settling in

We're finally starting to settle into our new studio space. We know, we've been in our "new" space for a little over a year and half, but it's been a pretty tough transition. We made the decision to move into a smaller space with this move and it has certainly been a challenge!

Working in the studio. It's taken some finessing to figure out the best layout in the smaller studio space we now have.

But we've been working things out slowly, trying to pare down where we can and find space saving solutions that will work long term. We've also changed up some of our equipment allowing us to work better and smarter in a smaller space.

Clockwise from L: Keep your Shit Tight from The Mandate Press, Print Faster Mother Fucker from  The Little Friends of Printmaking, Everyday I'm Hustlin from Paperjam Press, our very first test print on the Windmill, New Studio / New Beginnings from Ink+Smog Editions, And The Road Has Always Led West by The Aesthetic Union.

We still have an endlessly long to do list, but we finally hung our posters next to the press in the new shop, so it seems we're now officially moved in!

We hope you've been having a good summer!
Best,
Rosemary+Robin

we're having a party!

We haven't unpacked all of our boxes or built out all of our new space yet, but we're ready to celebrate our new studio and our new equipment! We're having a party! A launch party! An urban garden party in Downtown L.A. with handmade cocktails and snacks and music to be more precise! 

The invitation to our new studio launch party open house, to RSVP just click on the image above.

We're having a lot of fun getting ready for this party. We've had some great help from friends and family and can't wait to celebrate with all of the people who have helped us get where we are!

L-R: assembling our goodie bags, pretty paper straws and mini cupcake liners for the party!

We decided to make paper decorations for the party, it just seemed like the right fit! Some of our friends came over and helped us make a skyline out of white butcher block paper that we painted with watered down acrylic paint. We painted each strip of paper and then adhered them to the wall with double-sided tape. It's been really fun having this up on the wall, we'll probably keep it around after the party until we're ready to finish building the space out.

The hand-painted butcher block paper skyline we made with the help of some of our friends.

One of the other paper decoration projects we've embarked on, is making crepe paper flowers. These were definitely a little more challenging! We made a few poppies that were made with single petals, but mostly we concentrated on the multiple sheet way of making flowers. We found a great tutorial on Pinterest where you stack multiple sheets of crepe paper, fold the stack into an accordion, tie it in the middle and trim the edges. Then you carefully unfold the individual sheets. We're really pleased with the end result.

The crepe paper flowers we made, we'll also be using fresh flowers from the LA Flower Market in DTLA.

We've also been very lucky to work with a few of our favorite companies and local organizations who have graciously donated goodies or information packets for our goodie bags. We're only offering a limited number, so get here early to snag one!

L-R:a sneak peek at a treat from our goodie bags, the terra cotta cupcake towers we made from plant containers, the goodies Neenah paper graciously donated for our goodie bags. 

We have a bunch of other fun projects in the works. If you're interested in taking a look at what we've been thinking about for decorations, take a look at our Party Plans board on Pinterest or stay tuned on Instagram or Facebook where we'll be posting pictures over the next few weeks as we get ready for the big day!

We're really excited to open our doors and welcome everyone into our new space and show off our new equipment. Hope to see you there!

Best,
Rosemary+Robin

and they're in!!!

The printing end of our studio space with the press and paper cutter installed.

After many weeks months of preparation and a lot of planning, we finally moved our new machinery into our new studio space this week! As many of you may know, the new machines arrived before our new studio was ready to receive them. So they've been in storage in our building since their arrival. It's been such a tease to have the press and paper cutter almost within our reach but unable to use them!

L-R: Our press guy getting the Windmill ready to move into our space, our press guy and the machinery movers getting ready to move the paper cutter into it's new home in our studio space.

It took our press guy and two machinery movers almost all day to unpack, partially disassemble and then reassemble our Heidelberg Windmill Letterpress and Chandler&Price Craftsman paper cutter. We were happy to provide donuts and coffee but other than that, we pretty much stood back and watched with bated breath as they worked away.

L-R: Moving the paper cutter along the hallway into our space, the press crosses the threshold into our studio.

Luckily both machines were in really good shape and everything went really smoothly. We were exhausted by the end of the day, but so so so excited and relieved to finally have everything in place and ready to go. We still have a little work to do, mainly we need to get an electrician in to do a little work, but we're nearly there! 

L-R: The paper cutter in its corner next to the composing table, the press on the other side of the composing table next to the window.

We're so ready to jump in now and get to work! Take a look at the video we took of the press when we first plugged it in this week, the rollers went in a few seconds later. It finally feels like things are moving along now, we should be up and running in no time now!

We hope that everyone is having a happy start to March,  for us it's brought our machines and some much-needed rain in the southland. Here's to more progress and hopefully more rain! 

Best,

Rosemary+Robin

We're hard at work!

With paintbrushes in hand, we're hard at work on the new studio space! We're hoping to move the press and paper cutter into our space over the next few weeks. In the meantime, we've been unpacking boxes, setting up furniture and making a few trips to Ikea. We're hoping to be fully operational by the spring.

Thank you so much for all of your support, we really appreciate it a lot!

Best,
Rosemary+Robin

we're nearly there!

We are so grateful to everyone who has contributed to or shared our Kickstarter campaign over the past few weeks. Every like, tweet and share on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Tumblr has made a world of difference! We are so lucky to have so many people that believe in what we're doing and are willing to do anything they can to support us, every little bit helps!

L-R: Pick No.41 in The L.A. Times Gift List, our feature on IAMTHELAB.COM, our cards in The L.A. Fashion Magazine's Gift Guide

We felt very fortunate to have been chosen as Gift Pick No. 41 in the L.A. Times' Handmade Holiday Gift List as well as being included in The Los Angeles Fashion Magazine's Holiday Gift Guide. IAMTHELAB has also written a lovely blog post about us and our Kickstarter! Speaking of which, have you heard? Kickstarter backed our project and even included it in their holiday newsletter!

L-R: The Heidelberg Windmill being loaded into our new studio building, Rosemary waiting on the loading dock, the C&P paper cutter on the forklift outside our new studio building.

We've been very busy here in L.A., we received delivery of our new equipment a few weeks ago! Everything arrived a lot earlier than expected during the week between Unique and Renegade! Our new studio isn't quite ready for the new machinery, so we're storing it in an adjoining unit, but we're really looking forward to moving them in early in the new year.

Take a look at our project on Kickstarter!!!

For the moment, we're doing everything we can to make sure that our Kickstarter project is fully funded, don't forget that unless we reach our goal, we won't receive a penny of your very gracious pledges. If you haven't had a chance to take a look at our project, please do so now. If you believe in what we're trying to do, please give us a hand if you're able to. And please keep sharing our project with your family and friends, it really does make a difference.