20 Tips for Etsy Success

20 Tips for Etsy Success

Nothing makes us happier than when one of our own readers creates an amazing guide for the rest of us!  Deby Coles has just released her e-book, 20 Tips for Etsy Success.  If you want to fine-tune your shop to turn lookers into buyers you’ll definitely want to...

September Shop Critique

We had a record number of entries this time and it was so hard to choose a winner.  In the end, we picked Evelyn Pelati’s website.  Her metalwork is absolutely gorgeous and with a few tweaks we’re hoping to help her make her shop match that.  You can...
Interview with Sarah from Blue Birds Fly Boutique

Interview with Sarah from Blue Birds Fly Boutique

I’m always amazed when I find a successful maker who sells things that so many people love to make for themselves.  Right now, knitting and crocheting continue to be ‘in’ hobbies but that doesn’t mean you can’t make a living selling your...

50 Dollar Studio by Mister Scheimpflug

Making your product is the easy part, the fun part.  Then you have to pull out your camera and photograph your product.  This is the step most of us loathe because we’re either scared of all the buttons on our camera or we don’t know how to properly use...
Build a Better Creative Business

Build a Better Creative Business

It’s time to build a better creative business! We’re very excited to announce the official launch of the innovative Build a Better Creative Business course, co-hosted by Timothy Adam (Handmadeology), Lisa Jacobs (Marketing Creativity), and a special appearance...
Interview with Mr. Scheimpflug

Interview with Mr. Scheimpflug

This is the first time we’ve interviewed a product photographer and we had a lot we wanted to ask him about to make sure you got the most out of this interview.  Mister Scheimpflug was nice enough to write for us a few weeks ago about the mistakes makers make...