Star of retailer Wonder and Joy to the World 2-PACK, Antiqued Christmas, Christian, Farmhouse, Christmas Carol, Nativity Sign, fireplace mantle

A great package deal, two Christmas prints for less than the cost of them individually!

Celebrate the Joy of the Season with these two, texture-filled, hand-crafted wall art prints with words from the Christmas carols: Joy to the World and Star of Wonder.

These Antiqued and Old World style Christmas wall or fireplace mantle decor will be a great addition to your celebration of the Nativity. Or, a unique gift for your parents or pastor!

A beautiful reminder for your friends, family, and guests of how important this time of year is to your faith. The designs for these Christmas prints were lovingly set by hand, hand-inked, and hand-printed one at a time in my workshop in rural Northern Indiana. The two-color process, although more labor intensive, required two separate runs: first with the Yellow Ochre star burst, and then after the ink had cured, a second run with the text printed on top revealing some wonder textures and luster changes.

Find a place for these sign prints in your home this Christmas on the wall, the mantel, or on a decorative table. Or buy them as a generous "thank you" gift for those hosting for the holidays this year. A little hip, a little vintage - the perfect accent for your space this year! Whether your style is modern, or Country Christmas, these Gold and Black Christmas Signs I hope will complement your Decor this year.

Please note the close-up photos show a bit of redish-orange in the yellow ochre star burst which is not physically present, but an artifact of the photographic process used to capture these images. In the first images the starburst are closest to the actual color under neutral light.

If you're hesitating, be sure to check out the reviews from other folks that have bought prints from me. And don't forget, I only make small batches so don't wait too long! Some designs are never reprinted.

➽ WHY I LOVE LETTERPRESS PRINTING
Letterpress prints give everyone a chance to own a genuine, original work of art at a reasonable cost AND they can also be a great conversation piece - a way of introducing others to this artform from the advent of printing, or you can share retailer how your print came from a guy in rural Indiana who got laid off in 2020 and is trying to pull himself up by the bootstraps.

Letterpress printing is a historic, artisan craft using movable wood or metal letters, introduced to the Western world by Johannes Gutenberg c1450. This printing method used small, carved pieces of wood for each letter which are locked into a layout together, inked, and pressed onto paper and heralded the beginning of mass communication.

Contemporary letterpress printing is valued for its handmade and visually distinct, tactile qualities from the analog process. It requires careful attention throughout the setup and printing stages, but I love this slow, meditative design process - some prints take weeks to create from start to finish. But even so, I find joy in the ritual of making. I hope you will enjoy them as much as I do.

➽ ABOUT YOUR PRINT
Your poster will vary slightly from the example images in this listing. Indentions from the type (a popular hallmark of letterpress printing), slight differences in ink application, or other variations are charming evidence of the hand-printing process. Your print is not “perfectly” digitally printed but instead an artifact of a hand-made artisan craft.

Your poster is printed on 12x18 inch acid-free, heavy paper and will fit in a standard 12x18” frame. Your print will come rolled into a tube and I recommended that you flatten the print prior to framing and display. You may do this by gently and not too tightly rolling the paper in the opposite direction and placing it upon an even, clean, and flat surface with weights until it straightens.

Please note that the print is UNFRAMED.