1,000 Sales Ago…
1,000 sales ago, I was an extremely nervous and busy little paper crafter. I had just figured out my gocco screen printer and came up with enough designs to put a shop together on Etsy. I remember the exact moment - walking down State Street in Madison - when I decided, “I have to come up with one good design a week and I have to build up a small inventory of each.” I actually stuck to it, although - I think I only had ten designs when I opened my shop!
This was the very first of all of the PaperMichelle designs, so she has a very special place in my heart.
THE very first PaperMichelle design, My Deer Friend (I was punny then, too!)
I am so happy that PaperMichelle has lasted this long - that people understand my humor - that stores try to SELL my humor (say what??) The most exciting part of it is that it gets better every year. I look forward to what the next thousand (ten thousand, twenty thousand…) has in store. Thank you all for the incredible support in my little endeavor. It is more fun than I can possibly express in a few words, so I will just continue to bless you with lousy puns.
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.
Hood Ornaments - NEW Christmas Design from PaperMichelle
New Designs in Shop!
I have several new designs in the works, but I got around to printing three of them yesterday! Have a look…
Weisman Art Museum
Weisman Art Museum/Minneapolis, MN - photo credit to someone not me
Extremely excited to announce that some of my stationery has been selected for the Weisman Art Museum (WAM) re-opening on October 2nd! If you’re in Minneapolis, you can find PaperMichelle wares in the shop! Watch out for another fun announcement in a day or two…
ENDED: GIVEAWAY: Are you a boy or a girl?
Yay!!! We have a winner - who has been notified by email!
Congratulations on all of your little ones and THANKS for participating!
I am announcing a little giveaway from my Etsy shop! Yay! Gender announcing parties have been so in this year - I thought I would get in on the fun. (Seriously - is there anything more exciting than finding out if it’s a boy or a girl??)
Gender Announcements from PaperMichelle
The winner of my giveaway will receive a set of 10 “A Boy or A Girl” announcements from my shop. I can customize them to show a little blue or pink heart inside of each egg. It is a cute and memorable way to share your big news with friends and family. Please forward the contest to any expectant mommies or mommy blogs you know!
To enter, do any or all of the following:
- Follow @papermichelle on Twitter
- Leave a comment in this blog post
- Include a link to the giveaway on your own blog (let me know you did it!)
- Retweet my tweets about the giveaway, including the tag #papermichellegiveaway
- Add the new design to your “favorites” on Etsy
I will announce a winner on my blog and twitter on Thursday, June 30th.
Blog Love - Paper*Cakes Finds
Thanks to Paper*Cakes Finds for including You Complete Me in today’s curation! Visit the blog for more paper lovelies.
Happy Easter!
Custom Invites for Baby Hunter!
One of my very good friends from college asked me to do the invites for her baby’s FIRST BIRTHDAY! I was so excited and flattered. He loves sock monkeys, so here it is… Happy Birthday, Hunter!
PaperMichelle on Etsy Finds
On Thursday, I had a crazy amount of traffic to my shop and I could not figure out why. Now I know! I was featured by Etsy in their Thursday Finds email - Hugs & Kisses section. I love the company I am in! Thanks to everyone who stopped by my little shop!
PaperMichelle on Etsy Finds
PaperMichelle in Taste of Home!
Oh, how fun! My “Nuts for You” card made its way to page 11 of the February/March issue of Taste of Home. Check it out when you are at your local Barnes and Noble!
