On Thursday, I’ll be presenting at Ignite Baltimore. If you’ve never been to an Ignite, it’s a series of short presentations meant to inspire and engage the local community. My presentation is titled Craft as Economic Catalyst, and I’ll be talking about all the ways that craft can help revitalize an economy. But I also …
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A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links: 9 creative women share secrets to succeeding with Social Media – this is the introduction post for a new series on the blog, Imaginative Bloom, which includes at least two fabulous women whose posts have been featured in this column in the past. …
I spent the last few days playing hooky to hang out with Laura Crawford and Russ Roca of The Path Less Pedaled. A little over a year ago, they sold almost all of their belongings in order to tour the US (and eventually the world) by bicycle. In addition to running Path Less Pedaled, they …
A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links: 8 Good Reasons for Using Guest Bloggers – refresh your blog, your readers, and your creativity by using guest bloggers 8 Useful Ideas To Help With Blog Content – some more ways to keep your blog fresh 4 Ways to Use Twitter to …
Does it matter where you’re running your crafts business from? This is a question I’ve been asking myself a lot as I make the long commute to my twice a week teaching job, send packages to places no where near my home, and contemplate trying to convince someone to move to my area to work …