Zines, Zines, and MORE ZINES!

Bre's Tiny Print Shop Opens Friday, February 14th ♡

Make a Zine With Me ✏️

STICKY is a 36 page reusable sticker zine for all my fellow sticky hoarders collectors out there 😅💕

I have huge sticker anxiety but found that sticker albums were quite expensive so I created my own sticker zine to keep my favorite stamps, washi tape, and unique stickers.

STICKY is assembled with a mix of blank pages for you to write notes on and includes special coated paper for sticking and resticking anything with an adhesive backing. The coated paper is just like the paper on the back of stickers which makes this zine useful to collect, organize, or even plan out your journal and zine pages.

On Friday, February 14th, you can also snag one when Bre’s Tiny Print Shop reopens with an entire new collection of self-published goodies (and restocked old favorites!)

Be My Valentine? 🏹

Bre’s Tiny Print Shop finally returns this Friday, February 14th at 10am pst♡

New arrivals include baby doll tees, bone folder keychains, button packs, mini zines, mystery grab bags, and MUCH more. Some items are limited batch, like these hand crafted bone folder keychains pictured below.

Don’t forget to set an alarm so you don’t miss the relaunch ⬇️

How It All Started 👩🏽‍🎨

I created Bre’s Tiny Print Shop in the summer of 2019 after deciding to give my dream of being an artist a try. Since I was working two jobs and going to college at the time, I had only an hour a day to build my brand and get my art seen by more people. Etsy was a good choice for me because it did all the SEO work automatically, ran ads for my shop, and helped present my storefront in a way that was palatable for customers.

Although I saved a LOT of time using Etsy, which allowed me more time to work and go to school, the fees and censorship of their platform were causing me more harm as a struggling artist. I would sell a sticker for $3, and by the time a sale processed, I was only walking away with about $0.75. 😟

I felt like the only logical next step was to create a website I was fully in control of. This meant I had to replace all of Etsy’s automated ads and SEO with my own labor—I had to learn about marketing, how to drive traffic to my site, and sales…all while making the art, then taking pictures of the art, then making CONTENT of the art, going to class, then going to my two jobs, ugh, the list goes on and on.

I knew the only way to give Bre’s Tiny Print Shop the love and care it deserved I had to quit my job. By the time I realized this, I was already a college graduate working full-time for FedEx Office, which paid well but took up all my free time and was making me depressed because it kept me from my art.

So I decided to leave.

It wasn’t an easy decision. I cried a lot. I didn’t know how I was going to pay rent. I no longer had health insurance covered by my employer. My partner at the time would literally laugh at my dream (one of my very first TikToks is them cackling in my face for posting online, but for some reason the app won’t let me delete it 😪).

But I left anyway.

The leap of faith didn’t pay off right away, but eventually Bre’s Tiny Print Shop was growing, and the energy I was putting towards my dream was blooming like a flower. Not only were people reading my zines, they were asking me for help on how to create their zines. Now I was posting about my work but also sharing tutorials, resources, and tips & tricks about zines I’ve learned over the years—I ended up becoming a content creator by accident!

What started out as a desire to pick my business up off the ground evolved into something even more special…I was building a community. 5 years later I now have a wonderful Zine Club on Patreon, a YouTube channel to share resources, and an Instagram where I can promote all my handmade products listed in my online store.

Saying “thank you” just doesn’t quite cut it. I am extremely grateful that you check in with me every week to watch my videos, offer up zine trades, purchase my crafts, or even send me a comment of encouragement. None of what I do would be possible without you here to form this bond, and I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your support. 💐❤️

See You Soon 👋🏽

Those are all the updates for now!

I hope every person reading this has a great week and fun Valentine’s Day weekend. I’ve been pretty busy with my shop update but you can still expect more “make a zine with me” videos and YouTube posts later this month.

Happy Black History Month ♥

x Bre