by Danielle Spurge | Interviews
Though I myself have not participated in any joint-creative-ventures, I am so intrigued by collaborative projects between fellow makers. I love to see what can happen when two makers team up to bring their crafty super powers together and develop a new offering! Since...
by Danielle Spurge | Health, Organisation, Time Management
The holidays are coming! The holidays are coming! It’s the most wonderful time of the year… although the things that make it such are usually all happening while we makers toil away in our studios making gifts and prepping for shows. But the holiday rush...
by Danielle Spurge | Community, Marketing
I recently completed a custom piece for a friend of mine from college. It was a gift for her grandmother’s birthday. After she gave her grandmother the gift, she sent me a picture of her grandmother’s reaction upon opening it and a bit of a story about why she asked...
by Danielle Spurge | Organisation
In the past three years, I’ve learned a lot about being self-employed as a creative entrepreneur. There are some things I really, really wish I had known from the beginning though. Things I know now I should have done when I started out. These are things that I bet...
by Danielle Spurge | Interviews, Marketing, Motivation
Recently, I’ve become very interested in how creatives can add multiple income streams and expand their reach! I interviewed fellow maker and New England based small business owner, Ana Campos of Toil & Trouble, about how she brought a line of hand dyed...