My last stop at the East Jersey Olde Towne was the print shop. I was delighted to find that the printer was a woman! In her period garb and protective apron, I watched her review the print block, discuss setting type, ink the press, and create a handful of flyers and labels for the honey jars in the gift shop. My father owned a print shop when we were younger, and while his press was electric, it worked much the same, so I found myself smiling all the way through the demonstration. And it was a show for just me! Not too many visitors on a Friday afternoon. I bought a jar of their honey, too.
This layout is based on the CM Virtual Crop sketch for November 2025 (scroll to sketch #3). I flipped the layout horizontally so the feature photo would be the printing press and card. Like the schoolhouse page, I chose Graphic 45 papers to complete the design. Notice the label on the honey and the little card decoration--they feature a bee! I had a yellow sheet in my stash that also featured bees, so I knew it was going on this layout. One sheet was enough to create the vertical strip and the horizontal mat. I had previously cut a decoration out of the paper on the reverse side. However, strategic cutting and placement of the photos and cards covered that hole. I bet you'd never know it was there if I hadn't told you. The sketch calls for another color for the borders and the right-side mat page. The butterfly print was close to bees, and I had wanted that darker contrast. Then, to ensure nothing was lost, I mounted both sides on plain white cardstock. A few stickers and other embellishments finished the page. (And I just noticed the red "O" sticker. That fell onto the layout and has since been removed. Not a decorative element!)
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