Product Review: PolkaDotCardz

I'm clearly not a handmade goddess. I don't sew well {hello squiggly seams!}, and I'm really just lazy a whole lot of the time. I'd rather buy handmade than be the crafty queen {although, I have some projects to share soon!}. Still, I think its extremely important to highlight local/independent artists and businesspeople when they do amazing things and give wonderful service.

As you may know, I'm graduating with my Master of Science in about a month, and unlike when I got my Baccalaureate {doesn't that sound fancy?} I wanted to let people know. I'm pretty darn proud that I finished my thesis and did this thing! The announcements sold through my school were nice....sort of...but a little over the top, and extremely expensive. It cost around $75 for 25 invitations and they take about 1 month to process. So I turned to etsy, something I do quite a bit, and finally found Lara and PolkaDotCardz.

I'll let her introduce herself:

Hi everyone! My name is Lara, and I’m a music teacher turned SAHM turned Etsy shop owner! I taught for 10 years in a small Christian school, and I ended up making invitations every year for the Senior Formal, and Announcements for the graduates! My M-I-L suggested I give Etsy a try, and Voila! I found a new passion in paper. =o) My signature card is a circle that swivels. Most of my cards are either circle shaped or incorporate my beloved polka dots in the design. I also specialize in custom Graduation Announcements for High School and College.

Let me be clear: she is awesome! I contacted her with what I wanted and she not only made a sample for me to see, but also changed the announcement a few times with my nitpicky issues. Not only that, but she shipped extremely quickly, which gave me plenty of time to send them out.

And look how gorgeous they are?!

I *highly* recommend this shop for all of your invitation and announcement needs! Lara gives wonderful feedback on what she thinks will work {or not}, her products are high quality, and she is super quick!

And, guess what?! She is offering to give one lucky winner either three individual cards or a set of 5 custom invitations. How can you resist?!

How to enter:

Go to Lara's shop and leave a comment telling us what you favorite thing is!

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Blog, tweet, or Facebook about this giveaway! Feel free to use this: You should be jealous that I just entered to win stationary from PolkaDotCardz on @advntrsnflpflps's blog! {two entries total}

Blogging with integrity: I did not receive any compensation for this review. I bought my announcements with my own money and think its important to tell people when I get good, affordable products with excellent customer service. I'm pretty excited that Lara agreed to do a giveaway so you can experience her awesomeness for yourselves!