When the weather cools, the leaves start to turn to glorious colors of red, yellow and orangey-brown and people start flocking to Starbucks to get their Pumpkin Spice Lattes, it is always the busiest time of the year for me. Of course as a mom, fall means back to school for my two daughters. (Homework….
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From time to time, I share some behind-the-scenes insight into running a creative business. This post is also part of a blog tour for April Bowles-Olin’s upcoming CreativeLive class on creative marketing. You can read more about April’s class at the end of the post. Enjoy! ****** Getting accepted into my favorite craft fair in…
It is always an exciting day for me when I get a custom order request! I will receive a convo on Etsy or an e-mail from one of my lovely customers. She will send me a color swatch, a product photo or simply a list of colors. Or maybe an idea or design motif (a hot…
Expressing gratitude to someone is a gift that rewards both the giver and the receiver. Whenever you feel gratitude for someone or something, expressing it – through a simple thank you or kind gesture – will open your heart to a bit of happiness. A decade of gratitude studies show that people who give thanks…
Even though Urban Craft Uprising has long been the end-all, be-all of craft fairs in Seattle (I vended there two summers ago – fulfilling one of my creative business dreams, yay!), I was so excited when Renegade Craft Fair announced it was coming to the Emerald City. I wasn’t able to sell here (full disclosure: I was…