time management tips for creatives
Do you feel busy all the live long day, yet sometimes when you begin to wrap your work day up, you wonder just what the heck you actually did all day? Me too. In fact, this happens to almost every…
Do you feel busy all the live long day, yet sometimes when you begin to wrap your work day up, you wonder just what the heck you actually did all day? Me too. In fact, this happens to almost every…
Lately I’ve been thinking about the concept of “opportunity cost,” which is probably familiar to any of you readers who have taken a course in microeconomics. Simply put, “opportunity cost” is what benefits or profits you forgo to pursue a…
*Editor’s note from Nicole: When I started my first ‘real’ (not the refrigerator box stationary shop on my front lawn when I was six) business Random Nicole, I didn’t even have money to buy the fabric to make my purses….
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…
My long held desire for complete freedom has served me well. I’ll be the first person to admit that taking the less chosen road almost every single time, left me with some, um… bad habits. I’m the kind of girl…
This week Delilah and I were interviewed on Work Life Branding, a web series hosted by Steph Calvert (Hearts and Laserbeams) and Nicole Longstreath (The Wardrobe Coach). Work Life Branding is a stellar resource for creative entrepreneurs. Delilah and I were overjoyed…
Editor’s note: Before you head full speed into 2014, it’s important to take a minute to reflect on 2013. First, pat yourself on the back! Then, read this post. In the past year, I realized how important it is to…
Editor’s note: We are so happy to welcome Kari Chapin to Dear Handmade Life. I read Kari’s book: The Handmade Marketplace: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally and On-line after I’d already been running my crafty business Random Nicole…
How to create a Marketing Strategy by: tara gardiner *editor’s note: before delilah and i met tara we didn’t even know we needed a marketing strategy. tara has shed so much light on a side of our business we had…
My first apartment was a typical first apartment. The parking situation was impossible and cars were broken into or towed away on an almost daily basis, not to mention horrible storage and little critters that popped up in cupboards and…
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