Creative design studio

Two. Dos. Due. Deux. Wow, two years! Letting it sink in now... Ok. Let's chat. First off, I'm going to be honest. When I first started this journey, I didn't ever think that I would be here. Seriously. I almost quit so many times that first year, that we are working on straight miracles here people. LOL The first year was intense because it was a year of discovery for me in both this business and personal aspects of my life. My business took a few different directions before

The holidays are here! Halloween is over, Thanksgiving will be here before we know it, and we all know how I feel about Christmas! 🙈 ( It's just the most important holiday ever!) Ok... I might be little biased because my birthday is the day after. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Gifting is my passion as you know, and before starting my business I was all about holiday gift shopping starting in about June. No lie, I'm a nut. A well prepared nut. 🤣 You too can be well prepared this holiday season wi

Summa time! 🌊 Heck yes! Welcome June! Summer is right around the corner, and if you can't already tell...I'm ready!! I'm so excited for our annual summer trips (I'm coming for ya AZ and NV! ☀️), beach days, warmer nights spent with loved ones, and pool floats! But really... I want the giant rubber duck with sunglasses to float away my summer days! 🤣 Let's talk about summer essentials, summer gifts, and summer fun! Oh yea! You know you want to! ⛱ Beach Por Favor 🏖 There is

Dad. Father. Best Friend. Whatever you call him, whenever you call him, he's there. Father's Day is his day, but we should celebrate the amazing things that dads do everyday too! We already know that mom is superwoman, but dad should get a lot of credit also! Dad is a shoulder to cry on (both then as a baby, and now as an adult - wait, what's an adult? 😂) a helping hand, the one who most likely taught you how to ride a bike, change a flat tire, and that boys are the enemy un

Mom, superwoman, best friend. Whatever you call her, chances are your mom is one of the most deserving women of a special day that appreciates all of the sacrifices she has made, the challenges she has faced, and the tough love she has given you since day one. A mom is a special person who brings a beautiful life into this world, and gives her all to protect that child, nurture them, and raise them into an incredible adult. Now we all know life isn't perfect, and even so, you

Do you ever look back on moments in your life and remember the very first time you did something? Sometimes we get so caught up in life, and things, and people, that we forget to look back and see how far we have come. Yesterday, I remembered the very first box that I made when I started J. Isabel Designs. I have been gifting all of my life, but there was one gift in particular that caught the eye of a friend and became that "something more" that led to the creation of my sma

The best gift ever? Think back to the best gift you have received. Was it something you really wanted? Something really thoughtful? Whatever it was, you remembered it for a reason. If it wasn't that new doll that Jenny down the street had and you just had to have too, then I am willing to bet that it was something really meaningful that took a lot of care and consideration by the person who gave it to you. That feeling that you got, and that feeling that you can give, are two

How do I make decisions? I am constantly asked what my process is for putting together my gift boxes for J. Isabel Designs. Mostly the questions relate to how I find products, and how I choose what to put in each box. I have to admit that it is quite random, and for the sake of not sounding too cheesy, it just comes to me. It comes to me like any other random thought during the day. I see something, I like it, I buy it. I shop at many different stores and I love to come acros

A grandmother's love. Before starting my blog, I started my own business designing gift boxes. This is something that was a long time coming. I have always loved to give gifts, so the passion was already there. It started from a young age with my grandmother teaching me how to wrap, curl ribbon, and tie intricate bows. That was a woman who was specific about how straight she made her cuts, the use of invisible tape, and ensuring that she had the perfect card to go with her gi