LBP gets some new stripes

March was a busy month for LBP.  We can't believe it's finally over OR how it's ending...  not so sure about it being "in like a lion, out like a lamb" with the snow predicted in tomorrow's forecast! 

On top of the LBP friends & family birthday festivities, we've been hard at work creating and setting up our Etsy shop, theLITTLEBLACKshop.  What's with the name, you ask?  Well, imitation is certainly the sincerest form of flattery.  As you may recall us mentioning in our first blog entry, the definition of "chic", we've received a lot of compliments on our moniker over the years.  And apparently someone liked it so much that they decided to use it for THEIR Etsy shop, making it unavailable to us.  So don't be fooled, we have NO association with "littleblackpress" on Etsy; for all other intents and purposes, you can be sure that Little Black Press is ours.  Nevertheless, we're thrilled to finally have our shop up and running so we can share the chic! 



In honor of our new venture, we decided it was time for some new stripes, so redesigned our logo.  And of course, we had to change the blog to match!  We're smitten with the chevron pattern and hope you are too. 

The other thing we're really in love with are our new line of cupcake toppers and party goods.  Being as obsessed with fashion as we are, how could we resist the opportunity to accessorize our cupcakes too?!  (And of course, getting to eat the photo props isn't bad either!).  Our fellow Etsians have been showing us a lot of love and have featured several of the toppers from our Spring line:

Mini Pinwheels - set of 12 in the Gone with the Wind feature:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d91bf4a53de8eef623ec097/gone-with-the-wind#4d91fd68f7918eef7903929b

Easter Egg cupcake wrappers - set of 12 in The Easter Bunny feature:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d8a1021c8036d91f0b9e6d9/the-easter-bunny



Elephants - set of 12 in the EleFUN feature:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d7bb2dc726c8eefe69e30d3/elefun

 

Bunny Ears - set of 12 (Pastels) in the hipHOPpity feature: 
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d8d7a1893706d91b53bef12/hiphoppity
 

Bunny Ears - set of 12 (Brights) in the Fun Easter Finds feature:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d8e00f82d446d91449fb537/fun-easter-finds#4d8e06d852e96d91d51ab3e6

Bunny Rabit - set of 12 (Brights) in the Rainbow Easter feature:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d8c06f8f6f86d91e432582a/rainbow-easter

Baby Bird (Girl) - set of 12 in the Cupcake feature:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d8131e5d2426d91ef5f0ae3/cupcake

We've got lots of designs in the works that we're very excited about, so keep popping in the shop to see what's new.  Have a specific design in mind, but can't find a match?  Let us know what you need and we'll create some custom cupcake couture for you.  

For Japan With Love

Please visit For Japan With Love to donate.  Proceeds from any LBP Etsy orders today will go directly towards emergency shelter and lifesaving supplies to Japan via Shelterbox.



Everyone's Irish on March 17th!

Even if you don't hail from the Emerald Isle, chances are you're wearing green today and plan on having a pint of Guinness (or two) tonight.  And why not?  Everyone's Irish on March 17th, or at least that's what it says in the Guinness factory in Dublin!  What better way to spread a little green cheer, besides the aforementioned pint, than to send a little luck to your favorite people? 

We love this St. Patrick's Day greeting featuring one of our favorite lucky charms and our new color, clover!  Not wanting to go overboard with the green, we kept the card clean and simple, but added a surprise pop of color by backing the card in clover.  With the green envelope and "erin go bragh" printed on the front, there's no mistaking that the leprechauns left a little pot of gold in your mailbox. 



And of course, no celebration would be complete without a cupcake!  

Visit our etsy shop the LITTLE BLACK shop to see this cupcake topper and many more! 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Jena & Nick: save the dates

At last, a look at Jena & Nick's GORGEOUS save the dates!

Our bride, Jena, a former classmate from high school, was a JOY to work with!  And, we might add, one of the most organized clients we've ever had.  We're swooning over the classic black & white accented by the fashionable deep plum - a chic update to a Fall color palette!  Jena was looking for something simple and sophisticated, with just a hint of playfulness, which we delivered by adding "he asked, she said yes!", to otherwise formal wording. 

The chic "J&N" monogram established a design element that can be incorporated into other wedding details such as wedding programs, cocktail napkins and their return address (which we used on the back of their save the date envelopes in place of the couple's names).  What we love best about this design, which we are calling the "Jena", is how the elegant script and simple design highlights the bride & groom's names - exactly where the focus of a save the date should be. 

Your save the date (just like your Facebook profile pic) is your wedding's first impression, so it should look like you.  Right?  A really, really good version of you.  Your wedding asthetic, with the stationery in particular, should be a reflection of your personal style and the style of the wedding. 

We can tell you first hand that Jena's save the date is just as sophisticated as she is!   Can't wait to show you the rest of this couple's gorgeous wedding stationery in the fall.

Sneak Peek

We've been BEYOND excited to share one of our latest projects with you and impatiently waiting for the mail system to do its thing so you wouldn't get a sneak peek before our couple's guests did.  As much as we adore sending and receiving mail, the process certainly has tested our patience this week. 

And since we just can't contain ourselves any longer, we thought we'd give you a sneak preview, sort of.  We don't want to give away too much, so we're sharing an inspiration board of ours that was featured on Style Me Pretty and just so happens to remind us of our current project.  Below is Little Black Press' winning entry to Style Me Pretty's Little Black Dress competition (it was meant to be, we know!).  The challenge was to pick our favorite LBD and create a color scheme and inspiration board around it.  We LOVE this so much because although every bride says it, and we believe they really do mean it, most bridesmaid dresses can't be worn again.  The LBD, on the other hand, can. 




Dress:  Vera Wang; Shoes:  Zappos; Ring Pillow:  The Knot; Macaroons:  Laduree Paris; Invitations:  Ceci New York; Flowers:  Winston's Boston.


To see the full posts, visit:   LBD Inspiration Board and LBD Competition Winners.

Check back early next week to see our latest project!  The suspense is killing you, we know.

The latte (bene)factor

Chances are, you've probably already bought your morning coffee.  Perhaps you're sipping it right now.  But if you haven't, LBP is asking you to skip it (just for today) and put the $5 to better use by donating it to Children's Hospital Boston, a place that is near and dear to our hearts.

Donations can be made by calling 1-800-457-KIDS (5437). 

Already bought today's latte and are feeling guilty?  Don't worry, the radiothon is going on tomorrow too!

Love and thanks from LBP and all of the kids at Children's.

Green with envy

March is here and that means all things green... St. Patrick's Day, the first blades of grass unearthed by the melting snow and at long last, SPRING!  LBP cannot wait to trade our winter coats for lightweight spring jackets and trenches and dare we say, our boots for an open toe shoe? 

In honor of the highly anticipated arrival of Spring (especially for those of us who have been buried by snow in the Northeast), we would like to introduce the newest color in the LBP closet...

We like to call it a "kate spade" shade of green, which makes us love it even more!  Perfect for St. Patrick's Day cards, invitations for spring soirees, gender-neutral baby showers and more.  Oh so versatile, it's a chic accent to black & white, a preppy pop with hot pink, and a complementary color to purple (for all of you color theorists out there). 

Expect to see this popping color up in future projects (and, if Puxatony Phil's prediction is right, your lawn) soon!