My mom is pretty awesome, my first DIY hero. So many kid memories of sitting on the floor with some crazy construction paper creation—that required yards and yards of tape—while she whirred away on her sewing machine. She also taught me…
I first fell in love with instant cameras in high school. Back then, I took photos on an old DSLR camera that my dad passed down to me. I’d shoot a roll of film then drop it off at the…
Hello Friends! We’ve been on a podcast break while we’ve been at our annual business and makers conference, Craftcation Conference and we’re going to extend our break as we finish out our spring Patchwork Show: Modern Makers Festival season. We’ll be back…
Today on the Dear Handmade Life podcast we’re talking to fine artist, illustrator and author Lisa Congdon about prioritizing yourself in your business. We chat about busyness, being a workaholic, the process of relearning how to relax, the value of meditation in…
Patchwork Show Oakland turned FIVE last weekend! In those five years, we’ve switched the location (always within Jack London Square) four times! But this season we were thrown a curveball when we made a last-minute location switch… the week of…
It’s that time again… our fall Patchwork Show season is here! If you’re in Northern or Southern California we hope to see you at our fall Patchwork Shows in Oakland, Long Beach and Santa Ana. The shows are free to attend and dog-friendly. So bring your friends…
If you’re a regular here at Dear Handmade Life then likely you already know about our annual: Craftcation Business and Makers Conference where you can join us for four life-changing days of making, meeting and learning at the beach in California and have…
We’re heading into one of our favorite times of year… Craftcation: Business + Makers Conference 2018 is around the corner! If you’re ready to join us for four life-changing days of making, meeting and learning at the beach in California,…
Every spring I head to Ventura, California for our annual Craftcation: Business + Maker’s Conference. Ventura is one of my favorite California beach towns because the temperature is pretty much in the mid 70s year round, it has a great downtown…
When I hear the word self-care, I’m immediately transported back to my childhood bedroom in the early 80s. In that room with a full wall of collaged magazine images of River Phoenix, I spent countless hours teasing my bangs and…
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