Editor’s Note: We’re super happy to welcome Caitlin Bacher of Little Farm Media to Dear Handmade Life for her three part series on how creative entrepreneurs can use Instagram to grow their businesses. Caitlin is breaking it down into three…
My obsession with washi tape runs deep. Almost as deep as my obsession with hanging out in my backyard. Since I work from home, working outside can pose a few perils, like my chickens loudly clucking while laying eggs, my…
As 2014 draws to a close, I’m definitely feeling the frazzle of the holidays, and some pressure to sit down and make those ever-important New Year Resolutions. Dah-dah-daaah. As I thought about the resolutions that I made last year, it…
The night I got introduced the wonderfulness that a little glitter could add to a pair of shoes was also the night I found out about the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I was seven years old and my mom and…
Hi everyone! My name is Erin Duncan, and I’m so excited to join the roster of “Dear Handmade Life” contributors. Before I get started, here’s a little about me: I run wrenbirdarts, a creative hand embroidery business and write a…
Growing up in Southern California with parents who weren’t big on traveling, I didn’t have a chance to fully experience a white winter until my thirties. I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for snow, maybe since I…
“I’m pretty sure my eyeball is about to fall out,” my husband said last week. It was our day off and we were shuttling between Costco, the grocery store and the hardware shop, prepping up for the week, like real…
Welcome to part two of our two part series on our favorite spots in Portland, Oregon. If you missed the first installment of this series please check it out here. FLUTTER “If I had a shop, I’d pretty much want…
It’s a pretty awesome feeling to be on a road trip with someone you’ve known since the day you were born and realize that after 10 hours of driving you haven’t even thought about putting on music or one of…
My favorite karaoke bar in my town closed down last year. Although I love karaoke, I’m not a diehard karaoke junkie but a few times a year I get this itch that can only be scratched by a night spent…
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