Meet Tanuki, Our New Shop Kitten
We are delighted to introduce our new shop assistant, Tanuki the Siberian kitten.… Read More Meet Tanuki, Our New Shop Kitten
Category: About Us
About Walnut Studiolo the company, its owners and founders, and its handcrafted, sustainable business practices.
Meditations on the survival of craftsmanship
How can we survive making crafts into the future? And is there any point to making crafts when machines and factories are so good, so prevalent, and make goods so affordably?
In this post, we’re going to meditate a little on the value of craft and craftsmanship, and the future as we see it.
In memory of Huskey, the greatest shop cat who ever lived
This weekend we lost our family member and shop cat, Huskey. Huskey entered our lives one day, 3 months after we got married, when he was about 12 weeks old, so we have always romantically assumed that he was born on our wedding day. We marked the years of our marriage with his age. Valerie… Read More In memory of Huskey, the greatest shop cat who ever lived
2019 Year in Review: Celebrating Milestones
We have a lot to celebrate, both big and small. Here are a few notable moments from our 2019. … Read More 2019 Year in Review: Celebrating Milestones
Power Outage! ⚡ An Unusual Day in the Life at Walnut Studiolo
On 12/20/2019 — one of the most critical days for shipping holidays orders in time — the power went out for 21 hours across the entirety of North Tillamook County. In this post, we’ll share how we managed to keep orders shipping out during a power outage, including gear lists of what was essential, and what we wished we’d had! … Read More Power Outage! ⚡ An Unusual Day in the Life at Walnut Studiolo
Celebrating TEN years in business with special offers and announcements
A retrospective celebrating 10 years in business. … Read More Celebrating TEN years in business with special offers and announcements
Photo Essay: Evolution of a Workshop
We take a look back on how our workshop space evolved over ten years in business with this photo essay. … Read More Photo Essay: Evolution of a Workshop
Photo Essay: A Day in the Life at Walnut Studiolo
Come behind the digital curtain with us and enjoy this photo essay. We snapped pictures of ourselves at intervals during a typical day working and living from home as a small family business, on the eve of our 10th year in business. … Read More Photo Essay: A Day in the Life at Walnut Studiolo
Lowering our Free Shipping Guarantee to $35
We’re joining Etsy’s $35 free shipping guarantee on our walnutstudiolo.com too – and our prices will stay the same. … Read More Lowering our Free Shipping Guarantee to $35
A local’s guide to the North Oregon Coast
Planning a trip to the North Oregon Coast? That’s our neighborhood! As makers of Oregon leather goods and full-time residents of Tillamook County, we listed some of our favorite places to do, eat, and stay for visitors coming to our area of North Tillamook County / South Clatsop County, between Cannon Beach and Tillamook. Are you… Read More A local’s guide to the North Oregon Coast
