--March 3, 2013 So many things to talk about. 

First, we have to face facts and the fact is that our raw material costs keep going up for our linen products. The linen that we buy from a mill in Belgium has double in price in the last 18 months, shipping seems to go up monthly, and the cost of pillow fills has tripled.  Unfortunately, we're going to have to increase the price of our linen items for the first time since starting Ford Craftsman Studios in 2004.  We will offer our products at the original price for the next few days and will change the price over the weekend of May 9-10 so buy them now at the old price while you can!

Next, we've got a fun new announcement.   We're going to start offering monthly specials on a poster of the month.  Our first one for the month of March is the poster for the Great Smoky Mountains!  

Last but not least, we're very excited to talk about the new limited edition screen printed posters we're working on.  Steve Thomas' poster is just about to go to the screen printer and we have managed to talk Tracie Ching into producing some amazing artwork for us.  Below is a teaser from one of the posters Tracie is working on.



--November 4, 2012 Our third project with noted graphic artist and travel poster specialist Steven Thomas is done. We've done Wast coast, West coast, Alaska, and now we've done Hawaii.  We're very happy to add this to our collection.  It looks GREAT framed!

We had a lot of requests for the original Arches See America poster so we worked from a high resolution scan of the original 1930's poster to re-draw the original screen printed poster.  It should be back from the printers any day now!

--September 6, 2012 Our second project with noted graphic artist and travel poster specialist Steven Thomas is done. We wanted to do something with the Grand Teton National Park and really like this view with Snake River in the foreground.  The poster is back from the printer and ready to ship!

Also, be sure to come visit us at the 13th annual Twin Cities Arts & Crafts Show September 22nd and 23rd at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds.  This show is always a lot of fun and there are great things to see.  Watch for our email with more details.

--May 28, 2012 Our first project with noted graphic artist and travel poster specialist Steven Thomas is done. We're really excited to work with Steve, who has produced a full series of Star Wars and Star Trek travel posters among others and even has two new posters debuting at Disney Land in Orlando this weekend.  You can see examples of Steve's work at Steve Thomas Arts & Illustration.

Ford Craftsman Studios products have been featured in Arts & Crafts Homes and the Revival, Old House Interiors, and Style 1900.  We have also been seen in Mary Englebreit's Home Companion in the December '06-January '07 issue.  To date, FCS has been featured eight times.