Etsy Shop for strongarmbindery

Pencil Box -- Wavy Dots

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:26:55 -0500

$40.00
A very nice addition to your desk top. The real one. Pencil box with fitted lid, covered with Japanese screen printed paper in black, red and white, with three compartments for pens, pencils, clips, stamps, etc. Could also make a very nice home for jewelry.

Sweet Weed Box -- Wavy Dots

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:52:01 -0500

$25.00
Lovely little lidded box, originally produced to house business cards, but with so many other stash-like applications! Put some tampons in it and park it in your bathroom for the lady guests. Make it a repository for acorns, sea glass or ticket stubs. I just filled one with washers and nuts. This box will not disappoint!

Covered with screen printed Japanse paper in black, red and white; box measures 9.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm. That's centimeters.

Hello Stranger Address Book

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:30:16 -0500

$37.00
An address book---you need one! And this one starts a little song in your head, doesn't it?

Book measures 8-1/2 x 6", with tabbed and alphabetized index. Approximately 10 pages per letter, with ample room for entries and details.

Covered in tan Rives BFK, and letterpress printed from wood type, "Hello, Stranger."

Sweet Weed Box -- Floral

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:25:44 -0500

$25.00
Lovely little lidded box, originally produced to house business cards, but with so many other stash-like applications! Put some tampons in it and park it in your bathroom for the lady guests. Make it a repository for acorns, sea glass or ticket stubs. I just filled one with washers and nuts. This box will not disappoint!

Covered with vintage floral fabric, and measures 9.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm. That's centimeters.

Recessed inner lid provides a good seal and stable closure.

Pencil Box -- Floral

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:56:08 -0500

$40.00
A very nice addition to your desk top. The real one. Pencil box with fitted lid, covered in vintage floral fabric (backed with Japanese paper), with three compartments for pens, pencils, clips, stamps, etc. Could also make a nice home for jewelry.

Box measures 8 x 4 x 1-1/2".

Sweet Weed Box -- Japanese Flower

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:13:32 -0500

$25.00
Lovely little lidded box, originally produced to house business cards, but with so many other stash-like applications! Put some tampons in it and park it in your bathroom for the lady guests. Make it a repository for acorns, sea glass or ticket stubs. I just filled one with washers and nuts. This box will not disappoint!

Covered with screen printed Japanese paper (black and brown ink on white paper), and measures 9.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm. That's centimeters.

Recessed inner lid provides a good seal and stable closure.

Pencil Box -- Japanese Print

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:02:08 -0500

$40.00
A very nice addition to your desk top. The real one. Pencil box with fitted lid, covered with Japanese screen printed paper, with three compartments for pens, pencils, clips, stamps, etc. Could also make a very nice home for jewelry.

Box measures 8 x 4 x 1-1/2".

Cheerful Birds Gift Card Set

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:43:55 -0500

$6.00
Set of 6 petite note cards and envelopes, featuring 2 cheerful birds: one's singing, the other's appreciating. Manila envelopes are hot stamped with the birds on a branch in black.

Each envelope carries a blank note card of heavy cover stock, with rounded corners.

Cards and envelopes measure approx. 3-1/2" x 2-1/4"
Note sets are packaged and shipped in a clear cellophane sleeve.

Set of 6 envelopes, 6 note cards.

Show Me Some Jolly Holiday Cards - Set of 4

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:50:42 -0500

$10.00
4 letterpress printed holiday cards, in black and red ink. Agitated Santa, hopping up and down, demands that you show him some jolly!

4 A-6 Cards, letterpress printed on Mohawk Superfine Soft White 100lb paper stock, with 4 holiday-green envelopes.

Shipped in clear cello sleeves, in sturdy mailer.

DIG IT. Calling Card -- Six Pack

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:58:51 -0500

$6.00
Set of 6 calling cards, with manila coin envelopes, stating the obvious.

Each card is letterpress printed on archival soft-white cover stock, with rounded corners. Card and envelope measure approximately 3-1/2 x 2-1/4".

Sets are mailed in cello sleeve inside sturdy mailer.

Sweet Weed Box -- Birch Bark

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:59:43 -0500

$25.00
Lovely little lidded box, originally produced to house business cards, but with so many other stash-like applications! Put some tampons in it and park it in your bathroom for the lady guests. Make it a repository for acorns, sea glass or ticket stubs. I just filled one with washers and nuts. This box will not disappoint!

Covered with strips of de-laminated birch bark, recovered from the floor of the woods of northern Maine, and measures 9.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm. That's centimeters.

Recessed inner lid provides a good seal and stable closure.

Rat Bastards

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:18:38 -0500

$25.00
Behold! A handy reference tool! Keep it close by to jot down first impressions, last words, slow burns and the odd epiphany.

Rat Bastards is a small, muscular hand-bound journal, covered in black Cave Paper and hot-stamped with bronze foil to produce a handsome patina over the long haul.

The book measures 4-1/4" x 3-1/8" x 5/8". The text block is hand-sewn with linen cord, and made of unlined, off-white archival paper, with red endsheets. 64 leaves/128 pages.

Chirping Birds Letterpress Card Set

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:29:50 -0400

$10.00
Cheerful birds sing away in the lower left corner, while you provide the latest news to your friends and loved ones. Letterpress image in dark green ink includes one singing bird, and one appreciative bird, both on a free-swinging branch.

There are 10 cards in the set, printed on 100 lb. Mohawk Superfine Off-White Smooth paper, measuring approx. 4-1/4 x 5-1/2", with matching A-2 envelopes.

These are single-sheet cards (not folded) with rounded corners. Cards and envelopes are shipped in cellophane sleeve.

I SAW YOU.

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:54:46 -0400

$4.00
That's right, I saw you. Letterpress printed A-2 note card with envelope. We left it blank on the inside---because we know you've got plenty to say.

Printed in black and red ink on Mohawk Superfine Soft White cover stock. Shipped in clear sleeve and sturdy mailer.

I.O.U. -- Six Pack

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:54:11 -0400

$6.00
Paul Krugman has predicted a year of "economic hell". Most of us know it's already here, so why not stock up on something that might prove useful?

Petit and discreet, these muscular little chits are printed on archival cover stock and each comes with its own kraft envelope. There's plenty of room to scribble down your good intent, and they're letterpress printed so your debtors will know you're a class act.

6 I.O.U.s
6 coin envelopes
Packed in clear sleeve, and shipped in a sturdy mailer.

Stalking Horse Card

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:53:45 -0400

$3.00
If you were a gentleman of leisure, say circa 1700, you would build one of these stalking horses so as not to disturb the fowl you were hunting. Really, they would have no idea you were there in the field, hiding behind your canvas horse.

Screen printed from an original woodcut, on recycled kraft paper with off-white A-2 envelope. Packaged in cellophane sleeve and shipped in sturdy envelope.

Want more than one? Contact us and we'll work up a listing for you.

Fancy Hat Card Set

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:53:08 -0400

$15.00
Nice lid! Set of 6 screen printed cards, with matching A-2 envelopes, featuring one well-appointed horse. Printed in black ink on Mohawk Superfine Softwhite cover stock. Cards and envelopes are packed up in sliding box with same fashionable horse featured on the cover.

Cards shipped in sturdy mailer.

Goat Team Card

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:52:41 -0400

$3.00
A screen-printed card, with envelope, featuring two hard-working, well-appointed goats.

Card is printed on off-white archival 100 lb. cover stock, measuring 4-1/8" x 5-1/4", with matching envelopes.

Mailed in cello sleeve, inside card-stock mailer.

Helpful Nurse Gift Card Set

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:51:08 -0400

$6.00
Set of 6 petite note cards and envelopes, featuring a very striking and helpful nurse. Manila envelopes are hot stamped with an image of today's Florence Nightingale in dark blue. These could come in very handy when you want to say "Get Well Soon" to an ailing pal.

Each envelope carries a blank note card of heavy cover stock, with rounded corners.

Cards and envelopes measure approx. 3-1/2" x 2-1/4"
Note sets are packaged and shipped in a clear cellophane sleeve.

Set of 6 envelopes, 6 note cards.

Silver Oil Can Gift Card Set

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:49:38 -0400

$6.00
Set of 6 petite note cards and envelopes, featuring a shiny oil can. Manila envelopes are hot stamped with the oil can motif in a handsome silver foil. These may prove very handy the next time you want to tip your favorite mechanic or machinist.

Each envelope carries a blank note card of heavy cover stock, with rounded corners.

Cards and envelopes measure approx. 3-1/2" x 2-1/4"
Note sets are packaged and shipped in a clear cellophane sleeve.

Set of 6 envelopes, 6 note cards.