It is officially official! I am a certified Etsy Educator! Last month I was invited to Etsy HQ in Brooklyn to be part of a pilot project training the very first group of 15 Etsy Educators. The purpose? To have a group of educators who can support new sellers or shops that are working to succeed by offering hands-on workshops about getting started on Etsy. The 15 of us are … [Read more...] about Oh My Etsy Awesome!
Oh My! Awesome It's Our Birthday
Happy July dear friends! Another Canada Day & OMHG birthday are here, funny how I end up writing these birthday posts late at night after a day of painting, two years running-it's getting to be a tradition! This time I'm sitting here at the tail end of 730 days of blogging at least five days a week-as editor I've pressed publish on 700+ posts and pages, made too many … [Read more...] about Oh My! Awesome It's Our Birthday
Come Visit Our Handmade Happy Home
When Chronicle Books asked me to join in on a new type of blog tour to promote Jennifer Paganelli of Sis Boom's new book Happy Home I almost said no. Don't get me wrong I love Jennifer & all things handmade + Chronicle but my life is pretty mad with renovating, selling and planning to move + homeschool and work. The sad truth is my sewing machine is buried under a mountain … [Read more...] about Come Visit Our Handmade Happy Home
We Have Enough//We Are Enough//We Do Enough
So much of the marketing world is filled with pitches and imperatives; 'do/buy/make this and you will...' and promises of grandness; 'join this/that/the other thing and double/triple your...', so many of them implying that what you have or are right now is not enough. You are lacking the secret sauce, the magic mojo, a red pill to open all the doors to your … [Read more...] about We Have Enough//We Are Enough//We Do Enough
Compassion/Community: A Circle of Healing for Nicole
Sometimes our sparkle and love for life is buried under a mountain of grief and loss. There are dark days of the soul when even if we know in our heart of hearts there will be a light, the darkness is too black to see beyond, and the weight of life too heavy to carry alone. In our darkest, loneliest hours, we need community the most: a circle of healing, gentle compassion, a … [Read more...] about Compassion/Community: A Circle of Healing for Nicole
