A Simple Silhouette
As any social butterfly will tell you, sometimes the most memorable evenings come out of accepting a last minute invitation. But, attending a spontaneous dinner party or cocktail soiree will leave you little time to wrap a hostess gift, let alone find an appropriate card.
Sesame Letterpress offers a charming solution to this social predicament with their new collection of gift tags that feature designs appropriate for every possible occasion and recipient.
“Often a big folded card is too much for a small hostess gift, but a simple tag is perfect and can serve as a calling card as well,” explains Breck Hostetter, founder of Sesame Letterpress.
The little tags (2 ¾ x 1 3/16”) are printed with Victorian era imagery of silhouette profiles representing each member of the family including, a man in a hat, a fancy lady, a young girl (actually Hostetter’s daughter’s profile), a young boy, a cat, a dog, a rabbit and a bear (perhaps your Uncle Toby?).
Each tag is printed one at a time by hand on a 19th century letterpress. A set of the silhouette tags (which includes one of each of the profiles) is available for $10 at the John Derian store in New York.
Custom silhouettes of your most cherished loved one – either human or animal – can be commissioned by sending in a digital photo of the subject in profile and in front of a light colored background. The price for 100 gift tags with a custom silhouette is $150.
To contact Sesame Letterpress, visit their web site or send an inquiry via email.
PHOTO CREDIT: Courtesy of Sesame Letterpress
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