I heard about this space the first time following an invite to a pre-Valentine's Day event…read morefeaturing other local vendors like Black Button, Hedonist Chocolate, and Devil May Care. Perfect opportunity to pick up a last minute gift and grab a locally made card. It was the coolest idea and brought people into Type High. I loved their prints and picked up a few cards and posters on the trip. The space is on Railroad St. Between Rohrbach's and the Public Market. You'll see a small sign on the door and go up a flight of stairs that leads into the studio. It's filled with all the cool letterpress stamps and tons of their prints were hanging on the wall and boxes filled with different themes cards, everything from happy birthday to babies and anniversary cards. Lots of quippy imagery and sayings, like "Happy F*cking Whatever!" We have a ton of awesome letterpress studios in ROC so it's cool to see the variety between the different spaces. Cards were $4 and posters were $18.

From the owner: We specialize in custom letterpress design and printing. we print invitations, posters, coasters,…read morebusiness cards, you name it we'll print it. Gift shop also available for greeting cards, shirts, notebooks, posters and more.

I did a workshop at French Press a few years ago and Shelly was a fantastic teacher! I drove up…read morefrom Baltimore to Buffalo to take the Saturday class and learned a great deal about the typesetting and letterpress process. Shelly was attentive to my tons of questions about the process. The art of letterpress is a very hands on and custom process, Shelly has a passion for her art and is a constant source of inspiration to me in my leisure printing. Without a doubt would recommend her services to anyone looking for letterpress work.

I had my save the dates for my wedding done by French Press and they were absolutely AMAZING. The…read moreway she manipulated the photo on textured paper gave it an element of class I have never found with other professionally printed items. We were so impressed by the elegant esthetics and high quality of her work that we had her do our invitations and thank you notes. All of our guests RAVED about how our invitations stood out from all the rest they've ever received. I cannot say enough about French Press...If you're looking for a high quality, professional, fun, and stress-free experience, look no further!

This reminds me of the Hallmark stores from years agoIt is wonderful, especially when shopping for…read moreChristmas gifts and card.

Hallmark is always a dangerous store to shop in. It's like going to Target. You need one thing…read moreand find 700 other things to buy. I had not been in this store for awhile, but it was much bigger and nicer than I remembered. I found myself wanting to buy a desk plaque that said "how do I block you in real life?" :) I went in for a musical birthday card. I played with all of them for awhile until I found one I liked. I also ended up wanting a stuffed animal of Max from the Grinch, an ornament, the desk plaque I mentioned above, and birthday cake Godiva truffles that I saw while I was in line at the register. And I came here for 1 card... If you are looking for a gift for a girl, just walk in this place and grab something. It's more than likely she'll like it. And if you are a girl, set a budget before you walk in here. I easily could have had $50 of stuff I didn't need.

This place is absolutely adorable and the staff is so sweet! They have a wide selection of goods…read moreranging from household decor to jewelry and Knick knacks. Everything is reasonably priced considering these are all handmade pieces.

I love this place! It's super cute and priced fairly. Theres a decent variety of things and the…read morecashiers are nice.

I cannot rave enough about working with Amy and the gorgeous letterpress wedding invitations she…read morecreated for us. We started off thinking we didn't care too much about the invitations--because we thought (incorrectly), who remembers an invitation? But once we started looking, we decided that we didn't want something out-of-the-box and boring. Amy created a gorgeous invitation suite and customized it further with a little art we requested. And she did these gorgeous letterpress invitations better price than the boring, digitally printed generic stuff we saw at invitation stores. When we received our invitations, I didn't want to take them out of the gorgeous boxes she packed them in--her packaging alone was Pinterest worthy! I would hire her just to wrap holiday gifts if I could, it was that lovely. But alas, we opened the boxes, assembled the invitation suites and mailed everything out. And the rave reviews are POURING in. I never expected it, but we are getting emails and phone calls from loads of friends and family telling us how our invitations are the best they've ever seen. Amy is a pleasure to work with. I would give her 10 stars if I could.

From the owner: Letterpress Wedding Invitations, Letterpress Business Cards, Custom Letterpress Holiday Cardsread more

Despite my love of birds, I had never been to the Bird House. That changed when I saw they were…read moreoffering free bird feeder cleaning (I believe they do this twice a year). I dropped off three tube feeders during the week and got a call over the weekend to pick them up. The service is free, but they take donations for Wild Wings (excellent non-profit in Mendon Ponds Park that cares for animals who are too injured to live in the wild). The Bird House does have a wide range of bird seed and feeders, but there are plenty of gifts, games, and decor to keep you browsing for a while. They have birding and garden books, binoculars, and jewelry. My father-in-law is outdoorsy, so we put together a gift basket of some hand tools, a bird seed scoop, and some squirrel repellent items (all natural!) I also saw that they do a free puzzle swap on occasion. If you like gardening or birding (or know someone who does) this is a great place to check out.

This little shop became my doorway into the rewarding hobby of backyard birds. I was surprised to…read morefind how much variety is available (like this oriole feeder!) My bird feeders bring me joy every day. What a great place!