I could spend countless hours searching the pages of Etsy for unique artwork for my home. There’s nothing quite like adding to a room the perfect piece of work by an independent artist to make that room feel complete and, well, grown-up.
When I came across the work of two extremely talented sisters – Laura of Greengirl Designs and Jill of Paper Prayers – I was immediately hooked on their funky and whimsical style. They approach their work with a variety of materials, such as vintage paper, found objects (you know I love that!), and acrylics. The sisters often showcase their pieces in old recycled frames, which can be as much as part of the art as what’s inside them.
Some of their pieces make me want to sing from the trees:
Other pieces fill my heart with hope and joy:
Some would make perfect Mother’s Day gifts:
While still others remind me that I have everything I could ever want within the four walls of my home:
Each piece is hand-crafted and sure to lift your spirits. I love that even though each piece is one-of-a-kind, it is important to them to keep their prices affordable so that everyone can add a little beauty to their homes.
The sisters have generously offered one of my favorite pieces to a lucky reader. How great would this piece of artwork look in your home?
This “Normal Day” design by Paper Prayers is comprised of vintage and new papers, acrylics, a recycled frame, and text that spells out the most wonderful message. As Jill says,
Any day that is “normal” in our house is a good day: when no one gets hurt, no one’s sick, no one’s come up with some hair-brained idea, no one’s made a big mess, no one’s fighting. Nothing exciting has happened, nothing out of the ordinary has taken me by complete surprise.
I think we all long for a “normal” day, don’t we?
This fabulous piece can easily be yours! Simply visit the Etsy stores of Greengirl Designs and Paper Prayers and leave a comment below telling me which of the pieces in each store are your favorites.
If you want more chances to win, add a link to this post and mention the giveaway on your blog, Facebook page or Twitter stream. Just leave an additional comment for each of method of entry so I will be able to keep up!
I’ll announce a winner of the giveaway on Monday, April 27th. Good luck!
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From Green Girl’s Design Shop,I love the “Bless This Little House” piece and the pretty frame it’s in!
From the Paper Prayers shop, I love the “Be Still and Know” heart in the gray frame… so great! I favorited this item to come back to when I have some extra cash!!
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I tweeted the giveaway: http://twitter.com/hellojournalist/status/1564848372
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From the Green Girl designs I like Blooming Joy. And from Paper Prayer I like sing to the glory of his name.
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From Paper Prayer i like the be still and know one. from GreenGirl designs i like the butterfly girl and i can do great things, too. i couldn’t decide which one i liked better!
oh and i twittered your giveaway!
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and i put the link on my blog!
I love “Change is Good” from GreenGirlDesigns. The phrase is simple and the colors are beautiful.
And gotta pick “A small house” from PaperPrayers…cause you know, I live in a small house!!
Great finds Linds!
I LOVE the All that I’ve seen piece and the framed heart tree collage. Beautiful items!
This art is awesome (each and every piece). I especially love “Live out Loud” and “Look for the Joy”!
Fingers crossed,
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I love greengirl design’s blessed and paperprayers Green Hope Wood Sign
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I would love a chance to win! From Paper Prayers I like “Your Story Begins”, and from Green Girl I like “Be Happy”! Thanks for hosting!!
I love the “God has a plan” piece by Paper Prayers, the shades of purple are beautiful. I also love the “Change is good” piece by Greengirl Design, the tree is adorable, and of course that is a good idea to remember. I would love to win the “Normal Day” piece!
I love the “Live out loud” by Greengirl Design! And the “Hope Flower” by paper Prayers
I love Live out loud from Greengirl Design and Teach me to sing by Paper Prayers.
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Wow–both of these stores are amazing! I had a hard time picking my favorite in both. For Green Girl I chose “Home” and for Paper Prayers I chose “Be Still and Know”. I am crossing my fingers for a win!
I like change is good and small house….soooo cute!
tweeted!
And crossing my fingers to win!
Greengirl- “Happy memories are made here”
Paper prayers- “Welcome”
I absolutely LOVE both of these artists!!! I really need to save up and buy some of their stuff myself – because every time I go to their blog I see so many beautiful things. Keep up the great work girls!!!
Wow they both have amazing work.
I love live out loud from Greengirl and the journey itself from paper prayers.
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Green Girl fave is “We’re a Crazy Family”
Paper Prayers fave is “Hope Flower”
Love it.
OMG! Thanks so much for posting this gem!!
I love the little things one!Mixed Media, Brown Welcome Wood Sign using Paper, Paint, Collage with Unique Fonts from paperprayers!
and
We’re A Crazy Family. and Happy Memories Are Made Here from greengirl… wow! love them all!
I twittered it! twitter.com/cutesymama
I love the Love Lives Here. amsbolda@hotmail.com
I tweeted. 1amypugmire. is my username. amsbolda@hotmail.com
I like Tower O’ Birds by GreenGirlDesigns and Peace Flower by paperprayers.
oooh so cute! I love Coffee Domination at Greengirl Designs and Peace Flower at Paper Prayers.
Thanks for hosting a great giveaway, Lindsay!
They are wonderful!! We were excited to share all their yumminess today too!! Great post!
blessings,
kari & kijsa
I liked “happy memories are made here” and “mixed media purple believe” (kinda abbreviated that one)
thanks!
Green Girl – All I Have Seen
Paper Prayers – Original Mixed-Media Flower and Butterfly Wood Grey Plaque using Paint Paper and Collage with Quote Look For Joy
green girl – all i have seen
paper prayers i see me as god does
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What a great giveaway! On the Greengirl Designs site, I love the “We’re a crazy family” piece and on Paper Prayers site I love the purple believe piece. It was a hard decision. I love so many of the pieces!
Both of these shops have such clever pieces!!! I love the “When in doubt…dance” one at Greengirl Designs and the “A small house will hold as much happiness as a big one” one at Paper Prayers. Good finds, Linds!
I really like the Little moment piece! thanks for sharing this awesome shop!
Opps i didn’t see the each store part lol
i liek the Home piece by green girl design.
I facebook the post
From Greengirl I like “all I have seen” and the welcome sign from Paper Prayers. So creative!
greengirl designs–”welcome to our crazy, happy, loud home” fits us perfectly. 900 square feet, two parents, one 7 y.o. boy, one 4.5 y.o. girl, a dog, and a cat…see, it describes us to a “T”!!
paperprayers–”be still and know”–the perfect reminder and lovely to gaze upon when having quiet time in the a.m. i esp. love the 4 arrow, pulling in different directions. sigh.
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Lovin’ this artwork! Hard to choose favorites, but I really like Happy Memories Are Made Here and Be Still and Know.
They are both very creative!
My favorite from GreenGirlDesign’s shop is the Change is Good piece. The tree is beautiful.
From PaperPrayers’s shop I absolutely LOVE the Bird in the Cloud piece! One of my little sisters has always been mocked for seemingly having her head in the clouds and for being different from others. To me this is what makes her so much more special. I have always tried to remind her that she has to find her own way to spread her wings. I think a piece like this would be one of the greatest reminders I could give her to encourage her to keep being the amazing young lady she is becoming as she grows in the grace of her Father in Heaven.
I just mentioned the giveaway in my facebook status and posted a note about the giveaway for all my friends to check out.
OMGOSH, how cute is their work? I have to add them to my list of “when I have some extra cash” wants. LOL Thanks for sharing them.
Cece
I love their stuff! I especially love GreenGirl- my favorite of hers is “The Heart always finds its way home”. I really like PaperPrayers’ long word signs, I think my favorite is the Welcome sign.
I just Twittered and set my Facebook status about this!
I like This Moment Is Your Life and The Journey Itself. Thanks for the chance!
I love “Change Is Good.” from Greengirl Designs and “Hope” from Paper Prayers. This art is gorgeous and so affordable. Love it!
I love the It’s the little moments that make life big piece by paper prayers! How true! And love the Because I said so by Greengirl Designs…we said!
From Greengirl, When In Doubt…Dance
From Paper Prayers, Where Your Story Begins
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Hi Lindsay:
What a great giveaway! I have posted it on my blog!
http://mynetfinds.blogspot.com/2009/04/artwork-giveaway.html
it’s me again!
From GreenGirlDesign, my favorite is “bless this little home”: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19415491
From Paper prayers, my favorite is the welcome sign:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22157906
From GreenGirlDesign:
“Blessed.”
From PaperPrayers:
Mixed Media “Believe”
contact me at:
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Hi there! What a fun give-a-way!
I am completely gaga in love with the crazy family from Green Girl Designs!!
I also love the welcome wood sign from Paper Prayers.
Thanks! Melissa
travandmelissa.blogspot.com
OMG… This was a very hard decision! But alas, I think I’ve found a favorite in each! Here they are:
The Heart Always Finds Its Way Home by Green Girl Designs
and
Mixed Media, Green Hope Wood Sign using Paint, Paper and Collage with Unique Fonts by Paperprayers
Such cute stuff!
Smiles,
Jen
From GreenGirl “The heart always finds it’s way home”–living overseas, this hits the spot!
From Paperprayers, “Believe in Possibilities” on the book front called Someday Soon–how appropriate.
Both have beautiful, unique artwork! From GreenGirl I love ‘Coffee Domination’ and from Paperprayers I love ‘Sing to the Glory of His Name.’
Wow! What an amazing giveaway!! I love the “Be Happy” work from GreenGirl and the Hope Brooch from Paperprayers.
What wonderful artists!!
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From Greengirl I LOVED the “Home” sign.
From Paperprayers I LOVED the Mixed Media, Brown Welcome Wood Sign.
They are both amazing artists!!!
I love the Live Laugh Love one.
From Green Girl’s shop I love “Be Happy”
From Paperprayer’s shop i love “Song Bird”
Great artists!
Oh goodness, I just sat in awe at their pieces. Beautiful work! At Green Girl’s I love her “Home” piece. At Paper Prayer it would have to be “A Small House” (fits perfectly for this home!). Both ladies have been made my favorites!! Thanks for sharing the links to the stores.
The Family is One of God’s Master pieces and Family Memories Made here. They are so cute! adidenhover@gmail.com
I tweeted about the contest. adidenhover@gmail.com
I love the Laughter Is The Best Medicine.The works are so creative,thanks for sharing
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Such fun artwork! I love “Because I Said So” (how perfect is that?) and “This is the Place”. Thanks for the give-away op.
All I have seen from Green Girl and
A small house from Paper Prayers
Such wonderful creative people!
WoW – very hard to choose just one from each! From Paper Prayers I loved “I believe God’s Promises” in pink and blue and from Green Girl I love the bird that says SING, tweet and peep! Love both sites.
Greengirl “the moment is yours”
paperprayes “a small house”
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My very favorite was “Normal Day” – when I saw it I went immediately to the Etsy site to look for it, not realizing it was the giveaway! LOL!
I’ve marked as favorites (other than Normal Day):
Green Girl Designs: “Tower O’ Birds”
Paper Prayers: “I Believe God’s Promises (Light Green)”
Greengirl designs–Live, Love, Laugh
Paper Prayers: Look for joy.
Hope I win! Thanks for the great giveaway!
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This is my first time to your blog (I think) but I’m glad I found it. I like Etsy but sometimes get overwhelmed trying to sort though all the stores. Thank you for the links in your post.
My favourite at GreenGirlDesigns is the “Change is Good” piece as it’s pretty relevant to my life right now. And it’s a beautiful piece.
At paperprayers’ shop, I’m really drawn to the Song Bird piece. It’s a very good truth to remember.
And now I’ll be spending some time browsing Etsy. Saturdays are for pajamas, right? I hope so because I’ll be in mine a little bit longer…
I like the green girl “Today is a good day” design and the “Original Mixed-Media Flower and Butterfly Wood Grey Plaque using Paint Paper and Collage with Quote Look For Joy” from paper prayers
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Tweeted!! http://twitter.com/pestkaj/status/1614618787
From Greengirl I like Live, Love, Laugh
From Prayer Papers I like This Home Believes
I love these! Their style is so awesome.
From Greengirl I love Be Happy
From Prayer Papers I love the Little Moments framed tree that has already been sold.
from greengirl Laughter Is The Best Medicine.
from prayer paper Peace Flower
I love the “This Moment Is Your Life” piece in Green Girl Designs, and “Beautiful Sun” in Paper Prayers.
Tweeted!
http://twitter.com/hcherakovic/status/1625430598
Love these! They are very similar to the type of artwork I do too. Fun!
My fave from Greengirl is “Today is a Good Day.”
My fave from Paper Prayers is “Bird of Dreams.”
Ca-ute!
I mentioned your great giveaway on my blog, too.
I L.O.V.E. All Have Seen in the Greengirl etsy… and H.E.A.R.T. the Green Hope Wood Sign in the Paper Prayers etsy…
My favorite GreenGirl piece is This Moment Is Your Life or really, anything of hers that has that rectangular tree. Love that! And my new fave from Paper Prayers are the brooches! Those are so adorable! Especially on a bag.
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Just posted this on facebook!
Shadley Grimes
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I’m honored to say that I have the privilege of knowing both of these artists…and they’re both aMAZING women!!!
I LOVE Laura’s “Welcome to our crazy, happy, loud home”
and LOVE Jill’s “This Home Believes”
woohoo