Today, April 27th, is Local Yarn Shop Day. (It's also my birthday, but that's beside the point.) It's a day to celebrate all the...

I'm going to put this out there, front and center. I'm not the "ideal" standard of what society thinks of as "fit." I'm fat. I wear plus...

One of the biggest decisions you'll make about your business is its name. You may have nearly every single piece of the puzzle figured...

You love to craft. Whether it's fiber arts, pottery, painting--- whatever it is, you have a passion for creating beautiful things out of...

You want to start your own handmade business selling your crafts. And I want to help. I'm not going to tell you I'm an expert in all...

If you're anything like me, you've got a huge list of things you want to make. You've got patterns by the boatload just waiting to be...

I worked in retail for 18 years. I worked seven years at a toy store and 11 years at a bookstore, and over those nearly 2 decades I met a...