https://ladiesofletterpress.com/members/maiaderaat/activity/ Activity feed for Maia de Raat. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:22:04 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ff215ee34799b2effbf3e0f5b497fafd https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/project-lead-times/#post-3767 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 05:59:55 -0400 Turn around time for me depends on the individual job and how busy I already am, a week to two weeks is my usual quote. But as a general rule, I estimate how long it’s going to take me based on previous jobs (factoring things like set up and clean up time and how many prints I can do on average in an hour, time its going to take to make plates and…[Read more]

]]> 904c69950eb5c363ba25d4965a4caa73 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/stamp-logo-on-back-of-invitations/#post-3152 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:53:52 -0400 Hmm, as far as I know not a industry standard ~ If nothing else it means you have to run it through the press one more time which means more work for you and not something you can charge the client for so not necessarily the most efficient use of your time ~

]]> 554f18bd578e031f4a14f6e7b8dddbcb https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/deep-impression-vs-kiss-impression/#post-3127 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:37:06 -0400 Well I think of it in these terms, I want some impression to show on the front without it making the back of the card look ugly.Often you need to educate your client about the process, part of what you are selling with letterpress is that it the item is hand made and your taking the time to tell them about how it’s done helps emphases this. When…[Read more]

]]> 8192579effc3cf921c494314245c1d6b https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/bookkeeping-suggestions/#post-2277 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:54:56 -0400 An alternative to classes might be to find someone versed in Quickbooks to do the set up for you and then show you how to use it – I have an out of work friend I was thinking of paying to do this for me. While I hate the title ?Quickbooks for Dummies? also does get good ratings on Amazon.After my first post on this discussion I did a bit more…[Read more]

]]> a086518895392f1a29c4d8f64db3350d https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/kraft-stationery-boxes-and-presentation-binders/#post-2647 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:23:45 -0500 Uline might have the boxes you are looking for ~

]]> 37950eb678f3176ea83254bfa0c4151d https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/letterpress-art/#post-2236 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:21:28 -0500 The reply probably comes too late, but it seems like most people use Dover clip art books ~

]]> 6cd73b53719001b7b21ebec15ecc57d4 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/bookkeeping-suggestions/#post-2270 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:12:46 -0500 I have been struggling with the same sort of  thing – creating my invoices in Illustrator and keeping lots of paper files – I was considering buying a copy of Quick Books. Quick Books sells for just under $150 at MacMall.com, so that;s approximately 16 months worth of Outright. Since no one else has chimed in here I think I’ll try posting a query…[Read more]

]]> 90c7d2f940d4cea081bf62dfc5844c8f https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/clearbags-what-do-you-think-of-the-biodegradable-bags/#post-4157 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:21:24 -0400 Sorry to hear about your disaster. Oh hot sunny days at outdoor fairs I’ve had some wrinkling / sagging with my clear bags and they were the standard not biodegradable kind. (Also my lino cut cards which have a lot of ink on them sweat!) I think Swan Island Press may not send out their cards in bags, atleast they seem to be displayed without them.

]]> 9b19fb803018fe29bc4f9eb34a0fe2ae https://ladiesofletterpress.com/activity/p/313/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:28:47 -0400 @tamara-freshheifersletterpress Hello Tamara, I hadn’t checked in on LOL for a while and just caught your thread on the National Stationery Show. I would love to take advantage of this opportunity! I know there are a number of people ahead of me on this, but if you do end up having a spot available I would be happy to commit to it. I just did the…[Read more]

]]> 0 3a9eb30f2aa32d74e53522352d1a5a40 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/roller-recasting/#post-3353 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:21:00 -0400 I just talked to Fritz at NA Graphics a little while ago and I think the problem was that he was sick for a while and had others who were less attentive dealing with his business while he was gone. He’s an older guy, so my inclination was to cut him slack on this (I was waiting on an order too). Always before this my stuff has arrived in decent…[Read more]

]]> 3a783cec316f6ee2c44aede38dc728ee https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/pricing-deposit/#post-2389 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:51:32 -0400 I ask for a deposit of half the job’s fee up front before I begin work and I have all my local clients come to my studio to pick up the finished job. That way I get the remainder of the balance from them before the goods leave the studio and don’t have to do any waiting. If it’s a rush job, and the client will be picking it up from me, I will…[Read more]

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