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Have a tall frosty at Shotwell's Bar

We had the pleasure of printing these vintage style business cards for Shotwell's Bar in San Francisco. These cards were designed by Joshua Pfeffer and were letterpressed on a 100% recycled stock.

Tea Time

My favorite part about tea (high tea or afternoon tea) is all of the absolutely beautiful diningware, silverware, tea pots. There's something about the mismatched cups and saucers that make me smile. Lately I've been on the mission to visit all of the great tea houses in the Bay Area. Here's a list of places I've been able to try thus far and also places I'm hoping to go to in the next few weeks. 

Lovejoy's Tea Room

This place was definitely really cute. It was definitely more like going to someone's house and having afternoon tea than going to a restaurant. 

Crown & Crumpet

Their tea house was a bit more modern in the sense that there were brighter colors, more modern patterns, but it was definitely a fun environment. They had some great Crown and Crumpet branded tea pots and cups. There was a really great print on the wall by BluLima that can be found on Etsy. It was very fitting for this tea house.

Lisa's Tea Treasures

I definitely want to try this place. The thing that really intrigues me is the menu here. They have Irish Tea, Venetian Tea, Californian Tea, and lots of different offerings from all of the places I've been thus far.