This summer I learned the most important lessons from the most unexpected and surprising place-the amazing women (and occasional brave man) of the Oh My Handmade community and allowing myself to be a part of the weekly #OMHG chats. My learning came from people I might never have connected with if it hadn’t been for Jessika taking charge of my twitter account for five minutes … [Read more...] about What the OMHG Community Taught Me This Summer
Archives for September 2012
#OMHG – September 27, 2012: Managing Time + Overwhelm
Image Source: SHOULDA WOULDA COULDA by Maria Bergström Following on from their post on Sep. 26, 2012, co-hosts Tracy & Robin of Flourish & Thrive joined us for a lively discussion on time management strategies, dealing with overwhelm along with defining our self-worth, valuing our time, creating boundaries and taking care of US! ohmyhandmade Soooo hands up if you … [Read more...] about #OMHG – September 27, 2012: Managing Time + Overwhelm
Turning Mistakes into Moments to Shine
I’m a measure twice and cut once kind of gal. But, inevitably, I still make mistakes. In creative business, I’m not sure there’s anything that stings more than making an error with a client. For me, my business is literally my name. It’s who I am, it’s the tangible product of what I design and create. And I truly aim to make each order exquisite and special and important. But, … [Read more...] about Turning Mistakes into Moments to Shine
Setting Boundaries & Dealing with Overwhelm – How “Chunking” helped me value myself & my time
by Robin Kramer of Flourish & Thrive Image credit: "Too Many Ideas, Not Enough Time" print by Ross Moody Have you ever had those days when you just wished you could clone yourself because you had so much to do? I still have those days, but happily they are few and far between. It took me a long time to learn that time management is really self-management. I’m a yes, … [Read more...] about Setting Boundaries & Dealing with Overwhelm – How “Chunking” helped me value myself & my time
Raise Your Hand to Ask Daniellexo
Oh My! Handmade community! Long time fan, first time blogger. Jessika invited me to hop on over and start an advice column, and that felt right up my alley, so here I am. Let me tell you a bit about myself. In 2005 I started selling on a little, tiny website called Etsy. I fell in love and started a few Etsy Teams, ran a few Etsy craft shows and was quickly asked to cross over … [Read more...] about Raise Your Hand to Ask Daniellexo