brownpigeon Monogrammed Stamp Giveaway

This week I am so excited to bring to you a giveaway from a fabulous Etsy Shop, brownpigeon!

Shop Owner, Meagan, recently created a great looking monogrammed stamp for Hunky & I for all of our wedding stationary! I couldn't be happier about it, it's even better than I imagined. (That's our stamp advertising the giveaway!)

A few reasons why Meagan of brownpigeon is super awesome:

• This girl provides amazing customer service, communication is her gift.
• Her product is fantastic, her work is simply great and hand-carved!
  
• The packaging, seriously cute, like you've been sent the sweetest little present.
  
• She's one of those people that, if I knew her in real life, we'd be besties!
• She's offering one of her 2" monogrammed stamps to this week's winner.
  
• Everyone will receive 10% off at brownpigeon with the code STUNNING10 *HOORAY*
  

browpigeon creates gorgeous custom stamps for your business!

Meagan is constantly in awe of other artists and craftspeople that she discovers on Etsy, blogs or in local San Francisco shops. "There are just so many amazing talented people making unique and innovative things right now that I can't help but be inspired by their work. I'm also drawn to nature, patterns, graphic design, typography and the wonder of color."

I just think it's so neat that Meagan can carve all of these different fonts - such a talented lady!

Meagan keeps track of her inspiration in a few handmade journals that she sketches in as well as cuts and pastes images as well. She keeps pads of paper all over her studio to jot ideas onto. When a stamp or print is created she keeps it in a scrapbook/portfolio. (So impressed by your organizational skills girl!)

Super cute - I imagine using this stamp on recipe cards.

Working with people from all over the world to create one-of-a-kind stamps is Meagan's favorite part of selling on Etsy. "Doing custom work is a very interactive process and I love talking with people about how they're going to use their stamp...in their wedding, business, children's party invitations, etc. It's a ton of fun."

Love your home state? Moving? This stamp would be a good investment for you!

brownpigeon's tips for Etsy success: "I think the best way to run a successful shop is to be friendly and available to your customers. Be efficient with everything you do from answering convos (an Etsy email) to making the product and shipping it. I order from Etsy sellers frequently to keep my perspective fresh as to what a customer wants and appreciates."

Say Hello in style with this sassy stamp.

I asked Meagan what art form or craft she has always wanted to try. I found out that she has actually tried jewelry making, weaving, photography, sculpting, book binding, paper making, and graphic design. The only thing that she had yet to conquer was ceramics, which she recently became acquainted with after taking a long term substitute teaching position. Teaching 2 art classes and 3 ceramics classes gave her the courage to fire up the kiln for the first time! This position as since ended and Meagan admits that her true love of art has and will always be printmaking - which includes her stamp making.

We love this stamp Meagan created for our wedding stationary!

Here are several ways you can enter to win a 2" custom monogrammed stamp from brownpigeon:

• MANDATORY ENTRY: Visit brownpigeon and share your favorite item.
  Sample comment: I love (and added to my favorites) the beach rubber stamp set.
  

• Share how you would use your monogrammed stamp
  Sample comment: I will use my A&J stamp all over my shower invitations and thank you's

• Purchase from brownpigeon use code STUNNING10 and save 10%
  Sample comment: I purchased a custom stamp for my Etsy shop and here is a link to the order: http://www.etsy.com/transaction/46534318
  

• Add brownpigeon to your favorites on Etsy
  Sample comment: I added brownpigeon to my favorites under the name stunningannak

• Follow this blog through Google Friend Connect or Blog Lovin
  Sample comment: I am a Stunning follower thru GFC

• "Like" Stunning on Facebook
  Sample comment: I am a Stunning Facebook fan under the name Chelsea Smith

• Tweet about this giveaway
  Sample comment: I tweeted about this giveaway http://twitter.com/#!/StunningAnnaK/status/54911061245181952

• Add the Stunning Button to your blog
  Sample comment: I added the Stunning button to my blog www.chelseasmitherocks.blogspot.com
  

*Please leave each entry in a separate comment*

**This giveaway will begin at 10 am Eastern 4/4/2011 and will end on 4/10/2011 at 8 pm Eastern. The winner will chosen from a random number generator and will be announced in a post Sunday evening.**