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  • DIY Air Plant in a Vintage-inspired Hand-knotted Wire Hanger from Dear Handmade Life
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    DIY Air Plant in a Vintage-inspired Hand-knotted Wire Hanger

    ByRebecca Pitts June 7, 2017June 7, 2017

    by Rebecca Pitts This Spring, my hubby and I celebrate six years together. And for the sixth year in a row — I expect and imagine he will get me exactly what I want. There is the best trick for…

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  • How to make the most of out networking events from Dear Handmade Life
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    How to make the most out of networking events

    ByRebecca Pitts May 24, 2017June 10, 2017

    By Rebecca Pitts Networking — it’s a word that makes most of us cringe. Sure, there are those amazing types who seem to waltz in and out of group gatherings and conference presentations without a care in the world —…

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  • DIY Homemade bird seed ornaments from Dear Handmade Life
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    How to make DIY Bird Seed Ornaments

    ByRebecca Pitts April 5, 2017April 2, 2017

    How to make DIY Bird Seed Ornaments by: Rebecca Pitts It’s funny how sometimes, it can feel as though the simplest of exercises becomes a thing–you know, getting a parking ticket when you were just running in to pick up that…

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  • Want to get that big thing done? Try doing less. from Dear Handmade Life
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    Want to get that big thing done? Try doing less.

    ByRebecca Pitts March 15, 2017March 5, 2017

    By Rebecca Pitts My main gig these days is parenting. In my free time, I fulfill orders. I write Instagram copy. I take product photos that I style to look just right and use to market and sell my products without…

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  • DIY Hygge Playdough from Dear Handmade Life
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    How to Make Hygge Playdough

    ByRebecca Pitts February 15, 2017February 9, 2017

    I just read The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know about Raising Confident, Capable Kids and guys—I was schooled. No—not my children. Me. Here’s what I mean. It’s mid-January and it’s winter and it’s…

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  • Must-visit online spaces for creative business inspiration from Dear Handmade Life
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    Must-visit online spaces for creative business inspiration

    ByRebecca Pitts January 18, 2017December 11, 2016

    Editor’s Note: I love this post from our contributor Rebecca Pitts on her must-visit online spaces for creative business inspiration. The online world can feel overwhelming and it’s awesome to have a list of places to go for inspiration and insight that…

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  • How to create notecard sets of your child’s artwork from Dear Handmade Life
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    DIY Holiday Gift Idea: Notecard Sets of Your Child’s Artwork

    ByRebecca Pitts December 14, 2016December 11, 2016

    by Rebecca Pitts Most of what my daughter makes at the easel is all process, meaning, it’s less about the finished piece and entirely about her experience scribbling, blobbing paint, and having fun. There are times, though, when I’m truly…

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  • How I accidentally launched a freelance career (and what you need to do to start yours) from Dear Handmade Life
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    How to stretch yourself creatively and launch a new revenue stream (or even a new career)

    ByRebecca Pitts November 25, 2016November 25, 2016

    by Rebecca Pitts It was right around the time that my first child started sleeping through the night when I laid the groundwork for starting my handmade business. I brainstormed ideas, I launched, and amazingly, landed national press mentions and…

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  • DIY Finger Painted Gift Wrap from Dear Handmade Life
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    DIY Finger Painted Gift Wrap

    ByRebecca Pitts November 9, 2016November 25, 2016

    By: Rebecca Pitts We go to a ton of birthday parties. A ton. But as an eco-friendly, minimalist type, I loathe purchasing reams of wrapping paper at the drugstore, knowing full well that the paper will end up in the trash…

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    How to Simplify and Organize your Writing Process to Unearth your Best Ideas

    ByRebecca Pitts September 28, 2016November 25, 2016

    by Rebecca Pitts Whether you’re writing for your blog or social media accounts, web-copy for your store listings, crafting pitches to the press, or jotting down ideas for new projects or products while out in the world, you inevitably spend…

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