Name: Mindful Making: Gratitude Box
Start: 2025-10-30T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-30T20:30:00-04:00
Location: Open to Being

Mindful Making: Gratitude Box
Oct. 30 - 6:30-8:30 pm
Make a box from letterpress printed paper to hold your daily gratitude notes. Transform two sheets of paper pre-printed with letterpress gratitude messages and autumn designs into a functional box with lid. Cut a collection of small gratitude cards from Open to Being paper to fill the box throughout November.
As you work reflect on how this small vessel can become part of a daily practice. You'll leave with skills to easily make dozens of these sweet paper boxes - perfect for gifts!
Mindful Making events invite you to slow down express and connect. The mood is casual and creative. You'll take away your own creation and leave refreshed and renewed!
Level: Beginner. No experience necessary.
About Open to Being
Open to Being® a woman-owned artisanal stationery and art brand features elegant handcrafted stationery for the heart and soul. At our creative hub and boutique retail destination in Arlington VA guests can experience the artistry of letterpress stationery shop a curated collection of handcrafted goods that inspire authentic connections and participate in workshops. We also offer gifts and goods from kindred makers in our shop.
Our fine paper goods from premium greeting cards and journals to art prints and custom letterpress work are minimal yet exquisite. Beautifully-rendered heartfelt messages are designed with care to foster authentic and meaningful connection. We believe in the power of artfully-crafted words to honor celebrate and embrace life's journeys with joy acceptance and compassion.
About the instructor
Theresa Esterlund is an Arlington-based artist and educator whose teaching draws from her deep experience and expertise. A former museum educator and leader she excels in creating playful reflective and collaborative experiences for renewed energy balance and connection. Theresa’s artistic background includes letterpress and other printmaking techniques as well as collage and mixed media. Her artwork is inspired by nature and intentional living with a minimal abstract aesthetic.
In 2023 Theresa launched Open to Being a boutique letterpress stationery and art studio with a vision of a more compassionately connected world. She designs and prints elegant letterpress paper goods stationery and artwork for heart and soul working out of her Arlington studio as well as at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Hyattsville MD.