To say that “going green” is popular would be a huge understatement. If I were a fashionista, I would tell you that green was the new black. Going green is the “it” thing right now.
As a crafter, you are probably more green than you realize! I am willing to bet that you are constantly re-using [...]

Looking for a way to promote your biz (on a budget)? JV Swag it! JV stands for “joint venture” while Swag stands for “Stuff We All Get” and is used to describe the promotional items that companies give away.
You can p;promote your business very inexpensively by partnering with other biz owners on Swag give-a-ways.
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I wrapped up The Indie Biz Chicks Conference earlier - and I must say, it’s been a great couple of days! I am pretty tired, so this post will be on the shorter side.. I’ll write some longer ones this weekend : )
Speaking of the conference, did you catch the session about podcasting on Wednesday? [...]

I’ve never watched The Sound of Music all the way through, but I know enough about it to know that there is a scene where Julie Andrews sings a song about her favorite things. I’m not going to break out in a song and dance montage, but when it comes to marketing my business, there [...]

This last week I have been trying to learn about creating and sending email newsletters for my shop because: I should have started doing them ages ago, I have actually had loads of customers ask me for one and I am working on a few exciting new product launches that I want to tell [...]

Have you ever wanted to see your gorgeous handmade craft in a glossy craft magazine -  like yeah!  The Traplet magazine group is on the look-out for new and interesting crafts, projects, and stories.  Their magazines are available worldwide.

This is the current issue of Sewing World (a Traplet publication) showing my bag design for the [...]