When I fall in love with something, I tend to fall hard. I fear the people I spend the most time with (ahem, my husband) are growing tired of hearing me talk about how much I love this new precious…
Over the past few years I’ve realized that as a creative business owner, if I don’t take time out to take care of myself, not only do I suffer, but my business does too. I’m not alone in this struggle…
Editor’s Note: This is the first of two posts we’ll be sharing from Craftcation Conference Alum Angie Chua of bobo design studio. Over the past few years I’ve had my eyes on Angie. First off, her personality is magnetic and…
Welcome back from our extended summer break. While we were away we finished our spring event season for our Patchwork Show and our annual Craftcation: Business & Makers Conference. We’re also going through some changes here at Dear Handmade Life…
Every six months, I scribble secret things on paper and burn them in my backyard. I started this tradition during a June heat wave a few years ago. A friend of mine suggested we write down our goals and then…
The morning of our Patchwork Show in Oakland last Sunday one of our vendors told that me that she “felt a great vibe and had a feeling that the show was going to go well”. Hearing her positive attitude was…
My friend is having a baby, so I swung by my local big box baby store. My family currently is just my hubby and me—so it was a new experience. Almost instantly, I was lost in the aisles. The dizzying…
After our Long Beach Patchwork Show last Sunday, I stood in the almost empty parking lot talking with two of our long-time vendors about how the craft show scene has changed over the years. Although I no longer sell at…
Its hard to believe it’s been two months since Craftcation Conference 2018! We miss the beach, our attendees and that feeling of knowing that everywhere you turn you’ll run into someone who gets what it’s like to be a creative…
Editor’s Note: We recently surveyed our Patchwork Show vendors about the areas of their business that they had the most difficulty with and (no surprise to us) one of the highest scores was finance. If you’re having trouble with something,…
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