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getting back to the studio

Greetings from the new PlanetJune studio!

new PlanetJune studio
As you can see, I have a brand new home for all my giant amigurumi – yay!

My new studio is still very much a work in progress. My vision is to set up different stations for all the aspects of PlanetJune – business and crafting – as I have a large space here, and I want to be able to get down to work on whatever I need to do without too much setup.

So far, my sewing station is set up (that was the first priority – sooo many curtains to hem for a brand new house!) and the photography station is just about ready to go:

new PlanetJune studio

My computer station is ready to process new patterns into pretty PDFs:

new PlanetJune studio

(Of course nothing goes as smoothly as planned; I was just about to get back to work when I discovered that the latest Windows update had broken something in my workflow and I can no longer lay out patterns any more using my old software.

This is a good thing really – I’ve been meaning to upgrade to better desktop publishing software for a long time, and this has given me the push to make it happen, so I’m working on developing a new template for PlanetJune patterns. Once it’s ready and I get up to speed with my new software, laying out new patterns and making edits and improvements should be much smoother in future.)

Now, back to today: I’ll give you a proper studio tour at a later date, once all the remaining boxes and piles of stuff have homes and I’ve decorated a bit, but these pics are a little preview of my beautiful space.

new PlanetJune studio

As you can see, I have lots of natural light in my studio (there are 6 windows!) which is going to come in very handy.

Hang on, is that a PlanetJune hoodie you’re wearing there, June? Why yes, it is! Isn’t it cool?

PlanetJune logo hoodie

Rush Order Tees offered to send me a custom hoodie of my own design. I chose a dark grey men’s size small hoodie so I can wear it as a jacket, and I thought that printing my logo in white would look good against the dark grey.

The process was seamless: they have their own designers who optimize your logo or artwork for printing and check that the colours, alignment, etc are perfect. I approved the proof they sent me and they printed and shipped my hoodie within a couple of days.

PlanetJune logo hoodie

Can you see, their designers actually optimized my logo so the ring around my yarn planet is actually a very pale grey instead of the white I originally asked for? It’s a nice touch (and of course I could have requested they change it back to white if I hadn’t liked it).

If you’d like to order some custom apparel too, Rush Order Tees offer t-shirts, hoodies, hats and more. I’m very happy with my hoodie – the quality of the Hanes Ultimate Cotton zip up hoodie is good, and the printing of my logo is clear and crisp. Plus it’s fun to walk around the neighbourhood (the only place I ever go these days…) wearing my own merch 😀

Now, back to setting up my new pattern template, and then I’ll finally be ready to publish a new pattern – it feels like it’s been forever since I was able to do that!

Hope you’ve enjoyed this glimpse into my new studio… More to come 🙂

10 Comments »

  1. Jana said

    Yay! I’m so glad you are finally in your new house and settling in! I am so jealous of your space! LOL! I finally left Arizona (and my apt and job!) to move to Georgia! I moved here on June 1st and am currently staying with my youngest daughter. All my yarn and craft stuff is in storage! I interviewed and got a temp job yesterday! Yay! I start next week. The pay is not great, but hopefully, they will hire me permanently and give me a raise! Now I need an apartment!! With an extra room for MY crapfts! LOL!
    Oh, and I LOVE your hoodie! Any chance you might offer them, or maybe your logo for people to buy?

    • June said

      Fantastic news, Jana – I’m so glad you’re doing well and are close to your family. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that you find a good place (with a craft space) soon and can get settled 🙂

      As for PlanetJune merchandise, that’s been on my mind for a few years now, but I’ve never quite got around to getting it going! I’d set it up as print-on-demand, as there’s no way I could deal with order fulfillment – I’m still at the ‘investigating and testing out options’ stage though, but fingers crossed one day I’ll make it happen…

  2. Dena Scott said

    I’m so glad you are so happy in your new home! In your pictures you just look so happy!

  3. Michelle Bogart said

    I love your bearded dragon sewing mascot! I am sure he or she is a big help. The display of plants is gorgeous and I think its an awesome idea to use your crochet to decorate. I am excited about new designs but also thrilled to see you looking so much more settled.

  4. Nancy F said

    Hooray. The studio looks like it will be a very productive, happy place. Lovely to see your smile again.

    • June said

      Thank you so much, Nancy! I’m looking forward to spending lots of creative time in here…

  5. Cindi said

    Congratulations on your new home and your own crafting area! How exciting!!!!! Great to see you!
    I have to say that I like your eyeglasses…

    • June said

      Oh, thank you Cindi! Small metal frames are so hard to find these days, so I was over the moon when I found this purple frame (my favourite colour) 🙂

  6. Mirl said

    I love the shelves of cacti & succulents next to the sewing station!!

    • June said

      Thanks for noticing, Mirl – I do too! I’m hoping to set up lots of little decorative areas like that around the studio to showcase more of my creations 🙂

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