I’m so happy! My sister has decided to join in the Craft Business fun and open up her own etsy shop. Just before Christmas my sister finally treated herself to a proper badge making machine. She’s a busy full-time teacher who isn’t always that great at treating herself. So [...]

I been told by quite of a few of you that you are going to sell some of your craft items at a Christmas fair. This is great especially as Christmas is one of THE most lucrative times of the year for selling in markets. In the run-up to Christmas people are in [...]

Oooh! I think this is going to be of great interest to many of you… If I said that:

you could sell your crafty goodness straight from your blog or website without the bother (and maintenance) of having to set up an online shop, or having to list your products on another site [...]

As I said in a previous post many of us crafters make the mistake of not spending enough time and money marketing ourselves and our crafts. This isn’t surprising because as crafters we love making things and the business side of…er…craft business is not necessarily our forte.  But if you you attend to the [...]

Sewing has always been a hobby that I really enjoy, but when I started making bags some 4 years ago, that was IT. I knew I had discovered a hobby I could really get my teeth into. I have no idea how many bags I have made in that time, but what I do know [...]

I was once given a wonderful nugget of advice from the author of one of my favourite business books. He said “when starting a business it’s best to start small and make money organically i.e. make money from the money that you earn, and if you can, avoid bank loans”. Debt is the [...]