Day 11// Running a handmade business takes an insane amount of energy, organization + daily/weekly upkeep that if you don’t feel confident in your workflow processes you will probably feel like a crazy lady. Snort. Today let’s talk about shipping product. When we had an apartment in Minneapolis I would ship product every day of… [Read More]

Day 11// OK, so answer this for me: Do you know what to do during slow seasons? All business have them, and some even have multiple seasons. My guess is your busy season is right after Christmas, throughout the summer + possibly once school has started. Having a slow season doesn’t mean you’re doing anything… [Read More]

Day 10// The longer I blog the quicker I am to feel overwhelmed with participating in all of the linky parties, online events + other seriously fun “stuff”. Because I want to participate in them all. There are so many creative parties to join. Because of course I like to bake. And of course I think… [Read More]

Day 9// Not to talk about all the “issues” we have as handmade business owners, but really, let’s talk about ’em! ;) I won’t deny it, being your own boss is hard at times. Designing product isn’t always a piece of cake. Staying on task with email, yep that’s hard too. And it’s totally possible for… [Read More]

via paper fashion via we heart it via Apartment 34 via write. click. scrapbook. via Cornflower Blue via kensie kate via Gussy Sews via the bendy straw Day 8// Let’s talk about quotes that inspire and your special place to hang such things. As women who create it’s important we have words that inspire us —… [Read More]

Day 7// A couple years ago I used to do all of my online work with my email open in a separate tab. If a new message popped up, I clicked over to read, and oftentimes reading an email would remind me of something else, and so on I went to yet another tab {different… [Read More]

Day 6// Purchasing materials can be super exciting or super frustrating, depending on the angle you approach it with. If you’ve found the perfect list of affordable vendors it’s easy, fun +inspiring. If you paint, selecting new hues to your basket is like a double dose of inspiration. Same goes for picking out buttons, fabric, markers,… [Read More]

Day 5// Ohhh, this is hurts a little to talk about. It’s never fun to handle copycats. It’s never fun to be called a copycat. Over the years I’ve had to do both: decide how to follow up with a so-called copycat + defend myself when called one. And nearly from the beginning I have found… [Read More]

Day 4// Whenever I think about the lull, no-change moments in my life I recognize them as moments where I didn’t set any goals. Take our move to California, for example. It’s a more personal example, but I’m trying to offer suggestions with each post that applies to non-business owners, too. Zack + I talked… [Read More]