8 Second Acts: Crafts as an Encore Career: American Craft Week kicks off by celebrating 25 reinvented artists

22 Storytelling to Sell: How to build trust and close sales

26 25 High-growth Email Hacks
Reach more of your audience with these email tips and build your customer base

8 2017 Handmade Entrepreneur of the Year: Amber D. Harrison cultivates a culture of craft

20 Painterly Perfection: A contemporary street artist turned fine painter is a multi-media artist worth following

26 Balance Your Risk With Insurance: Protect yourself and your livelihood with artist policies

36 Gallery Glance: Commerce & Craft: Explore a new handmade marketplace

8 Optical Illusions: Four masterful makers choose alternate mediums for their artwork

18 Budget Building 101: Craft a better budget for your creative small business

22 Better Business Plans: Get noticed, increase your borrowing power, and grow your handmade business

8 Wearables, Textiles, and Jewelry: Escape the ordinary with 12 accomplished handcrafted wholesale makers

28 How to Overcome Buyer Objectives: When no doesn’t always mean no

30 Just Ask: How to grow your email list

8 Lasting Connections: A California museum attracts and builds a community of makers

10 Creative Freedom: A community of gifted entrepreneurs adorns the world, piece-by-piece

22 Find Your Audience!: Analyze the marketplace and hone in in your consumer targets

7 Gallery Glance: Wisconsin working artisan shop and product gallery fuels creative juices

10 Nature’s Fabric: Warm, winsome, and eco-friendly, leather is the perfect canvas for artists seeking an alternative medium

18 10 Essential Start-Up Suggestions: Tried-and-true tips worth copying

20 How a Business Model Canvas Can Work for You: Understand the value that you create within your handmade business

8 Wouldn’t You Like to Know?
Five established artisans ingrained in the wondrous world of wood

18 Rev Up Your Engines!
How to develop turbocharged content marketing strategies

21 On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!
Here are the keys handmade start-ups need to ignite their handmade superpower

8 The Universal Symbol of Eco-Cool: Consumer demand for handmade, sustainable is booming; these five makers recognize that old is the current “new”

18 Gallery Glance: From sea to shining see, explore 111 glorious American galleries

24 Effective Pricing Strategies: Maximize your profits by finding your pricing sweet spot

37 Home Office Essentials:
Get organized and boost your home office productivity

8 The Evolution of Artistry: Four artists share how they bound talent with passion to form successful metal clay businesses

16 #Hashtag This: What in the world are hashtags, and how do I use them?

19 How to Save and Spend Wisely: Four tips that will help you build wealth and save money

20 Stand Out in the Crowd
How to use ready-made textures and templates to create unique metal clay designs

8 Market Fresh: Five eco-conscious wholesale ceramicists appoint a sustainable table

18 10 Things You Need to Know About Money : It’s hard enough to earn it and even harder to keep it; learn ways to keep more money in your pocket

26 Four Time-Stretching Tips for the Self-Employed

8 The Rise of the Glass Ceiling
A quartet of glass masters set a high bar of excellence for artists to follow

16 Boon or Bust?: Shifts in business trends and the economy shape 2017 and beyond

24 It’s Showtime!: An Insider Look: Artrider Productions Inc.

8 2017 Trends: Be the first to know and grow your handmade business in the coming year

12 8 Ways to Boost Your Income
Simply your life and save money in 2017

16 Who’s Teaching the 3 R’s of Handmade? 8 Entrepreneurs have their fingers on the pulse of the handmade movement