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…

Editor’s Note: Mélissa Peng is joining us on the blog today to discuss how attending our Craftcation Conference changed her life and her business. I was lucky enough to meet Mélissa at our makers and small business conference in 2016 when we…

We are so excited to launch registration for Craftcation 2019 on October 5, 2018 at 9:00am PT. *The first 50 people to register get $50 off our already discounted early bird pricing!* Join us April 3-7, 2019 Ventura, CA I never imagined…

Editor’s Note: Attendees come from all over the world to attend Craftcation, our Makers and Small Business Conference because they want to either spend time crafting their hearts out, learning how to improve their business, or a little bit of…