D.I.Y. Stamps
One of the chapters in Ellen Lupton’s D.I.Y. Design It Yourself is by [then] grad student Veronica Semeco and is devoted to creative ways to create stationery and professional identities without having to deal with commercial printers. Not only do you save a lot of money this way, it also has a way more personal touch; one example is making stamps. So with a dose of creativity from the book, and a dash of inspiration from Holly at Decor8 (who had special calling cards made for when she and her husband will be in Germany for a couple months), I walked down the street to The Wm. Baumgarten Company (342 N Charles St) to have a couple stamps of my own made.

Voila! My stamps are complete. Here are a couple test runs. I still may need to carve away a bit more of the rubber, but I’m quite pleased. I also want to play around with stamping my “card” onto a map and other fun materials (always been a fan of cardboard too). Oh, the possibilities. . .
Alex
August 29, 2007 at 1:41 pm //
I LOVE the stamp! LOVE IT!
somebody else's hero
August 30, 2007 at 10:34 pm //
Very cute! Looks like gnomey needs a road trip!