tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53618829287961235502024-03-05T13:39:40.870-08:00HomeStudio ArtsWelcome to the HomeStudio blog, makers of Scrabble Tile Pendants. We love great innovative design. We'll also discuss a little about our products and announce Promotions and Sales.
Stefani McCunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16738064998854402506noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361882928796123550.post-35767542190611741082014-03-17T10:20:00.001-07:002014-03-17T10:20:04.606-07:00<span class="userContent">HomeStudio's Etsy Anniversary Sale: This month
long Sale celebrates or 6th year on Etsy (plus Stef's Birthday) so ALL
items have been marked down as a big thank you! Sale ends April 7th.
Share this with your family and friends! https://www.etsy.com/shop/HomeStudio</span><br />
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<span class="userContent">SALE: The 12 Weeks of Christmas Sales: This is Week 3.<br /> Twelve weeks, every week a different Sale event.<br /> <br /> Our Quotes and Text Scrabble pendants will be marked down to $6.99 and our "Rather Read" Scrabble pendant will be $4.99! <a href="http://www.homestudio.etsy.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.HomeStudio.etsy.com</a><br /> Sale begins at 11:00pm (PST) Oct 13th.<br /> <br /> Help us spread the word, please share this.</span>Stefani McCunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16738064998854402506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361882928796123550.post-25651929916845268892011-07-15T16:26:00.000-07:002011-07-15T16:32:01.986-07:00Christmas in July Sale. 25% OFF<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.254726227.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 430px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.254726227.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">July 16, 2011 last day for our Christmas in July (CIJ) Sale. 25% OFF your order - if apply the coupon code </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >25</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">OFF</span> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">during Etsy checkout. Only 1 day left! <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/HomeStudio">http://www.etsy.com/shop/HomeStudio</a></span>Stefani McCunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16738064998854402506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361882928796123550.post-20607066197507234742011-07-06T10:18:00.000-07:002011-07-12T13:53:02.281-07:00MINI LETTER CHARM - Pendant from a Scrabble Game Tile, handmade by HomeStudio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.194454881.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 430px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.194454881.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Introducing the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/40584331">Mini Letter Charm from HomeStudio</a>. What a great add-on for your pendant chain. I love wearing my 'S' along with my favorite Scrabble tile pendants. I'll cluster them together or wear one at a time. T</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">hese little tiles aren't the easiest to get a hold of, so we usually just have limited quantities in stock. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As usual, the charm is sold separately from our chains, so you can buy the chain style you would like (ball or link). The Mini Letter Charm can be purchased retail at our <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/HomeStudio">Etsy shop</a> where you can always pick your letter.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hope you are all having a wonderful summer!<br />-Stef</span>Stefani McCunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16738064998854402506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361882928796123550.post-58738220782485285182009-11-06T10:14:00.001-08:002011-07-12T13:51:08.966-07:00A milestone reached!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwX0_0xhK9Xm83A-kU_FXU5hRX5TK6C-grgISczGVCunNm1Z4voApYSHDezymJ4rGkiwvpp6GHs3SFp45ZlDr60nG91Bmu-YFcIDvqQR1tsonIYTWAae651g6d6U-UbMZWWcFw478dLdU/s1600-h/17777.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 430px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwX0_0xhK9Xm83A-kU_FXU5hRX5TK6C-grgISczGVCunNm1Z4voApYSHDezymJ4rGkiwvpp6GHs3SFp45ZlDr60nG91Bmu-YFcIDvqQR1tsonIYTWAae651g6d6U-UbMZWWcFw478dLdU/s400/17777.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401055669988426658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">On November 1st we reached an interesting milestone. We hit 17,777 retail sales. Sounds like a pretty lucky number with all those sevens! It took us 580 days (or 19 months) to do it. Boy are we tired!...but very grateful! Some other current milestones are in the </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.etsywiki.com/index.php?title=Top_Sellers_-_Jewelry">Etsy Jewelry Category</a> and the <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.etsywiki.com/index.php?title=Top_Sellers_-_Handmade">Etsy Handmade Category</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">. THANK YOU everyone for supporting handmade goods and HomeStudio!</span>Stefani McCunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16738064998854402506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361882928796123550.post-50350374159243121032009-03-15T00:55:00.000-07:002009-03-15T21:53:12.774-07:00It takes YEARS to be an overnight success<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5i4z8ZmawUoPB_KW8BvY39V8wShssryb2KC-JHtzokilBMu8gHtVUtmNQPRPLI1DL7b5pAvAN_71E1Bo-ryKfEjYcKI7RQ683YQUpYZS8YPWtJneBq_g7bXijB9MW8yyNOf-ACqR0ZUs/s1600-h/iStock_000004105603XSmall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5i4z8ZmawUoPB_KW8BvY39V8wShssryb2KC-JHtzokilBMu8gHtVUtmNQPRPLI1DL7b5pAvAN_71E1Bo-ryKfEjYcKI7RQ683YQUpYZS8YPWtJneBq_g7bXijB9MW8yyNOf-ACqR0ZUs/s400/iStock_000004105603XSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313321017218913762" border="0" /></a>
<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:/Users/HOMEST%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1 -369098753 63 0 4129279 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@Arial Unicode MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1 -369098753 63 0 4129279 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} h1 {margin-right:0in; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; mso-outline-level:1; font-size:24.0pt; font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><i><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>"The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.”</i> There are several schools of thought on how long it takes to be an “overnight success”. Some say it is 6, 7 or 15 years. Whichever it is, all can agree that it is never overnight. It truly takes years and sometimes even a lifetime. No matter what you end up doing to be self-sufficient as an entrepreneur, you really are a sum of your past experiences. Be very conscious of this fact and know it is a strength. Our current business applies ALL of our previous job skills from the most menial to the highly mental. We are the product of jobs at small businesses and giant corporations. You may think that some of your past jobs have nothing to do with your current craft business desires – but they <span style="font-weight: bold;">really do</span> apply. I would even suggest trying to make them apply. Some of those experiences were just diamonds in the rough. Look back at them with positive eyes and find the diamonds. Maybe you were trained to work for others in order to one day work for yourself. Stay positive and as Steve Jobs said, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA">“connect the dots”</a>.<span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" > </span>Stefani McCunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16738064998854402506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361882928796123550.post-1839554946052127852009-03-01T03:31:00.001-08:002009-03-02T10:17:50.291-08:00ANNIVERSARY GREEN SALE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cD0TB6N0-Ih-N8Jzg32teakJMxo7zxy6ObbcqT5OnouUJmFfFxmmgUiYqMM0S7vZYpOZujpCxhYwAfyGbh4vFcnbfez-4cH89naXrprV6HHxx6WydabRknl6oKl60-_Pc4XmQUMm7ik/s1600-h/green+sale+1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 430px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cD0TB6N0-Ih-N8Jzg32teakJMxo7zxy6ObbcqT5OnouUJmFfFxmmgUiYqMM0S7vZYpOZujpCxhYwAfyGbh4vFcnbfez-4cH89naXrprV6HHxx6WydabRknl6oKl60-_Pc4XmQUMm7ik/s400/green+sale+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308180646216982898" border="0" /></a><br />March is the month for wearin’ green and it’s also our 1-year <a href="http://homestudio.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> anniversary, so let's have a <a href="http://homestudio.etsy.com/">SALE</a>!<br /><br />-► Sale period: March 1st – March 17th <br />-► All GREEN Pendants have been marked down 15%<br />-► All GIFT SETS have also been marked down!<br />-► Sorry NOT included in this Sale: Magnets, Mirrors, Chains, or Custom itemsStefani McCunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16738064998854402506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361882928796123550.post-13844912322973735842009-02-21T13:01:00.000-08:002009-02-25T20:43:44.420-08:00We decided NOT to participate in the recession<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://asupremenewyorkthing.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/debbiedowner02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 346px;" src="http://asupremenewyorkthing.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/debbiedowner02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I can't be a victim of the recession. Several months ago we borrowed this as our official statement regarding this: “We have decided NOT to participate in the recession”<br /><br />Now, here's a few things we think are important to running a successful business and life in these times.<br /><br />- Make yourself daily business <span style="font-weight: bold;">AFFIRMATIONS</span>. Waterproof them and read them in the shower – our best marketing ideas happen in the shower.<br /><br />- <span style="font-weight: bold;">DO NOT</span> watch the news about the economy (or not even at all). I can’t tell you when the last time was that I watched my local news or National/world news. Many months ago I decided to change my home page. It is no longer MSN, Yahoo etc. and I don’t miss it.<br /><br />- Avoid negative people including your own <span style="font-weight: bold;">‘DEBBIE DOWNERS’</span>. “Hey did you here about that fatal accident on Highway….” Um, sorry I gotta go.<br /><br />- Surround yourself with <span style="font-weight: bold;">POSITIVE</span> sights, thoughts, sounds, and even smells. Yep I said sounds and smells! Get a new alarm clock. Buy some handmade soap from someone on Etsy. <span style="font-weight: bold;">MAKE</span> yourself happy.<br /><br />- <span style="font-weight: bold;">ACT</span> don't wait to be <span style="font-weight: bold;">ACTED UPON</span> - be Proactive. Remember that definition of Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.<br /><br />- Make some mistakes along the way - you’re entitled. Fix them and keep going <span style="font-weight: bold;">FORWARD</span>.<br /><br />- Connect the dots. Look back at how you got where you are today. Be <span style="font-weight: bold;">GRATEFUL</span> to the good AND the bad.<br /><br />- <span style="font-weight: bold;">GIVE BACK</span>. Give back to community, family, and God.<br /><br />Think some of this sounds foolish? Good! I know we’d be foolish if we didn’t do these. Good luck and keep your chin up.Stefani McCunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16738064998854402506noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361882928796123550.post-73743207724298888402009-02-18T20:08:00.000-08:002015-06-02T10:22:10.985-07:00Giving Back<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUK9LWoZQ0IoUNPYKQnTqnhQKI7oZz2hn8epJItuQp-opdySVdBi0uC0Fs7CDXvrxdai5EXYFBcO8XGAL_9A6xx8ofPEje42T8iWJg5ZUNRC-j6iHeU2GLTrKrcn-3EvYTNFY8klrlBjs/s1600-h/1+tuesday.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304358432511510770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUK9LWoZQ0IoUNPYKQnTqnhQKI7oZz2hn8epJItuQp-opdySVdBi0uC0Fs7CDXvrxdai5EXYFBcO8XGAL_9A6xx8ofPEje42T8iWJg5ZUNRC-j6iHeU2GLTrKrcn-3EvYTNFY8klrlBjs/s400/1+tuesday.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 430px; width: 430px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfw7hh3xw8suElhyphenhyphenudAetdBMnCy1dzTh7yZrJOTq-heqjeCR-eH6nP3YaaRWbrMhzh1FaA7Lff5Ik6S8EczZx23PC2qRYPCWoEVjMThDmOflxbvEMYVvR5JREJD92ghT3zD20N1gpBQg/s1600-h/coras+playground.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304355694826685202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfw7hh3xw8suElhyphenhyphenudAetdBMnCy1dzTh7yZrJOTq-heqjeCR-eH6nP3YaaRWbrMhzh1FaA7Lff5Ik6S8EczZx23PC2qRYPCWoEVjMThDmOflxbvEMYVvR5JREJD92ghT3zD20N1gpBQg/s400/coras+playground.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 430px; width: 430px;" /></a><br />
HomeStudio was honored to help out with a fundraisers for Cora Paige and Tuesday Whitt. Little Cora and Tuesday passed away just recently both from Neuroblastoma stage 4, a form of childhood cancer. We created these pendants in order to raise funds for each family's cause. Thank you Tuesday and Cora for your lives inspiring others in the fight against cancer. Stefani McCunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16738064998854402506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361882928796123550.post-62807598315978087822009-02-07T14:49:00.001-08:002009-02-25T20:44:50.818-08:00Love Bomb 2009?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.54568262.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 435px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.54568262.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.19503837.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 565px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.19503837.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We got an "Etsy Love Bomb" in the mail yesterday! Apparently <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> sent out New Years Gifts, these random gift boxes of goodies to various sellers. It actually arrived to our PO Box a couple of weeks ago, but I didn't get a chance to go by until yesterday. It included a nice hand signed card, a tote bag (different than the one pictured), a button badge (scissor one) and a silkscreened poster of a tree. How nice is that! Thank you Etsy and have a great 2009!Stefani McCunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16738064998854402506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361882928796123550.post-90457735569671721612009-02-07T10:37:00.000-08:002009-02-20T20:19:42.946-08:00Scrabble Tile Pendants?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.54155986.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 430px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.54155986.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.56352646.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 431px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.56352646.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Late February 2008: On the same day, for some odd reason, two unrelated people suggested Etsy was something to look in to. I had done pretty well selling my paintings on eBay, in galleries and local commissions. Etsy was becoming the new buzzword among artists/crafters. So in March I opened an <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://homestudio.etsy.com/">Etsy shop</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>selling my art and even some custom furnishings (only for a couple of weeks). After a few paintings had sold, Stef and I decided to look for something both she and I could do together. So we focused our efforts on something small - smaller than a postage stamp! We had about $15 in our pocket as funds were very tight and “invested” it into some scrapbooking paper and used Scrabble game pieces. So was the origins of the two of us working together making jewelry necklace pendants. On Cinco de Mayo 2008, HomeStudio, our home - now a studio, began its adventures in the world of Scrabble Tile Pendants.<br /><br />We do need to publicly thank littleputbooks, and other forerunners for their ingenuity, drive and resourcefulness into this Scrabble world. Good karma to them always!<br /><br />Mark+Stef<br />HSStefani McCunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16738064998854402506noreply@blogger.com0