That’s right! My Etsy shop, Magnolia Papers, is now OPEN!
Magnolia Papers is a shop where you can find digital designs with sweet southern details. You can find your perfectly southern wedding invitation suite, a custom hand drawn map, bridal shower invitations, baby shower invitations and so much more! I only have a few items up right now but everything is fully customizable and things will be added daily! If you have any suggestions for items or southern details that I’m missing, please let me know!
I decided to open Magnolia Papers when I started looking for the perfect wedding invitations but couldn’t find anything that was quite right. I was surprised to find that there really was a lack of options out there that screamed “southern” to me. Being from the south, I take pride in the fact that I say y’all and bless your heart and drink sweet tea {vodka} out of a mason jar. The smell of a gardenia brings me back to my grandmother’s backyard and my heart goes pitter patter everytime I see a firefly. Manners are the one thing you should never leave the house without and my daddy taught me that a true gentleman always walks on the street side of you. {side note: My heart melted on my first date with Jeff when he moved to the street side of me as we walked to lunch; Jeff may be from CT but he’s got true southern values}
I wanted to make sure that some of my favorite southern things were incorporated into our wedding. When I couldn’t find what I was looking for, I thought that there must be other brides out there who are struggling just as I was. From there Magnolia Papers was born. Right now, I am just offering everything in a digital download format but am working on finding a printer so that I can offer printing as well.
Like I said, everything is fully customizable. Like this Magnolia invitation.
I also offer hand drawn wedding maps. I wanted to put one in our guest OOT bags or use in some other way for our wedding but was not willing to spend $125 for something I knew I could do myself. I didn’t want to put our wedding map up there and spoil the surprise so I created another one of one of my favorite cities, Charleston, SC. I’m working on a few more for friends and family that will be up soon!
{The color looks really light/bright on my screen right now, I guess I need to do some adjusting this evening.}
Because I am so excited about the opening of Magnolia Papers, I am going to be giving away a custom wedding map or invitation suite to one lucky reader! If you aren’t a bride yourself, you can enter to have a map done as a keepsake for your own wedding or give it as a gift to a friend! I can also do a commemorative college town map for a graduate or a world map of all the places you’ve lived! The possibilities are endless and there is one for everyone!
To enter: {please leave a separate comment for each entry}
1. Mandatory – Be a follower of Carolina Fireflies AND add Magnolia Papers to your favorite Etsy shops
2. Leave me a comment with an idea for a southern invitation that I haven’t already added to my shop
3. Tweet, blog or facebook about this giveaway {separate entry for each! make sure to leave your twitter handle, blog address or facebook name in your comment}
This giveaway will run through July 7, 2012 at midnight. The winner will be contacted via email and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.
I am also offering 25% off everything in my shop through July 31st as a Grand Opening celebration! Just enter code GRDOPEN12 at checkout!
Rachel says
Congrats- very charming!!! R. hedge
Shooting Stars Mag says
This is awesome! I follow you via GFC and added you to my faves on etsy. I'm ShootingStarsMag on both
lauren51990 at aol dot com
Shooting Stars Mag says
a southern invitation idea I would suggest is lemonade yellow in some way…or even something with a porch swing. 🙂
-Lauren
Kaitlin Boles says
I added Magnolia Papers to my favorites on ETSY!
Kaitlin Boles says
Following your blog on GFC!
Kaitlin Boles says
Thank you so much for allowing me to enter this giveaway absolutely love your invitations! I just got engaged and we would love to win this giveaway! As far as a southern inspiration goes for invites lets see, mason jars with lighting bug or even carolina fireflies coming out of the mason jar, carved trees/fall leaves with some rustic/vintage feel to some invites, hills with a sunset, plantation type home with a southern belle, and I probably could give you many more ideas not sure if these would be what you want to do or not. I am from the South and these are a few things I think about when I think of southern inspiration. Once again thank you so much for allowing me to enter, so sweet of you! Good luck to everyone!
Becca Acker says
What a cute idea! Found you via Mingle Monday. I couldn't help but follow your blog! 🙂
Maryia - Sky says
I love this idea! So cute!!!! We are getting married in August and haven't seen anything like this yet.
Nancy says
Follow you via GFC: allibrary and liked/hearted Magnolia Papers on Etsy
Nancy
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Nancy says
For more southern invitation ideas: housewarming, Sweet 16, BBQ, baby's baptism….
Nancy
allibrary (at) aol (dot) com
Erinn Sluka says
GFC:Esluka and Etsy name: Esluka erinnsluka@gmail.com
Erinn Sluka says
Some "Front porch" or Burlap theme erinnsluka@gmail.com