Congrats to these winners:
Florida: Tona
Texas: Tori
Wisconsin: Bethany
Thanks for playing! All prints will be mailed this week.
We have some new designs coming out in a few days! Here is a sneak peek! Well, back to being a busy bee. Tax day is coming up and we have a lot of paperwork.
I realized I never did a state giveaway for Texas, Florida, or Wisconsin. How about hosting one now for all three? I am going to pick names until I pick one of each state requested. So, I will draw names until I get a request from either Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin. All together, there will be three winners. Sound good? Let’s go!
Here is the deal:
1. Tell me what state you are interested in: Texas, Florida, or Wisconsin
2. Tell me what you like the best about your state of choice
3. Why don’t we make it more competitive and fun? If you tweet, retweet, facebook, or blog about this giveaway, I will put your name in twice. Please leave a link or twitter name in the comment section. If you add Paper Parasol Press on FB, please let me know by commenting on my Facebook page.
4. Please don’t forget to link back to you blog or comment with your name/email so I can contact the winners
I will draw names at 8pm on Monday January 30th! Please don’t forget to list your state of choice!
Texas print, 11×14, three colors, printed on a vintage Vandercook #3 on 140lb paper
Florida, 11×14, three colors, printined on a Vandercook #3 on 140lb paper
Wisconsin, two colors, printer on a vintage Vandercook #3 on 14lp paper
My state print project is partly inspired by nostalgia road trips, Americana, and vintage travel maps. As much as I love getting my ol’ passport stamped, there are so many beautiful places and people within the states. Why leave, when adventures are just a drive or short plane ride away?
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and I wanted to share our line up for 2012! (Need to get used to writing 2012 out!)
Here is our line up of cards! You can also visit the Etsy shop to buy.
Today is going to be a busy day of mailing out a new wholesale account I am very excited about and some self promo material. Happy Monday!
I am not one to write out New Year Resolutions, but as far as the business goes, I try to write out business plans and goals for the new year. It’s nice to write them out, keep them safe, return back to them, set goals, and at the end of the year see where I am it.
Looking back at 2011, it was a good year. I had a lot of trips to California, squeezed in a road trip, business trips, printed a lot, and established a lot of new clients. It started off rough with slight mishaps out of my control, but finished with a bang. I organized some Instagram photos into two collections. One is random Instagrams from 2011 and the second one is vintage signs, mostly neon signs. Thank you, Kevin Systrom for such an amazing thing!
They really don’t make them like they used to. Oh, #signporn! For some reason photographing vintage things (especially signs) makes me incredibly happy. I can’t figure it out, but as far as I know, if it makes you happy then keep at it. I was also thrilled to learn this past year that Betty Willis designed most of the iconic vintage signs of Las Vegas.
The one thing I want for 2012: Get Schooled. I want to learn as much as possible about web programs, gain more knowledge on the programs I do have under my belt, and keep up with technology. As I picture myself going into my 30s and beyond, I don’t want to be left in the dust. I know this is a lot to take on – combining the crafts of the past with the tools of the future, but I know I can do it. So, here goes nothing, 2012!
If interested, my Instagram name is PaperParasolPress.
Best to everyone in the New Year!