Schoolhouse
Letterpress
Paper goods
that do good
Schoolhouse Letterpress is located in our little 1919 schoolhouse just steps from our home, and across the road from Pinewood Reservoir.
We’re planning our next
Open House
Check back soon for details!
Seed-Paper Notes
These plantable seed-paper notes are the perfect size
(4.25” x 5.5”) to tuck inside a card, leave on top of a
pillow, hide in a lunch sack, decorate a gift, or hand out
out as party favors. They also fit in size A2 envelopes!
Want some? We give them away!
Schoolhouse Letterpress is our way of giving back (and paying it forward). We give you seed-paper notes, and instead of paying us, you make a donation of any size to a charity of your choice!
Click “Contact Us” to request your seed-paper notes!
Planting Instructions
The seed-paper shapes are easy to plant and grow year-round (keep them inside in cold winters, though)! Put them in a pot, covering them with a little potting soil — just enough so that you cannot see the paper.
Give the pot plenty of sunlight or a long day of grow lights — we use simple LED workbench-type lights with prismatic lenses.
Water by spritzing (not soaking) daily until you see sprouts. Continue light daily watering until the plant is strong enough to be watered every few days.
You should see sprouts in about a week. If you don’t, you may need to gently turn the paper sideways to allow the sprouts to start growing upward.
For details, check out these websites:
Cosmos
NOTE: Cosmos will do well inside for a while, but may prefer to be planted outside in warmer weather.
Basil
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Seeds are living things, and can be finicky. If you have followed these instructions, and your seed paper does not produce at least one plant, please contact me (Lisa) at:
schoolhouseletterpress@gmail.com
I’ll send you a replacement!
Cardinal Basil grown from seed paper
Young Cosmos grown from seed paper
Our Cosmos and Basil plants grow well indoors year-round or outdoors in summer.
We’re Eco-Friendly
Lisa hand-makes seed paper from junk mail and office paper, and cuts it into shapes with the wood shop’s woodworking lasers.
She then uses her 1940s-era Chandler and Price letterpress named “Joy” to print the words she’s made using lead type from a variety of fonts. Joy has a foot treadle, so there’s no electricity involved in this part of the process!
