Ten years of little steps
The backstage was buzzing all weekend. Costumes everywhere. Hair spray. Last-minute rehearsals in the hallways. Dancers stretching in corners. Parents…
Sometimes it’s about cards. Sometimes it’s about business. Sometimes it’s a person, a place, or an experience that made us think differently.
A little more of what goes on behind SoliaVenture.
The backstage was buzzing all weekend. Costumes everywhere. Hair spray. Last-minute rehearsals in the hallways. Dancers stretching in corners. Parents…
We recently made a custom card for Mission Blue, a café and gift store in San Francisco. The story behind…
Some cards are simple. And sometimes, that’s exactly what I love. This is my most recent spring card. A single…
I’m sick this week. Just a cold, but enough to keep me home and make this a short newsletter. I’m…
During the Easter break, our mom surprised us with an evening at Sunset Commons, a place in our neighborhood where…
I’ve been in a big paper phase lately. Not the kind where you fold one thing and you’re done. The…
Sometimes you come up with an idea and you just know it could make someone happy. But then comes the…
“Hey Zélia, I discovered your Instagram and think it’s great. Would you be able to do a custom painting?” Messages…
Do you remember the first time you earned money on your own? For us, it was a small cupboard in…
We went to sunny Pacheco last Saturday, in the East Bay, for a spring young entrepreneurs’ market. As we walked…

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