Sale- Stephanie Levy

20% discount on all prints in Stephanie Levy’s new collection ordered between Friday, November 28th and Monday, December 1st. Just write “SALE” in the message box at checkout. Instead of paying immediately with PayPal, proceed to checkout and she will send you a revised invoice.

Even More Sales

Buy one get one 50% off at Dollface Design (art prints)

50% off of best sellers at Lily Pad Lounge (vintage and supplies)

Free shipping on holiday cards and buy one get one free on note sets at Paper Managerie (paper goods)

10% off order over $30 at Middle is Gold (jewelry)

Free shipping and 50-70% off select items at Urban Soule (housewares)

More Sales (home and accessories edition)!

Mention papernstitch and receive 10% off your order at Mudpuppy (ceramics for the home)

10% off at Bailey Doesn’t Bark

Mention papernstitch and receive 15% off of your order! (handmade pouches and accessories)

All clay pendants buy two get one free at The Charmed Lady

 

Shop of the Day…Paige Russell

Left. Bad Beaver vase (chewed) Right. Rvee vessel and Sm Spout Cream and Sugar set

I love Paige Russell’s work and have posted about her several times before. I am thrilled to have her as the shop of the day today. To find what I have to say about Paige’s work, click here. To view more of Paige’s work, click here to view her shop or here to view her website.

More Sales (artwork edition)!

I’ll be posting sales all day for “Black Friday” (I really dislike this phrase-but whatever). If you have a link to add for you own sale or another that you know of not mentioned here, feel free to add the link in the comments section.

15% off at Ben Conservato (originals and prints)

Free shipping at Michele Maule (artwork- originals and prints)

Mention papernstitch when placing your order at Mimi Doodles for a free gift! (artwork- originals and prints)

Four 5×5 prints for $40 at Melissa Lund (photography, postcards and calenders)

 

Sales!

SALE: 20% off at the Oak Boston through Monday

More sales:

Holiday EtsyFest (over 200 participants)

Free Shipping at Friago

Free earrings with every two purchases at Nova Designs

*papernstitch pick* Sale and free shipping from Sara Westermark

Buy 2 get one free from Beaux Bijoux

*papernstitch pick* Free earrings with purchases over $50 at Discomedusa

*papernstitch pick* Sale at 1Aeon (clothing)

20% and free eyeshadow with every order from Calypso Mineral Beauty

For over 120 other Etsy sellers with Black Friday sales, click here. Have a sale that isn’t mentioned here? Leave the link in the comment section of this post.

Happy Thanksgiving!

No posts today because of the holiday but I will be back tomorrow with some great Black Friday sales! See you tomorrow.

Gifts that Ship Quick

Already feeling the time crunch for holiday shopping? Going out of town early and need your gifts as soon as possible? Nest Living has you covered! If you are looking to support small business and happen to have some modern-hunters on your present list this year, then look no further. Click here to find great modern presents that will get to you in the nick of time, from Nest Living.

Top. Perch! design Tray Tray and Heath Ceramics Small Teapot Aqua Bottom. I Am Not A Paper Cup : White Porcelain Cup and George Nelson Tripod clock by Vitra

Shop of the Day…UPPERCASE

Top. Eclecto Pouches and Eclecto Pads Bottom. Prim and Proper Electonote and Facts and Figures Eclectonote

Janine of UPPERCASE makes notebooks, pouches, and mirrors amongst other things that are inspired by vintage materials and imagery, found lettering, and typewriters (if you are familiar with UPPERCASE you know about the typewriter inspiration already). I first discovered Janine’s notebooks through Design Sponge and fell in love with ecelectonotes, which is the name of the notebook line. But Janine also makes other things using vintage recycled materials, as you can see, that are of equal interest. For more from Janine, click here to visit the shop.

New Guest Poster…Lupin!

 

Goldfinch, Bird Brooch

Sorry I wasn’t able to get this up yesterday…I am feeling much better now and am so excited that we will have some guest posts coming up over the next couple of weeks from the lovely Laura of Lupin. I have been in love with Laura’s handmade felt pieces for some time, but this chica’s creative side goes well beyond her totally awesome shop, Lupin. She has also some wonderful DIY tutorials on her blog, which I love, love, love! But before we jump into her incredible gift wrapping tutorials that I’ll be posting over the next couple of weeks, let’s take some time to get to know Laura (Lupin) herself….

Abstract Felt Mobile or Wall Hanging

Papernstitch: Tell us a little more about yourself.

Laura: I’m 26 and I currently live with my boyfriend in Gloucester in a flat, which is half covered in books (his) and half in felt (mine). I’ve been making stuff for honestly as long as I can remember, making presents for people and furniture for my dolls when I was a kid and handmade cards for all and every occasion. A couple of years ago I was thinking about what to make my friends and neighbours for Christmas, thought about making some felt ornaments, stumbled upon Etsy and thought wow! I’d never really thought about selling my work before, but I made it my new year’s resolution to set up shop and here I am!      Lupin Handmade has developed hugely over the past two years but I’m still just finding my feet in the crafty business world, it’s all very new and exciting.        

Oak Leaf Brooch, Brown

Papernstitch: Tell us about your shop, Lupin.

Laura: In my shop I sell sweet and pretty felt treats like teacup brooches, floral hairbands and polkadot pincushions as well as silly stuff like panda masks and moustache disguises (which always make me giggle). I hope my work will make people smile! I started my blog as a sort of crafting diary to help me keep track of what I was making and what I wanted to make, but I rather neglected it until I made the decision to start my Crafting 365 project. I did something crafty every day, took a photo and blogged about it, and it transformed my blog, my working processes and my whole business, it made me much more focused and self-disciplined and more creative too.    

I love connecting with people through my blog, especially sharing my ”behind the scenes” photos of my working process and writing crafty tutorials – I love my business but it’s nice to invent little projects that have nothing to do with making money sometimes!

Circles Pincushions

Papernstitch: What inspires you to make things?    

Laura: I’ve always enjoyed solving the problem of “how can I make one of those?”, and making stuff has always been my favourite way to while away an afternoon so it’s wonderful to have the chance to make stuff
for a living. I get inspired a lot by the vibrant colours of the felt I use in my work, and draw a lot of my ideas from nature. The more I make the more things I think of to make – one idea sparks another five and it’s just a shame that there are never enough hours in the day to sew them all.      

 

For more from Laura of Lupin, visit her shop or blog.  

 

Sorry.

Get Well Soon Gocco Post Card Set from By the Airplane

I am REALLY not feeling well, so I will have to postpone my intro to my guest poster until tomorrow morning. So sorry. I will tell you who it is though….Laura of Lupin!!!! Stay tuned for tomorrow…I will be back.

Shop of the Day…Heather Smith Jones

Top. Reaching for Your Hope and I Fell Down and Broke But then you Picked me Up Bottom. In this Place and Original Pinhole- Little September Bloom

Heather Smith Jones is not only super talented, she is also one of my absolute favorite artists. I am thrilled to have her as the shop of the day today. You may already know Heather from her original pinhole works that have been popular in the blogosphere, but I am also quite fond of her other mixed media works works for her bold use of color. For more from Heather Smith Jones, click here.

Sneak Peak

Later today I will be revealing a special guest poster that will be joining us for the next week or two sharing some wonderful tutorials. I’ll be revealing the guest poster around 5pm eastern today. So be on the lookout. Here’s a hint:

Magnolia Moonlight

 

Top. Vine Notebook and Shout Card 6 Pack Bottom. Magnolia Moonlight 2009 Wall Calendar and Bird Pattern Cards

 

It seems that I have been mentioning paper goods shops a lot lately, but I have been stumbling upon so many, I feel the need to share. The holidays always put me in the mood to write a nice little card to someone I love. So today, I thought I would do a quick post about designer, Christina Flowers, who has a charming paper company, Magnolia Moonlight, based in Charlottesville, VA.

When I received an email from Christina, I was hooked. Her work is playful and sunny, but Christina also stocks pieces that are more neutral and modern. Best of both worlds. You will find great calenders, cards,and notebooks in the shop. For more from Magnolia Moonlight, click here to visit the shop or here for the website.

Shop of the Day…Cracked Designs

Top. The Journey Journal and Great Lakes Notecard Set Bottom. Stalagmite and Typewriter Thanks

Today’s shop of the day is Cracked Designs, which is a papergoods shop packed with unique handmade greeting cards and other papergoods using and eco-friendly papers. All of the cards from Cracked Designs feature everything from hand drawn doodles to photo cut outs. These are a few of my favorites, but there are pages and pages of products to look through. Check them out right here or visit the CD website here.

Handmade Cavalcade

Jaime of Blue Stitch Books let me know about this great event that will be happening in NYC in a couple of short weeks. It is being put together by the {New New} York Street Team. If you are in New York, make sure you check this out. Here’s all the info:

WHEN: The Holiday Handmade Cavalcade will take place 10am – 5pm on December 6, 2008.
WHERE: The Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard Street, NYC, between Church Street and Broadway. Subway: 1/9 trains to Franklin Street; A/C/E, N/R, J/M/Z, and 6 trains to Canal Street.
Admission: FREE

A spunky newcomer to the indie shopping scene, the Holiday Handmade Cavalcade claims a simple mission: to invite people to rediscover the pleasure of giving the gift of something handmade. The one-day event will showcase more than 30 locally-grown purveyors of handmade goods. Shoppers looking to support local craft can fill up their holiday stockings by perusing three floors of jewelry and accessories, clothing, housewares, ceramics, paper goods, handcrafted soaps and bath products, and original artwork. Shoppers who arrive before noon will receive exclusive coupons for discounts at and after the event, and everyone who attends will have the opportunity to enter into a free raffle to win creations from participating vendors.

For more information on this event, please visit www.handmadecavalcade.com, or email handmadecavalcade@gmail.com.

And make sure you check out Jaime’s shop for great paper goods.

Happy Owl Glass

Tracy Bull, creator of Happy Owl Glass, makes the coolest glass pieces and a whole lot more. I have always loved the beautiful glass jewelry that Tracy makes, but had no idea that Happy Owl Glass also makes mini-dishes, lights, and prints. I love the way that illustration is incorporated into all of the work at Happy Owl. I have a soft spot for illustration, so all the prints stocked in the shop are right up my alley.

Top to Bottom. Great Grey Owl Tiny Dish, Handprinted Illustrations, Salvaged Glass Pendants

If you know me personally, then you probably know that seafoam green is my color! And so, naturally, I love that tiny owl dish. And if you love it too, then you absolutely must enter the next papernstitch giveaway because we are giving away three of these tiny dishes (retail value of $120) along with loads of other stuff in early December! 

Okay, back on track…Here’s what Tracy has to say about her work: “I have always been fascinated by the likes of birds, trees and simple curiosities around me that deserve a closer look. I try to incorporate these ideas into my glass, feeling that they are reachable by many walks of life. I pursued the media of glass with a background in graphic design. Because of this rigid mindset, I can’t seem to shake the look of hard lines in much of my work. However, I try to create a complimentary mix of warm subject matter with fine technical detail to amount to a friendly body of functional glasswork. I hope you enjoy it.”

Top to Bottom. Okapi Badge and Pendant , Cufflinks, and Pigeon Badge and Pendant

For more from Happy Owl Glass, click here to visit the website or here to visit the blog. And for great deals on Happy Owl handmade items, click here to visit Tracy’s markdown shop on Etsy.

Blog of the Week…Rachel Kester: Distractions

The blog of the week is Rachel Kester: Distractions…an always inspirational fashion blog. Check it out right here.

Shop of the Day…Weekend Edition

Right. Totem Fabric in Raspberry Left (top to bottom). Avenue Screen-printed Coasters in Apple Green and Totem Set of 2 Chubby Christmas Star Ornaments in Turquoise

Summersville was Saturday’s shop of the day. Lucie keeps the shop stocked with incredible hand screen-printed fabrics and handmade goodies. Visit the Summersville shop right here.

Right. The Egg Thief Print Left (top to bottom). Bed Pile 03, Unfortunate Print, and Bed Pile 02

Today’s shop of the day is Andrea Shear. Andrea studied art and design at Oxford Brookes University in England and at the New York School of Visual Arts. And as you can see, Andrea makes wonderfully original pieces and prints that are available right here is her shop and you can view Andrea’s website right here.

Friday.

House Cameo Pin from Crafty Folk

Well, it’s Friday. And it has been a long week. So, I am quite thankful to have a couple of days to relax and just hang out over the weekend doing nothing. To wrap up the day, I thought I would leave you with something I found on the papernstitch flickr group, the cameo pin above, which lead me to discovering this incredible shop: Crafty Folk. The pin is so cool. I love the little house drawings that I am seeing pop up everywhere recently.

I have lots of great things planned for next week, including more gift guides, some great holiday tutorials, and a whole lot more. I think I just might have to do a longer blog post on Crafty Folk too because I am absolutely loving all the cameos in the CF shop!