One of my recent custom requests was for a Moleskine notebook with a girl’s name painted on it in a rainbow spectrum style. I had never tried blending inks before, but it was really fun to play around with and I love how the journal turned out. So I decided to make a few pieces for my shop using the same technique.
Here’s the first one, a 5 x 7” piece to frame. It would make a great gift to celebrate a wedding, anniversary, civil union, etc. Available in the shop here.
Thanks to everyone who entered my Etsyversary giveaway! Watch to see who won!
Friends, good news — today is my Etsyversary! It’s so hard to believe that a whole year has passed since Sparrow Nest Script was born. What a ride it has been so far. I plan to compile some stats about my first year soon (all the states and countries I’ve sold to, my best-sellers, etc), but for now…
ANNOUNCING: A CELEBRATORY GIVEAWAY!
Without even looking at any records or numbers, I know for a fact that my “amazing ideas that will change the world” notebook was by far one of the most popular items in the Sparrow Nest Script shop this year. My original plan was to give away one of these to celebrate my Etsyversary. But I wanted to make it extra special, so I decided to come up with a whole new design based on the “amazing ideas” one.
Thus, I present to you the prize that the giveaway winner will receive: this custom, one-of-a-kind large kraft Moleskine (ruled) notebook. It features a hand-drawn banner motif with the phrase “amazing, world-changing ideas,” then “from the incredible mind of” below. From whose incredible mind? you’re probably wondering. Well, obviously, YOURS! Once the winner has been chosen, I will customize the notebook with his or her name in beautiful gold metallic ink.
HERE’S HOW TO ENTER:
Leave a comment on this post letting me know what kind of amazing ideas you would fill the notebook with. Use your imagination! And make sure to include your name and email address so I can contact you if you win. (Please use the Disqus comments below, NOT the Tumblr dashboard comments. I will not be counting the Tumblr ones).
Get extra entries by doing any or all of the following (1 extra entry for each):
- Blog about this giveaway or reblog this post
- Follow Sparrow Nest Script on Twitter
- Tweet about this giveaway with a link to this post
- Become a fan of Sparrow Nest Script on facebook
- Pin this blog post on Pinterest
PLEASE LEAVE ONLY ONE COMMENT WITH ALL OF YOUR ENTRIES:
(1) What you’d use the notebook for (be creative!)
(2) Link to blog post or reblog
(3) Twitter handle you followed (or already follow) me with
(4) Link to your tweet
(5) Facebook account you used to “like” my page
(6) Link to your pin
You have until midnight next Thursday (May 10th) to enter. I will choose the winner on Friday, May 11th. Good luck!
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I’ve been in love with Society 6 for a long time. A lot of my favorite photographers, illustrators, and other artists sell their work there.
Well, now I do too! I only have a few pieces up so far, including this one, but I’m so excited about this and can’t wait to add more.
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I’ve just listed several new sets of stickers in my shop, including both rectangular name tags like these and smaller (1.5”) round stickers that say hi. This is my first time designing something with my new Wacom tablet and having it printed elsewhere, and I’m very happy with how these turned out.
Extra nerdy note: several of the sets are created using Pantone’s fall and spring 2012 fashion color forecasts for men and women. I ♥ Pantone, unnnff.
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NEWS!
I’m working on a real, honest-to-goodness website, everyone. It’ll have an “About” page and a blog and information about custom order pricing. Updates to come.
Saw this lovely photo (and many others) a few days ago when a bride I did some signage for a while back contacted me to tell me her wedding was featured on Ruffled Blog. She pulled together TONS of crafty and vintage details to make her wedding day amazing (see the blog post)—I’m a little jealous, to be honest! Oh, and how cute are she and her husband? I’m so honored that my work was part of what looks to have been such an incredible event.
(Photo by Stone Crandall Photography. For the full gallery of images from the day, go here.)
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The Lost Art of Hand Lettering by Chris Yoon.
48 hours left in my Fab.com sale !! All prints & cards are 30% off my normal retail pricing. Many thanks to those spreading the word!
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Great stuff from a fellow North Carolinian — click through to check it out!
