Dear Valentine – Letterpress Card Making and Love Letter Workshop

There is something especially affectionate communicated in the subtle details of pen and paper…

In collaboration with Decree Company Letterpress and Redbud Writing Project:

There are few things in life more precious than expressing affection. Whether it is to a loving partner or a dear friend, “I love you” is one of the best phrases we get to say as humans. This evening is all about doing that in the most authentic way you can:

Visit Decree Company, an immaculately designed Downtown Raleigh Shop focused on finding inspiration in the ordinary. One of their specialties is creating gorgeous, hand-pressed stationary and they have invited everyone to come learn letterpressing for themselves.

Discover this magical process as you mix your own custom color ink, learn how to print different types of designs, and even practice scoring your cards for the folding process. You will take home 20 of your own letterpressed cards along with a variety of beautiful envelope colors. In addition to the workshop itself, you’ll get to tour century old letterpress machinery and peruse a gorgeous shop of fine gifts laid out like an art gallery.

To fully complete this valentines themed experience, we are bringing in creative writing experts from Redbud Writing Project to help you craft the perfect sentiment for your letterpressed cards. Many of the tenets of creative writing are crucial when expressing affection and our workshop will finish off with a beginner-friendly writing lesson centered around love letters. You will learn how to use powerful writing tools such as specificity, quality details, and meaningful anecdotes to communicate emotion in a way that feels authentic and original, never trite or cliche.

Whether you want to send something romantic to a partner or thoughtful to an appreciated friend, this workshop is the perfect way to create something truly special just from you. And if you are attending with the letter’s recipient, you could even seal your letters together on the night of the workshop, only to be opened on Valentines day.

*Ticket includes wine and hor’dourves, 20 letterpressed cards and envelopes, and the love letter writing workshop.

Learn more about Decree Company and check out some of their amazing designs here.

Learn more about Redbud Writing Project and discover an awesome writing community here.

There is something especially affectionate communicated in the subtle details of pen and paper…

In collaboration with Decree Company Letterpress and Redbud Writing Project:

There are few things in life more precious than expressing affection. Whether it is to a loving partner or a dear friend, “I love you” is one of the best phrases we get to say as humans. This evening is all about doing that in the most authentic way you can:

Visit Decree Company, an immaculately designed Downtown Raleigh Shop focused on finding inspiration in the ordinary. One of their specialties is creating gorgeous, hand-pressed stationary and they have invited everyone to come learn letterpressing for themselves.

Discover this magical process as you mix your own custom color ink, learn how to print different types of designs, and even practice scoring your cards for the folding process. You will take home 20 of your own letterpressed cards along with a variety of beautiful envelope colors. In addition to the workshop itself, you’ll get to tour century old letterpress machinery and peruse a gorgeous shop of fine gifts laid out like an art gallery.

To fully complete this valentines themed experience, we are bringing in creative writing experts from Redbud Writing Project to help you craft the perfect sentiment for your letterpressed cards. Many of the tenets of creative writing are crucial when expressing affection and our workshop will finish off with a beginner-friendly writing lesson centered around love letters. You will learn how to use powerful writing tools such as specificity, quality details, and meaningful anecdotes to communicate emotion in a way that feels authentic and original, never trite or cliche.

Whether you want to send something romantic to a partner or thoughtful to an appreciated friend, this workshop is the perfect way to create something truly special just from you. And if you are attending with the letter’s recipient, you could even seal your letters together on the night of the workshop, only to be opened on Valentines day.

*Ticket includes wine and hor’dourves, 20 letterpressed cards and envelopes, and the love letter writing workshop.

Learn more about Decree Company and check out some of their amazing designs here.

Learn more about Redbud Writing Project and discover an awesome writing community here.