This month marks the 150th Anniversary of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland!
This story is such a rich piece of magic and to encourage some learning and making at home, I'm offering these puppets at a discount for the month of November!
The Alice in Wonderland Puppets are larger than my previous puppets and very friendly for the littlest of hands to play with. Perfect to make ahead of time and place as stocking stuffers or to make together on a dark, cloudy day.
Characters include: Alice, White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, Dormouse, March Hare, and Queen of Hearts and accessories!
Don't forget to tag me @sarahjanestudios with #sarahjanepapertoys on Instagram so we can all share in your magical creations! Have so much fun!
Mechanically Minded Gift Guide & New Print
I'm just getting back from debuting my latest fabric line at Quilt Market, but before I sit down and share about all that (it was a blast!) I wanted to share with you another darling gift guide for the Little engineer. Ian, my oldest son, has been attracted to building and drafting and anything mechanical since before he could talk. That was my inspiration behind this print...their imaginations just go wild! I love it. Here's a list of where to find all these amazing products!
1. Sarah Jane: Mechanically Minded
2. Rakuten Global Market: #61 Kids Overall and Roundhouse Hickory Stripes
3. MomaStore: Robot Nightlight
4. Smallable: Large Striped Airplane with Wheels
5. RH Baby & Child: Vintage Race Car Mobile
6. MomaStore: Blockitecture
7. Etsy: Baby Boy Train Engineer Cap
8. Train Party: 4-Tone Wooden Train Whistle
9. Rodale's: Toy Tool Belt
And even more exciting, is I have a girl version of this print as well! I've had SO many requests over the years to make this with a girl, and here we are!
So here we are....a new print in the shop and I hope your mechanically minded girls will appreciate.
I'd love to know if there are any prints in the shop you'd like to see with another gender, etc. I can't promise to change all of them, but I'm hoping to have more of that soon. Enjoy!
Bonjour Wish List
This new print in the shop, BONJOUR, has been a favorite of yours and I wanted to create a gift guide around this theme! My children speak french, and I "speak" french (school lessons french:) and my brother and father speak French, so this collection is a favorite of mine! I hope you enjoy!!
1. Sarah Jane: French Bounjour Art Print
2. Smallable: Anne-Claire Petit, Coussin Maison Natural
3. Smallable: Caroline Ellerbeck, Little Red Riding Hood Colour-in Story (French)
4. Le Petit: Tiny Cottons Big Dot Dress
5. Room Seven: Mambo Maillot Blue Striped Tights
6. Smallable: Young Soles, Rosie Leather Shoes Noir
Alice in Wonderland Paper Puppets
Our family LOVES playing with paper puppets, and if you've been following me on Instagram or Facebook, you've been able to see our weekend puppets that they request I make. They literally play for hours, and it's such a great imaginative toy.
With Alice in Wonderland celebrating it's 150th anniversary next month, I thought having a set of of Alice in Wonderland paper toys would be just perfect! This set includes Alice, White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat, Queen of Hearts, Mad Hatter, March Hare and Dormouse. I had a really hard time finding a stopping place! I've made these printable downloads so you also have the flexibility to size them how ever you want as well...I can imaging these BIG, for maybe party decorations, or Halloween or something. Right now, they are sized to be about 7 inches tall...they each vary to come degree...and they are a great size for kids to play with! I think they'd even be lovely to frame as well. I'm going got play around with that this week myself!
And don't forget, you can enjoy 20% off in the shop right now with code "8yearparty" so hurry on over!
Happy Weekend everyone!
xo
Sarah
Today is the Day!!!
I'm over the moon excited to have a new shop at Sarah Jane Studios. Nothing like a nice face lift.
There are new products, new photos, and even better...a huge sale! Going on now through Saturday the 17th of October.
Enjoy 20% off your ENTIRE order to celebrate 8 years of amazing customers:)
Use code "8yearparty" at checkout
It's been a Loooooooong time since we've had a sale, and so it feels good!
I hope you enjoy the new space! Click around, see how it works, and I'd love to hear any feedback. This is going to be home for quite some time!
Enjoy! And Happy Sale shopping!
Growing a Creative Business: Studio 5 News Interview
Yesterday I was asked by my local news station to come and chat about growing a creative business! I recently wrote this post and it caught their attention, and we decided to chat about it on Studio 5.
Growing a business is something that is really close to my heart right now, as I'm celebrating 8 years since I first opened shop. There have been so many successes and so many failures, and I'm so grateful for how much I've learned and for how many amazing opportunities it's brought. I can't really say any of it's been easy, but it's been beautiful and amazing.
I'd love to know your thoughts! I talk a lot here about how there is a certain aspect of letting go, and being willing to get a little messy. It's so important to let yourself make mistakes, learn from them, and be patient with yourself. Get help, pace yourself, and just go for it!
How have you learned how to grow your creative business? Or have you dreamed of starting one? I'd love to know your thoughts!
Outdoor Magic: Favorite Things
Here is a collection of favorite things for your little adventurer! With the holidays coming right around the corner (crazy!) I'm putting together some inspiration that I know you'll just love. Enjoy!
1. Sarah Jane Studio: Catching Fireflies
2. Darling Clementine: Tunic Dress, Stars
3. Roxy Marj: Newborn “Dutten” Bear Silver/Gold
4. Pottery Barn: Marquee Light Up Moon
5. Shak-Shuka: Heritage Wooden Binoculars
6. Land of Nod: Planetarium Playhouse Canopy
7. Darling Clementine: Sleepy Wakey Bambi
8. RH Baby & Child: Wool Felt Cloud Mobile
9. Shak-Shuka: Woods Socks
Eight is Great!
Eight years ago this week, I was frantically trying to figure out how to run an online creative business from my bedroom, determined to figure it out on the fly...but attempting to look like I knew what I was doing. It was a huge leap of faith, one that I can honestly say was one of the best decisions of my life. My husband went back to grad school, my babies were too young and too close in age to leave home, and I was determined to provide for our family. And it worked! It was crazy and wild and nuts, but it worked.
This month, I will be celebrating all month long! I want to thank YOU for the honor it is to still be going strong after all these years! It's this community that has kept me going when things get rough. It's been a journey that I want to celebrate with you, and so here's what you can expect to be seeing this month at Sarah Jane!
NEW SHOP SITE
We are so close to getting our new online shop up and going. You have seen the new website and blog, which I've been so happy with as there is so much more to see and I've been able to really simplify and focus the online space here. But the shop will have features like larger images, cleaner and more organized and of course, new product!
SALES IN THE SHOP
Joining our newsletter will keep you informed with how we are running sales this month...and they will be good ones! So watch for an email in your inbox, or follow along on Instagram or Facebook and the blog for updates!
GIVEAWAYS
We can't do a birthday celebration without giveaways! Follow @sarahjanestudios on Instagram for giveaways this month!
MEET AND GREET
I'm still working out the details, but later this month, I am hoping to have a local meet and greet where we can meet each other in person, you can get your hands on some product and have a good time!
NEW PRODUCTS
I'm busting my little brain in the studio to get you some new products in the shop, and I think you will love them! Stay tuned for more information on when that will be ready!
NEW FABRIC LAUNCH
This month I'm heading to Quilt Market to launch my newest line of fabric SOMMER with Michael Miller Fabrics. It's been two years since WEE WANDER, and I'm so excited to be sharing fabric again. Be watching this space for some great pictures and the website for a lookbook I'm putting together. And of course, sign up for the newsletter to be the first to know when it's launched!
BLOGGING AGAIN!
You've probably noticed that the blog has gotten a bit sparse here over the past year or so. New baby will do that, and while he's not a new baby anymore, it was a bit harder to get back into it after stepping back for a while. But I have a lot more to share, and I'm excited to be sharing here again!
Thanks to all of you who've made these past 8 years so magical. I've stretched and grown in ways I never would have imagined. I'm so excited to see what these next years bring!
Love to you all!