Despite living firmly in the digital era, I consider myself mainly analogue. I love a fountain pen, personalized stationery, and my trove of notebooks is downright silly. Imagine my delight when a reader suggested I visit Slackline Press in Branford. This adorable shop is stocked with all manner of writing instruments, ink, notecards, gifts, and more. These crafting totes are brilliant! But the pièce de résistance is that owner Lourdes Irizarry letterpresses personalized stationery on thick cotton stock. Perfect timing for the move to my new home! Choose your font, add various motifs if you’d like, and she’ll whip up your stationery on her antique presses. And that’s not all, she creates wedding invitations, home portraits, letterpress holiday and notecards, and anything else you can dream up. Check the schedule for a variety of in-store events and try your hand at letterpress.  

Shop online here: slacklinepress.com

562 Main Street, Branford, Closed Monday & Tuesdays, Wed – Sun 11am – 6pm