Phantom Limb

St. Paul Craftstravaganza Sneak Peak

The 2013 St. Paul Craftstravaganza is this Saturday, May 11, at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Phantom Limb will be selling handmade books and paper cut cards and art in booth #6, directly in front of the west entrance of the Progress Center. 

Here's a sneak peek at some of the work I'll have on hand. 

"Meet me at the lake" Paper Cut Art

"You're the Minneapple of my Eye" Paper Cut Art

Neon Library Card Notebooks

Upcycled Journals

More about Craftstravaganza on their site. I hope to see you there!

Grand Opening Celebration: Win a $25 Etsy Gift Card

I'm super excited to announce the Grand Opening of Phantom Limb's new shop!

When I started selling online in 2005, I couldn't imagine the growth my little biz would see. Over the past few years, it's become very apparent that my own shop was badly needed to handle the many ways I get orders, including custom and wholesale sales. In early 2012, I gave birth to our daughter and, like a lot of things, the plan for this site was temporarily put on hold.

So after literally ruminating on this site for two years, I couldn't be more excited to officially open this week! While my Etsy shop will remain live, the Phantom Limb shop will be my main shop -- first to get new products and the only place to get occasional discounts.

On my blog, I'll be posting about adventures in making books and cut paper goods. I'll also be talking to fellow artists and posting some of the my favorite finds. Because my updates will be infrequent for now, the best way to stay-up-to date with the blog is to follow in an RSS reader. Here's the rss feed and Bloglovin' if you are game. 

I hope you enjoy checking out the new site! 

Win a $25 Etsy GIft Card

To thank the many customers that have helped make this new shop a necessity, I'm giving away a $25 Etsy Gift Card. You can spend it in any Etsy shop that accepts the Etsy gift cards -- that's millions of options! (Including the Phantom Limb Etsy shop). Or give the card to mom for Mother's Day. She'd love that! 

Enter to win in the Rafflecopter form below. The contest officially opens May 1 and closes on May 15, 2013. You can earn extra entries each day by Tweeting about the giveaway. Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

And hey, don't forget to check out the new shop. You can enjoy free shipping through May 15, too. Use code "NEWSITE" at checkout. (U.S. orders only.)

Phantom Limb in Uppercase Magazine

I'm thrilled to have my Hello Envelope and Card Set in the latest issue of Uppercase Magazine. The issue is dedicated to stationery and is packed full of inspiration and business advice. Uppercase is one of the best design magazines out right now and having my work inside was on my business bucket list. Thank you to Discover Paper for making this happen!

Vintage Spell and Play Workbook

This vintage workbook was a recent thrift shop find. The font and colors inside are just perfect. 

Of course, it was just begging to be turned into books. 

Inside an Artist Journal

My artist journals are made from a variety of new and vintage dead stock paper. Inside each book, you'll find pages from vintage books, ledgers, graph notebooks, school dittos, stationery, office supplies, coloring books -- and tons of other pretty paper. Every page is a different pattern, and they all coordinate together into a one of a kind notebook.

Often customers will tell me that they don't want to write in my journals because they see them as "too special." I always tell them that I've been making these journals for almost a decade now and they are really designed to be used. "I'll make more!" is often what I'll say. But really, the paper inside is getting another chance to be used before it is recycled -- and that's a pretty nice feeling, too. 

You can use them as journals -- filled with your thoughts, photos and artwork. I've had customers use them as guest books, memory books and dream journals. Or you can use them as everyday journals -- I put my grocery lists and to-dos in these journals and it's makes these mundane tasks way more fun.

Here's a peek inside a typical Phantom Limb journal. 

Hello, there.

After many years on Etsy, I'm finally making the jump to a site of my own. My Etsy shop will remain open, but this new site will hopefully be the forever home of Phantom Limb. 

On this blog, I'll be posting the stuff that inspires me and tons of paper love. You'll also get a peek at the Phantom Limb studio and how I work. 

I'm so excited to finally have a full web presence. Welcome!