Today on the Dear Handmade Life podcast I’m talking about the inner critic with author of Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead Tara Mohr and my guest cohost Paige Wery, owner of The Good…
Today on the Dear Handmade Life podcast I’m talking about building a business around your core values with founder of Thimblepress and consultant/mentor for creative business owners Kristen Ley. I chat with Kristen about how having defined core values can…
Today on the Dear Handmade Life podcast we’re talking to serial entrepreneur, rebellious marketer, technology expert and author of one of my favorite marketing books The 1-Page Marketing Plan about marketing your creative business. I talk with Allan about letting go…
We closed out our fall 2018 Patchwork Show at our Santa Ana location last Sunday. Our Santa Ana location holds a special place in my heart since it was the site of the first ever Patchwork Show over a decade…
Last weekend we celebrated our 17th biannual Long Beach Patchwork Show! This was one of my favorite of all the shows at our waterside Marine Stadium location… Not only did we have PERFECT weather but we debuted our new “I’m…
Today on the Dear Handmade Life podcast I’m talking with contemporary fiber artist, photographer, and author Lisa Anderson Shaffer of Zelma Rose about the transformational power of a daily practice. I talk with Lisa about the intersection of fact and faith in ritual,…
Today on the Dear Handmade Life podcast we’re talking to Christina Scalera, the attorney and founder behind The Contract Shop, a contract template store for creative entrepreneurs, wedding professionals, and coaches about legally protecting your business. I chat with Christina…
Last weekend we ushered in the fall 2018 season of our Patchwork Show: Modern Makers Festival at Jack London Square, our Oakland, California location. Although this is our newest location (we celebrated our 7th anniversary of Patchwork Show Oakland on…
Today on the Dear Handmade Life podcast I’m talking with Angie Chua (owner of bobo design studio and brick and mortar shop, workshop teacher, hand lettering and chalk lettering artist, children’s book author and staff member at Lucky Break Consulting)…
Ever feel overwhelmed by the idea of getting organized before the holiday shopping season picks up? We’ve got you covered with a foolproof checklist to get your shop holiday-ready before temperatures start to drop. We are such planners that we…
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