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Well, whaddya wanna know?  Here's the plain and simple truth:  My name is Rebekah Tennis and I love design.  I love paper, the way it feels, its weight and texture.  I love extra special touches on little things: homemade tags on gift-wrap, old stamps on an envelope, and twine on nearly everything.

My husband, business partner and all-around solid rock Matt would probably tell you that he likes tools - lots of 'em, finding the perfect way to do something, taking things apart, and precision in everything. 

So you might as well have guessed by now... we are the perfect match for an old letterpress studio. Together we farm rice and have a small but adorable three-year old son, Cameron, and a chubby one year old, Lance.  This keeps us fairly busy, but whenever we have a spare moment, we crank up our 102 year old Chandler and Price platen press and pull some prints. 

There's more, oh yes, there IS more - but that's what this blog is for.  Take a look around, get to know us, our great town of Chico, California and our beautiful presses.


Tag Archives: living room

my autumnal living room.

It’s been a while since I’ve shown you any seasonal changes in my living room/dining room decor. Not since last Christmas, to be precise. I did take down my Christmas decorations by New Year, and added a few warm/winter-white touches. And there it stayed until around April, I added some bits of pale green and...

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{ a new rug. }

Okay, so I blinked, and somehow the month of July was over. Poof! Woosh! Kerplunk! Gone. Please don’t tell me (much as I love fall) that summer is half over already. I just need a bit more time. Anyway, lots of catchup to do with you here! We’ve been printing, working like gangbusters in our...

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to trim a tree {and other tales}

This is the story of our Christmas tree. The 2010 Saga. Brace yourselves – it was brutal. It all began with a glorious white Thanksgiving. We spent it with Matt’s parents at the cozy little family cabin in Lake Almanor. Snow, perfect snow, plus freezing temperatures and three massive head colds (Matt, Cameron and me)...

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fall decor: { glamorganic }

Okay, so that may be a silly, made-up word (I didn’t even originate it, I think it comes from here, but I’ve heard it several places). Glamorous, yet organic feeling. And here organic refers to naturalness of shape, form and texture, not USDA certification of food or anything else. I’ve been enjoying this style for...

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sparkly & natural: { christmas decor }

It’s here… finally!  The post on our Christmas decor! I’ve been meaning to do a post on this for about two weeks now, and I’m sure all of you have decorated your trees and moved on.  Oh, and you’ve finished your Christmas shopping, sent your cards, made all of your meal plans, travel plans, baked...

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and up ahead we see…

Hi there, folks.  It’s Monday… and Mondays will be Mondays… but a Monday after a holiday weekend, now that’s a real Monday. {huh?} Oh yes, the caffeine is kicking in. I’m needing inspiration today… we are cleaning the shop, which is ultra-uber-massively messy ever since we moved in our latest press about two weeks ago. ...

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