The importance of showing up

You know the feeling when you are supposed to go to a business or social event, but you’re tired, feeling antisocial, have SO much work to do, don’t want to go out in the rain…<insert lame excuse here>. I used to feel this way all the time and for a while I would bail if […]

A story that will inspire you

While I was traveling in Europe last May and June, Chandler signed a lease for a studio space near Olympic Village. He needed a bigger space for silk-screening Ole Originals t-shirts and we also wanted an office for Make It Productions. The space he ended up finding was larger and more expensive than intended, so […]

Why being scared is awesome!

When I first started blogging about a year and a half ago I thought my focus would be marketing for creative entrepreneurs. I figured I would share tips and ideas with you about how to grow your handmade business. It was never my intention to talk about my personal life, except maybe for the odd […]

Making it happen

2 years ago Chandler and I went down to Seattle to check out the School House Craft Conference. It was very exciting to go to an event that was devoted to educating crafters and makers to take their businesses to the next level. One of the highlights was hearing Kari Chapin who wrote The Handmade […]

How to be happier

I was overwhelmed by the positive response and feedback I received from my last post about celebrating life and love before it’s too late. The reason I wanted to share my sparking wine story, was to inspire and remind you to stop putting things off. I’m so appreciative to everyone who took the time to […]