I love this month's theme because community is something I have been yearning for ever since I sold my retail store Rare Device last February. Like Lisa, I am building a new resource for creative freelancers and small business owners. It's called Makeshift Society and I picked up the keys to a nice little storefront in San Francisco just a couple weeks ago! I wanted to talk … [Read more...] about Cultivating Both Online and Offscreen Communities
Fellow Makers
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
Meeting the Makers: Nanako of Pig & Fish
Oh My! Guest submission by Nanako O’Donnell of Pig + Fish Up until the spring of 2010, we lived with an internet monster named ‘Dial-Up’. This monster would make you very frustrated + impatient, which meant we engaged very little with the world just beyond this beast’s cave. When DSL finally made it onto our island, we felt like a superhero came to the rescue! Coupled with … [Read more...] about Meeting the Makers: Nanako of Pig & Fish
#OMHG Cupcakes! A Super Sweet Collaboration
Editor's note: Sometimes I get an email that makes me love this community 1000x more (hard to believe it's even possible!). I screamed and ran around my house when I got this one-a collaboration between two #OMHG friends, Alison of The Petit Cadeau & Geri of The Languid Lion. This is not just any collab though-this one includes all the things I love best; confetti, … [Read more...] about #OMHG Cupcakes! A Super Sweet Collaboration
#OMHG – June 4: A Happy Self = A Happy Community
Kicking off this week's chat was a beautifully written post by The Maven Circle which included wonderfully nostalgic images from their own collection of vintage photographs. Seriously. Incredibly heartfelt + poignant. Not to mention so very wise + empowering. I opted for a little lightness with the printable this week, by designing some happy-face stickers in a variety of … [Read more...] about #OMHG – June 4: A Happy Self = A Happy Community
