Inventory Management for Handmade Makers
So, you’ve decided to take the leap and expand your handmade business. Perhaps you plan on selling...
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Author: Stephanie Hintz
From Grit to Glory
Weaving artist gives advice to makers who are just getting started Weaving artist Kathy...
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The Many Threads of Tarja
Fiber artist Tarja Cockell has always identified as being a hands-on artist. Originally from...
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6 Hot Tips on Selling Locally
If you want to be successful as an artist, don’t overlook your local market. The place you live can be a veritable treasure trove of opportunities, for two big reasons; number one, you know the area, so you aren’t starting from scratch in terms of networking contacts and number two, you are only competing with other local and regional artists and not the tens of thousands of other artists vying for buyers in the online realm.
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Don’t Be Afraid – Get close-up and personal with your art
Since everything is getting smaller in the realm of technology, we have slipped into an Internet...
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Capture the “It” Factor
The idea of marketing via a pretty smile goes back to the beginnings of commerce. I bet that by the Middle Ages craftspeople were already using a good-looking son or daughter to sell their wares on market day!
Today, craftspeople—especially fabric artists and jewelers—want to use models in their crafts photography. Certainly, a model wearing a scarf is more interesting than a photo of the scarf lying on a table. However, there are lots of pitfalls when photographing models.
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