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
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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