My pick on Monday: New crowns in the shop

My pick on Monday: The Paper Lady Shop:
There are NEW crowns in the shop for all of you to love and buy! :D

{Paper Lady Invites}

{Paper Lady Invites}

{Paper Lady Invites}

The first 2 crowns are a little different style than what I normally create. I've attached the crowns to a headband. They are a little easier to wear this way. Just using a couple of bobby pins to secure the headband into place really helps. You can wear it ALL DAY LONG. If you want. ;D

{Paper Lady Invites}

Made it to the front page of Etsy. Weeeee...

I was wondering why Google Analytics was telling me that my shop views went up 85%, along with my Paper Lady blog views up 4,900% (ha), and my Paper Mama blog's view were up 10,600%. HA! Thought that was a little crazy. Anywho, it may have something to do with the front page. Yay! It's always a VERY lovely thing to get one of your items on Etsy's front page. It brings a lot of potential buyers to your shop.

{This lovely screenshot was provided by craftcult.com}

And, I must say THANK YOU to That Something for including my paper crown. I had featured one of her cute prints in a past post about feet. Please give her shop a visit!

The numbers have been reset! Help me get in the top 10! I ♥ you!

Thursday's Three: Me! The Paper Lady!

First off... Quick note: Don't forget to enter my giveaway! There are not too many entries... VERY good chance to win! Ends tomorrow evening 7/9.

Ok...
This Thursday's Three is all about my Etsy shop: Paper Lady Invites. With being a new mama I haven't been putting too much time into my shop in the past few months.... But, I'm just starting to figure out how to balance baby time and me time. :)

I'm so excited. I've sold 3 crowns in the past week! We had a little table setting event at Anthropologie (my job)... and I set up a table for a child's tea party! I made 4 crowns to add to the table. Everyone loved them... so I ended up selling a couple! I don't have photos of the table setting yet (it wasn't taken on my camera) but, I did take some photos of the crowns I made. Ruari was kind enough to model them for me!

On to the Thursday's Three (well, Thursday's 6! ;D ):

1) This is a new design I have just started creating. Usually my adult crowns tie to the wearers head... this one is actually a tiara style! That way you can still have your hair all pretty and stylish! I will still be making both versions. My friend bought this tiara to wear to the Oregon Country Fair. I can't wait to see photos!

{Adult tiara crown: Paper Lady Invites}

2) This crown I made for my baby, Laureli. It will be decoration in her baby room until she's old enough to not eat it! I do have one more of these crowns for sale in my Etsy shop. Please click here if you're interested. :)

{Pretty Pink child size crown: Paper Lady Invites}

3) I made this child size crown for the table setting event. I'm going to give it to my buddy Kelsey. Her little girl's name is Coral. She's 3 months younger than Ruari.

{Child size crown: Paper Lady Invites}

4) This next crown was ALSO for the table setting event at Anthropologie.  I plan to give this to my friend Roxana's daughter: Kamilah. :)

{Child size crown: Paper Lady Invites}

5) This is the 4th crown I made for the table setting event. I really love it. I didn't make this one for any specific person... so, I may put it up for sale. Probably later today.

{Child size crown: Paper Lady Invites}

6) This last crown is another adult tiara crown. This one is for sale. Please check it out if you'd like!

{Adult tiara crown: Paper Lady Invites}

Have a FABULOUS Thursday everyone! AND: don't forget....


This weeks photo challenge: Favorite Toy! Last day is Friday!
Giveaway ends tomorrow!!!

AND: Ask Joni from Six Cherries on Top any questions!}

my etsy . christmas cards are here!

i've been getting ready for the holiday season. i now
have a few new holiday cards and gift tags (plus a new crown)
up in my etsy shop, paper lady invites! don't procrastinate,
order your holiday cards now! they feature original artwork
by me. why not send something unique and
original? please enjoy!















{photos from: paperladyinvites}

more to come. please keep watch!

Shop is Open!

My shop is open once again! I only have some crowns
on it for the moment. Please enjoy!

Starting to create

I've started to make a few things again...

I think I'll make a few Halloween hats this year.

Thursday's Three (plus a couple more): Bride Time!

Its wedding season! I've had quite a few custom bridal crown orders in the past couple of weeks! This weeks Thursday's Three (plus a couple more) is all about custom wedding items! Including one of my bridal crowns!

Special Order Gray Sparrow Dress by, Makool

Custom Typewriter Cufflinks by, CufflinksHandpainted Love Birds Custom Cake Toppers by, Red Light Studio

Custom Nesting Dolls by, Home Crafts Catalog

Custom Bridal Queen Crown by, Paper Lady Invites

Have you ordered your custom bridal crown yet? Check out my most recent custom crowns I've made and sent out to some wonderful brides:
I still have more to make and love it!

I also played around with Photoshop today to see how much I'd like a new tattoo! Ha, its only been a year and I'm ready for a new one. It would match the one I have on my shoulder, but smaller and on my wrist. What do you think? Oh tattoos...

I call this photo, "Attitude"

-chelsey

New custom crown

Here's a custom crown I just made for a lovely girl. She will be using it for her bachelorette party. I hope she loves it!
Check out my shop if you'd like your own custom crown!

-chelsey

Front Page

My I Heart U card made it to the Etsy front page. Yay! U gotta love the advertising!

I Heart U Crown Card by, Paper Lady Invites

-chelsey

Thursdays Three...

Oh, so nice to be back! Here's my Thursdays Three!


Playing in the Poppies by, P Hearts B


Baby Bird Stamp by, Norajane


Howdy Crown Card by, Paper Lady Invites

Yes, I included my shop this time! Yay!

Don't foget to check out my sale! Lots of items on sale and $1 shipping on ALL items in the US (sorry, no international).

-chelsey

Hug Your Sister Week #3...

Just Something I Made has an assignment that I decided to take on. Hug Your Sister Week.

Beautiful. Funny. Serious. Sensitive. Giggle. Dorky. Smile. Concerned. Outgoing. Adventurous. Goofy.
My sister.


Nicole and I doing the Chicken Dance, at my wedding, from
Arrested Development (See video below).

My sister is currently living in New Zealand with her boyfriend. He's a kiwi. While she was here for my wedding she posed for a few of my Etsy items.








That's my sister.

-chelsey

AND, don't forget to check out Wednesday's What Giveaway and my Card Vote Off!

And the winner is....

Swtlilchick! Congrats! You won!

Thanks to EVERYONE that participated. Please, check back next week for my next giveaway. Its a good one!

Hello everyone! I've decided to have a Halloween giveaway with my Paper Halloween Crown that I made. Its getting closer to the 31st and I want to make sure someone gets to enjoy this awesome crown this Halloween ($16 value)!



Want to know how to win? Okay, I'll tell you!

Rules:
- Visit my shop: Paper Lady Invites and choose an item you really like, and you think I need to make more variety of for my shop! (I love to have outside input!).
- Come back to my blog and post a comment here telling me which item you like and if you think I need to make more of it!
- Please make sure to post your name and e-mail address (I need these to get a hold of you).
- I will accept all complete comments that are posted by 11:59 pm, pacific time, on 10/24.
-Do you want an extra TWO more entries? Blog about this contest, complete with pictures and links, on your own blog! Then, come back here and comment with a link to your blog entry (this is necessary so I know you blogged about it!).
(Thanks to Christopher and Tia for the extra entry contest idea)

Ok, have fun!

(If YOU are interested in sponsoring a future giveaway, please email me or convo me at my shop!)

-chelsey