Ask the Makers
Sometimes it can feel like you’re being pressured by your customers to make seasonal items for every holiday under the sun. While it may be profitable to make items for some holidays, others might leave you with piles of unsold stock. This month we asked the...The One Concept that is Changing the Way I Run my Business: Accepting Outside Help
A year and a half ago my company, Penguin & Fish, and I went on a crazy roller coaster ride called, writing my first craft book. During the process of writing Sew & Stitch Embroidery, I went through several lows, like dealing with...Who Can You Ask for Help?
I had three rules for dating: He couldn’t be an artist. He couldn’t be a co-worker. He couldn’t be a janitor/plumber/AC repairman/etc. Then I met my partner and broke all three of my rules when I asked him...Create & Thrive Top Posts of 2013
So… technically, Create & Thrive is having a holiday this week *blows party horn*. However, I decided that I really wanted to do a ‘best of’ post to highlight the most popular and most useful posts we’ve published this year. I can’t...Ask the Makers ~ Celebrating the Holidays
This month we’re asking the makers about how they celebrate the holidays once the shopping rush is over. The end of the shopping rush is nearly in sight and that means it’s time to reconnect with your intentions, take a break from the hustle and bustle,...
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