As a creative entrepreneur, I always have a million ideas rolling around in my head, and I know I’m so not alone in this! If I followed every idea I came up with in the shower, I’d be financially broke, physically and mentally exhausted, and probably, divorced. While I may still be in the bootstrapping phase of my current business, and perpetually tired, I do still have a … [Read more...] about Giving Gratitude or How to Put Your Creative Ideas in Check
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Interview with Annabel Wrigley of Little Pincushion Studio
Ready for some handmade goodness? Please allow me to introduce you to creative entrepreneur and author, Annabel Wrigley. She runs Little Pincushion Studio just 10 minutes from where I live in Warrenton, Virginia where she teaches local classes, leads Creative Bug workshops and is currently working on her fourth (!) book in the We Love to Sew series. She’s agreed to answer a few … [Read more...] about Interview with Annabel Wrigley of Little Pincushion Studio
Bamboletta: a Community-Minded Business Made With Crafts(wo)manship and Love
We at Aeolidia were first introduced to Bamboletta when we designed the Bamboletta website for Christina in 2007. We were charmed by her handmade Waldorf dolls, and amazed at how quickly they sold and how frenzied some of her customers seemed! There was always such a rush and crowd on doll "upload days" that for many years, Christina's business model and huge bandwidth use … [Read more...] about Bamboletta: a Community-Minded Business Made With Crafts(wo)manship and Love
What goodness is & why it matters to me
I wrote this piece on how goodness is hard work and a daily choice that requires effort after our OMHG chat last week where we asked “Why Does Goodness Matter”. I had to skip out of the conversation early to pick up my girls from their first day of school and all my thoughts came tumbling out that night. This is my definition of goodness and why it matters sparked by that … [Read more...] about What goodness is & why it matters to me
Preparing Your Shop for the Holidays (Not the holidaze!)
Look at this, it's already September! Just when the leaves begin falling and I find myself dropping the boys off at school in the crisp morning air- relieved that I can finally sip coffee and talk to myself without interruptions... I'm reminded- Christmas is coming. Cue the Jaws soundtrack. I'll be the first to admit my first holiday season as a purveyor of handmade goodness … [Read more...] about Preparing Your Shop for the Holidays (Not the holidaze!)
