NEW PM Designs and Art vs. Craft

I have been working hard getting ready for Art vs. Craft - a super cool show here in Milwaukee - which is next Saturday, November 26th. If you are in town, please come see me there! In the process of bulking up my inventory, I’ve added some new designs. Here are a few that I’ve added to the shop:

New Christmas Design - Decorate Your Hood

I’ve always thought those shoes on wires are funny. I like the image of a person jumping and throwing their old shoes. It’s so weird. It must be rewarding when they finally wrap around the wire - to hang and be cool until the end of time. Here’s a Christmas card about it. Rep’ your hood - or at least decorate it.

Handmade Thank-You Notes

I hope you got everything you wanted and deserved this holiday season - but don’t forget the crucial step of saying thanks! Sending a thank-you note is such a simple gesture, and it packs a big punch. Here are some of my handmade faves.

Weekend Vintage: Merry Christmas

Santa was feeling awfully old-school this year and I am just loving it! I got so many great, vintage things for my little haus. Merry Christmas, indeed.

Snowy Saturday

It is the very first snow of the year here! Snowy days always send me into hibernation mode, which generally results in a huge amount of cooking. Today is no exception; I am hanging out with my pup, making vegetable soup and chocolate chip cookies! Here are some photos of our warm & cozy day…

Weekend Vintage: Christmas Greetings

There is something fundamentally old-timey about the holidays. It is the single time of year when classic, timeless traditions still prevail at the heart of things. These vintage greetings are no exception; they convey the spirit of the season and they have an added effect: nostalgia. The vintage aesthetic brings to mind images of grandmas preparing elaborate dinners, sparkly cocktail dresses, creeping down stairs, stuffing stockings with oranges and hard candy, singing Christmas carols in quiet neighborhoods, hiding new puppies in boxes, etc. I love it all so much.

The Best Gifts in Life Are Free

With the economy being as bogus as it has been lately, we need to be resourceful this holiday season. I say - go with the gifts that cost zero dollars! These come as singles or sets (with a convo) in my Etsy shop.

2010 Holiday Stationery Favorites

I have been working hard on some new designs for the 2010 Holiday season, so I thought I would check out what other paper people have been up to! Here are some of my witty favorites from Etsy.

New Holiday Cards - Giveaway!

UPDATE: Congratulations to Carina of Crow and Canary; I’ll be sending some cards your way!!!

I’ve been up all morning doing some serious printing of a few new designs for this holiday season!

To kick off the holiday season, I thought I would do a little giveaway: a set of five of each of my new designs below! To be entered into the giveaway, leave a comment or repost somewhere - just let me know where! I will announce a winner at noon tomorrow, Sunday.

Nothing says Merry Christmas quite like bakery cannibalism.

The inside text: All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names.

Froehliche Weihnachten!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! For the first time in my life, Christmas season hasn’t really felt like Christmas to me. I think that the rest of life got so crazy that it all passed me by - but here we are on Christmas Eve!

One holiday inspired thing I did find the time to do was to enter into a gift wrapping competition at the Racine Art Museum - which is one of the largest craft museums in the world. The contest was judged by world renowned children’s book illustrator, Lois Ehlert. Love her! I won the competition - with this simple little number (excuse the less-than-stellar photo:)

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful, amazing holiday with friends and family. Lots of love…

xoxo/Michelle