For Artist Liberty Worth, Studio Space and Interns Increase Creative Output
Los Angeles-based textile artist Liberty Worth who creates art quilts inspired by nature and family stories.
The Ins and Outs of Selling Your Handmade Products with Uncommon Goods
Uncommon Goods is a catalog and website known for unique and quirky gifts. For makers, selling wholesale to Uncommon Goods can be a great opportunity to find a new, and large, audience.
Beyond the RASKOG: 10 IKEA Hacks for Your Craft Studio
Clever crafters are hacking IKEA furniture to create organizational solutions for the craft studio. Check out these fun, practical ideas.
10 Awesome Jewelers on Instagram
Telling the story, visually, of how your work is handcrafted is one of the best strategies makers can use on Instagram. Here are 10 jewelers who are showing how it’s done.
Business Profile: The Unlikely Road of the Thread Cutterz
Vance Zahorski’s clever invention is a wearable ring with recessed blades for quickly and safely cutting thread or fishing line. In November of 2016 Zahorski was on the TV show Shark Tank where contestants pitch their product to real investors. Zahorski’s pitch was successful, and he secured an investment of $130,000 in exchange for a 30% stake in the company and that’s when Thread Cutterz really took off.
Show Report: Chicago Responsible Jewelers Conference
Downtown Chicago, with a view of Lake Michigan from the 8th floor of Columbia College Chicago’s film center was the scene for the Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference, the very first. Elaine Luther was there and brings us this report.
You Can do THAT with a Cricut? Innovative Ways to Use Your Cutting Machine
If you’ve ever dismissed these machines as just for paper crafts, get ready to be surprised. Artists are creating amazing projects using computer-controlled cutting devices such as those from Silhouette and Cricut.