James Dillehay

Some crafters incorporate materials found freely in nature like interesting looking tree branches, sea shells, sand dollars, flowers, herbs, stones and crystals. These are often referred to as “found objects.” In my gallery, we got a lot of interest from shoppers browsing our recycled art or pieces made from “found objects.” The only cost to the artist is the labor and time involved to gather them. Other sources of cheap supplies include: garage sales, flea markets, junkyards, Read more home business tips ...

The Handmade Holiday Gift Guide will be widely available online as an electronic catalog for Christmas shoppers. You can have your holiday items seen by thousands of potential customers. The gift guide will be made available October 15th, 2012. Rates: Freebie Listing - includes: photo size 200 x 200, 20 words max description and link to store. 300 x 300 pixels - $5.00 ½ page - $15.00 – three 200x200 pictures recommended. Full page - $20.00 – this can include your logo also. handmade holiday gift guide

Are you ready for the next step in growing your craft business? Do you need more funds to purchase equipment, supplies, or attend a trade show? If so, you may want to explore crowdfunding, which is according to Wikipedia: "the collective cooperation, attention, and trust by people who network and pool their resources, usually via the Internet, to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations." A few years back, a craft artisan couple emailed asking if I could coach them. I Read more home business tips ...

The McQueen High School Boosters Guild invites you to the McQueen Craft Faire to be held October 19, 20 & 21, 2012. Friday evening hours are 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM with an exhibitor’s meeting at 5:00 PM. Saturday hours are 9 AM to 5 PM and Sunday hours are 10 AM to 4 PM. Jurying: Artisan’s products are juried on 3 points: originality, quality of workmanship and your booth display. We carefully examine photos of raw materials and of the artisan making their product. Since the Read more home business tips ...

Etsy MBA

One of my most helpful tools in the glass shop is my camera. It probably seems like the last tool to choose for working in stained glass but it is true! I have always taken pictures of my work. I do a lot of custom work and often enjoy keeping a client updated by letting them see their work come to life. A picture here and there keeps the excitement alive and lets them know that you haven’t run off with their deposit. I also take pictures to keep my blog up to date, spark interest Read more tips about photography ...

If you think marketing one’s art is a straight path, it has not been for me. I have been doing this for over 25 years through tunnels, over hills, in valleys. Sometimes I get wet and discouraged and sometimes I can drive forever. It is not for the faint of heart. But, if I tell you that, I hope you are the kind of person who will show us all right! For decades now I have been driving the “make” of art called: handweaving. I like that my art is created from the historic craft of weaving; Read more home business tips ...