The folks over on the Creative Income blog shared recently attended the Renegade Craft Fair held on September 19th and 20th in Chicago. Renegade craft fairs are always super inspiring and a great event to attend. They wrote up a … Read More ...
DIY Colorful Cube Puzzle
What is a colorful cube puzzle? A magical block puzzle full of color and possibility! This fun puzzle was made by Anna Spathari, and she shared it on her blog, Journey into Creativity.
There is no written tutorial for making … Read More ...
Halloween DIY: Watercolor Candy Corn Tags
Have you noticed all of the Fall and Halloween items popping up in stores? I prefer DIYing my Halloween decor and costumes, and if you do as well then these are for you!
These watercolor candy corn tags make the … Read More ...
7 Tips to Help Grow Your Etsy Shop
If you’re thinking about starting an Etsy shop, or if you’ve already got one running, then your goal is always to have the best Etsy shop possible, right? and if you’re a long-time Etsy shop owner, then you know there’s … Read More ...
Handmade at Amazon- Is it the new Etsy?
Amazon just launched its Handmade at Amazon section- a place for indie artists to sell their handmade products. Is it the new etsy? USA Today recently published an article saying it may be an “etsy killer”.
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An Introduction to Weaving
Have you ever wanted to try doing you own woven art? That super trendy thing, with yarn, looms and just looks so cozy? Yeah, that’s weaving and Jelica from A Pretty Fix put together a post introducing you to it.… Read More ...
Blog Handmade Link Up
It’s time for another week of Blog Handmade! What is that? It is a weekly feature I started here at Indie Crafts that will goes up every Friday!
Blog Handmade is a weekly link up by indiecrafts.craftgossip.com where handmade bloggers … Read More ...
Mounting a Phone to a Tripod Using Sculpey
Have you ever needed to have your phone on a tripod? Maybe to take pictures for your blog or Etsy shop or to do a video? Alison from Adventures in Making needed a way to attach her phone to her … Read More ...
Driftwood Fish Tutorial
Don’t you just love driftwood projects? I just moved to the pacific northwest so I’m only about 30 minutes away from great places to find driftwood. Zoe from Creative in Chicago is basically the Queen of Driftwood after making such … Read More ...
5 Annoying Things Said to Artists, and how to smile through them
Today’s post is brought to you by Alison from Adventures in Making. She is sharing 5 annoying things said to artists, and great comebacks for them.
If you’re in the business of selling your work, at some point you are … Read More ...
DIY Marbled Clothes Pin
Learn how to make DIY Marbled Clothes Pins using this tutorial by Amy, the girl behind the blog Delineate your Dwelling! She has been on a marbling kick lately and has been making some gorgeously marbled projects!
I think these … Read More ...
5 Simple Ways to Grow Your Email List Today
Do you have an email newsletter for your indie blog or shop? I do, but admittedly have not sent an email out in about a year… oops!
Abby Glassenberg’s email newsletter is the #1 driver of sales to her online … Read More ...
Make your own Patterned Tape!
Learn tons of different ways to make your own colorful, decorative tape using masking tape, paint, stencils, tissue paper and book pages. Personally I have over 50 rolls of washi tapes and fabric tapes in my craft supply stash, so … Read More ...
Free Printable Tags to Try at Your Next Craft Fair
Here is a great free printable from the Creative Income blog! They have 3 different sets of price tags that you can download and use to price your handmade items when you are selling at a fair. They say:
“Properly … Read More ...
DIY Pet Costume- The Incredible Mounted Cat-Moose
Halloween is in just 25 days- Have you started brain storming costume ideas yet? Have you ever dressed up your pet for Halloween?
This is a super cute, super easy, no-sew DIY pet costume by Shannon at Eat.Sleep.MAKE. You can … Read More ...