As in everything in life; a setback becomes less of a setback if you use it as a opportunity to learn from it and grow stronger. Woooah come back! Before you think “oh dear, this is going to be one of those over-generalized self-help sound bites” I hope you’ll think it isn’t. [...]

We all have a fear of the unknown and we have all heard someone say “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”. This is all well and good (and it’s a maxim that I try to guide myself by - even though I would rather stick rusty forks in my eyes [...]

Woo Hoo! Here is another fabulous Crafting Heroes Interview hot off the press. I am really loving these interviews. Like you, I am finding them so inspiring and full of great advice on how to run my own business. For those of you who don’t yet know, I asked the lovely readers of my other [...]

You may be surprised to learn that I know how to make shoes by hand. Back in 2004 I went to Cordwainers @ London College of Fashion to study how to make footwear and I absolutely loved it!  Alumni of this famous shoe making course include: Jimmy Choo, Emma Hope, Patrick Cox, Joseph [...]

When I found out that Country Living had written a craft business book I just had to get my mitts on it. I was expecting a lot of dreamy eye candy, but I was curious to see what sort of practical advice would be on offer. So here is a peek inside Crafting [...]

Do have listen to this podcast when you get the chance.  It’s about marketing yourself as an Etsy seller, but it’s relevant for all of us who sell or want to sell our craft online.  Listen to the podcast here.
In my next post: a book review of Country Living’s Crafting a Business.
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