It’s become such a cliched phrase-something we say and recognize to be true but don’t often act on: “It takes a village to raise a child.” What does that even mean? I am asked all the time - “How can I possibly do it all?” The hard truth is you can’t. You can’t be everything to everyone all the time. You can’t be the only one responsible for raising your children, running … [Read more...] about 70 Ways to Build Community
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Happy Birthday OMHG! Celebrating 5 Years of Community Goodness
On July 1st 2010 I pressed publish on my first ever OMHG post, I didn't know it at the time but I was about to dedicate the next 5 years to championing handmade goodness and crafting a welcoming community of fellow makers. When I started my first handmade business eleven years ago there were very few places to connect with other makers and share resources or support and being a … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday OMHG! Celebrating 5 Years of Community Goodness
100 Ways to Build Community this Summer
“Community” has become a popular word in marketing-speak and is used to describe everything from support groups to mentoring sessions making it harder and harder to spot real connection (you can read my full unfiltered thoughts about this here in 'Community is Not Clubs'). Speaking to the global maker community through OMHG has been incredible but the more saturated with … [Read more...] about 100 Ways to Build Community this Summer
{Match + Maker} Round 3: Australia – Italy – Tokyo
It is time for the last round of Match + Maker! As a community we spent February pairing up makers and making matches to help us all connect and create. Meet friends from Hong Kong to Halifax in Round 1, San Francisco to Quebec in Round 2, & makers from all over the world today. Pack your bags, we're visiting Moldova, Italy, Australia, Canada, Tokyo, UK, and the USA! How … [Read more...] about {Match + Maker} Round 3: Australia – Italy – Tokyo
{Match + Maker} Round 2: San Francisco to Quebec
Meeting kind people with diverse creative interests is hard sometimes so this February we're helping everyone match up and make new friends with Match + Maker. As a community we are pairing up makers and making matches all around the world, meet our first 10 makers here & submit your own profile to play. Now it's time to play Round 2 and meet the next 10 submissions to our … [Read more...] about {Match + Maker} Round 2: San Francisco to Quebec
