In this episode we are exploring all things additional revenue streams specifically for makers of handmade goods. What they are, why you want them, and which ones would work best for you. If you want to grow your handmade business, or you want the safety of adding another revenue stream, then this episode is for you. FREE 4-PART MINI-COURSE I invit…

Susannah Bleasby is a colour-loving, prolific Canadian painter. I came across her work years ago and it’s the kind of thing that leaves an imprint on you. Susannah is best known for her vibrant landscapes, her floral work, and abstract paintings. She paints… a lot. In this episode we talk about what happens when things just don’t flow as easy as th…

This episode is inspired by a series of newsletters I wrote about how I was struggling to take time to rest, and I was kinda blown away by the number of replies I received from these emails.. It seems that I wasn’t the only one who was resistant to resting. In this episode we are going to talk about what rest is, why it’s important, and why it can …

On this episode I’m thrilled to welcome the absolutely lovely back Kiley Bennett to the podcast. Kiley is an artist, educator, and author from Kentucky. Kiley joins me in this episode to chat about the journey that we go on as a creative entrepreneurs, about how our ideas about our businesses can evolve, and how our success is something only we can…

Join me in this episode to chat all things Instagram with the oh-so-lovely Elise Darma. Elise is a an online marketing specialist who specializes is teaching people how to utilize social media best reach their customers She teachers numerous courses and has been featured by Amy Porterfield, Forbes, and Entrepreneur. +++++++++++++++++++++ Coming up …

Join me in this episode where we walk through one the biggest myths in the art and maker world: the idea that in order to be successful you need to have talent. Yep, we’re talking all about talent in this episode. What it is, how it can help - or hinder - your career as a maker, and what to do when you just don’t have any (top tip: don’t give up!).…

Join me in this episode where we walk through the fourth and final part of creating an annual plan for your creative business. Today we are going to be focussing on creating your plan for 2022. You’ve done all of the hard work, collecting the number, reflection, figuring out what you want more of this year, and setting yourself some strong goals fo…

Join me in this episode where we walk through the third part of creating an annual plan for your creative business. Today we are going to be dreaming all the dreams and setting some goals for 2022. We’re going to use the information we gathered in parts one and two to now look ahead and set some goals and make plans for a brilliant year. I’m so gla…

In part two of this four-part series all about annual planning, we are digging into all everything FEELINGS related. We’re going to do some reflecting on the past year to see where we felt joy, stress, what went wrong, what went right, and what lessons we learned along the way. In this four-part series I am going to walk you through the process I u…

Back when I was an elementary teacher, annual planning was a huge and important part of my classroom curriculum each year. A strong plan for the year meant I could easily focus on the things I needed to get ready for each week, and would keep me on task to achieve and teach everything I wanted to cover. It’s funny then that the first few years of f…

Tracy Matthews is a Jewelry Designer, Entrepreneur, Mentor, and Podcast host. Her passion is supporting makers to tap into their unique creative brilliance factor to make more money and impact. She has been featured in InStyle, Elle, Us Weekly, Martha Stewart Weddings + more! Tracy joins me in this episode to take about the power of branding your j…

‘Making a Life’ starts with Melanie sharing her journey of coming to a cross roads in her career and finds herself determined to write a book (she was previously a book editor at Abrams) of her own “investigating and celebrating the role making by hand can play in making a good life.” At the time I came across this book I had been doing a lot of re…

Once in a while with your work you come across a product that is just, like the EXACT thing you need to get the job done. That is how I felt when I came across the Canvas lamp, I was like YES this is it! If you are a maker or artist and have ever tried to film yourself while working, well you know how tricky it can be. My previous set-up before the…

Have you ever come across someone on Instagram and thought “I want to be friends with this person’? Well, that’s hope I felt about Sallie Dale. Sallie is a mom, a maker, and if she ever decides to change careers, could be a comedian. Her Instagram stories and posts will make you laugh OUT LOUD. Sallie creates stunning punch needle designs and sells…

I am a book-a-holic. A book nerd. Book-lover. You get it. I love the books, allll the books. On todays episode I share with you three of my favourite books for creative entrepreneurs. Business, creativity, work-flow, these books are inspiring and I am sure you will find a few that you will want to add straight away to your must-read list. These are…

I am super jazzed to bring this lovely interview with Joanne Hawker to you today. Joanne is a designer and maker from the south west of England. She runs her handmade business from her home studio and focuses her work on cheery stationary and items for artists and creatives. She is also the maker behind ‘March Meek the Maker’ a really fun Instagram…

In this episode I dig into the big question of balancing motherhood with running your own creative business with the oh-so-talented Amy Whetton of Wild Canary Studio. Amy is mother to two energy-filled twins (aged six) and lives with her husband in the suburbs of Toronto (they live in a really lovely small-ish house that is SO filled with character…

In perhaps the most perfectly timed episode ever - I am thrilled to welcome my friend Bonnie Christine to the show to discuss one of my favourite topics - getting things done! This time of year many of us are deep into reflection after a year comes to a close plus looking ahead and annual planning for the year to come. Bonnie is self-taught artist …

I was very excited to interview my friend Isa Down for this episode of the podcast. Isa is an artist, mother, and nature lover who lives in Colorado the US (she is originally from Canada, I just feel the need to pop this in here!) Isa started painting to have a creative outlet and over time, grew to love it. She developed her own creative style, be…

Have you ever admired someones work from afar and then finally gotten up the nerve to say hi? Well, that’s what I did with Kody. She is a crazy-talented watercolour artist and I have admired her work on Instagram for a few years now. When I started this podcast I knew that I finally had a reason to reach out to her! Kody’s work is beautiful. Like, …

Friends, meet Charisse. Charisse and I met years ago at an ETSY Team Captains Summit in Toronto. We instantly bonded over being moms, makers, and our strong desire to go and hide in our hotel rooms away from crowds (we went for coffee instead in a quiet cafe and talked for hours - it was lovely). Charisse runs Pixel Paper Hearts; a successful humou…

I found Gia Graham one day when I was scrolling through Instagram. Her artwork and use of colour caught my eye. I found out more about her and her work and her wonderful and oh-so-fun ‘Palette Play’ project. She puts together and shares a beautiful colour palette each month with her community, she then creates art for that entire month using only t…

Have you got an email newsletter? Do you ignore it or hate it? Until early this year I certainly did. My business mentor gave me the kick in the pants I needed and so I threw myself into learning all about this magical way to connect with your community. In this episode I share everything I learned in a very to-the-point podcast.…

Have you ever considered collaborating with another creative on a project? Have you every thought about the magic that could come from putting creative ideas together? In this podcast I discuss all of the different reasons why you might consider collaborating on a project with another creative. I share about my recent collaboration with Isa Down an…

I have always thought about doing an everyday project but to be honest, I felt scared of the idea. I didn’t want to start - for risk of not finishing. It turns out, I kind of fell into doing a daily art project, and it was amazing. As an artist and independent business owner, I spend a great deal of my time alone. I work in my studio while my child…

In this episode we welcome Avery Swartz to the show. Avery is the founder and CEO or Camp Tech, a tech workshop company for non-technical folks, the author of See You on the Internet’ a book all about marketing your business online, and she is the resident tech expert on CTV Your Morning. Avery also writes for Chatelaine, Todays’ Parent, and The Gl…

When starting out selling work as a maker or artist the usual route is to sell your work on your own at a market or online shop. Next you might be considering looking to have your work for sale in stores. This is normally done either by selling things on consignment or having the shop buy from you at wholesale (Episode 1 covers wholesaling your wor…

Today we welcome Brodie O’Connor and Michelle McGillivary to the podcast. These two dynamic women make up the Canadian brand Blondie Apparel. Established in 2014, Blondie is a women’s wear line that is both fashionable and comfortable. Beautiful fabric, seasonal colour palettes and a product that is made in Canada, Blondie clothing has become a sta…

Summers spent without a TV turned me into an avid reader from a very young age. I read fiction every evening after a busy day to unwind, and I read non-fiction because I love learning new things. I read a lot during the summer and at our cottage in front of the fire during the cooler months. When I really get into a book I underline things, take no…

In episode eight I’m thrilled to welcome Stacie Bloomfield to the show. An artist, author, teacher, and all around girl-Friday, Stacie is a truly inspiring creative entrepreneur. I am so looking forward to her latest book coming out in September, Give Yourself Margin (available for preorder). One of the things I have admire most about Stacie is her…

In episode seven we welcome Kiley Bennett to the show. Kiley is a successful artist and author. She runs her own business Kiley in Kentucky where she blogs about art and creativity, teaches numerous classes about hand lettering and has written two books on the topic. Her second book, Super Simple Hand Lettering is available for pre-order now. Her r…

To be honest, I felt kind of bad interviewing the lovely Amy Eaton for this podcast. You see, I love photography so I kind of asked her all the questions I wanted answers for about photographing your handmade goods. Being the kind soul that she is, she answered them all. Amy is an outstanding photographer and teacher and through her photography cou…

Wow. Life can sure change quickly. The new ‘normal’ for a lot of us involves a lot less people contact out of the house, and for some of us, a lot more people contact with our families at home. As creatives working thought this, I speak this week with Amy Dixon. Amy is a talented visual artist who has teamed up with Brittany from Peak Paper Co. to …

Do you have any business women that you really admire? Janine Vangool from Uppercase magazine is one of these people to me. Janine is the creator, publisher, editor, and designer of the magazine which means she is pretty much a super-hero. In a digital world where more magazines are moving away from print, Janine fills each issue full of inspiratio…

We’ve all been there right? You finally get the time make something but the magic just ain’t happening. It can be super disheartening. This was me earlier this year. Feeling burnt out from the craziness that is the holidays as a maker and trying to feel jazzed to get back into the studio. I shared this struggle this one day on Instagram - how does …

GET READY TO ROCK A YEAR OF CRAFT MARKETS In this episode I am joined by my girl-wonder business partner from Makers North, Tracy Baker. Tracy and I met back in 2015 and formed Makers North as a way to bring makers and artists together with our awesome community here in Northern Ontario. Since that first year we have hosted 10 handmade markets that…

I love the excitement I hear from makers when they are thinking about moving into wholesaling their wares to retail shops. This is such an exciting step. However, I also hear a million questions about well, how does one actually do that? For me this shift meant doing a ton of research (that’s just kind of my thing, I get made fun of by my friends f…

The Premier episode of Heirloom Culture Report. Join An Ka Amaru in an introduction into the ethos, mythos, values and inspiration behind HCR.http://heirloomculture.orgMusic provided by Mother of Pearlتوسط An Ka Amaru

After a bit of a break, My Favorite Family Heirloom is back with Episode 3: The Scrapbook. Nick talks about his favorite heirloom, a scrapbook compiled by his grandfather, Clarence, during World War II while stationed in Paris. We also look at how to care for and preserve scrapbooks in your own collections. View fullsize Paris on VE Day View fullsi…

In Episode 2: The Cowboy Shirt, My Favorite Family Heirloom Podcast welcomes Eleanor who talks about a shirt worn by her grandfather, Ronnie Owens, the Singing Cowboy of Red Wing, Minnesota. We chat with Eleanor about this special heirloom in her family's history, listen to a few samples of her grandfather's work, and look at textile preservation.…

In Episode 1: The Letters, My Favorite Family Heirloom talks with our co-host, Jeff, about a batch of family letters from his great-grandmother, the extraordinary family stories they frame, and also how to preserve and care for your family's letters. With music by Jeff Ksiazek.توسط Memory Keepers Guide

Memory Keepers Guide is excited to bring you My Favorite Family Heirloom Podcast, exploring the stories that family artifacts tell -- and how to preserve them for the future. Sign up with your email address to get notified when we publish new episode. Email Address Sign Up We respect your privacy. Thank you!…

https://heirloommeals.com/assets/audio/mp3/20160603_FabianoPart3.mp3 In part three of the three part series with Ana Fabiano, we discuss the royal reds. The reds are the muscle or the core of the Rioja wine region. 90% of the production are reds ranging from semi-aged to very aged and collectible. The Crianzas are aged for a minimum of 2 years with…

https://heirloommeals.com/assets/audio/mp3/20160601_FabianoPart2.mp3 In part II of a three part series with Ana Fabiano, we chat about the lighter wines that come out of the Riojan wine region. DId you know there is actually a white wine from Rioja? And of course, there is a rosado AKA rose and a young rioja. They all pair magnificently with food. …

https://heirloommeals.com/assets/audio/mp3/20160602_FabianoPart1.mp3 The Riojan region of Spain is a perfect subject for Heirloom Meals Radio. The region is steeped in tradition and history. Ana Fabiano is the voice for the land and the people of Rioja in her role as the North American Trade Director for Rioja-USA. Ana's passion for the region is p…