When you have an online business you end up using graphic design tools all day long. You're editing photos, creating graphic elements for blog posts, sprucing up your Facebook banner, designing a new logo, laying out ebook pages…the list goes on. If you could sit next your favorite creative business owners and watch them work,…
Archives for December 2013
Podcast Episode #9: Stacey Trock and Mollie Johanson
When you have an online business you end up using graphic design tools all day long. You’re editing photos, creating graphic elements for blog posts, sprucing up your Facebook banner, designing a new logo, laying out ebook pages…the list goes on. If you could sit next your favorite creative business owners and watch them work,…
Use CreateSpace to Self-Publish a Craft Book and Get National Distribution
I have a friend who’s had a long and successful career in the craft and design industry. She’s hit every marker of success: she has a fabric line, a booth at Quilt Market, teaches nationally and online, and has a huge blog following. Last week she turned in the manuscript for her fourth book. And…
Fabric Bird
It's been over a year since I made a bird. Late last week someone ordered a custom bird as a Christmas gift. I took out the wire and wire cutters, and the floral tape, for the first time in so long and made this little purple wren. It was like revisiting a former version of…
How to Have a Great Blog Even If You’re Not a Writer
“I know I should have a blog for my business, but it feels sort of overwhelming. I mean how much time is this going to take, and what am I going to write about? I’m not really a writer.” If this sentiment sounds familiar to you, you’re not alone. A lot of artists dread the…