I Sell Things On Etsy Now

My Etsy shop is finally up and running after some major procrastination on my part. You can check it out right here.

I've been meaning to offer custom digital portraits for awhile, at the encouragement of a few awesome friends whom I made buddy icons for a while back. You've also seen some sneak previews recently in my posts about my wedding stationery. If you're looking for a cute way to commemorate some awesome outfits, want art to use for your wedding postage, or are just really narcissistic, holler at me on Etsy for a custom digital portrait.

Setting up a shop on Etsy was harder than I had expected. The instructions they give you are a little too general and vague, especially since I find that many people on there who are talented with handmade crafts may not necessarily be the best with technology. PayPal is the standard way to handle payments, yet there are no clear instructions on what needs to be set up on the PayPal end verses the Etsy end, and the PayPal user interface is terrible. After stuff gets rolling in my shop, I'll probably try to post some clearer instructions to help people who are trying to set up a new shop. At least the buying process is straightforward!

| Art Credit: Me. |

Wedding Stationery

I didn't wake up at whatever o'clock in the morning to catch the Royal Wedding on the telly but I have been thinking about weddings recently. I'm looking forward to being in my friend Cate's wedding this summer, and I've been touched by the amazing flood of positive feedback from friends and internet strangers alike about my wedding posting on Style Me Pretty. Thank you to everyone who shared my work with friends, liked a wall post, or cared enough about my ideas to swing by and visit my own silly little blog.

I got some questions about designing wedding invitations so I hope you'll all forgive me if I do a little self-promoting PSA here while the whole western world seems to have weddings on the brain. Below is a photo of my wedding suite to clarify the pieces I am currently offering to customize. There is the wedding invitation (with my original teapot illustration) and the matching RSVP postcard back with return address—I can customize these with the bride and groom's information. I also do little cartoony portraits like the ones I used on our postage stamps.

I've been in the process of organizing photos and design files to put up some listings in my Etsy shop, but in the meantime, I am definitely available for custom orders of stationery or portraits. Message me for a quote and once we work out the details, I'll post a reserved listing in the shop for you. If you're interested or have questions, I love getting email here: theyuppielifestyle@gmail.com.

More details for future brides: For the envelopes, I bought the polka-dotted paper, envelope liner stencils, envelopes, and this great adhesive runner from Paper Source and assembled everything myself. For custom rubber stamps, I highly recommend Berkeley Stamp & Engraving Co. for their fast and friendly service; I used them for the "please do not bend" stamp and have used them for other custom rubber stamp projects in the past.

| Photo Credit: Me. |