Vanessa Cochran is a soap maker. She also runs her soap making business, Soap Farm. It’s a lovely line of soaps with variety… and that’s to say the very least. When you go to her website, you’ll see everything from Bay Rum to Sea Kelp. With something for everyone (really– she’s even got an option […]
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How To DIY Your Next Product Photoshoot
We’ve been told this old chestnut time and time again—if you are selling online, you need great photos of your product. As eyeroll inducing as it is, that old chestnut is correct. Images are the direct way to show your customer that you pay attention to quality, that you know what your creation is, what […]
andy warhol and art : good words
Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make more art. -andy Warhol
creative time management
Grow Your DIY Business: Creative Time Management By Eleanor Whitney *editor’s note: we’re so happy to have eleanor as a regular contributor to dear handmade life with here bi-weekly friday ‘grow your diy business’ column. we’re also beyond stoked that she’s a presenter at craftcation 2014. you can read more about managing your time and […]
The 5 Second Trick to Help Images Show Up in Google Search
by: steph calvert *editor’s note: for those of you not familiar with steph calvert…welcome to knowing one of the hardest working talented women dear handmade life knows. she’s the powerhouse behind hearts & laserbeams and the tech expert behind dear handmade life and our patchwork and craftcation websites. not only is she an amazing web […]
five tips for using pinterest for your business
five Tips for Using Pinterest for Your Business *editor’s note: dear handmade life is happy to welcome guest contributor andreea ayers. she’s an indie entrepreneurial powerhouse with a marketing degree and tons of first hand experience running her own business. if you missed her lectures at craftcation last year, don’t worry. she’ll be back for […]
the benefits of taking a break
the benefits of taking a break a few weeks ago my husband, seth told me a secret. we took the afternoon off and drove to goat rock beach. the thing i hate about northern california beaches is that they play a cruel trick on people who actually enjoy the beach. you can see the beach, you […]
eight product packaging tips + all my ex’s
8 things your product packaging should be: if all my ex’s were in room together and a stranger walked in and was asked, “what do all these people have in common?” chances are the stranger would run through a hundred scenarios before guessing that they all dated the same woman. for the most part i […]
