Welcome Spring Giveaway #7 - Paper Stork (Closed)

For those of you who loves to decorate your little one's room, this is the store that you must visit. Our giveaway today is sponsored by Jessica from Paper Stork (http://paperstork.etsy.com/)! In her store, you will find custom handmade, original and unique nursery and children's artwork. She also accepts customer order to create one of a kind party favors and supplies! If you are planning a birthday party, then hop on over to her store to see what she has to offer! Don't forget to come back here to learn more about Jessica and enter the contest!

What’s your store name and how long have you been an Etsymom?

My shop is The Paper Stork and I recently joined Etsymom. Everyone has been so welcoming and friendly, it feels like home (without the crying baby).

Tell us something about you, your family, your craft or your store?

I'm a full time Mama to two girls. I've always loved paper goods and crafting. While I was pregnant with my first kiddo, I couldn't find any nursery art that was special enough for my first baby. I created my first three nursery pieces and discovered my desire to create pieces for friends and family. I love the idea of creating a piece of art that will be part of such a special room in the home, the nursery.

Where do you get your inspirations?

I'm inspired by my children and the journeys we take together.

What is the first thing you think of when someone said “Spring”?

Sun shining, birds chirping and flowers blooming...oh, and in New England, snow melting!

Give us some ideas on how to have the most family fun during Spring?

We love to get outside with sidewalk chalk, bubbles and bikes. If it isn't too chilly, we'll grab a picnic basket and have some peanut butter and banana sandwiches outside. We keep it simple but fun.

Do you have a blog, facebook fanpage, twitter account or another store?

I have a blog, http://www.barefootbysea.blogspot.com/.

I also feature my items on my Facebook page, Barefoot By The Sea and have a tab for My Etsy.

The winner of this giveaway will get a beautiful Freshly Picked Flower Nursery Art

Mandatory Entry - Visit Paper Stork (http://www.paperstork.etsy.com/) and select one favorite item from the store, leave a comment with your email address (so I can contact you if you win).

5 Entries - Purchase any item from Paper Stork (http://www.paperstork.etsy.com/), leave 5 comments

1 Entries - Follow Etysmom Blog (current follower is also eligible), leave 1 comment with you user ID or name

1 Entries - Become an Etsymom Facebook Fan (current fan is also eligible), leave 1 comment with your user ID or name

1 Entries - Follow Jessica's Blog (http://www.barefootbysea.blogspot.com/ ), leave 1 comment with you user ID or name

3 Entries - Blog about this giveaway, leave 3 comments and the link to your blog post

1 Entry - Tweet about this giveaway, leave 1 comment each day you tweeted with the link to your tweet

***This Giveaway is open to US and Canada***

There are so many different ways to win. This giveaway will end on Monday Apr 5th at 11:59pm PST. Each entry is assigned a # and the winning # will be drawn by random.org and announced on this blog as well as emailed.

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Etsymoms, if you are interested to be the next Giveaway, please contact Alice at lilprincessbow@gmail.com for more information. Thank you and have fun!

WINNER!
The winning comment selected by random.org is #39
Christina said...

Christina - xristya@rock.com - I love the Happy Butterfly Nursery Art!
April 4, 2010 1:46 AM
Winner has been notified and will have 48 hrs to repsond.

July's Featured Shop: Sweetbeets

"I am a minimalist at heart and love the idea of owning just what we need and love."


This month's featured EtsyMom shop is Sweetbeets. Owner, Lisa, designs a line of cards that feature her own illustrations of babies and kids. Sweetbeets pieces are letterpress printed on eco-friendly paper (made of either 100% post consumer recycled fibers or 100% recycled cotton fibers). New releases to the shop include an alphabet print and a counting print that can be framed for a baby's nursery. Also new to the shop is a small collection of print-at-home PDFs designed for baby shower invitations and children's birthday parties; this collection is to be expanded in the coming months.
After the birth of her first child, Lisa decided to leave her position in the field of medical research to stay home and care for her son. Craving an outlet for her creativity, she began designing cards using rubber stamps and craft punches. Self-taught in Adobe Illustrator, Lisa began working on her own illustrations. Sweetbeets was launched in the summer of 2007 with the intention of focusing on selling wholesale. Lisa first learned of Etsy through various design blogs and in October of 2007 she joined the fun and had her shop up and running within a month. Early 2009, she finished a complete overhaul of her primary website, http://sweetbeets.com, and added a retail shop.
"Sweetbeets is my day job, though I almost always work at night, too!" Lisa's primary job is being a mom. With her oldest son in grade 1 and away full days and her youngest son in Kindergarten just three mornings a week, she has those mornings alone to focus on Sweetbeets (although they go by so fast!). Admittedly, she has yet to nail down a system that "works", although she is constantly trying new ways to stay organized. At one point, she had assigned different types of tasks (e.g. marketing, blog, packing cards) to different days of the week so each week she had everything covered; she has since mostly abandoned that system and now relies on her new MomME Weekly Planner by Lobotome to keep her organized.
Lisa lives near Toronto with her husband of 12 years and their two sons, ages 7 and 4 years old. The family is TV-free at home (not having TV shows to themp her has freed up time to focus on Sweetbeets) though she enjoys watching movies with her husband on their laptop. Lisa also maintains a blog at www.modecokids.com.