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Hello there! I'm Diane and I have two grand passions: making crafts and making media. That's what I write about here, and sometimes, I get all thoughtful about internet culture and creative small businesses. Thanks for stopping by! Would you like some tea?   
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 I think a lot of us crafters have a dream of making our living selling some kind of PDF craft patterns or tutorials. Stacey Trock is doing just that, and she shares her story of what goes into creating a sustainable pattern business. Read On! There’s More!   All images in this post by Linda Tieu, used with permission. When we’re kids, we draw. We don’t worry about whether we do it well; we just make marks on paper and have fun. But as we grow up, we get a lot more concerned with whether we’re doing it “right,” and many of us … Read On! There’s More!  All images in this post by Gale Zucker, used with permission. Have you ever been browsing kniting pattern books at your local yarn store and thought, “The exact book I need isn’t here. I should just write my own!” Well, a group of friends and yarn-store colleagues in St. Paul, MN did just that. This … Read On! There’s More!  Image by Mr Thinktank, via Flickr A great many of us in the craft community rely on free tools to give us a web presence. We use stuff like Blogger, Wordpress, Etsy, and in some cases, Facebook Pages. This is a great solution for a business just starting out. But there may come a point … Read On! There’s More!  All images in this post are by Jessika Hepburn, and used with permission. Here’s our second show about craft bloggers and the marketers who target them. This time, we’re talking with an influential blogger – Jessika Hepburn, who edits Oh, My! Handmade Goodness. Jessika gets a lot of marketing pitches, from large companies and indie … Read On! There’s More!  All images in this post are by Jaime Guthals, and used with permission. We’ve had some discussion here and elsewhere about the big issue of bloggers and marketers, and how they need to work more effectively together. The more traffic your blog gets, the more people will email you, hoping you’ll mention their product, service, … Read On! There’s More!  All images in this post are by Jodie Rackley, and used with permission. We’ve got a craft-businessy subject today: we’re talking about getting started with wholesale. It’s very wise, if you have a craft business, to think about ways you can diversify your sources of income, and doing wholesale is a great option. I’m talking with … Read On! There’s More!  All images in this post are by Bridget Benton, and used with permission. This podcast is filled with BIG, fascinating ideas about the intersection of creativity and spirit. How do you find your own personal meaning in making things? Can art or craft (or any other creative pursuit) actually become a spiritual practice? How can … Read On! There’s More!  All images in this post are by Michele Pacey, and used with permission. Since it’s nearly Earth Day, Michele Pacey and I are talking about creative reuse. Michele does most of her crafting with materials from her recycle bin, and she comes up with all kinds of beautiful and useful projects. Her blog, Michele Made … Read On! There’s More!  All images in this post are from Beth Casey, and used with permission. What do you think of, when you think of an “indie business?” And what do you think of when you think of a “corporate business?” I think that our community of small, independent craft businesses tends to think of anything “corporate” as … Read On! There’s More! |
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