Have you ever had a tough time making new creative friends in your community? Lots of makers have! The wonder of the internet is that it allows our global handmade/small biz community to meet kindred spirits all over the world but sometimes we’d really just like a friend near by to meet up with for tea, make dates, business collaborations and hang outs. Often we don’t even know where to start making a friend like that or shyness keeps us from reaching out to someone we’d like to meet. Enter Match + Maker!
Inspired by recently being matched up with a local artist, Mariko (check out the story + studio tour here) by Janine of Uppercase Magazine + my long time love of connecting people who I think will love each other. Our new series will match up compatible makers for visits and an interview/studio tour to be published on OMHG. We get a cool post, you both make an awesome new friend, and the creative community gets a little bit friendlier! This service is open to all makers/creative entrepreneurs of all levels and abilities who are open to making a new offline friend. Just fill out the survey below, share it with your networks & wait for your match to be made. Ready?
Just fill out our Match + Maker survey to get started!
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Hooray, thank you for joining in (you did, right?)! Once a compatible match is found I will email you both to make the introduction and share info about how to submit your Match + Maker posts so you can tell us all about your new friendship.
I would love to hear what you think about Match + Maker in the comments & now let the matchmaking fun begin!
Thanks Jessika, this is a wonderful idea. I’m looking forward to my match! xx Rin
So happy you joined us Rin! Can’t wait to pair you up & see what marvellousness happens 🙂
I just signed up! This is such a fun idea, Jess. 😀
Awesome Lenore! Someone already came in I think you might be a great match with but I’m waiting until I gather a whole pile to start pairing people up 🙂 30 submissions & counting!
Oh my goodness, you are at it again! LOVE this!
Thank you lovely!!
Oh my god, this is so cool. Halfway through filling the survey already.
Wait, it’s location-based. Well, I’m still filling it out. 😉
Totally still fill it out! You never know you might have a maker friend hiding nearby 🙂
Boom! Done! And if this is for the whole year, it occurred to me that you could match me with someone who could encourage my move to London. 🙂
Yippee! Can’t wait to see all of the awesomeness that comes out of this! xo
YAY Melissa, thank you!
What a wonderful idea! So excited to meet other local creatives 🙂
Thanks Bev! Excited to match you up!
I’m sharing around and hoping to actually get someone in my area!
C’mon St. John’s! I am sure we can find more Newfoundland makers to match up!
I so looking forward to this new adventure!
So fun! Just signed up and am off to spread the word!!
I think this is an ab fab idea and I am all in.
Love,
Me
This is really a great idea… been wanting to meet or at least be friends with the same interest outside my country… I just signed up… can’t wait to meet my match =)
I just pressed on submit! I could not pass up a wonderful opportunity. I am remaining positive that there is a great match out there. Thanks for putting this together.
yay! done.
Can’t wait to find out who my match will be!
Astrid
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AnAstridEndeavor
should be fun!
This looks like so much fun! BUT I am moving countries in July, would I still be able to fill it out now, even if I can’t actually meet my match until I move?
This is such a good idea 🙂