Thanks for being here…

I’m Janine, an Australian who, after marrying into the US Air Force, moved to Alaska in 2020, where I now call Palmer home alongside my husband and 2 little boys.

I’ve had a stationery obsession since primary school. I remember collecting and admiring different prints and textures on paper, keeping them in folders, making sure it was kept pristine - swapping envelopes and matching pages at recess - the scented paper was always the most revered! I miss all the sets I had, they were prized possessions back then.

Now, after close to 20 years as a print designer, I have turned my design and marketing skills to that love of all things paper and made the natural progression into hand printed, letterpress stationery. Enter Spruce & Wattle Press - a homage to both my homes - Spruce for the trees that litter the valley in my adopted home of Alaska, Wattle for my Australian roots.

Last year I took the plunge and invested in a fully restored Kelsey table top manual platen press. This little press is the beginning of big things. I hope you come along for the journey…