Want to Make Money with Your Newsletter? Try Substack
Substack is a new email marketing service that allows content creators to directly monetize their newsletters. Could this be a good option for craft-based businesses?
WEBS Acquired by LoveCrafts
Kathy and Steve Elkins, owners of WEBS, announced today that they’ve sold the business to LoveCrafts, a UK-based venture-funded startup.
WEBS Acquired by LoveCrafts
Kathy and Steve Elkins, owners of WEBS, announced today that they’ve sold the business to LoveCrafts, a UK-based venture-funded startup.
How to Use Pantone’s Colors of the Year, Ultimate Gray and Illuminating Yellow
Quilt designer and artist Andrea Tsang Jackson shares expert tips on how designers and crafters can incorporate Ultimate Grey and Illuminating Yellow, the Pantone Colors of the Year for 2021, into their work. Discover ways to use these trending colors in your craft business.
How to Use Pantone’s Colors of the Year, Ultimate Gray and Illuminating Yellow
Quilt designer and artist Andrea Tsang Jackson shares expert tips on how designers and crafters can incorporate Ultimate Grey and Illuminating Yellow, the Pantone Colors of the Year for 2021, into their work. Discover ways to use these trending colors in your craft business.
The Best Insights from the 2020 Craft Industry Alliance Podcast
Insights from the past year of Craft Industry Alliance podcast from Kathy Cano-Murillo, Gaye Glasspie, Emily Reinhardt, Toni Lipsey, Windy Chien, and Heather Ross.
The Best Insights from the 2020 Craft Industry Alliance Podcast
Insights from the past year of Craft Industry Alliance podcast from Kathy Cano-Murillo, Gaye Glasspie, Emily Reinhardt, Toni Lipsey, Windy Chien, and Heather Ross.
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Craft Industry Trends for 2021
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Bringing it Home: COVID-19 Shuts Down Studios, Crafters Adapt
Between work-life separation, following a self-imposed schedule, and staying connected to colleagues, here’s a look at how four pro crafters found their “new normal” working from home in 2020.
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Mega-retailer Michaels is doing OK, but it’s not out of the woods yet.
News Roundup from the Scrapbook Industry: Winter 2020
Each quarter Nancy Nally rounds up the latest news from the scrapbook industry including product releases, lawsuits, mergers and acquisitions, new hires, and more. Check out this Winter 2020 update.
International Quilt Association, Host of World of Beauty Show at Quilt Festival in Houston, to Shut Down
The International Quilt Association, the non-profit that runs the World of Beauty quilt show at International Quilt Festival in Houston each November, announced today that it will be closing down due to low membership numbers and the impact of COVID-19.
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.
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Looking for an engaging podcast to listen to while you work in your studio? Need some motivation and perspective for your own entrepreneurial efforts? Check out some of our favorite business podcasts for creatives.
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Representatives of a cross section of the European craft industry to weigh in on what changes they have seen in their business this year, and what trends they foresee for 2021.
Keeping Up with the Instagram Algorithm in 2020
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Bolstered by High Sales, Etsy Prepares for a Highly Unusual Holiday Season
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