First Feature! Yay!

The past few weeks have been so hectic for me trying to get my shop set up, create new products, develop more packaging, and mainly trying to understand everything that goes behind the scene on how to make things work.

There is so much time that has to be put into a good description, good photos, tons of valuable information on each and every product, that my mind is going bananas!!!

I swear I have woken up in the middle of the night this week with nightmares about work! Everything is new to me, and I always worry about my own expectations.

So waking up today and seeing my first feature on a different blog was the best reward I could've asked for. I can't thank you enough, Joanna! This makes me wanna push myself to the limit, even if it includes nightmares and carpal tunnel!

Thanks all of you that appreciate my work, you're the reason for The Studio to be here.
xoxo

Happy Monday!

by Simple Blueprint

by Simple Blueprint

by Simple Blueprint

I hope you all had a great weekend!

I took some time off and decided to be lazy at the park on Saturday. The weather was beautiful.

So I finally opened up my shop at Etsy (http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheStudioCreations) - yay for that! But haven't finished uploading all the products yet. It takes so much time to write all the descriptions...

But as I was browsing my favorite blogs this morning I found this wonderful post on Simple Blueprint (where these pictures were taken from).Very inspiring ! Just what I needed to begin my week. Let's hope for lots of energy and creativity for the week!

Happy Monday everybody!

available at Etsy (Eva Juliet)

Incredible Night at Etsy

picture by ecceprint's shop at etsy

I'm so glad I decided to go to the Etsy studio last night for the Craft Blogging Panel Discussion.


As you all know I'm new to this business and a lot of times I find it so hard to keep up with work, blogging, tweeting, "FB"ing, etc. So it was very, very helpful to sit down, enjoy some deliiiiicious beverages and snacks (yes, they had all that for us!) and listen to these amazing and successful ladies talking about the blogging business. 


Better than that was to meet and chat with all of them (and some other incredible people that was in the audience) afterwards. I can't get enough of that place and the craft community!


Check out some of the work they are doing:


http://www.swap-bot.com/
"Swap-bot is a community where swappers can connect, share, and have fun. Swap-bot was originally created to be a tool used by blog owners to facilitate mail swaps with their readers."
http://www.rljart.com/blog/

That's Rachel's personal blog filled with fun pictures and stories!

http://www.tonyastaab.com/

Tonya is a party planner and she has some great tutorials. 

http://indiebizchicks.com/
Crissy is great. Here she shares business and marketing tips for women that wanna make a living for themselves.

http://www.louisegale.blogspot.com
This incredible artist shares her portfolio and inspires us with her talent.

http://dianegellatly.blogspot.com/
Diane writes about holistic healing and wonderful things to fuel your soul.

http://www.thehoneypietree.com/
Check out her amazing quilt pieces and great GIVE AWAYS!!!

http://www.agasunset.com
Aga designs incredible jewelry using a Polish technique that is so intricate and beautiful.

Tonya's cupcakes!

Don't they look yummy?

Beauty to my eyes: The Dieline

This coming Fall, I'll be finally going back to school for Packaging Design (it took me almost 29 years to decide!). I'm so excited I can't even describe it.

I've been obsessed with packaging for as long as I can remember.
"Pretty design" always helped me decide what to buy ( kind of awful, I know, but it's the truth). So, for that matter I've been following The Dieline for quite some time (www.thedieline.com).
"The Dieline is dedicated to the progress of the package design industry and its practitioners, students and enthusiasts. Its purpose is to define and promote the world’s best examples of packaging, and provide a place where the package design community can review, critique and stay informed of the latest industry trends and design projects being created in the field."

I love the work they showcase there. I picked a few of the latest ones that I thought were just beautiful.

Hope you enjoy it,

T

A wine label that double as a poster. No adhesive, just a rubber band,
so you get to keep the poster and return the bottle. Pretty smart! by Bendita Gloria

Packaging for Marypat Pastry Shop by Wallnut Studio

Student Spotlight: Michael Gump Jr. - Pure Bake Shop

Branding and packaging project for a pâtisserie in Monterrey, México.
by Anagrama (highly recommend looking at their portfolio -
Loved every single piece)

How much can you stare at this logo? I'm fascinated. Beautiful illustration.
www.aperfumeorganic.com

Topshop new makeup line packaging - feels as if they bought the
product and with a sharpie designed the rest of the packaging. Beautiful!
( The nail polish is my favorite)

Tea Bag coasters. How genius?
"Once you remove the teabag from its packaging and steep your tea, you can place the soaked bag on top of thepaper envelope to reveal artwork."
We're not sure how much water the paper could absorb, but who cares? We'll make it look prettyand then dump it, instead of just throwing it out in the first place!
by Yuree S Lim and Jleun Yang (no link)

I'm late, but I made it!

Hola everybody!
Sorry for being out of the loop for a while. I decided to take on a 9 to 5 temp job so I could make a little bit of extra $$$ to help out the business. It sucks because there is not much energy and time left for my creations, but what is another 2, 3 weeks gonna change in my life?

With that said...I haven't been checking my Twitter account very often. There is not much going on in my "Corporate America" life, and I don't want to just post uninteresting things such as "I just answered the phone and served coffee to this super rich guy".Nah!

But it just happened that I wasn't doing anything or feeling inspired, so I decided to check Twitter to see what's going on outside my cubicle these days.
I'm so glad I did because I then found out about The Score! swap in Brooklyn.(Score! is a roving pop-up free store). You basically join their e-mail list, gather stuff that you don't want anymore, drop it off when you come in, and grab as much as you can carry with you!
It was insane!!! What a great event!
The goodies kept pouring in and I didn't wanna leave. The entrance for 3 bucks (with rsvp) was the best money I've ever spent. I wish I had arrived there earlier so I could still grab some of Etsy's goodies. But I scored two amazing books I've been wanting to read for a long time and a vintage night gown that were worth the walk on a 90 degree day.

To join their e-mail list go to http://www.scorepopupswap.com/

Also, one of my favorite blogs is in need of our help. She needs lots and lots of comments on her post. (And she's giving away amazing goodies). So, please "let's help the sister out"!

http://thebrightsideproject.com/archives/4783

Till next time,

xoxo

4th of July treats

So last week was pretty intense at work(bar) and that lead me to "no energy and time" for much soap and candle making.
I did come up with these little party give away, all natural Melt & Pour soaps, for the 4th of July celebration. They'll be on my etsy shop hopefully by the end of this week (that's the plan!).
Again, they can be done however you want it, in the shape that you want, for your perfect party.

Speaking of 4th of July parties, I was out for a few hours this past Saturday and I took a peak at Club Monaco's new summer collection, for those interested in fashion, and I have to say how much I love every piece. The all white outfits were extremely elegant and crisp, perfect for a summer party. If you think you can get away with it at a barbecue and not get messy, go for it! Otherwise save it for a nice cocktail party (or use one of their spring looks still available online).

Spring look

A little bit of The Studio

My hectic desk!

Making wonderful scrubs

Nice batch of cold process soap

Melt & Pour cookie shaped soap. Perfect for weddings, baby showers or whatever occasion you can think of. They can be wrapped(I'll post a picture of that soon) or just "served" in a tray or a nice plate!

Same for this little guy here! All natural Melt & Pour soap.
You can also custom make it with a shape and color you have in mind.