Here are a few notable moments from our 15th year in business at Walnut Studiolo.
This year was a surge of productivity for us, finalizing and launching new products, writing and publishing in-depth articles, and how-to guides, and reporting on our charitable giving campaign for Artisans Cooperative.
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New Products!
Product design is our favorite part of this business. This is where the most creativity comes in, and we love working together as a design team. We aim to introduce at least one new product per year.
This year, we introduced a brand-new design that we carefully honed over several years: Travel Backgammon! We majorly updated our popular Double 12 Travel Domino Playing Cards, including making them accessible for lefties. And for the holidays, we introduced our first calendar and games bundle pricing.
Knowledge Sharing: New DIY Tutorials & How-to Guides
We're proud of our human-written blog content. We find knowledge-sharing to be one of our highest purposes and one of the most rewarding parts of running a website.
This year we published several new "how to" guides, recipes, and tutorials, on topics ranging from simplified game rules to the art of Japanese cloth folding, from gratitude practice to brass shining.
2024 Charitable Fundraisers
Walnut Studiolo was proud to be one of the first founding members of Artisans Cooperative. Valerie served on the Interim Board of Directors from its inception until May of this year.
The cooperative alternative to Etsy and artisan marketplace is continuing under the leadership of a new board and we continue to sell our products on the indie marketplace.
We wrapped up on our on-site fundraiser in July 2024. Through our checkout "donation tip jar" and fundraiser item sales, Walnut Studiolo customers donated over $500 to help lift up all artisans!
We updated our fundraiser blog post with the final report. With huge gratitude to the generosity of our customers: you're amazing!
New Original Articles in 2024
We write original articles when time allows on topics that we think are interesting -- and we hope you do, too! We do our best to operate with transparency, represent our point of view of the world managing a small craft business in America, and share our in-depth research.
Commentary on Current Events
In 2024, we wrote articles to address two major issues we face: the rise of A.I., and new EU product safety regulations.
In-depth History and Research
We shared two in-depth articles in 2024: a deep dive into the history of travel games, and a comprehensive guide to shopping "made in the USA."
Company News
We also shared new information on our company practices, including a new referral program and more info the shipping packaging part of our sustainability program.
Wrap-up: Happy New Year 2025!
We have a lot to be proud of this year. We started this business in 2009, and celebrated 15 years in business this year.
We can't describe what a privilege it is to work with you, our amazing customers who this year sent us kind and encouraging words all year round.
It's a wonder of the internet that we can all connect from so many places around the world over our shared values and appreciation for fine craftsmanship. We can't wait to see what 2025 brings!
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