The latest from NMS: We print GREAT stuff!

Our customer Laura Baron has a new CD coming out February 28. We thought about making some silly food music jokes (“great taste and more filling!”) – but instead, we’ll just say, join Laura for her VIRTUAL ALBUM RELEASE! >> Breakfast With Buddha << 2/28 at 1pm Sunday Brunch Concert

Check out these beautiful hoodies! We set them up for a local friend who decided to surprise her kids with stylish and warm gear for fall. If you just have to have one (as we feel we must…) we will embroider your name or monogram on an assortment of fleece

A customer who uses us for business printing said to us this week, “Thank you for not making me use (that big online printer).” That really made us happy. We know our main competitors for jobs like brochures, business cards, rack cards, flyers, and such (exhaustive list below*), are the

They have been declared obsolete many times, but they are still here. And here’s why your fans may still like them. CDs have been around for 40 years, which is kind of shocking. And unlike other fads from the eighties – Cabbage Patch dolls, neon colored exercise wear, and the

One perk of being a CD manufacturer is getting to hear good music, and see all the beautiful album art our customers come up with. Eric Selby’s music has a pristine, pop brilliance to it, and his designer creates lovely custom cover art to match. We’re not surprised that Eric

You know how retail businesses start prepping for the Christmas season in July – well, this is the flip side of that. And here in the DC area, it brightens up winter as we work to get everything in line for the upcoming music seasons. It’s good to have things

Every year various local organizations call us to order custom engraved wood plaques and paddles. Whether it’s the yearly Waggin’ for Dragons Paddle fundraising award for our friends at the Warren County Humane Society, a CD release with the CD mounted on the front, the Taste of the Town Car

The end of 2020 is… a time to count our blessings very diligently! Some years fly by. Others seem to need a little help to keep rolling through. But in every year, there are CDs that stand out. And one of our favorite projects from this year is a bluegrass

Well before email, texting, and the many social apps we use today, business cards emerged as one of the earliest forms of social media. Ancient Chinese exchanged informational printed calling cards — and the Egyptians used papyrus scrolls. By the 1700 and 1800s, Europeans were exchanging calling cards. In some

Christmas is almost upon us — and despite social distancing, we’ve had a parade of lovely Christmas CD projects through our office! Here are a few highlights – Walter Lindberg’s Carols, John Hudson’s Christmas Shoes, The Family Sowell’s K-Town Christmas, and Jim Caprio’s CD Carols for Christmas – Canine Companions

As much as we love our online lives, there is an absolute place for IRL (in real life) “posts”. From a recent customer: RE: Thank you. From the bottom of our very Happy Creek! After spotting a team of tree cutters removing the riparian buffer along Happy Creek, Front Royal’s

We like making things here, whether it’s CDs, T-shirts, banners, or print pieces — and we love people who design and make interesting things. Ann Vanture of DIY Doll Accessories here in Front Royal has a breathtaking selection of dollhouse accessories — a mini wonderland of crafty little projects you

A beautiful project came through our doors this month. Fans of the Statler Brothers are familiar with the book The Music of the Statler Brothers: An Anthology. This in-depth and personal look at their long and illustrious musical career is now available in audio CD form. Narrated by Don Reid,

Hard to believe it, but it’s That Time of Year already. In this year of distancing, think about making your Thanksgiving and Christmas card a little more personal with a custom-designed card. We design to suit your taste, and add a personalized message inside, with signatures. We can even print

Your business has expanded and you know you’re ready for more than a business card, but not quite ready to commit to the task of putting together a folding brochure. What to do! Here’s where the rack card is your friend: The rack card is like a supersized business card,

We were making some printed tote bags for a local gift shop – and got into it and made this Halloween bag for owner Mike McCool’s grandson Mason! Call or email us with your little hobgoblins’ names and we’ll make a Halloween swag bag for them, too! They are affordable,

We do a lot of business with our friendly neighborhood bank across the street here in Front Royal, and they do a lot of business with us. So we’re putting in a plug for them 🙂 Here’s what Katrina Meade, the Retail Regional Manager says: City National Bank is a

We just had to share this great story from Donna Parkman. She contacted us in August with a fun task involving their dogs, their RV, and some big decals they needed us to print.  We love the creativity people bring to this kind of project, and were delighted to help

Phoenix Project recently placed an order of their beautiful purple on purple staff t-shirts, and coordinating purple hats. You know that old saying — you’re either part of the solution, or part of the problem. Phoenix is definitely part of the solution! They have been educating and assisting people who

What do you do when you have a catalog of CDs produced in the classic jewel case, and you want a more portable, easily stored version? You convert your jewel cases into CD sleeves or magic jackets.  Blues artist Chaz DePaolo recently tasked us with converting a few of his