25 Ways to recharge creativity & de-stress
You know that feeling when your TO-DO list seems better suited to being written on an extra long roll of paper towels than on a Post-it? It seems like for every thing you cross off, a new thing (or two…
Maker: Crystal of Thread Therapy
Iâm excited to introduce you to Crystal today. Â Iâm especially excited because Iâm pretty much in love with the creations that she makes! Meet Crystal and check out her string art! ~Angie~ Please introduce yourself. Hello! My name is Crystal….
Maker: Lynn Klopfer from Brown Bag Books
We moved to the apple orchard when I was 6. My parents traded the neighborhood, and the paved streets for rolling hills, dust, and a long dirt driveway. The house we moved into was big, but older. With the older…
Maker: Erin of Front Porch Pops
I grew up in the country. We had a long dirt driveway off the highway that led to our home in the middle of an apple orchard. We didnât have neighbors, we didnât have trash service, and we didnât have…
Maker: Randy of Flying Cup Clay Studio
Pottery and clay work has always been a fascination of mine. Maybe I watched the famous scene in âghostâ too many times as an impressionable teenager, but it has this kinetic, romantic, tactile quality to it that I canât help…
25 Ways to recharge creativity + motivation + combat feeling overwhelmed
âHow do you do all of that stuff?â This is a question I get asked often by people who know me, as well as by people I meet who find out Iâm juggling two businesses, a blog, writing a book,…
maker: shaun and brittany of tiny whales
Getting dressed is overrated {she said as her almost naked 3 year old ran past her} but if I am going to go to battle over clothes, it will probably be for a fun t-shirt for my boys, or a…
8 lovely plant + succulent diy craft tutorials
“want to smell some curry?” delilah asked holding a leaf up to my nose. we were standing in her backyard garden nearly a decade ago. i’d never been in a garden like that, where you could eat pretty much anything….
how to make image transfer gift tags + sizzix giveaway
Just so you know: Dear Handmade Life received products from Sizzix that we mentioned in this post. However, we only write about and recommend products that we use personally and believe are awesome! Â You know how there are certain…
are you ready to hire a rep for your creative handmade business
âWhereâs the rest of your line?â The woman asked as she pulled my shirts out of a Trader Joe’s paper sack. âMy line?â I had no idea what a line was and at that point I didnât know enough to…
