cause (that's 20k cards)! We've also partnered with Sakura of America who has graciously donated 5k Gelly Roll pens, Paper Source who will be selling our Write_On exclusive super kit and dozens of boutiques nation-wide to distribute kits. You may also order a kit here on our newly launched Write_On website!
We encourage you to take on the challenge and share your adventure through social media by tagging #write_on.
If you run out of steam, check out our Reasons to Write section for ideas!
Write_On!
A campaign for small business makers & conscious consumers.
Here at Hello!Lucky, we believe that, given a choice, people consume products that represent their ideals and values and reflect who they wish to be in the world: from being creative and resourceful to supporting local communities.
This is why our co-founder, Sabrina Moyle, created Share Trade, a campaign aimed at removing barriers to selling overseas for small makers, and improving the quality of life of people worldwide through embracing global trade, local manufacturing, and conscious consumption.
We believe in expanding the global availability of products and services that embody universal human ideals -- joy, creativity, beauty, functionality, quality, affordability...just to name a few. These products and services, and their ideals, should be able to be exported freely and easily. Also, we believe that people worldwide deserve to have a hand in making what they consume: locally designed and manufactured products are a way to preserve our authenticity and maintain diversity, transparency, and creativity worldwide.
Through sharing trade, local manufacturing, and conscious consumption, we believe everyone's quality of life -- material, intellectual, social, spiritual -- can improve, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, age, or economic circumstances
Find out more about Share Trade here and help us spread awareness by getting involved!
Sign the petition to support TPA & TPP, and remove barriers to export for small and medium sized businesses.
We teamed up with CreativeLive this Valentine's Day to offer 4 fun (and free) printables to dish out to your favorites! Downloads available below.
Sabrina's youngest, William, just turned 2 and they celebrated in style. The party was well stocked with snacks, crafts, and a photo backdrop all themed to his favorite playtime activity. Perched high above San Francisco, the Randall Museum was the perfect venue for a superhero soiree. Special thanks to Kara Brodgesell for capturing the day!
Photographs by Kara Brodgesell
One of our favorite parts about the holidays is decorations, the tree, the baked goods, and the presents. When it comes to gifts we like to make sure it's about the whole package. We have always found joy in the little things and believe a pretty package never fails to delight its recipient. Here's a few of our favorite Etsy sources for craft supplies.
Plumule- for feathers
Midget Gems- Tassels and trims
Absolut Supplies- Tassels and beads
Yakutum- Jewelry findings
Harvard5f- Fabric
Ukrainian Woods- wood beads
Supply & Co- paper goods and party supplies
Check out our Wraptastic Pinterest board for more inspiration!
Running out of ideas for holiday gifts? We have just the thing- Easy home recipe for delicious peppermint bark with printable packaging to top it off!
- 12 ounces good-quality semisweet chocolate, chopped into 1/2-inch piece
- 1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract
- 1 pound good-quality white chocolate, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
- 3 candy canes or 12 round hard peppermint candies, crushed
- Jars (we used Weck’s)
- Ribbon & bakers twine (optional: for packaging)
Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil, shiny-side up; smooth out any wrinkles. Heat 1 inch of water in a saucepan over low heat until steaming.
Put all but 3/4 cup of the semisweet chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Set the bowl over the saucepan of steaming water (do not let the bowl touch the water) and stir until one-third of the chocolate is melted. Remove the bowl from the saucepan; keep the steaming water over low heat. Gradually stir the reserved 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate into the bowl, a few pieces at a time, until all of the chocolate is melted. Return the bowl to the saucepan, 5 to 10 seconds at a time, to help melt the chocolate, if needed. Do not rush this step: It may take up to 10 minutes to melt the chocolate.
Wipe off any moisture from the bottom of the bowl. Stir 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract into the chocolate, then quickly pour into the prepared baking dish and spread in an even layer. Firmly tap the dish against the counter to remove any air bubbles. Set aside at room temperature until almost set, about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, put all but 1 cup of the white chocolate in a large heatproof bowl and repeat the melting process over the steaming water; dry off the bottom of the bowl. Stir in the remaining 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract; pour over the semisweet chocolate and spread in an even layer. Sprinkle immediately with the crushed candy canes, gently pressing them into the white chocolate. Set aside at room temperature until firm, about 1 hour. Lift the bark out of the pan using the foil and break it into pieces. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
We are really excited about this round of holiday cards. We focused pretty heavily on hand-drawn designs finished in foil. Can't go wrong with that combination!
See the full collection here. Orders placed between 11/24/14- 11/28/14 will get free shipping with code HOLIDAY!
We are thrilled to announce this exciting project founded by Shana Faust and Alexa Mulvihill.
Permanent Press Editions is a print shop offering archival-quality prints at an affordable price. The prints featuring inanimate objects can be purchased inside or outside the frame in singles or groupings.
They have managed to make each subject thoughtful when it could otherwise be interpreted as mundane. It's a blend of simplicity and nostalgia, and as perfectly described by them- “Each image is a portrait, a memory, a sensation—the smell of salt air, the magic of a glitter-infused comb, the endless possibilities housed in a box of colored pencils. “.
We love this concept, and the execution is flawless. We are putting Permanent Press Editions on our Christmas list, that's for sure!
Urban Dictionary has wooed us with their wit and charm so much so that we decided to make a love and friendship line based off the sites clever slanguage. So here it is, a letterpress line for the light-hearted and snarky-minded. Now for sale on our site.
Halloween is one of our favorite Holidays at Hello!Lucky where we are all about embracing our inner-child. There’s really nothing better than getting to trot around the city dressed as a posse of Marvel characters and have it be 100% socially accepted. Eunice and clan did just that in their costumes made custom for each family member by Eunice herself.
See the inspiration and the outcome below!
Looking for last minute DIY costume ideas for the kids? Visit our pinterest board for inspiration!
It's all about the details! Throw this free printable on a bottle of wine to impress (and maybe intimidate) guests. Free printable PDF below.
For application- we suggest printing on sticker paper or computer paper applied with Tombow double-sided adhesive.
*designed by Hello!Lucky
Hey party planner, looking for ideas for your halloween party? Check out our Halloween Party pinterest board for inspiration!
Hosting a spookfest at your place this Halloween? We designed a few fill in invitations that you can print at home and send to your friends!
* We recommend white cardstock and A6 envelopes (you can find them at Paper Source!). If you go for a black envelope try Gelly Roll's white ink pen for addressing.
Find our printable PDF's below!
Free printable PDF's:
Free printable Ghosties invite
Free printable Monsters invite
*Designed by Hello!Lucky
Chase bank is dishing out 20 grants for $150k to small businesses. Help us get the 250 votes we need in order to qualify! All you need is a facebook account in order to vote (your vote will not be posted on your facebook page unless you want it to). It only takes a second, but we will be forever grateful! Visit the link here to vote for us for the $150k Mission Main St. Grant. Thanks for all your support!
Find out more about the grants here.
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
