This is Part 2 in our Craft Market Display Series. See Part 1 here and Part 3 here! A maker friend of mine recently stopped by our booth this spring, and during our conversation we got to chatting about how fair we've all come in our booth setups over the years! There is a small group of us that have been doing the market circuit for about 4-5 years, and it's been so fun to all grow togeth[...]
This is Part 1 of our Craft Market Display Series. See Part 2 here and Part 3 here! This past week, I took part in what feels like my 482,720,485th artisan market. Somehow, though, deciding on a booth concept never seems to get any easier. I feel like I'm constantly googling for market display inspiration! I joke around with my market family that we all have these ever-evolving booths, th[...]
Spring can't come fast enough, and for myself when Spring does finally come, so does that fresh crisp air and the feeling of spring cleaning. Decluttering and simplifying is what spring is all about! After months of piling and stacking up the book shelf it’s probably time to start organizing it, dusting it and styling it. Not sure where to start? Don't worry, we'll be sharing 5 easy ti[...]
One of the greatest things about opening day of ALT Summit is the sponsored dinner parties. Every year, various sponsors put on these incredibly beautiful, creative and sometimes totally over the top dinner parties to connect with influencers, bloggers and business owners that are complimentary to their own brands. I had heard many great things about these dinners, but since this was my v[...]
While attending Alt Summit in Palm Springs last month, I had an incredibly big realization. I've always known that there is more than enough to go around for everyone, but during my last 3 or so years in the hyper local small business space, I couldn't help but start feeling deflated by the rising amount of competition. I found myself being very secretive about how I make my products, the[...]
This past year, my husband and I have been through a whirlwind adventure of life. It's no surprise, then, that we didn't get to do much travelling together like we usually do. Between job changes, major knee surgery, an unexpected move and a handful of other plot twists, there wasn't much time (or money) left over for jet setting around the world. So as our 10 year dating anniversary was[...]
A few years ago, when I (briefly) went back to work full time, I knew I needed to spruce up my desk and make it my own if I was ever going to feel comfortable there. I mean, up until that point, I was used to working at home, surrounded by my own things, my photos, my music, soft lighting and.... direct sunlight! Oh that directly sunlight (can you tell I'm so glad to be back working fro[...]
As a creative (like me) you've probably used Pinterest for recipes and home decor inpso for years - but if you sell your products online, you should also be making sure your products can be FOUND on Pinterest too. I'm talking about getting all of your awesome shop listings and beautiful product photos UP THERE so people all over the world can googly eye over your beautiful things. In fa[...]
While our family is in the midst of our own bathroom renovations, Pinterest boards and ideas are chaotically running through my creative brain. How do you choose just one idea for your bathroom decor? How do you create your own original Pinterest bathroom? Where do you find these things?? Well, it takes time, one thing I have to remind myself is that these visions don’t happen overnight.[...]
Every year, for the past ten years, I've stolen someone's left over one sided business card and turned it into my own quickee version of a year in review. It's kind of funny, really, but it started with me trying to remember what the heck happened that year and wanting to make a quick brainstorm list. I grabbed whatever was on my desk (turned out to be a Ricki's business card), and jotted[...]