Wow! I don’t know what took so long. I guess this is a real
commitment to making more potholders, 2,400 more to be exact. Until now I have
hand written each tag, which I actually enjoyed, it was kind of relaxing
sitting in the living room by the wood stove or listening to one of Jerry’s
stories while I wrote at break neck speed. My theory was if someone really
wanted to read each word clearly they should buy 2 potholders, then the odds
were good that the whole message could be pieced together. The side benefit was
my handwriting really improved, not so much on the tags, but on the odd
occasion when I write something down now it’s a real joy.
But it was time. I am very happy with the results and the
new efficiency. Ellis of Bellwether Printing, about 2 miles from my studio, and
I worked together choosing the font and layout. It’s pretty simple and similar to
the hand written tags. We used this wonderful heavy 100% post consumer recycled
board left over from another job, so the paper is recycled and rescued!
