got some stationary goodies in the mail today. also bought too much stationary online three days ago in a fever induced impulse state. the problem is stationary makes me happy in ways that's very hard to articulate and happen across often and also. it's cheap compared to other forms of joy. and so.
Today's outgoing to my new penpal Audrey in Canada. I bought a set of stencils with letters a long time ago but I have never used them. I came across them while I was getting something else for Audrey's letter so I decided to give them a go and I really like how it looks! I am definitely going to be using them more!
One of the things I’ve learned from doing a journal this month is that I don’t really have time to decorate other pages that aren’t my daily pages. And even then, sometimes I might not have the time or the inclination to decorate a daily page.
But! I still wanted my pages to have some decoration, because one of the fun things about using a bullet journal is that, if designed to your own tastes, flipping through a bullet journal can be exciting, or just fun. So I decided, I would decorate all my collection pages, and put a few decorating highlights onto my daily log pages, while still leaving enough room to do more decorating if I feel like it.
It was a lot of work, and it’s great that I have the week off, otherwise I wouldn’t have managed it in two days.
Granted, I wouldn’t recommend sitting down and doing that for two days straight, but I was really excited for this.
The other thing I’ve learned is why stationary companies sell rolls of tape that are on average 5 meters long. See, a lot of the tape I own are image tapes. Instead of having stickers on a sticker sheet that is already cut out for you, shops sell rolls of tape that have all sorts of fun images that you cut out yourself. However, a whole roll of tape can be as small as 200 cm (2 meters) to as large as 10,000 cm (10 meters!). And each roll of tape can have a cycle that is anywhere between 30 cm to 100 cm. This means at the very least you’d get 5 repeats, and at the time I wondered, why on earth would you need 5 repeats?
It turns out if the cycle is long enough, you want 5 repeats so you can decorate the whole month in the exact same theme. Still haven't finished the Halloween tape I got last month but I did get through a good portion.
I am so late but I am finally done with the first round of merch that I am satisfied with. I am satisfied and we are rolling forward with this set. Now to send off all of my final sample orders so that I know these are absolutely working and are worth posting to a shop site as pre-orders.
Clan of Three lanyards. I recognize that I could easily turn these into washi tapes if I wanted to. We'll see.
Grogu Baby Crimes. Sticker & acrylic shaker charm. Completely revamped after carrying around the old version as an acrylic shaker charm and deciding it was too unwieldy and, more importantly, not cute enough. This will be a sticker option and an acrylic shaker charm option.
Keldabe kiss - Interstellar version. Matte & holographic sticker.
Keldabe kiss - Tatooine version. Matte & holographic sticker.
Live Cheen Reaction. Sticker. For all the fans of Cheen Yofree, the unluckiest third-wheeling Rodian OC.
Need A Hero. Sticker & acrylic charm. The only thing I'm putting forward with Din's face for now. I wanted something cute.
Clan of Two. Sticker. A straightforward general sticker.
The Battle Couple. Sticker (for now). This was actually designed to be an embroidered patch, but I'm not really there yet. The sticker shape is odd so I might present this as a kiss cut sticker.
Luke on Ossus - no scars. Sticker. For people who don't want scars?
Luke on Ossus - scars. Sticker. I just wanted to doodle a thirst trap, thassit.
The Storm. Sticker (for now). I wanted to make more merch for my fics and might use this template for the other fics in the Dangerous Dreams series.
The Clan of Three. Sticker. This motherfucker held me up for MONTHS. I didn't like the previous full-body version especially after getting several sample stickers so I started over... and then got stuck. For months. But here we are. The final piece of the puzzle.
Limited - Tron. Sticker & acrylic charm. I wanted to make a little Tron merch. The acrylic charm will be double-sided with Tron on one side and Rinzler on the other. Thank god this guy is more or less symmetrical.
Limited - Rinzler. Sticker & acrylic charm. For people who like Rinzler. This will be double-sided with Rinzler on one side and Tron on the other side.
I'm sending off a final round of sample sticker and charm orders so that I can get a feel for the revamped and new designs, and once I'm happy I'll get the pop-up shop up and running.
Round 2, I'm looking at small prints, possibly the embroidered patch, and maybe a Tron|Rinzler standee. Also a sticker for The Suns maybe, possibly also The Stars. What if I did a WarGreymon|BlackWarGreymon charm?????
I can't tell you how relieved I am to finally to launch this collection! This is probably the most stressful drop yet, but we got there!! Here's the lowdown on all the newness:
🗒️ Awards season sticky notes
I am in love with this collection despite the stress it caused me! It's the first fully coherent set I've released and since I had some problems with the printer, I'm doing things a little differently this time.
I will be reserving a number of sticky notes to be purchased as a set to make sure those who want the full set can get them. The remaining sticky notes will be available for purchase individually (normal discount for 2 or 3 will apply) .
I will also be doing a sample sale to sell the sticky notes that did not pass QC at a discount later, to be announced!
🔖 Bookmarks
I was so excited by the response to the bookmarks! They are available for purchase individually, by batch or even as a full collection of 10. I have plans for more bookmarks to come!
💗 Stickers
Silva and Lucien have entered the chat 🤠
Other goodies are still in stock, including greeting cards, stickers, washi tape and pencils! If you shop via link below and my bio, it will be much appreciated as I will get a discount on Etsy fees. Thank you so much for your support everyone 😘
It's finally time to take on the CULINARY CRUCIBLE! Test your mettle with this beautiful cookbook- featuring work and recipes from over 40 talented fans!
Preorders run January 16 - February 14.
🛒[ BIGCARTEL ]
🛍️UK ONLY [ ETSY ]
Check below for bundle and stretch goal previews!
✨PREP CHEF - $15 ✨
Whet your appetite with our DIGITAL BUNDLE!
This bundle includes:
A Digital PDF of Culinary Crucible
Our Digital Merch Bundle which includes: 4 icons, 2 emote packs, phone wallpapers, printable recipe cards, coloring pages, and an extended digital comic!
✨SOUS CHEF - $30 ✨
Enjoy the appetizer that is our BOOK BUNDLE!
This bundle includes:
A Digital PDF of Culinary Crucible
Our Digital Merch Bundle
A Physical Copy of Culinary Crucible
✨HEAD CHEF - $40✨
Hungry for more? Try our BOOK + PAPER MERCH BUNDLE!
This bundle includes:
A Digital PDF of Culinary Crucible
Our Digital Merch Bundle
A Physical Copy of Culinary Crucible
x4 Die Cut Stickers
x2 Sticker Sheets
x3 Recipe Cards
✨ CULINARY CONQUEROR - $50 ✨
For those with the most discerning appetites, sample from our FULL BUNDLE!