CLOSED. Interview and Giveaway: Pigeon Paperie

Thank you to everyone who entered!  Winner will be drawn Monday, April 25th!  Have a great weekend.

xo

We stumbled across this beautiful shop on Etsy and wanted to share it with our readers.  Christina, owner and designer of Pigeon Paperie, is as lovely as the paper things she creates!

Meet Christina

Christina + Owls (such a cool photo!)

--What does your life outside of Etsy/blogging look like (career, family, love, whatever you want to share!)?
I am a newly married woman who lives in the suburbs of Chicago with my husband, and crabby old cat that we love. Currently, my life outside of Etsy is quite busy. I work full time as a junior high art teacher.  I am also working on a master’s degree in instructional leadership.  On Thursday afternoons, I teach a fashion illustration class at an art league.  So, needless to say my days can be quite long, and my blog has definitely suffered as a result of this. 

That being said, I will be done with graduate classes for the most part in May. The school year will end in early June, and I will have the summer to devote time to my art and design work and other goodies like cooking and going to the Chicago Botanic Garden.

--Describe yourself (or ask someone else to do it!) in three words.
Quirky, independent, artistic

--Spring piece you can’t live without:
No matter what time of year it is, I cannot live without cardigans.  Cardigans are my beloved fashion staple, I rarely find myself without one.

--Most recent fashion-related purchase:
A gray and white striped short sleeved fitted shirt.  It makes me feel like it is summer and I should be on a sailboat.

 --Do you craft/make anything else outside of what’s in your shop?
Well, I have two shops.  One is my personalized stationery design work (Pigeon Paperie) the other is my fine art shop (Pigeon Print Shop), where I have paintings, prints, collages, and photography.  I’ve been at a stand still with my artwork as work and graduate school has gotten the best of me lately, but I have many ideas running through my head ready for the moment that I have some time.

--Bad habits?
I watch way too many shows on Hulu.com…we don’t have a television, but I seem to make up for it with my incessant show watching on my computer.

--Desert-island food?
Peanut butter, avocados, my husband’s pizza and his veggie sushi

--Three bands/singers you can’t get enough of:
Belle and Sebastian, Radiohead, David Bowie

--Another blog you follow regularly (link us!):
Michele Maule’s Blog (etsy artist):
http://www.how2drawacupofcoffee.blogspot.com/
Apartment Therapy:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/Chicago

--What made you decide to start a shop?
I started my paper goods and stationery shop because I have always loved good old-fashioned correspondence and letter writing.  I collect postcards and note cards everywhere I go.  It became a reality more and more as I was planning the invitations and paper goods for my wedding.  Many of my friends and family told me that I should create things for other people…and so Pigeon Paperie was born.  Someday in the next year or so, I hope to also have some of my wedding invitation designs available in my shop.

--Significance of your shop name?
Pigeonpaperie came about from my love for pigeons-an odd love, I know.  Pigeons, like them or not, have been a part of human society for ages.  They are like an uninvited companion, with me whether I am strolling the streets of Chicago, or wandering around Paris (this is sadly a rarer occurrence for me).

--Favorite item in your shop right now (link us!)
Personalized Stationery Note Cards Spring Time Butterfly Blue, Brown, and Yellow - Set of 8
http://www.etsy.com/listing/68482312/personalized-stationery-note-cards

Christina is sponsoring a giveaway for our lucky blog readers!

Personalized Classic Simple Kraft Brown Address Labels Set of 36

Label Set Description:  

Add a cute, organic feel to your letters with these 2-inch by 1-inch address labels. Your name(s) and address is printed on brown kraft label paper, and each label is hand punched to create the classic simple border. The kraft brown paper looks great against colored envelopes and is made from 100% recycled, post consumer waste.These stickers will arrive in a cute little cello bag ready to stick to your correspondence. These make great return address labels and also great labels to adhere to your wedding RSVP envelopes.

All designs in Pigeon Paperie start with a good old-fashioned drawing before design work is done on the computer. Labels are printed using professional grade Epson Ultrachrome Inks. 

It's been a while, so here's a refresher on

HOW TO ENTER:

MANDATORY ENTRY:

1.  Become a follower of the Miskabelle blog and in a comment, tell us what your favorite item from Pigeon Paperie is! (If you already follow the blog, just leave a comment with your favorite Pigeon Paperie item!)

ADDITIONAL ENTRIES:

2.  Follow us on Twitter (@miskabelle) (New followers only...leave a comment to let us know!)

3.  Heart Pigeon Paperie on Etsy. (leave a comment)

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5.  Re-tweet this giveaway once it's been tweeted (leave a comment).

6.  Post this giveaway to your blog or FB page (leave a comment w/ link).

This giveaway ends Friday, April 22nd!  Good luck!

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