Las Mamukis

Last week we got an interesting custom order request to make some truffula trees and other embellishments for a graduation cap in a specific color palette. While I initially thought that the truffula trees wouldn’t be too difficult to make, they actually took quite a bit of trial and error to get the fluffy, swirly look while having a flat back. Thankfully, the customer ended up loving how they turned out. It was also a good reminder how important it is for us to continue experimenting and playing around with different techniques so that we can continue to learn, have fun, and not feel stagnant in what we’re creating.

Made this special pair of chicken earrings for who kindly gave us their canopy cover after ours ripped last week 🙏🏽 it was honestly so nice to see the vendors of coming together last week during the aftermath. Whether it was checking in with each other to make sure everyone was ok, to helping with clean up, the sense of community was definitely felt ❤️

Still so surprised at the love that this flor de cempasúchil badge reel has gotten. I didn’t make it and list it on Etsy until AFTER Día de los Mu***os had passed last year, so I didn’t expect anyone to order it until fall started rolling in this year. Yet, it has quickly become one of our bestselling badge reels on Etsy. Funnily enough, this badge reel has never even made it to a single market. We’ve only sold them online and they’ve gone out to 9 different states so far, with a bulk of the orders coming from CA. Can’t wait to continue sending it out to more states 🤞🏽

Do y’all wear holiday-themed badge reels to work?