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Great Customer Service Tips – How To Respond To Broken Items

September 7, 2023 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

As a handmade business owner, it’s never easy to deal with a customer who has received a faulty product. It can be frustrating and stressful, but it’s important to handle the situation with care to avoid losing their custom. In … Read More ...

Free SVG File – Christmas Santa Sleigh

September 25, 2020 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

This design is perfect for Christmas decorations or Christmas Eve Boxes.  Place it onto the front of a brown cardboard box for an inexpensive rustic Gift box.

You can download this free SVG file here.  As with all our … Read More ...

10 Handmade Labels For Your Craft Products

January 3, 2020 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

Don’t think you need to be selling your Crafts to label it! These adorable Hand made craft labels are perfect for small business who cant afford their own custumized labels and also for everyday crafters who want to add a … Read More ...

How To Make Your Own Product Labels

October 19, 2019 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

This tutorial is for a candle label but Jeff shares some great tips that can be applied to any label creations. He uses canva to create his designs and you can givt it a go too. Here is the video … Read More ...

It’s the Cricut Anniversary Sale!

August 22, 2019 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

If you are looking for a new Cricut machine for your handmade business or perhaps you are just a hobby crafter who wants to upgrade your own Cricut machine. Then this is the Cricut sale for you! Such a bargain … Read More ...

Win a Brother Printer For Your DIY Business

August 8, 2019 by Shellie Wilson 1 Comment

Mouth of mums is giving it’s readers the chance to win a Brother VC500W label printer. This Printer is the perfect addition to your small business. The label printer is perfect for small craft businesses starting out who can … Read More ...

How You Can Offer Free Shipping On Your Candles

July 30, 2019 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

With all the ETSY backlash about free shipping, I thought this video was well worth the feature.

Jeff from Standley Handcrafted has free shipping covered with this video tutorial on how to price your candles to cover your shipping costs. … Read More ...

Laws You Must Follow When Packaging Your Handmade Items

December 21, 2018 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

Don’t just assume you can throw your handmade items into a postal satchel and hope for the best. There is a little more to it than that. Depending on what your handmade items is there may be rules and regulations … Read More ...

How To Photograph Your Crochet

July 27, 2018 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

Are you thinking of selling your Crochet or Knitting items? Well before you start take a look at this article by RepeatCrafterMe. In this tutorial/Article, she shares how to take amazing photos of your work. A great photo can make … Read More ...

How To Professionally Wrap Bath Bombs

July 20, 2018 by Shellie Wilson 1 Comment

Whether your business produced 100 bath bombs or 1000 bath bombs a day this article by uspackagingandwrapping.com has you covered. From hand wrapping to a $6000 dollar machine. The perfect addition to your DIY handmade bath bomb business.

 

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The Best Places to Buy Supplies for Your Handmade Products

June 5, 2016 by Katie Smith Leave a Comment

Where do you purchase supplies for your handmade projects and products? Do you have a favorite local store or is it mostly online? Rebecca George from the Creative Income blog is sharing her top places to buy crafting supplies online.… Read More ...

Free Printable Thank You Cards For Your Etsy Shop

May 2, 2016 by Katie Smith 1 Comment

As Etsy shop owners it is always good to find ways to connect more with your customers. Including a simple than you card in the packaging is a great way t do that!

Kim from Everything Etsy designed some free … Read More ...

How to Package Christmas Gifts for Mailing

December 6, 2015 by Katie Smith Leave a Comment

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Are you mailing out any last minute Etsy shops.orders for the holidays, or are you shipping gifts to friends and families? If so, you might find the above infographic helpful.

The infographic is by Collect+. They say:

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How to Sell MORE at a Craft Fair

November 1, 2015 by Katie Smith Leave a Comment

If you have been selling your handmade goods at craft shows for a while now, then you may be wondering what you can do to increase sales. Maybe getting a card reader? Or vending at larger craft fairs?

Vikki O’Dell … Read More ...

Craft Fair Tips and Lessons Learned

August 27, 2015 by Katie Smith Leave a Comment

You can learn a lot from attending just one craft fair. Here are some of really great tips and lessons learned by ChiWei at One Dog woof!

She attended a craft show with her friend, selling crocheted hats and accessorizes … Read More ...

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