This August OMHG packed up and ran away from home to join in on the first ever Etsy Road Trip! From Montreal to Ottawa, Kingston, and Toronto we got to travel Canada meeting lovely makers, falling in love with local neighbourhoods by staying in awesome Airbnb's and spreading the handmade love. Check out this sweet road trip video of our adventures made by the talented crew at … [Read more...] about Buy good things from real people!
For the Head
A new home for the OMHG community
On July 1st OMHG announced it's partnership with Communifire to build a new collaboration network for our community & we've been busy behind the scenes making it happen! We're becoming a cooperative to unite the head, heart and hands of makers everywhere by crafting a social network of goodness where we can unplug from media that disconnects and plugin to a community that … [Read more...] about A new home for the OMHG community
Lessons Learned from my First Year in Business and a Road Trip
The biggest, longest road trip I ever went on was 10 days across the country - all the way from Utah to Massachusetts. My mom and I, along with my aunt and cousin, packed the car to the brim, stocked up on snacks and music and hit the road. It was going to be the adventure of a lifetime! Our stops were all carefully planned, our destination was set, and hotels were reserved all … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned from my First Year in Business and a Road Trip
#EtsyRoadTrip, Hola Toronto!
Toronto, the final stop on our #EtsyRoadTrip was an explosion of people and sounds after the quiet streets of Kingston (catch up on our previous events in Ottawa/Kingston & Montreal)! Darice and I hit the town once we were settled into our cozy Kensington Market Airbnb that screamed all things Canada from the Hudson's Bay blankets on the bed to the snowshoe mounted on the … [Read more...] about #EtsyRoadTrip, Hola Toronto!
Weaving with a common thread: community, creativity & compassion
This summer I travelled home in many ways. Home to the place where I know the skyline and the smell of the ocean like I know the curves of my children's faces. Home to myself, that revolutionary adventurer who I’ve been searching for (forgetting that I can’t misplace who I am, silly me). Most of all home to the common thread that has woven its way through my life: community. … [Read more...] about Weaving with a common thread: community, creativity & compassion
