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hello there.

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: outdoors

how does my garden grow?

Side yard garden update time!! I’ve had some reader emails asking how the raised vegetable beds are growing. My answer is: my-oh-my-how-big-they-are! I had NO IDEA how they would take off. See for yourself… Here it is in late April: And here it is mid-June: From the other side (April): Aaaand June: All I can...

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side yard: gravel to garden.

Well, I’ve held out on you long enough – it’s time to share a little spring project we did in our side yard! Um, actually, more like a complete overhaul. Some planning and elbow grease took it from useless and gray… To this… a charming raised-bed vegetable garden paradise. I am SO happy with how...

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{ bumpass hell. }

Caught your attention with that title, didn’t I? Once upon a time, there was a man named Kendall VanHook Bumpass. He was a hunter, backwoodsmen, and discovered some very hot sulphur works near Mt. Lassen back in 1860. Unfortunately for him, he broke through the fragile crust and burned his leg badly – twice. The...

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instagr.am { the month of september }

September. In which we say a fond farewell to Summer and hearty hello to Fall. And in which a certain special someone (pictured below) turns almost 40. { Labor Day weekend 2011 } { Costco Pizza. At One Mile. } { Chevron times 2. Unfortunately, I don’t like the curtains though. } { Orders, orders...

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a { magnolia } wreath.

It’s Autumn at last, folks! And you know what that means… bring on the Fall decorating projects! Another year, another wreath. This past Sunday afternoon I got inspired by the sudden cold weather and rain, so during the kid’s naptime, I threw together a magnolia leaf wreath. Seriously, the whole project from start-to-finish took maybe...

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camping, final edition { organize it }

  This is the final edition of our camping series, I promise! Because of summer schedule and light posting it stretched out over a couple of weeks… way longer than intended, I assure you. Let’s wrap it up, shall we? The last post is on organizing a campsite. It may seem completely unnecessary, but a...

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