I was talking to a friend today and when she mentioned that she might be moving away from the West Coast one of the reasons she cited was that she really missed living somewhere where there are seasons. Even though I’ve never lived out of California I still appreciate the seasons. Maybe I don’t spend […]
Patchwork Show: Modern Makers Festival
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7 Ways To Jumpstart Your Creative Business With Social Media
If you have been running your creative business for more than a year, then you already know that there is an ebb and flow to sales. Summer in particular is a natural time for many creative biz owners to see a sales dip. This doesn’t mean that you should sit idly by and wait for […]
Patchwork Show Oakland Spring 2015
Each of the cities where we hold our Patchwork Shows has its own unique charm. We held our first show in Santa Ana. The awesome location in the downtown art district coupled with our personal history with the city make it dear to us. We took a big chance when we added a second Patchwork […]
How to make red tortillas from scratch
We’re super excited to share Delilah’s recipe for red tortillas with you. You can check out the full tutorial here on the Sunset magazine website and watch a video of the process here.
How to build your support system for your creative business
The other day I was having lunch with a friend, (she also owns a handmade business), and we got on the topic of how we choose to spend our time with people who appreciate the work that goes into owning a small business. When my business was young, I spent most of my time with […]
Podcast episode 11: Rejection + Taking Risks with Tiffany Han
This week on the Dear Handmade Life podcast we share our recipe for a Pighattan and talk to life and business coach Tiffany Han about rejection. Rejection is not one of our favorite feelings but it happens and it’s a part of life. Tiffany is helping people embrace rejection as a way to take risks […]
How to Make a Yarn Chandelier
Every year at Craftcation our décor team headed up by my partner Delilah and Lisa Rios of The Makery conceptualizes, designs and creates all the décor for the conference. I’m always blown away by the clever and budget-friendly ideas they come up with. This year Lisa transformed a boring conference room into our podcast lounge […]
Craftcation Conference 2015
We’re so excited to share our thoughts and the photographs from our Craftcation Conference 2015 with all of you. A note from Delilah about Craftcation 2015: It may be hard to believe, but Nicole and I start working on the next year’s Craftcation right after the conference ends. We are so filled with energy and […]
10 Must-Read Posts to Grow Your Creative Business with Instagram
At Craftcation 2015 this past March I was lucky enough to sit on a panel with Abby Glassenberg, Blair Stocker, Rachel Mae Smith, and Tiffany Han. The topic was “How do you run your business?” and the moderator Kari Chapin did an awesome job at keeping the panelists on-topic and asking questions that elicited personal […]
why quitting your day job is not the answer
why quitting your day job is not the answer… by: tiffany han editor’s note: please see out post on ten questions every entrepreneur should ask themselves for an intro to tiffany han‘s awesomeness. tiffany posted this a while back on her blog but we loved it so much that we’re reprinting it. enjoy! There’s a […]
