Hello all you fellow crafters our there!
I am so THRILLED to have joined the Sparkplugging team and in particular, become the contributor of the Craftboom blog. Some may wonder who I am or what might make me an “expert” in the area of craft business. While I don’t consider myself an expert by all means, [...]

This brill post was written by Marrianne Williams of Smelly Chicks Online. Thanks Marr for all of your research and this really helpful post (I’ve now gotten myself some of those Firefox add-ons). As a thank you I’ll be sending you one of these shiny badges to pop on your site:

If you have any [...]

Miso site
Miso shop
Miso blog
Claire says” As a new reader to Craft Boom, I’m finding it very entertaining and learning a lot - thanks! I saw your post about looking for business owners to get in touch, so I thought I’d tell you about how we got started and see if you could use it [...]

 
One of Akhila’s yummy bags.  See more of her designs here. 
Shop: here.
Blog: blog
Akhila says “Hi Lisa, Thanks for inviting me and others to - hopefully - share some inspiration to other craft lovers in similar situation as me. This is my contribution;
Having always loved to create things, I was thrilled when the [...]

Very charming mouse print by Jacquie Ramsden
Shop: here.
Blog: blog.ramsdendesigns.com
Website: RamsdenDesigns
Often when starting your craft business there isn’t a lot of money or knowledge about website applications floating around to set up your website. Luckily it is possible to set up your own website with very little knowledge and money.
Here are some things [...]

Aw cute kid in a groovy hat! Whimsey Hat by Amanda
See more of Amanda’s cool hats and bags here.
Amanda says” After I had my online shop set up to accept orders, and my business cards all printed, I made custom bags and hats for all of my friends and family at cost, but not [...]