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.
Gocco printed Christmas card for those deserving of a snarky greeting.
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.
Early stages of new PaperMichelle gocco print, Rudolph's Revenge
The inside text: All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names.
New Card - Finders Keepers
I’ve got a new card in shop - well, a mostly new card - a new take on an old design. Perfect for your sweeties. XOXO.
Finders Keepers from PaperMichelle (and little Gertie in the background.)
State Fair
Another reminder that summer is coming to a close: State Fair! A visit to the fair is always entertaining. Some of the highlights here in Wisconsin are the piglet races, cream puffs (YUM) and all the dairy products from around the state (we are the Dairy State, if you didn’t know.) It usually makes for a fun, food-filled time - a perfect way to wrap up festival season. Here are some appropriate Etsy finds!
Vintage State Fair Pennant Pencil Souvenir from carpebellus
iPhone Art Photograph from Stuies
Carnival Dress from neneee
Belted Galloway Miniature Painting from sbmathieu
Felted Corn on the Cob from GoBuggy
Vintage Ladies Boots from MotherMidnight
First Place Ribbon Necklace from ShymaliLlamas
Vintage 4-H Shirt from vicmizzy
Thin Wood Cuff from ruthmikos
County Fair Embroidery Pattern from wildolive
Weekend Vintage: GermanFest
Another one of my favorite weekends - GermanFest in Milwaukee!! Beer, brats and girls with braids in their hair - my kind of time. Here are some vintage finds from Etsy that fit the occasion - Prost!
German Vintage Cuckoo Clock from GallivantingGirls
German Vintage Dirndl from DearGoldenVintage
German Vintage Beer Stein from SweetLoveVintage
German Vintage Sunglasses from whatthefunk
German Vintage Folk Art Plate from catsinthecradlesoap
Random Moments
Just a few photos from the last few BUSY weeks! Something is always going on - including teaching Art this summer. 
Rad bike on the street at Summer Soulstice. Yep, I said rad.
Strawberry Fest - my favorite fest of them all!
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros at the Pabst Theater.
Gertie got a homemade haircut. She looks like a tiny goat.
Some of the color chaos from my art class! We make serious messes.
Random Moments
Here are a few more snapshots of my weekend - before the rain came! Happy Saturday!!!
weekend, blissful weekend...oh how i love you...xoxo, michelle
1. Me taking photos of me, looking rather pigeon-toed
2. The Wicked Hop, Milwaukee: always good for a drink on the sidewalk
3. Coquette Cafe, Milwaukee: authentic bistro fare in the Third Ward
4. Anthropologie: oh, how I love that store.
5. Lakefront Beer: My most favorite IPA this side of the ole’ Mississippi. Mmm.
PaperMichelle has been stalked!
Oh wow! Miss Violet of Etsy Stalker let me know that my “You Are So Manly” card was featured in a finely curated Father’s Day post! Gertie is even getting involved in the blog world. ha!
Pssst! Don’t forget Father’s Day!!! This mildly inappropriate, wildy popular card is just what you need.
Just a few photos…
from my day. I had a super productive Thursday, complete with a tennis match, some screen-printing, some gardening and lots of time with my Gertie.
Things that must get hung on the wall very, very soon.
Fresh squeezed lemonade with agave nectar! Yum.
Gertie and her chewie...inseparable.
New birthday card design - inadvertantly made for vegans.
All the fixins for homemade bruschetta! Must.Keep.Alive.
Baby plants now - but they'll be monster tomato plants soon!!!
Kill Your TV
Oh my - how I wish I could send a copy of this to everyone, everywhere. Just a nice reminder to LIVE actively, happily, productively. Go outside, people!
Aardvark Manifesto by Lesley & Pea
(via this super fun blog - Here’s lookin at me kid)
