PDP Helps Boy Scouts Earn Merit Badges

Our craft is getting close to 600 years old, so it is really cool to be able to participate in exposing kids to letterpress printing. Last week I jumped at the chance to help out our friends at the .918 Club in Lancaster as they hosted 30+ Boy Scouts attempting to earn their Merit Badges in Graphic Arts. Hey…Where’s the @ symbol in this type case? Your mom is going to be really... Read More

Handmade vs. Homemade

Sorry for the delay in posts,but we have been busy in the shop and enjoying all the kayaking, biking and frolicking that summer has to offer. We are still trying to figure out how to get Karma in a kayak! We’ve got lots of new projects and things to discuss but first I wanted to address something that really had us all talking over the past few weeks. Our friend Tara from Scoutie Girl sparked... Read More

Penna Dutch Hex Card

Welcome Hex Growing up in the heart of PA Dutch country and having our shop located right off of the Hex Highway(Hex Highway Tour Map), we have an affinity for Hex Signs. Hex Hwy is the adopted name of the scenic Old Route 22 in Berks County, famous for its large amount of Hex Sign covered barns and out buildings. This folk art is exclusive of the PA Dutch; the heavy concentration of German... Read More

Hot Off the Presses

No really, It’s freakin hot here! It’s 102 degrees with no air movement whatsoever. We heard on the radio that mass transit in Philly is shutting down some of it’s lines because the tracks are so hot they fear the heat will cause the welds to break. So, we have the AC in the shop cranked up, Met-Ed is loving us right now I’m sure. I set some time aside today to add some... Read More