Calling all Toronto natives! The applications for the third ever Wandering Winter Craft Show are online. This is your chance to sell your wares (or shop for indie crafts) at three different locations on four different days. To learn more, … Read More ...
Interview with Taradara – Marketing Creativity
One of the biggest mysteries of the indie crafting world is success. How do you achieve it in a field that seems so subjective and whimsical? Marketing Creativity helps to dispel that mystery by interviewing crafters about how they achieved … Read More ...
Crafted at the Port of Los Angeles
Have you ever wanted a permanent year round place to sell your wares every weekend? How about one place, where you could go, regardless of weather to pick up some exceptional handmade goodness? Well, if you are lucky enough to … Read More ...
Crafty & Connected
All this talk about crafty business got me searching around for more inspiration. One of the things that often overwhelm the beginning indie crafter is social media. What is it? How do I use it and Why do I care? … Read More ...
Do you have a GIRL CRUSH?
I mentioned cargoh.com a few days ago as a great source of curated indie goodies. While poking around the site I noticed the GIRL CRUSH art workshops and tea party. This looks like such a fun idea. Imagine getting to … Read More ...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Selling Successfully on Etsy {Guest Post by Cath Young} « Epheriell Designs
Here’s an excellent article about the Do’s and Don’ts of selling on Etsy from Cath Young (of My Bearded Pigeon) on Epherielle Designs.
She makes a lot of great points! Read the article here: The Do’s and Don’ts … Read More ...
cargoh – a curated marketplace for independent artists and designers
go check out cargoh if you want to browse the work of great independent artists and designers. They do a great job of bringing the newest and best the indie scene has to offer.
a curated marketplace for independent artists … Read More ...
Handsome in Pink
Handsome in Pink is an online boutique that is creates adorable clothing designs for babies, adults and children and seeks to over turn some of the gender stereotypes that clothing tend to perpetuate.
I don’t know about you but buying … Read More ...
December Side Plate by Ink Dish
Alyson Fox has a line of cute dishes over at seltzerstudios.com. You can learn more about her work here at alysonfox.com and here at A Small Collection.
via December Side Plate by Ink Dish – Seltzer Studios – online … Read More ...
This Is How I Roll
You know you want to ride in this. If you do please call me and come pick me up. Sadly, this is in Seattle and too far from me.
… Read More ...The Barbie Dream Hearse is a fun alternative to your
Gruesome Knitted Eyeball Pattern
Only 2 dollars! or free if you email her. This pattern is by Mary Jane Mucklestone and she has quite a few other fun things in her shop here.
Tikatok – Kids Activities: Publish a Children’s Book with Tikatok
Tikatok is a site that let’s kids create their own book. They have a couple of styles for different ages, it’s like a Blurb for kids. The interface is easy to use and geared towards children. If your child has … Read More ...
Things People Make
Things People Make is a new site for crafters to share their projects and tutorials. The site is still in beta so it’s a great time to go check it out and give feedback.
You can also sell things through … Read More ...
Stitch – an app for inventory management from StitchLabs SF.
I love that there are so many apps coming out to help the small creative businesses out there. You may have gleaned from reading this blog that I help organize the annual Conference of Creative Entrepreneurs. One of our … Read More ...
Four Sheets of Lined Paper by IndiaRosePrince on Etsy
Don’t ask me why… but I love things that are not paper to masquerade as paper. IndiaRosePrince on Etsy has created some lovely lined notebook paper out of sheets of felt.
Check it out here: Four Sheets of Lined … Read More ...