Open Call For Submissions and Sponsors

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If you've been a regular reader of my blog for any period of time, you may have noticed a bit of a format change in the recent months. I've gone from one post a day to 5-8, and I have started to include more Giveaways/Interviews and Product reviews. Paper*Cakes Finds approaches it's 2 year anniversary in February and I want 2011 to be a fantastic year! My goal is to be more organized, professional, and to share the best content I can find!

I am looking for Sponsors, Artists to Interview, Guest Posters, Giveaway and Review submissions, and more!


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Giveaways

I'm hoping to always have at least three giveaways open. Giveaways are always done with an artist interview and feature. If you're interested in doing one, it's a great way for both of us to get a lot of promotion! Giveaways average around 100 comments usually, sometimes less and sometimes double that depending on the draw that particular artists pulls.


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Reviews

In 2011 I will be accepting items to review. I will try out items and post about my experiences with them :) I will post photos and share them with my community of followers both on the blog and on twitter/facebook. I will only be taking items relevant to the interests of my readership.


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Sponsorship

I'm changing sponsorship a little for 2011, I have new rates and a few more options. There will be four Sponsorship options;

250x125 ad - $50 / month - one spot only

125x125 ad - $30 / month or $50 for two months - up to 5 spots available

50x125 ad - $10 / month - up to 5 spots

Post Sponsorship - Feature your etsy items or banner at the bottom of all posts - weekly $15 or monthly $50. This option gets you the most exposure because it will show up in feed readers.

*All* sponsorship spots come with the option of a giveaway / interview as well as me regularly tweeting your links to my 14,000+ followers and working hard to promote your brand or shop! If you're interested in sponsorship, please email me at spikernub @ hotmail . com and I can give you more details or answer any questions.

I also want to make it more aware that in order to be featured in my weekly Flickr Friday mosaic, please upload photos into the Flickr Group Here. To be chosen for the daily Flickr Four, you must be in my contacts. You can add me here. I may be a bit slow to respond due to volume but I will get to you!


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Guest Posts

I'm looking for guest posters to put together posts about.. well.. almost anything! Home decor, DIY, shopping, etsy/dawanda/artfire, tutorials, cool photos... anything that you think would fit in well with the PCF feel.


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Plans for 2011 for the Paper*Cakes..

I will have two shops this year. One for jewelry/accessories/vintage/art and another for supplies and tutorials. I will be offering online classes as well hopefully. Watch closely for updates! I can't wait to be back in business!

The blog will become more interactive, and more fun. I hope to become the #1 indie shopping resource out there. I am hoping to set up a Canadian shopping directory as well as archive all of the past interviews, add more DIY tutorials, and more.

Don't forget you can contact me any time on twitter as @papercakes or email me @ spikernub at hotmail . com

xo lovelies! happy 2011~

Paper*Cakes Party and a Little Note

Helloooo blog readers!! :) I don't normally "say" much on this blog.. (I keep that on twitter, lol) but I just wanted to write a little note about the current state of things. I've been *insane* busy with Christmas social things, the two babies, the blog, business, and all. I have taken a lot of submissions lately and I am getting a bit behind on posting them. So, if you're waiting to see your content - it WILL be posted - just a bit slower than I may have anticipated.

Anyways, I also wanted to share a few photos from a recent home jewelry party I had. My etsy shop has been closed for a while, so I have been trying my best to put my things out there at least a little bit for the Christmas season :) The home sale went really well, I did it twice. I will post again sometime soon with tips on doing your own home sale.












Tree display idea came from the book crafting a meaningful home.

Merry Christmas!

It's FLICKR Friday!

1. Hand Embroidered Cloudy Pincushion, 2. Candy Cane Striped Ribbon, 3. Neapolitan!, 4. In Love Earrings, 5. "Elegance" Hand Painted Roses Ornament, 6. Petals. Blush - Post Earrings. Sweet Soft Pink. Shabby Cottage Chic., 7. etsy 03, 8. Pink Mum Earring Dangles, 9. butter cream minis

Inspired by color

Inspired by some colors I saw in my Etsy favorites today... something a little different. Susbcribe to my etsy favorites feed to see everything I heart - or just look to see what else didn't make it into this post.









This post brought to you by the following paper*cakes products

It's FLICKR Sunday! (LOL)

Sorry I missed this on Friday guys! :) It's my 1 yr wedding anniversary this weekend :) xoxo





1. Bright Pink Eco Felt Tweet Bird Brooch , 2. sweet & simple, 3. etsy 04, 4. Leather Lady Necklace, 5. {MamaShoppe} : Royale, 6. Purple Hairpin Gift Set, 7. red heart necklace, 8. Felt owl keychain green, 9. Happy Hoot Owl Pink

Today's Featured Paper*Cakes Items.

The Busy Holiday Season is coming - Advertise on Paper*Cakes Finds!

Hellllllllllllloooo gals (and guys maybe?)! It's coming into that busy time of year - the holidays! :)

We will be accepting 125x125 button ads in the sidebar again, starting now! Paper*Cakes finds has really taken off - we are such a new blog but we are really growing and we have a loyal readership! Support handmade! :) There are so much great handmade items out there to purchase, but you wouldn't believe how many don't know where to start looking for them - that's where we come in!

If you are interested in advertising, or have any questions - please email me at spikernub@hotmail.com with the subject line: ADVERTISING.

I am a stay at home mommy and a fellow small crafty business owner so I know that times are tough right now so I try to keep my rates nice and affordable!

xo

More pretty jewelery..

I know I've been doing a lot of jewelery lately.. I just can't help it! Here are some of my fresh finds, all from etsy and searched out last night!

A special someone is joining in on the fun!

The very lovely Chelsea Ann (aka Ittybittybirdy!) shall be joining the paper*cakes finds team. She will be posting once a week, most likely on Mondays! I am sooo excited to have some help (I know I've been slacking lately, I'm so sorry!!) and especially some help from Chelsea Ann - she has great taste! Go check out her personal blog, and you can also check out the interview she had here by finding the image in the sidebar.