25 Ways to recharge creativity & de-stress
You know that feeling when your TO-DO list seems better suited to being written on an extra long roll of paper towels than on a Post-it? It seems like for every thing you cross off, a new thing (or two…
DIY Ceramic Abstract-painted Necklace
Last summer I completed one of my long-time goals of taking a pottery class. I wrote about the top three lessons I learned during the process of finally checking something off my bucket list that had been on it for…
The reality of running your own creative business
There’s a lot of talk about “making it happen”. It seems so easy when you see the words in a brushstroke font on Pinterest or Instagram.* You click ‘like’ or you pin it. You feel inspired for a few seconds…
How I’m keeping up with my daily sketchbook practice
I’ve been keeping a sketchbook off and on for over 20 years. In that time my sketchbook has been home to working through ideas for my former clothing line, too many to-do and bucket lists to count, whole sections of…
4 Must-Know Rules for Making the Leap to Wholesale
Editor’s Note: If you’re a regular Dear Handmade Life reader then you know that I had a clothing line for nearly a decade. The first few years that I had my business I sold at craft shows and markets. I paid…
How to network at a creative conference
Welcome to the fifth post in our series as we prepare for Craftcation: Business + Makers Conference on making the most out of attending a creative conference. If you missed the first three posts you can check them out here: 1….
How to prepare for a creative conference
Welcome to the fourth post in our series as we prepare for Craftcation 2016 on making the most out of attending a creative conference. If you missed the first three posts you can check them out here: 1. 7 reasons…
How to choose the right conference to attend
In preparation for Craftcation: Business and Makers Conference we’re doing a series of posts about attending conferences. In our first post 7 reasons why attending a conference will revolutionize your business and creativity I shared some of the reasons that…
Craftcation dance party theme giveaway
Last we shared a post on 7 reasons why attending a conference will revolutionize your business and creativity. Maybe you’ve already decided that you’re ready to attend a conference (ahem… Craftcation!) so you can: Build your community Get exposure to…
7 reasons why attending a conference will revolutionize your business and creativity
When Delilah I took the leap and started planning the first ever Craftcation Conference nearly six years ago (that’s right! 2017 will be our 6th anniversary!) I had not only never planned an event of that size, but had never even…
