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The Card Shop: Hello!Lucky Dreamy Card

CasaSugar — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:00:00 -0800

If your valentine has a thing for surrealistic situations and fanciful illustrations, then he or she will love the You're Dreamy Card ($4.50) from Hello!Lucky. With visions of Abe Lincoln, Sergeant Pepper-era John Lennon, and tall sailing ships, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more nontraditional Valentine's Day greeting for your nontrad true love. I think it's pretty perfect, don't you?

The Card Shop: Hello!Lucky's New Site and Cards

CasaSugar — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:00:59 -0800

One of my favorite card shops, Hello!Lucky, is celebrating the new year with some new changes. The vintage-inspired letterpress stationery company has a new website , which is easier to navigate and looks darn lovely, and it's also introducing digital printing. Why digital printing? Well, for one thing, it's affordable (more important than ever in 2009), and digital printing also allows customers to choose expedited service. And good news: the quality of the cards is comparable to custom letterpress production.

To find out more about the ladies behind Hello!Lucky, and to see some of their cards, read more.

Hello!Lucky was started six years ago by sisters/BFFs Eunice and Sabrina Moyle. Since that time, their lovely designs have graced many a wedding announcement, been featured in national papers, blogs, and magazines, and last year, Eunice and Sabrina released the book Handmade Hellos. I'm thrilled with their new site, as well as the multitude of cards available through it. For some of my favorite designs on their site, check out the gallery, and then head over to the new site to see how easy it is to navigate.

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The Card Shop: Hello! Lucky Welcome Home Greeting Card

CasaSugar — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:00:19 -0700

The next time you're attending a housewarming party, once you've built your housewarming bucket, you'll need a cheerful card to wish your friends or neighbors well in their new digs. The Hello! Lucky Welcome Home Greeting Card ($4.50) will fit the bill and then some. Its lively plant motifs in lime green and chocolate brown are just the thing to sow good vibes in their home, and its heavy card stock will surely impress. And, if you happen to be giving a plant as a housewarming gift, it couldn't be more appropriate!

The Card Shop: Hello! Lucky Wedding Invitations by Joel Dewberry and EIEIO

CasaSugar — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:00:40 -0700

As if weddings weren't exciting enough, one of my favorite stationery companies, Hello!Lucky, has just launched two new collections of wedding invitations designed by the talented textile designer Joel Dewberry and decorative paper studio EIEIO. Each collection includes an average of six different designs, with varying colorways and the option to order the works: RSVP cards, save the dates, wedding announcements, thank-you cards, accommodations cards, reception cards, directions cards, menus, place cards, and seating cards.

Additionally, all of the materials can be printed either digitally or by letterpress - I'd go with the latter if I were you! My favorites are Sparrows by Joel Dewberry and Chandelier by EIEIO, each $97.50 for 25. So chic and elegant, but a bit contemporary, too. Check out all of the Sugar network's wedding coverage here!

Hello!Lucky Cards

CasaSugar — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:49:48 -0800

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Link Time!

CasaSugar — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:00:59 -0700

Get this free stencil download! - Decor8
Check out an impressive office makeover. - ShelterPop
Can this CFL clean the air? - Charles and Hudson
Etsy's sporting some pretty homeware. - The Style Files
Go behind the scenes at Hello! Lucky. - Craft
Here are some ideas for reusing plastic planting pots. - This Old House

Wedding Planner: A Letterpress Program For Your Big Day

CasaSugar — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:15:31 -0700

As you may have noticed, I'm a big fan of letterpress, so it's probably not a surprise that my fiancé and I are considering using letterpress programs for our wedding ceremony. While not often used at more casual weddings, programs are always a lovely keepsake for guests. Traditionally, wedding programs are a small booklet featuring the couple's names front and center, although it's becoming more common to use a single sheet of paper explaining the basics of the ceremony. As I made the local rounds of letterpress printers, one company that definitely caught my eye was Hello!Lucky.

Hello!Lucky is an eclectic, artistic letterpress company owned and operated by sisters Eunice and Sabrina Moyle. They can design your wedding stationery, or work with designs you have in mind, and will produce everything from save-the-date cards to the menus. For a video of the ladies of Hello!Lucky explaining how letterpress printing works, read more.

Hello! Lucky from bliss productions on Vimeo.

To order wedding letterpress program or reception cards from Hello!Lucky, check here. Do you plan on using a program card for your wedding? If you did, what did it look like? Tell me in the comments below!

Home Library: Handmade Hellos

CasaSugar — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:00:30 -0800

Signed, sealed, and delivered from the ladies of Hello!Lucky letterpress, the new how-to book Handmade Hellos ($19.95) gives rebirth to a long-lost craft: card making. It's one thing to hand write a note in today's world of email, SMS, MMS, IM, BBM, etc. - a good thing. But to forgo Papyrus and make a card by hand shows nonpareil thoughtfulness. Thanks to this delightful book, which is a compilation of over 25 projects from today's most talented card makers, you can choose your own level of thoughtfulness: basic (30 minutes or less), moderate (two hours or less), or advanced (an afternoon). For a handsome catch you're trying to impress, this volume will show you how to silk-screen a wooden card reading, "Wood You Be My Valentine?" For a quick but humorous birthday card, you can make a cocktail hour card using vintage photographs and a wry one-liner. Straightforward instructions make even the advanced projects unintimidating, and ready-to-use patterns cut out the creativity requirement for those of you who aren't artistes. But perhaps most notably, after page after page of adorable illustrations and cheerful designs, you won't want to say goodbye to Handmade Hellos.

Have You Hung a Wreath at Your Home?

CasaSugar — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:30:04 -0800

SFGate recently checked in with the Moyle sisters of Hello!Lucky at their home in San Francisco. Here, Sabrina Moyle is hanging a wreath made from paper boxes on her front door. I love this festive alternative to a traditional wreath, especially for gals who run a stationery company. Have you hung a wreath yet?
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Link Time!

CasaSugar — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:00:57 -0700

Craft shows you how to sew a Summer blanket.
PoppyTalk tours Hello Lucky's studio space.
Style Files checks out Catherine's pretty patterned floor.
Re-Nest spies trompe l'Oeil shingles.
Shak in Style chats about a good remodel resource.
Style Court is seeing red.
AT:SF tells you about a cool Seattle design store.
YumSugar improves your mixology skills with this Tom Collins recipe.

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