Maker: Bess of Bird vs Bird
Today we are featuring Bess Petty of Bird Vs Bird. She has some lovely designs, and in her own words โhas been putting a bird on it since 2007โ. Sheโs learning how to balance being mom, and creative at the…
Today we are featuring Bess Petty of Bird Vs Bird. She has some lovely designs, and in her own words โhas been putting a bird on it since 2007โ. Sheโs learning how to balance being mom, and creative at the…
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…
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…
Every year at Craftcation our dรฉcor team headed up by my partner Delilah and Lisa Rios of The Makery conceptualizes, designs and creates all the dรฉcor for the conference. Iโm always blown away by the clever and budget-friendly ideas they…
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…
We are limping towards the finish line of the end of the school year, and motivation to get places on time, finish projects and check everything off the to-do list is really waning.ย Summer is literally right around the corner, and…
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 โHow do you run your business?โ and the moderator Kari Chapin…
I met these guys last fall at Patchwork Oakland.ย I walked past their booth, and then came back.ย They had a beautiful display of soaps setting out, just asking to be smelled.ย I’m a smeller.ย I love the scent of…
While I was at Craftcation last month I got to participate in a workshop creating a terrarium.ย We learned the type of soil to use, how to layer it, and how to *hopefully* keep the succulents alive as we traveled…
I am back from Craftcation, and inspired to make, and learn, and do.ย Being surrounded by so many creative people is so incredibly awesome.ย Hearing their stories, and listening as they share how they have gotten to where they are…
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