Oh My! Handmade

Making a good life since 2010

Interviews

Getting To Know – Jessica Sanchez of Santa Isla

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The Getting To Know series features interviews with makers, artists, designers and small business owners at all different stages of their careers. I’m always interested in how other adventurers in the world of creative entrepreneurship run their businesses, get inspired and how they got started in the first place. I'm super excited that Jessica Sanchez of Santa Isla is joining … [Read more...] about Getting To Know – Jessica Sanchez of Santa Isla

Organize Your Heart and Mind

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  With May showers, flowers and craft shows blooming, everyone's in a rush to spring clean. It's tempting to just toss everything into a bin without really looking and start over from scratch. I talk a good game about wanting that but I'm also incredibly sentimental so I want to keep a ton of stuff. Neither extreme is healthy, effective or sustainable in the long … [Read more...] about Organize Your Heart and Mind

Getting To Know – Jennie Walker of A Little Vintage

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I'm really excited to be starting a new series of interviews here on Oh My! Handmade.  Interviews with makers, artists, designers and small business owners at all different stages of business. I'm always interested in how other adventurers in the world of creative entrepreneurs run their businesses, get inspired and how they got started in the first place. I was thrilled when … [Read more...] about Getting To Know – Jennie Walker of A Little Vintage

Match + Maker: Mariko + Jessika Studio Tour

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Mariko Paterson of Forage Studios  Last month I got an email from one of my Canadian creative icons, Janine Vangool of Uppercase Magazine, asking if I would like to interview a ceramic artist living in my very own town for Issue #21 coming out in April. After doing my thisisreallyhappening happy dance I speedily said YES with likely a little too much eagerness! Once the scary … [Read more...] about Match + Maker: Mariko + Jessika Studio Tour

DIY Product Packaging: The Petit Cadeau

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Why do customers buy handmade products online, from someone they have likely never met in person? For me, as a customer, it’s partly about supporting someone’s life and dreams, partly about the quality that handmade has to offer, and partly about the experience. There’s anticipation.  I like to call it the “snail mail factor”.  The wait. Checking the mailbox.  The little … [Read more...] about DIY Product Packaging: The Petit Cadeau