Category: Tips
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The Real Cost of NOT Paying Yourself
Have you ever considered the real cost of not paying yourself? It can be sooo easy to short-change yourself when you are starting an online business, but it is so incredibly important to pay yourself from your business. Here’s why. Selling products and handmade items online is so doable today. Scroll through Instagram and every…
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Time, Money, and Organization: Finding Time For Creativity
Last year, I began asking readers what their greatest crafting and creativity frustrations were. As responses began rolling in, three main frustrations kept on coming up over and over again: lack of time, lack of money, and organization issues. From young women to retirees, we all seemed to be struggling with similar problems. I’ve since…
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Why Great Content Matters for Your Blog and Biz
Hey there, I typically write about living a more creative life, retreat ideas, and simple crafts here. But today I’d like to share a bit about some of the things I’ve learned when it comes to this blogging business and why great content matters. Have you ever noticed that some businesses seem to soar into…
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Taking A Mini Blogging Break
Hey there, so this weekend I was working on a project that I’m really excited to be able to share with you and realized that it will not be ready as quickly as I had planned. Such is life, right? So I decided to take a mini blogging break in order to finish this project…
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How to Get Out of a Creative Rut
The dreaded creative rut. Whatever your favorite artistic activity is, there is bound to come a time when you’ll feel stuck or worse, bored. So what’s a creative to do? One of the things I’ve learned through the years is there is so much to be learned from the community of artists and creatives around…
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How to See Like an Artist
And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it. Roald Dahl This quote came across my Instagram feed last week, and since I was brainstorming this post at the time,…
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What Keeps YOU from Creating?
We’re talking about what keeps you from creating today, and though I’m sure we all have different circumstances, here’s a glimpse into my reasons. Might as well be honest, right? The alarm on my phone sings its morning song and I continue to lay in bed. “Just a few more minutes”, I think as my…
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Creative Goals: How to Set Goals for Your Creative Life
Have you ever thought about setting creative goals? These goals specifically revolve around your creative projects or hopes and dreams for your creative life. How many years have you been telling yourself you wish you could ? This is a practice I started a couple of years ago and though it might seem obvious, I…
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Do YOUR Thing
Today I’m going to preach. This little sermonette is for those of us who are creatives, who make a living (even if it’s a little living) off of some sort of creative pursuit (writing, creating info-products, designing fabric, etc.), and especially for those who want to make a living doing this. Now please know that…
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Sweet Notes & Hot Chocolate – Meaningful Gifts 101
The road to creating more meaningful gifts began many years ago, before I even knew what a meaningful gift was. One Christmas, my mom bought me a small volume of Emily Dickinson’s poetry, wrapped it up, and handed it to me. I had not asked for this book though at the time I was immersed…