The Daily Eat: Chocolate Croissants + Chocolate Roundup #3.

Mind you these aren’t just any chocolate croissants, they’re Chocolate Croissants in 30 minutes flat! And worth every second I’m betting.

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The Daily Eat: Devil’s Food White-Out Cake + Chocolate Roundup #2.

Chocolate cake with white icing is my dessert of choice over anything else, so this Devil’s Food White-Out Cake is absolute perfection! Can’t wait to try my hand at it.

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The Daily Eat: Chocolate Bread & Butter Pudding + Chocolate Roundup #1.

This week, in honor of Saturday being Halloween and all, I’ve put together a mad selection of chocolate delectables for you. Each day will feature one main recipe (as usual) with several others included in a mini-roundup for a grand total of FIFTY chocolate recipes this week! Please, look on, drool and enjoy!

I’ve mentioned my affinity for bread pudding before, but I’ve never seen anything like this Chocolate Bread & Butter Pudding concoction. Note to self: try immediately!

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2010 Calendar Roundup #6.

Unlike paper calendars, which are often thrown out after use, this calendar is a truly “green” calendar option, as the piece can be tacked up on the wall or framed for the duration of the year MMX, and then used and loved for many years to come. Printed on a snowy white 100% cotton tea towel. Measures 19″ x 28″.

This four-color, large calendar – 12.5 x 19″ – has been silkscreened onto an 80-pound bright white French paper. Limited edition.

Hang it on your wall and enjoy its pristine state for the year. Made of 55% linen/45% cotton, this towel will serve you years of purpose past 2010. With each washing, it gets more supple and soft and makes an excellent drying towel, though you should expect fading and shrinkage. Dimensions are 16×20 inches. Comes with wooden hanging rod and strung with baker’s twine.

Each image is an original papercut, cut from a single piece of paper featuring strong images of everyday life, each with a powerful verb that inspires to action. Printed on acid-free paper using soy ink. Measures 12X12″.

Two calendars – Volcano and Tidalwave – measuring 5″ x 10″.

The illustrated calendar is 6 x 9 inches, printed on matte 110 lb paper using archival pigment ink.

Each month features a different pattern and color scheme. The calendars are spiral bound and come ready to hang. Each one is 8.5 inches by 11 inches giving enough room on each day to write important events and appointments. Printed on recycled heavy 100 lb linen coverstock. To make it even more earth friendly the pages are printed on both sides.

Veering away from marbled calendars of years past, Albertine created a 100% letterpress calendar. Playing with layering in the designs, and drawing in new colors, they made use of favorite custom designs in new and exciting ways. Each color scheme is entirely unique translating to 29 separate color runs for the project.

Calendars pages are 100% recycled paper. Each finished calendar measures 5″x8″ with hand-rounded corners and is hung with ribbon from a hole on the top. It is a limited edition of 225.

This 2010 calendar shows off a love for nature and vintage botanical prints with 12 unique specimen prints letterpress printed on each month. Sized to 5.5″ × 8.5″ and printed on 100% cotton, 110lb bright white stock. Order includes 12 month calendar + 1 tiny bulldog clip to display your calendar on the wall. Bonus: once the month is over, trim the dates off and turn each month into a 5.5″ × 5.5″ print for your wall. Limited edition of 100.

The calender is 6.3 x 11.7 inches (16,3 x 29,7 cm). Wirebind for wallhanging. Offset printed.

This perpetual calendar a stack of thirteen 2-sided cards, letterpress printed and measuring 3.5 x 5″. Each calendar comes in a display box (also letterpress printed!) that is free-standing with peel+stick assembly.

Original botanical illustrations were created from Anna’s own photographs. A true labor of love, the graphics on each monthly sheet have been gocco printed by hand in a mix of vivid colors including 3 metallic inks (all non-toxic). Printed on 100% recycled, 100% FSC certified post consumer fiber, processed chlorine free, manufactured using biogas energy.

12 unbound colorful sheets are packaged in a clear plastic jewel case that folds back to create a stand – or frame the 12 sheets for a bright year at a glance wall calendar. Measures ~4.75″ x 5.5″ with case.

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The Daily Eat: Winter Fruit Salad + Apple Roundup.

I’m so looking forward to making a bowl of this Winter Fruit Salad for a light brunch some Sunday morning.

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2010 Calendar Roundup #5.

The 12 different illustrated months are printed on 100% recycled PCW, chlorine free papers. It comes with a reusable wood block holder made of reclaimed lumber which has a place for your stray pencil. And you can mail back your used pages to our studio where we will recycle them and give you a coupon for next year’s refill packet! Cards measure 4.25″ x 5″.

Here’s a quick and easy way to keep in tip top shape. Just peel the little variety sticker from every apple you eat and affix it to a square. Keep it interesting. Try a Belle De Boskoop, a Newtown Pippin, how about a Peasgood Nonsuch, or maybe a Turley Winesap. There’s no shortage of combinations and imagine how good you’ll feel, when, after a years time, you’ve filled each square with a colorful little sticker.

This is about as large a poster as you’re going to see coming off of a letterpress—at 18″ x 23″ it takes up almost an entire form. Run in two colors (Pantone 7532U and a light varnish) on a substantial Strathmore 130# cover weight stock, the impression made by the press gives this a wonderful tactile quality.

Use this lovely ready to print pdf in your own home. So easy to use, simply add some nice paper and a pretty ribbon and presto! a calendar for you or a gift for a friend (or both). This PDF comes set up with 2 months per page and a cover page. Final calendar size is 4.25 x 11″.

Each month is printed on 80# recycled white smooth finish cardstock, bound by a 1″ metal ring to complete this modern and eco friendly calendar. Pages measure 4.25″ x 11″.

The digital pdf calendar is set up to print two months at a time on letterhead size paper. Final size is 4.25 x 11.

Twelve months of Keep Calm and Carry On-inspired decrees. This 2010 Printable Calendar makes a fun gift for the girl with a sense of humor. {There is also a guy version!}

Enjoy 2010 with 12 unique hand drawn bows. This listing is for one 8-page ready-to-print PDF file. Simply download, print and cut at home while wearing your pajamas. Includes gift tags and decorative bands as well.

Just print, trim and hang it! All the pages have a little circle above, that shows you the perfect place to punch a hole!

Screen printed on white canvas, with a finished edge. This is a hand illustrated original limited edition piece.

2010 Desktop Calendar : InkSpot Workshop

You get 12 whimsical designs, all printed on bright white, thick linen textured cardstock. Calendar measures approx 4.75″ x 5.5″.

The calendar is printed in four colours on matt paper, and comes with its signature black ribbon binding. This year, to celebrate its fifth anniversary, it will be available in a Special Large 50 x 70 cm. size as well as in its Standard A3 format, each in a numbered edition of 500.

Annual crafty calendar from Whipup featuring amazing work from makers around the world.

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The Daily Eat: Crème au Caramel Salé + Caramel Roundup.

The long-loved pairing of salty and sweet is perfection in this creamy smooth recipe for Crème au Caramel Salé.

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2010 Calendar Roundup #4.

What’s a Half-Frame Camera you ask? Well, a half-frame camera is a semi-obsolete device that advances each shot only half of the distance that a normal format camera would. The result allows for two shots per frame instead of one.

Measures 28″ x 19″ Flat. 4-Color Off-Set Printed in the San Francisco Bay. 70 lb. Matte Paper. Made with Vegetable-Based Inks. Edition of 500.

This stylish 2010 wall calendar features the name of the month in 15 languages. These include Spanish, French, Portuguese, English, Icelandic, Greek, Gaelic, Croatian, Turkish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Polish, German and Swedish. The calendar also features a legend at the base of the design which identifies the language.

Designed and crafted by Made Visual, each calendar is printed on 100% recycled 230gsm Enviro Board and bound with silver wire and calendar hook.

Features 16 colourful watercolor months to brighten any day! Miniature months from last year: September to December 2009 are included on one page, allowing you to use your calendar sooner!

Months are printed on acid-free archival card stock, and comes with a sleek case to display your months in! This calendar measures 5 9/16″ X 4 5/8″. {Also check out the wall calendar!}

These mini calendars measure approx. 4.25 x 5.5 inches. Each month is a different color. You will receive both 2009 and 2010 calendars so you won’t miss a single day! {Check out their other printable calendars here}

This clean, modern and typographically bold printable 2010 calendar provides monthly inspiration for the creative mind. Quotes include thoughts from Buckminster Fuller, Brenda Ueland and Ray Bradbury to name a few.

This desk calendar is printed on off-white textured, recycled cardstock and will look great sitting on an easel, displayed in a frame or clipped to a string on your wall. The calendar measures 5″ x 7″.

The Jane hancock papers calendar features some of our most popular illustrations and patterns as well as some brand new images just for 2010. Digitally printed on curious iridescent card stock which gives each page a slight shimmer in the light.

Measures 5.5″ x 8.5″and is wire bound. A ribbon {not pictured} is included for you to display your item with.

Our 2010 Canvas Silhouette Calendar will make any heart melt with its elegant and whimsy illustrations. All illustrations have been custom created by Le Papier Studio.

Calendar measures 13×19 inches and is printed on Premium Canvas Matte. The matte surface will be a breeze to clean (simply spray and wipe away). Calendar comes (as pictured) with a satin ribbon for hanging.

The high-quality PDF file consists of 6 pages: each page fits two months. Once cut and assembled the calendar measures 4.25″ by 11″.

I have always admired my grandmother’s delicate collection of china. The designs in this calendar were inspired by patterns found on vintage teacups and saucers.

Printed on 100% tree-free cotton paper using environmentally conscious studio practices. Each page was printed by hand on an antique Vandercook No. 4 letterpress. There are seven different ink colors throughout and a very sweet notes section at the bottom of each month for birthdays and important reminders.

The size of the calendar is 4″ wide by 11″ tall and is punched through the top and bound with ribbon. At the end of the year (or before) each month may be trimmed to 4” x 6” and framed.

Inspired by my travels this year in Iceland, England, France, and throughout the United States. Limited edition of 150 (numbered). Measures: 6″ x 11″.

The calendar is letterpress printed using hand carved multiple block linocuts and handset movable type on recycled “chipboard”, printed with a Vandercook SP-20 and a C&P 8×12 in an offblack and deep red inks. The calendar pages were custom designed and printed on 100% recycled paper. It measures 11″ x 15″ with rounded corners and a hole punch at the top for hanging.

These were printed in a limited edition of 42 calendars. Each are signed and numbered on the back.

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2010 Calendar Roundup #3.

2010 Eco-Friendly Modern Wall Calendar : Saddle Stitch Studio

Calendar measures 4.25″ x 11″ and comes with a satin ribbon for hanging. Printed on 110lb acid free, FSC certified 30% post-consumer waste cardstock.Once the month has passed, you can cut out the design to create an A2 sized flat card (4.25″ x 5.5″) which can be framed or sent to a friend!

This calendar is hand silkscreened from an original, hand drawn illustration. It’s printed on a single page – poster style, so your entire year is visible at a single glance. 3 color silkscreen print on fabriano printmaking paper. Measures approx. 16″ x 11.5″. Of a very limited edition, so don’t miss out!

2010 Calendar . . . a beautiful mix of colors and numbers. Details: 5″ squares, translucent vellum, chartreuse linen, basketweave taupe, naturally speckled white and naturally speckled gray.

Twelve designs printed on 120lb paper and held together by a jewel case.

A collection of new drawings based on JHill’s imaginary vacations. One pattern per month, each includes tidbits of information about the place such as its language, how far away it is and a line about the inspiration for the pattern.

Measures 11″ × 17″, printed double sided, one pattern per month, drilled for hanging. Includes holidays and room for note writing. At the end of the year cut off the dates and frame the patterns.

This lovely calendar features 12 of my favorite scenes from my last days in Paris. Printed on premium, iridescent, pearl card stock. (Similar to my postcard sets.) You will love the way they sparkle in the light. Each page measures 5″×7, and is a little work of art.

This beautiful decorative calendar has a rainbow of colorful circles with holidays listed in the circles and outlined. Holidays are observed as well as various religious holidays. A lovely conversation piece.

Poster sized at 23″ wide x 35″ tall. Printed on heavyweight 7 mil. semi gloss paper.

Seeking out small corners in the natural world suitable for habitation, we capture and compare complementary worlds populated by native and fanciful cut-paper friends.

Full color throughout, 13 months. printed on recycled paper with vegetable-based inks. Each calendar is 9.5″ x 11″ (9.5″ x 5.5″ closed).

Letterpress printed on 270 gm 100% cotton rag archival paper. Each quarter celebrates the beginning and end of the season; Winter 2010 – Fall 2010 (January – December). The set of four quarters includes 4 stand up adhesive easel backs.

Record birthdays, anniversaries and other yearly events in this “forever” calendar. Printed in dark brown soy-based ink on recycled paper containing 50% bamboo. Produced in a limited run of 300, every calendar is carefully hand-colored school bus yellow in our studio. Each month features modified vintage book art paired with one-line narratives. A charming piece of functional wall art. Also available in custom accent color, please indicate color choice in space below. Measures 4.25″ x 11.5″.

We love the oversized pages, the easy to read dates, and the fine, fine paper. Not much more to say really. This is one fantastic calendar! Measures 18″ x 12″.

Print your own 2010 calendar with this PDF template. Print as many as you want for easy handmade holiday gifts.

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2010 Calendar Roundup #2.

Our 2010 calendar is a hanging, handbound, accordion-fold book with a letterpress-printed interior, and cover choices include 10 different decorative papers in a range of beautiful patterns. The interior is a heavy, cream-colored printmaking paper, and the names of each month are printed in a light grey, loose script, with days layered over them in a dark grey.

Small to fit in your pocket! Pick up all 8.

Each month features a different color + simple design around each month’s name; custom scalloped die-cut with soft gray twill ribbon. 13 pages [cover + 12 months] printed on heavy 120# recycled woven white cover stock, measuring 4.5″ x 6.5″. Limited quantity available.

Original illustration digitally colored and printed on upholstery-weight 100% cotton sateen. Measures 8″ x 13″. Calendars are handmade – each one may vary slightly. {Also check out Lisa’s Train Calendar!}

Botanicals, feathers, lush 100% cotton paper letterpress printed on 6 ” x 11″ paper. Bound together loosely with a cotton ribbon at the top and hand numbered on the back cover.

4 pages, each with three months measuring 7.25 x 11.5” each. Printed on 100% cotton Crane’s Lettra paper.

Inspirations: My grandmother’s blue and white Royal Copenhagen dishes. Scandinavian folk art. The intricate tile work of San Diego’s Balboa Park.

Letterpress printed in Cobalt and Water (aqua) soy based ink. 100% cotton heavyweight paper made from recovered fibers from the garment industry. Measures 12 1/4 x 18 1/8″. Hand drawn by Eva Jorgensen for {Folk} by Sycamore Street Press

This six-page calendar (2 months per page) is printed on natural colored (with visible fibers), recycled and FSC certified paper. Measures 6″ x 8″.

The calendar can be hung as individual sheets for decorative purposes. Your wall color will appear through the die cuts. {Check out the rest of Patricia’s printable calendars, too!}

This is a 2010 calendar featuring an original design. It comes folded like a notebook and bound with a ribbon, and opens to be used as a wall calendar. One month to a page.

The cover is made from 300gsm card & the calendar pages are lightweight paper, making them easy to tear off once the month is over. There is also a space on the side of each month to write important dates and appointments. Closed size measures 5.5 x 7.7″, open measures 7.7 x 11″/

12 colorful pages, printed front and back, with jewel case stand included. Printed in Portland, Oregon, on recycled content paper with soy-based inks. Each page measures 4 5/8″ x 5 3/8″.

Desk calendar includes 12 monthly cards with one extra year at a glance card. Comes in a clear jewel case stand. Dimensions: 4-7/8″ x 5-1/2. 8 months are letterpress printed with my 107 years old Chandler and Price press the rest are a mix of silkscreen and foil stamping. Portion of the sale will be donated to a not-for-profit corporation called “Specialized Options for Disabled Adults”.

We’ve spent hours bent over our sketchbooks and our Kelsey 5×8 letterpress to bring you our 2010 calendar. Collections of sketches of the beautiful object we encounter everyday make up month after month of intricate patterns.

Measures 6 x 10.5 inches. Printed on super duper heavy French cardstock. Bound with a metal bulldog clip, including a cardboard backing material.

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