These past few weeks, after setting my goals and intentions for the New Year, launching into new freelance work, and working to honor previous commitments, it hit me: I am doing too much. I’ve always been someone who has been…
Have you ever flipped over your favorite bottle of amazingly fragranced face lotion to check out the ingredients and been disheartened and disillusioned to find you couldn’t read or identify them? Ever slathered up your baby with sweet smelling lotion…
“Food always has a story. The more you know, the better it tastes.” I’m sure that the well-traveled, well-taught, highly-skilled Ernest Miller could teach me a thing or two about my mac-n-cheese recipe. I’m also pretty sure that any dish…
When we linked up with Helki Zeigler-Bruzzone, I was deliciously impressed. You’ll love this interview– Helki is carrying on a family tradition of sausage making, and she’s a straight shooter with a positive point of view. Enjoy! -Aurora please introduce…
Our featured maker this week is crafty AND a curator! Stacy Wong has so much going on– I was surprised I was able to snag an interview! Aside from creating her own line of product, she runs an online boutique…
Jere Dean isn’t a one trick pony– He’s been honing his multi material designer skills for upwards of 20 years, and it’s all come together in his brand, Urban Octopus. Here, he discusses his vision and motivation for his art….
Brianna Kenyon is Pooka Queen; creator of one-of-a-kind fascinators and jewelry. I’ve had my eye on her for a long time; Brianna’s felt hats are like nothing I’d ever seen before. They’re architectural, conversational, and harken back to a time…
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…
*Editor’s note: We are so happy to have Eleanor back on Dear Handmade Life for her intuitive business tips and advice. We especially love this post because eleanor gets personal as she talks about her own struggles to make her…
Sean Friesen’s children’s apparel line, Orangeheat, is just as adorable as the name suggests. It’s graphic, fun, colorful, and, most of all, conscious. In our interview, he talks about infusing his line with the energy of his environment in Venice….
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