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Brown Parcel Press is a mother & daughter team that makes letterpress paper goods inspired by the natural world. We print each piece with love and patience in our rural Georgia studio. 

 
 
 
 
Inside Outside: a new print collection on handmade paper. Coming Soon.

Inside Outside: a new print collection on handmade paper. Coming Soon.

 
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Satsumas in a Row
Garden themed stationery... now on SALE!

Garden themed stationery... now on SALE!

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2018 Backyard Garden Calendar (pre-order)
 
Want a behind the scenes look at our newest collaboration, Rainbow Soup? Explore here.

Want a behind the scenes look at our newest collaboration, Rainbow Soup? Explore here.

 
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Catching up some loooong overdue letter writing-- once again proving the old saying, "Those who aren't great at sending timely correspondence print stationery." That's how it goes, right? Also, is sending a friend a letter on stationery you make the mail equivalent of regifting? Definitely asking myself the hard hitting questions today. 🙄 #letterpress #aceandjigonpaper
We're almost half way through it, but better late than never. Irma has thrown our little town for a loop and it's not likely we'll be getting power back anytime in the next day or so. To be honest, there's a kind of relief once you stop checking the outage maps hoping that the power fairies will be reconnecting your lines soon. I'm relieved none of my loved ones require electricity for their health and that we can just look at this as an adventure-- breaking out the glow sticks at 6AM, eating ice cream soup, rolling into town for ice and provisions like we've been out camping for "eons", and smiling at my husband over the heads of my girls as we snuggle in for the night knowing we're doing this all as a family. September, you've brought some unexpected hurdles but we're rolling up our sleeves. Hope everyone else impacted by the storm is able to weather their hurdles ok. #letterpress #bppfamily #2017wildgrowth
RAINBOW SOUP RELEASE DAY! It's finally here, and I can show you what @sugarhouseworkshop and I cooked up over the Summer. Four letterpress prints that take some of our most beloved childhood symbols (☀️🌙🌈🏠) and explore them on paper through the language of quilting and stitches. Each year Brown Parcel does a collaboration with someone outside of the field of paper and illustration, and each time I am challenged to approach letterpress in a new light. Oh and the ribbon spaghetti from Stories? Those go out with each print wrapped up in our kraft rainbow paper 🤗-- no bell or whistle left unturned! (Link in profile) #letterpress #rainbowsoup
Well today I figured out that 2 is probably just a little too young to be a letterpress model/ assistant. Who knew?! Oh Gilly, you are one of a kind little lady. #letterpress
When we had to step away from farming 4 and a half years ago a little piece of my heart broke. I knew that it was the right decision for our family to make, but it's hard to change directions at any point in your life but particularly when it feels like you're stepping away from something you love. We altered our course as a family and had a very up close and personal health scare and hospitalization all within a few weeks of the decision. Our oldest daughter celebrated her first birthday in the hospital lobby. From an outsider's perspective there was probably very little uplifting about that day, but that moment will be imprinted in my heart forever because I learned just how resilient and full of love we all are, and are capable of being, when life calls for it. Our family kept our heads down, and we have slowly but surely made decisions that we feel are best for us as a family but still ring true to who we are as individuals. I get to pursue illustrating, printing, and design, and I'm grateful for that everyday. Brown Parcel Press keeps chugging along down our little track day by day, and tonight I'm taking a moment to feel proud that I'm still running a business that I started when I was 21 years old. Honestly it didn't occur to me until just now that this Summer I've been a letterpress printer for 10 years 🎉✨🤸‍♂️When was the last time you took a moment to be proud of yourself for something big (or small)? Go on, let's celebrate how resilient you are and how surprisingly beautiful life can be! (Seriously though, I'd love to hear about it 🙋)
A few back to back weeks of B-U-S-Y... more to do's than time, and all I want to do is procrastinate by taking care of our injured chicken Jessica Chastain... seriously guys, she likes cuddling with me 😱 💔! Chicken cuddles, how can I pass that up?! I'm hoping that y'all are all having a great week, and have equally adorable and calming things to distract you, and I can't wait to show you the new work we're getting ready to release next week. Fingers crossed that you'll find it as sweet and beautiful as these end of Summer figs that I wish were on a fancy galette but will likely just be eaten out of a brown paper bag. (See stories for some sneak peeks at Miss Jessica 😉). #chickenlady #figsalwaysandforever 📷: @_paigefrench
Today I'm ironing out the final packaging details for 'Rainbow Soup', our print collaboration with @sugarhouseworkshop that is getting released at the end of this month. It combines simplicity, colors inspired by natural dyes, and a dash of whimsy for good measure, and I'm really proud of how everything is coming together. I've already got two of the prints hung above Gilly's crib to give her something bright and hopeful to look at as she drifts off to sleep. (Also fingers crossed 🤞 my kids don't burn out on letterpress prints before reaching adulthood). #letterpress #brownparcelstudio #rainbowsoup
Today was Em's first day of Kindergarten, and here she is so happy, loving, optimistic, and beautifully naïve. On the way to school I let Emolyn choose the first song of our drive and she requested the “pajama song”. My mind flipped fast through its rolodex of songs the girls currently love, but I came up empty handed-- I probed Emolyn a little bit, asking her to sing a line for me. Without skipping a beat she sang, “I want to pajama with you.” to the tune of Bob Marley’s “Jamming”. Oh how my heart broke in that instant realizing that her little mind had switched out “Jamming” for “Pajamming”. Time, you are a complicated wave of change and surprise, and today you brought up lots of new emotions for me, but I am so grateful for every minute I get to be a mother to my little butterfly of hope and tenderness.
Your daily dose of cheep cheep. 🐥 They're growing at an exponential rate and will soon be too big to do this with so make hay while the sun shines right? #chickenlady
Looks like the press has a new mascot. 🐓🐥🐓🐥 #letterpress
Heartbreaker. Already our new little chickens are showing us little peeks into their different temperaments and personalities. Little Owlette here will grow to be an Aracauna hen (the ones that lay the blue/green eggs). They tend to be on the spunky/ daring side but they do like company (on their terms). When Brad and I got married half a dozen years ago on the farm one of our Aracaunas, Pearl, journeyed far away from the rest of the flock to take part in the wedding festivities. It was completely unprovoked she just followed her curious little beak to where the action was and stayed in and around our guests the whole night-- through vows, cake cutting, and dancing. Our family still talks about her as our wedding chicken. I have loved chickens my whole life long before I ever had any to look after. Welcome to the family Owlette.
Tooth gap, freshly trimmed bangs, and a little mischievous twinkle in those eyes. This picture pretty much sums up our Summer and life with my little girls these days. Some phases of life feel lighter than others-- these changes are just the ebb and flow of life. Thinking back on the summer after Gillian joined our family, 2 years ago, makes me appreciate days when laughter comes so easily even more. That Summer required so much mental and emotional stamina. Our Gilly Bean wasn't the easiest newborn and Emolyn had a hard time knowing exactly what to make of having to share mom and dad. I remember having to walk Gillian around in the carrier in 90 degree GA heat at 9:30 at night just to try to lull her to sleep, knowing that she would wake up 2.5 hours later for a difficult feeding session. But we were all healthy and so I could feel extreme gratitude for that and take comfort in knowing that those growing pains would go soon enough. I know there will be new challenges and trials soon enough, but for now, I'm just embracing these happy days with the biggest bear hug I can muster. And, if you find yourself in an ebb instead of a flow, take heart, things will shift soon enough.