WIP Wednesday - Exhibition Papercut and Letterpress Gift Tags

For this weeks WIP Wednesday I thought I would show you what I've been working on....I've been creating a completely unique and one of a kind papercut for the We Are Raw exhibition. I was recently asked by We Are Raw if I would contribute a papercut piece to their 5th birthday exhibition and I said yes!

You can see all the other contributors here and all of the money raised from the collaborative artworks will be going to the local charity the Wood Street Mission, helping children and families that live in difficult circumstances.

I thought I would use this as an opportunity to experiment with my style and design something that is heavily influenced by Papel Picado - the traditional Mexican craft of papercutting.

Something else that I have been doing this week is taking photos of the NEW Mr Yen Letterpress gift tags! I have been planning to create these for a while and have finally had them printed and listed for sale here! I wanted something meaningful and simple so they don't distract from the gift they are attached to - but also enhance the gift giving experience by adding a tactile element. So you can now have your very own set of four gift tags, with a choice of either grey or white ribbon and all for a very reasonable price!

{WIP Wednesday}

I am finally back in business and over the flu! I have updated my big cartel shop & my etsy shop with some new papercuts and gift tags for Valentines day - soon to be joined by some valentines day cards.

The product for Valentines day I am most proud of is the customisable papercut key that is available. I have wanted to make something customisable like this available for a long time now and I think I will keep this product on after Valentines day has passed too! (you can head over to see how it works by clicking the image below)



It feels good to be back to work and I can't wait to show you all the new stationery items I will be bringing out - both printed and papercut. I really want to focus more on my papercut/printed stationery this year as I want my items to be practical and what better products to make than stationery! (...think notebooks, notepads, sketchbooks, tape, postcards, note-cards and more!)

Happy New Year!

Well I hope you all had a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!
I started the year with the flu, which means there will be a delay in both my etsy and big cartel shops re-opening....but! when they do they will be full of paper goodies for Valentines day, plus lots of brand new notebooks, notepads, greeting cards and other bits of stationery!

This year I am introducing printed goods to my shops too and will be listing some thank you cards as the first printed designs for sale. I am also ready to start accepting custom papercuts again, which make great personalised presents for loved ones - making great presents for Valentines day!

Here's hoping 2011 will be a great year for us all!

{Monday Morning}

This morning I finally got around to photographing some of my new Xmas stock & have listed some seasonal greeting cards and a set of four matching tags. I also managed to photograph & list the limited edition papercut in my etsy shop now, with only 10 editions being available!

Each card (as you can see above) has a deep ruby red interior and a bright snow white exterior, with a hand cut design. The set of four tags match the designs of the cards and are also red and white.

Making, photographing & writing the descriptions for these products is getting me all excited for the holiday season, plus, now with it getting darker earlier, it makes me think of Christmas and I can't wait to start buying & making presents for people too!

Hope you have had a productive Monday!