Holiday & crochet

Piktoland, studio and shop, will be closed for next two week, it’s time for a holiday.

Big Bear, the Piktos and myself will be flying somewhere blue and sunny, to relax and recharge

It’s going to be strange, because I’m not used to take that much off work, and usually I take a bit of work with me.

But this year I’ve decided to take a proper break from everything. Of course I’m going to take a notebook and some pens and markers, for general doodling, but mostly I’m just going to relax and enjoy a bit of “sweet doing nothing”. And some crochet.

I haven’t done any crocheting in ages! And all my previous experiences with crochet involved getting passionate about a project, usually something wearable, making it and then put everything away and forget about crochet. I’ve never been interested in the technique in itself.

This time is different, I want to experiment with the technique, have fun with the process and enjoy its relaxing properties. Also it’s good to do something completely different, cut away from the usual,play a bit, to stimulate the creative process in new ways.

We’ll be back at the beginning of August with new exciting projects and products.

See you then!

Stationery Tuesday - Handamde stamps

It has been such a busy week!
And between one thing and another it’s Stationery Tuesday again.

This week I’ve decided to feature handmade stamps.

I have recently become fascinated by stamping and during my searches I have found so many interesting, quirky and fun handmade ones.

I might try experiment with the technique at some point and create my own, more for my personal amusement than for commercial use, and in the meantime here’s a few of my personal favourites.


ahueofduckeggblue



lilimandrill


twocheeseplease


IndependentAtelier


winemakerssister



lovesprouts


sugarskull7


brownpigeon

Stationery Tuesday - Spiral bound notebooks

Here at Piktoland stationery is our passion and a bit of an obsession.

So, to celebrate this passion I’ve decided to start a weekly post, featuring our favourite stationery finds.

First choice for the series is an old time favourite of mine, spiral bound notebooks from a selection of original designers and artists.

Enjoy!


11m2



Macey Mack


Urban Bird Girl



Irana




Sparrowtracks


Squirrellicious

Meet Jerry

Jerry is our little mascot here at Piktoland.

You might already know him as he’s featured in our avatar and many cards, usually along his little, energy efficient spaceship.

He's a lovely character, a bit shy, but loves to travel around the galaxy, to explore and make new friends.

Jerry is not his real name, of course, but we find impossible to pronounce that one! I don't think there's a sound in any human language to express it, so he has chosen Jerry, for some reason.

His main hobbies are dancing, flying, and playing Zumpa, a curious piktoland game involving a stick a ring and a huge balloon, usually played in a pool.

Travel journals

Travel is such and important part of our lives.

It doesn’t matter if we travel to work, around the globe or across the galaxies, we all have a lot to say about our journey, experiences, dreams, visions, ideas.

With this in mind, and considering my obsession for notebooks and journals, I have decided to introduce them in our collection.

For the first one I’ve used the Space Travel design, an appropriate subject I think.

I’m currently working on more designs to add to the collection, and they will be all available in our Etsy shop.

Mini note card collection

Here's our complete collection of mini note card.

I'm very fond of the square shape and the size (3"x3") is perfect for a little note without having to sacrifice the design.

Most are printed with an original piktoland designs, but we do create some stamped ones, if we find a subject that catches our attention.

They all come with handmade envelopes in different colours, to match the design and they are sold in our Etsy shop in sets of 3.

Good morning and good monday

After a restful weekend I’m ready for another busy week in piktoland. So much to do and organize!

Continuing the production of our current lines, with some minor changes and new new images, creating new products and designs, organizing for the market and contacting a few local shops, to see if they’d like to have our products in display.

With so much to do I’m also organizing my time in a more efficient way, trying different approaches to the working day and see what’s best. I keep reminding myself that we are still at the early stages and everything is still a work in progress, with lots of space for experimentation and improvement.

In the end I love what I do and I’m enjoying every aspect of it - from the creative to the production line, from the organizing to the administrating, it’s all good fun!