Welcome back from our extended summer break. While we were away we finished our spring event season for our Patchwork Show and our annual Craftcation: Business & Makers Conference. We’re also going through some changes here at Dear Handmade Life which is why the break was a bit longer than we anticipated. Delilah, my business […]

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 the journey to balance and presence, the signs that it’s time to make a change, […]

Today on the Dear Handmade Life podcast we’re talking about discovering your dream business with Michelle Ward the When I Grow Up Coach. We discuss how to recognize the signs that you’re not in your dream job or business, how to figure out if your standards aren’t high enough ie: when “fine” and “good enough” […]

Today on the Dear Handmade Life podcast we’re talking to Linsi Brownson of Spark Collaborative. We talk about Linsi’s belief that everyone is born creative, how to tap into that natural creativity if you’ve lost your connection to it, what types of questions to ask yourself to see where you are, where you want to be […]

Today on the Dear Handmade Life podcast we’re talking about the elusive glamour of quitting your day job with Mallory Whitfield of Badass Creatives and drinking coffee with Delilah’s homemade bourbon cream. We discuss how to find passion and negotiate for what you want at your job, balancing your full or part time job with […]

Today on the Dear Handmade Life podcast we’re talking about to Danielle Spurge of The Merriweather Council about how to make Etsy work for you. We talk about the relevance of Etsy in 2018, the role of trends on the platform, tips for standing out in a sea of competition to get featured and found, […]

Today on the Dear Handmade Life podcast we’re talking to Los Angeles-based fine artist and embroidery designer Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching about the evolution of the handmade movement and DIY world. We talk about what this movement looked like back when we started our creative businesses 20 years ago, how to recapture the sense of community and camaraderie […]

Today on the Dear Handmade Life podcast we’re talking about to Shae Whitney of DRAM Apothecary about how Shae honors the environment through not only their ingredients and packaging but every aspect of their business, how essential professional branding and packaging is to make your product stand out and help customers find you, how your […]

Today on the Dear Handmade Life podcast we’re talking about collaboration, community and competition with Megan Green of Craftin’ Outlaws, Midwest Craft Con (you can grab your ticket here) and Stinky Bomb Soap and drinking Stone Brewing’s Mocha IPA. We discuss our positive and negative experiences reaching out to competitors to collaborate, getting through the fear pitching to […]