By: Meighan O’Toole We’re coming up on the middle of the summer, and for most creative businesses that means things will slow way down. In some ways, this is a welcome respite. I know you’re excited for downtime in your…

Editor’s Note: I fell in love with Vistaprint this spring when we partnered with them for our printed materials (signs, programs and unique items like door hangers, hangtags, etc.) for our Craftcation Conference 2019. Between Craftcation Conference and our other event Patchwork Show as well as my freelance…

Editor’s Note: Managing production may not seem like the most invigorating part of running your own business but, having systems in place to keep track of your inventory and create a schedule and map for production that minimize effort reduces…

Editor’s Note: If you’ve been to our Craftcation: Business & Makers Conference, then you probably already know (and love) our friends at Darice who have been our official craft supply sponsor for the conference for the past four years! If you don’t know…

  Editor’s Note: I fell in love with Vistaprint this spring when we partnered with them for our printed materials (signs, programs and unique items like door hangers, hangtags, etc.) for our Craftcation Conference 2019. Between Craftcation Conference and our…

Editor’s Note: A few months ago we released our first line of physical products here at Dear Handmade Life. True, we’ve designed a few things in the past (die-hard DHL’ers may remember our Patchwork Show mugs, totebags and even the…

Editor’s Note: We’re excited to welcome Amanda Siska of Bread and Badger to our blog to share 10 things she wish she’d known about Amazon Handmade before she opened up her storefront there. In this post we shared about why makers should diversify where…

Editor’s Note: We’re excited to welcome Sharon Fain (co-director of Academy of Handmade and Dear Handmade Life sponsorship manager) to our blog to share about the importance of diversifying your selling platforms. When I started my handmade business over a…

Editor’s Note: It’s the end of the year and that means it’s time to start thinking about our favorite season of all – tax season. *That was sarcasm.* Taxes are inevitable but they don’t have to be painful. Our friends at…

Ever feel overwhelmed by the idea of getting organized before the holiday shopping season picks up? We’ve got you covered with a foolproof checklist to get your shop holiday-ready before temperatures start to drop. We are such planners that we…