Behind The Shop is an ongoing series that features our talented and devoted shop owner community. Each time, we talk one-on-one with a shop owner/s to hear first hand what shop life is all about. Whether it’s a new shop that just came onto the scene or a popular community favorite – we want to share more about their journeys and stories with you. 

Running a small business is never easy, especially when you also have a full time job. That is the case for Fern Creek Stickersfounder, Elizabeth Larson. By day, she is a college professor teaching Communications, in Alabama, where she lives with her husband. Like many other shops in our community, Elizabeth started making planner stickers as a creative outlet for herself which then grew into a full business.

Although Elizabeth always loved paper planning, her parents introduced her to the Levenger discbound system during her college years. After creating her own inserts she was hooked on paper planning. Then in 20218, after purchasing her first Erin Condren planner, she discovered the planner community and the decorative side of planning. She quickly got to work designing and printing her own stickers. And the rest as they say is history. Her sticker business has grown pretty quickly and recently Elizabeth announced that she would be scaling back (not an easy decision) in order to maintain her full time teaching job and still run her business from her home. 

We chatted with Elizabeth all about sticker making, running her small business and what’s coming for Fern Creek Stickers in 2022. Take a listen below: 

FERN CREEK STICKERS

Being a professor, Elizabeth started off making academic scripts and functional stickers that she couldn’t find in other shops. Now, in addition to functional stickers, Fern Creek Stickers offers a monthly and weekly kits in a variety of planner sizes as well as coordinating washi tapes and other fun products. 

While she is scaling back in some areas of her business, there are still many exciting things to come in 2022. This year, in addition to monthly releases, Elizabeth plans to offer an exclusive Anniversary Box as well as another Advent Calendar (which was so popular last year). 

You can also find Elizabeth sharing her planner journey on her YouTube channel where she posts Plan With Me videos using her stickers as well as fun peeks behind-the-scenes. Catch her latest video on her design process below:

Be sure to follow along at Fern Creek Stickers on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or visit the website or Etsy shop. Stay tuned for the next release date will be coming on March 5th.