I'm about to burst at the seams with pride and happiness to share the first ever OMHG collaborative HANDMADE product! In May of this year Tif of Stubborn Press & Co. suggested we team up to create a letterpress calendar for 2014 and we've been working together in the OMHG forums ever since. During that time we've parented children, birthed a baby (go KIM!), overcome illness … [Read more...] about {Pre-Sale On Now!} 2014 OMHG Community Letterpress Calendar
Handmade Pop Up Shop + Letterpress Calendar + Gift Guide, Oh My!
This month we are talking about lessons learned from seasons past, one big thing I learned from last November's Holiday Survival theme is that at this time of year many makers/entrepreneurs invest most of their holiday prep time into production and leave marketing, promotion, and advertising to the last minute. Last year I made a plan to encourage shopping handmade for the … [Read more...] about Handmade Pop Up Shop + Letterpress Calendar + Gift Guide, Oh My!
November on OMHG: A Businessy Story of Seasons Past
Happy November lovely friends, time to welcome a new theme + enter the final countdown to the holiday season! This can be a stressful time for makers and entrepreneurs (+ people in general)-some of us are getting slammed with unexpected sales or press, others are getting all ready for the season and hearing crickets, and some are running out of preparation time and missing … [Read more...] about November on OMHG: A Businessy Story of Seasons Past
Let Them Howl! DIY Wolf Mask Tutorial
Happy Howlween! Ila's fairy obsession gave way to more wolfish pursuits this year, so this month for her 9th birthday I made her a wolf suit and she made mischief of all kinds in it. When Renae of Benzie Design spotted it she suggested a tutorial, sent off some gorgeous wool, and I set about planning to make wolf masks for our whole family. In between now & then we threw a … [Read more...] about Let Them Howl! DIY Wolf Mask Tutorial
The Future Of Handmade Is In Our Hands
Did Etsy sell out? Is the DIY + handmade + maker movement over? What does handmade even mean anymore? How can makers protect the ethics of handmade as we scale? I've been seeing a lot of discussion in the creative community on these questions and more sparked by the fall-out from Etsy changes to Seller Guidelines and the recent news that wholesale giant Cody Foster copied … [Read more...] about The Future Of Handmade Is In Our Hands
