Should You Take Ambassadorships?
Note: I often write for my industry, and this is one of those such times. The start of a year means the announcement of new brand ambassadorships! If you've ever thought of applying for [...]
Note: I often write for my industry, and this is one of those such times. The start of a year means the announcement of new brand ambassadorships! If you've ever thought of applying for [...]
This is the first in an occasional series about building studio habits to ease your workflow. As we hit the middle of January, and I read across my social media feeds of everyone's epic plans [...]
It has happened AGAIN. Yep, stealing patterns, stealing content, copying pages from books. This time, it's in a Facebook group known as the Worldwide Quilting Group. The administrator, Sandy Stubbs, has been scraping tutorial and [...]
Here's part of an email I just sent to a company that buys patterns from me. Yet again, my payment was not made in a timely fashion. I sadly deal with more than one company [...]
Yes, I've been quiet of late. It's been one helluva season... I moved house and studio in early December, my delightfully dodgy heart landed me in the hospital (again) during the holidays, I'm sore and [...]
I'm pretty steamed. I've discovered that someone who bought my Chunky Wee Zippy Pouches pattern has ripped it off, obviously believing the "just change 5 things or X percent and you're safe" nonsense. Whatever the nuts [...]
Everybody loves a bargain. Scoring something on sale is a modern day hunter/gatherer coup of the first order, a proof positive that you are conducting your life with thrifty adult aplomb. But the push for [...]
There have been some great discussions out on the interwebs, of late, covering some thoughts on pricing and working for free. These are definitely worth your time! First: Karen McTavish on the Crafty Planner Podcast. At [...]
A friend messaged over the weekend, asking for help to price a commission. We went over the costs of materials, and the time it might take to make. Yes, it does come down to time [...]
Recently, Karri G wrote with this question: "What do you say when someone wants you to make them a copy of a pattern without sounding holy than thou?" First of all, can I just say [...]