Markets
First market of 2024
A recap of my first market of the year!
Behind The Scenes
Behind The Scenes
New Studio!
Have a look at my new office!
Tips
What I Use To Create
From drawing, to printing to packing, I'm going to list some of the most common things I always get asked about! Drawing & Creating To draw, I use Procreate on an iPad Pro, with an Apple Pencil...
Eco-Friendly
Plastic free packaging
I did a post last year on how I make my business eco friendly, so I thought I’d update on that and share how I package up individual products, plastic free with recyclable or reusable packaging! My main go to products for keeping my products plastic free when packaging
Tips
Editing Photos
I mentioned in a previous post about editing photos as a must when it comes to product photos, so I thought I'd expand on that a little, and show how editing photos really does make a difference! I'll show two examples: one taken with a phone
Behind The Scenes
Updated Office Tour
So I've recently done a couple of updates to my office - nothing major, it's been pretty much the same since I figured out the current layout back in 2021, but I was badly needing a standing desk. Getting up and down from my chair constantly
Preview
Re-brand Preview!
If you follow me on Instagram, you will have seen that I am having a bit of a rebrand, so I wanted to a full little preview before it goes live later this month! It's been something I wanted to do for a little while, and now seemed
Behind The Scenes
New Designs Preview!
So for the past month or two, I have been drawing like crazy - I can't believe I went so long not really drawing, I missed it so much! I've added quite a few floral and botanical illustrations to my collection now, and over the last
Hayley Jade Design Studio
Big Changes at HJDS
It's been something that I've been meaning to do for a while now, but I kept putting it off. So to get straight to the point: I won't be creating any heavily inspired fandom products from here on out. Including Disney. There's
Markets
The Magical Market
So on Saturday 5th November, I did my first Magical Market. It was held at the Custard Factory in Birmingham and is in it's third year. And wow, was it the best day I've had as a small business owner! It was such an amazing day,
Behind The Scenes
My first market
Preparations On Saturday 28th May, I did my first proper market! It's been something I've wanted to do for a while, but due to the pandemic and just my general anxious-ness about social events, I wasn't sure it was something I'd ever
Hayley Jade Design Studio
A Small Business Office Tour
We recently moved house! Click here for the updated/new studio tour Or visit my shop: hayleyjade.co.uk I’ve been working full time on Hayley Jade Design Studio for a year now (how time has flown!), and the spare room in our house that my husband and I