Pretty Creative Studios

last normal monday for a bit, actually the last one period before i literally globetrot. everything is a little chaotic and i'm choosing to find that funny instead of stressful. we're doing our best lmao. (also maaaaybe a smol hint at a new collection coming soon????)

little note that these sticker sheets exist and they're extremely good at covering laptops, water bottles, and any surface that needs more flow friends on it 🌸 shop stays open while i'm traveling, just a heads up that anything ordered won't ship til i'm back sept 5 ;)

five days left before i disappear for a few weeks. shop stays open the whole time, i just won't physically be here to pack boxes, so if you're ordering and want it before i'm back, now's the time before august 9th.

bitsy's turn today and honestly she's the softest one of the crew, in the best way. warm, steady, exactly the kind of comfort object you didn't know you needed until she's in your hand. she doesn't do drama like doris, she just shows up quiet and reliable every time. i think i needed a character who could hold that energy too, not everything has to be loud to matter. she's in the shop now. go say hi 🌸

mondays are rough enough without also trying to be a business owner after hours but here we are, a few lines got drawn anyway ;p

quick heads up for anyone who orders from me: i'm traveling aug 12 through sept 5. anything ordered during that window won't ship until i'm back. shop stays open the whole time though, i just physically won't be here to pack boxes. wanted to say something now instead of dropping it on you last minute

been meaning to actually talk about the keychains on here since i never really have. the whole flow friends crew comes in acrylic keychain form, doris, happy pillz, capsule, bitsy, della, each one small enough to clip onto a bag or keys without being obnoxious about it. they're drop shipped through my manufacturing partner so they ship a little differently than the stuff i make by hand, but they were honestly the first thing i pictured when i started designing these characters. bag charm brain is a real condition and i have it

della's turn, and she's the smallest one of the crew but don't let that fool you. della the drop is small, sweet, and the most literal member of the whole flow friends lineup, exactly what it says on the tin and not embarrassed about it for a second. she doesn't have doris's drama or bitsy's steadiness, she's just quietly, consistently herself, showing up in the smallest possible form and still taking up space anyway. sometimes the smallest character carries the most personality. she's in the shop now 🌸

one month in and few sales but here's the thing nobody warns you about: running a shop is 90% invisible admin work you never picture when you're dreaming about it. tax forms. shipping profiles. staring at a checkout page at midnight making sure it actually works. the art was never the hard part. wild it took me a literal month to learn that

tried to explain how a sticker sheet actually gets made and it's really just: doodle something random (today: a blood splat that didn't even make the final cut, so i ended up making magnets instead), export it, drop it into silhouette studio, print, laminate, cut. the actual character that ended up on the sheet had nothing to do with today's doodle and that's just how it goes sometimes. c'est la vie.

ok it's my birthday and i'm gonna go have a life tonight i swear, but i reaallyyyy wanted to get this done. the doris magnet listing just went live on etsy, so today's a two for one 🌸 tags, price, all of it, done and live. first one of hopefully many. treating myself by finally getting this thing published <3 maybe you could treat yourself by visiting my shopify/etsy in bio? O.o my gift to myself was hitting publish :D

anyway. theyre real now. contrary to my post graphic, theyre in the shop NOW. &&& they'd want you to know that.

i need to tell somebody about this magnet before i lose my mind. first doris one is done and the holo finish catches light in a way that's genuinely unfair. still working out the rest of the lineup but doris had to go first

ok so. etsy. it's happening. i've been building pretty creative studios only on shopify this whole time and now i'm quietly adding a second door in. shipping profiles, tags, all the parts nobody wants to do but everyone has to do. shopify's still home base with the full store o' goodies, this is just me showing up somewhere else too. more when it's actually real.

full post is up on the blog if you want the whole rundown 🌸 link’s on the shop website.