PaperKindness

Share some Paper Kindness!

Montreal, Quebec | 446 Sales

5 out of 5 stars (128)

PaperKindness

Share some Paper Kindness!

Montreal, Quebec 446 Sales On Etsy since 2015

5 out of 5 stars (128)

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  • Printable: RESIST, an anti-Trump poster.

    CA$2.00

  • Printable: Kind hugs.

    CA$6.00

  • Patch: handle your nonsense

    CA$8.00

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    Kristin Matte

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    Kristin Matte

    Announcement    Paper Kindness is a little shop that features alternative greeting cards and goods that help spread care, support, and sometimes giggles...

    Life is rough, let's try and be nice to each other and ourselves.

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    Last updated on 18 Jun, 2019

    Paper Kindness is a little shop that features alternative greeting cards and goods that help spread care, support, and sometimes giggles...

    Life is rough, let's try and be nice to each other and ourselves.

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    10 months
    My focus is on the duplex these days, but Paper Kindness is still up and running. Everything in the shop is ready to ship. It’ll be a while until I make new things, but the duplex project means a studio work space - so long term it’s a big deal! derelict_house_buildingtwo_heartsmuscleskin-tone-3

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  • Patch : Our radical survival.

    PaperKindness

    CA$8.00

    • 1 year
    It’s been a while since I’ve posted any new creative work;that’s because over the next year I will be renovating/moving into a duplex with my mother. All items in my shop are ready to ship, I just need to focus my energy elsewhere for a little while. two_hearts

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  • Postcard : Wild Flowers.

    PaperKindness

    CA$4.50

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    About

    • Some of my sketches from something I'm working on (August 2016).

    Being nice helps.

    My name is Kristin, I'm a graphic designer living and working in the Montreal area.

    This shop is an extension of my daily practice. I often design helpful forms and paper products for my friends and family. I also design greeting cards year-round for personal use, often selling cards to those around me.

    Asking for payment has often been a sore spot for me, but creative work is work, and I'm learning to value that. Friends have been saying I should open an Etsy shop for ages, so here I am, trying that on.

    I like designing, and I especially like producing helpful designs for those around me. I make things. All the time. I write. I doodle. I try things. I read. I consume art.

    If it were 200 years ago and I was a dude I'd have a patron and could work creatively without thinking about bills, but it's 2017 and creative work is hard. (Interesting tidbit: I tried finding a patron of the arts on Craigslist but man did that not work).

    A lot of my work these days deals with self-care, mental health and kindness. All things that touch on our ability to get through a hard time.

    Sometimes, for some of us, that hard time is pretty constant.

    Hopefully this shop will be a place where I can create things that represent a need in me and my friends which can then serve and mirror the needs of others.

    Thank you for encouraging my paper kindness,
    Kristin.

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    • Kristin Matte

      Owner, Designer

      I'm a graphic designer and creative person doing my best in and around Montreal, Quebec.

    • Buddy Matte

      Tyrant + Hammy Baby

      Buddy Matte was adopted in July 2017 and is a hammy baby/tyrant who does not like sharing attention with anything, especially phones. He does not help at all, but he would like it to be on the record that he's very handsome and has a mushy face.

    Shop policies

    Last updated on 01 April, 2018
    Paper Kindness is a little shop that features alternative greeting cards, patches and paper goods that help spread care, kindness, support, and giggles.

    Accepted payment methods

    Accepts Etsy Gift Cards and Etsy Credits
    Returns and exchanges
    Please let me know if there's an issue with your order, and we'll figure out what's fair like adult-people.
    Delivery
    I ship using Canada Post. If ever you'd like something shipped urgently, contact me and we'll figure something out.

    If you'd like to make a custom bundle (of several items) contact me directly, I can estimate shipping depending on size of box.
    Additional policies and FAQs
    Contact me if you'd like to create a custom personal order.

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    A note regarding wholesale orders and stockists:

    Paper Kindness is a really small operation. It's something I started for me, from home, as a way to reach out and share.

    I'm not a very good capitalist, I don't make much profit off of my items, so selling "at cost" to me means selling at a loss.

    I run pretty small orders - I never have extra stock. What I have on my etsy shop is what I have at home and ready to ship.

    I don't have stockists - again, I'm pretty small-time/homegrown/DIY.

    Though I'd love to see my stuff in shops, I'm not set up for that to happen.

    I thank you for your interest, I'm just small-time!

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