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Hello Now What Show Listeners! I am your host, Amber Christian, Editor of Handmade Seller Magazine. Today we welcome Daneen with Second Life Garden.Daneen creates her artisan products via upcycling. She creates upcycled planters out of teacups. Want to learn more about Daneen's business? Here is where to learn more:Website: https://www.etsy.com/shop/secondlifegardenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/second.life.garden_/Want t...

Hello Now What Show Listeners! I am your host, Amber Christian, Editor of Handmade Seller Magazine. Today we welcome Emma of the Glass Crocodile. Emma creates amazing stained glass creations with a unique twist- her target market isn't someone you would expect. She has an incredibly creative twist on a classic artisan craft for a new market. Want to learn more about Emma's business? Here is where to learn more:

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Hello Now What Show Listeners! I am your host, Amber Christian, Editor of Handmade Seller Magazine. Today we welcome Connor Riva of Studio Riva.Connor creates unique one of a kind mixed media pieces, and is in that early stage of business where he is shaping his business. It's the beautiful early days of creation and seeing where your business takes you as you shape and find a target audience.Want to learn more about Connor'...

Hello Now What Show Listeners!  I am your host, Amber Christian, Editor of Handmade Seller Magazine. Today we welcome Laura Gavins of Purl Talk.

Laura is a chemist turned yarn artist. Her hand-dyed creations, under the name Purl Talk, are a hit at her first trade show. But instead of taking every possible order, Laura makes a surprising choice: she turns away potential customers.

Fueled by both business savvy and a desire to mainta...

Hello Now What Show Listeners!  I am your host, Amber Christian, Editor of Handmade Seller Magazine. Today we welcome John Wright from The Wright Scraps.

This interview features John, co-owner of The Wright Scraps. John is an artisan who creates unique sculptures called "Gronks" from recycled industrial materials like scrap metal and parts from agricultural machinery. We talk about the journey bringing Gronks to life- fro...

Hello Now What Show Listeners!  I am your host, Amber Christian, Editor of Handmade Seller Magazine. Today we welcome Tamara Darragh from Remi Vail Studio.

Remi Vail Studio is a business focused on quilting and bag making. Tamara discusses the challenges of designing bag patterns compared to quilt patterns, emphasizing the 3D aspect and the needs of quiltmakers new to bag making. She highlights the importance of her community of te...

Hello Now What Show Listeners!  I am your host, Amber Christian, Editor of Handmade Seller Magazine. Today we welcome Jon Lincoln from goimagine, our sponsor for this season of the show.

Jon Lincoln is the co-founder of goimagine.  Goimagine is focused on building the maker community through a handmade marketplace, maker business education, custom websites and a social app designed for artists called Maker Circle. The goimagine com...

Hello Now What Show Listeners!  I am your host, Amber Christian, Editor of Handmade Seller Magazine. Today we welcome Doug Napier from Jewelry by DeCory and Jewelry Monk.

Doug Napier is a jewelry maker who has worn many hats in his 40-year career. From working in factories to running his own training center, Doug has a deep understanding of the craft. He discusses the challenges and opportunities faced by artisans in the digital ag...

Hello Now What Show Listeners!  I am your host, Amber Christian, Editor of Handmade Seller Magazine. Today we welcome Jacob Curtis from Curtis Accounting Solutions.

Making sure the financials for your business are working is such a crucial thing to get right to ensure the health of your business. So many of us hate this part of our business, or only deal with it when we HAVE to. But what if there was a different way to do this so i...

Hello Now What Show Listeners!  I am your host, Amber Christian, Editor of Handmade Seller Magazine. Today we welcome Megha Mundandishe to the show from Mayaani Jewelry!

Megha is currently building her niche. So often the early stages of a handmade business are all about finding your target market. She shared her journey of learning and refining. She is starting to work her way into weddings and special events. Like many early stag...

Hello Now What Show Listeners! I am your host, Amber Christian, Editor of Handmade Seller Magazine. Today we welcome Elaine Kinney to the show from White Pine Bath Brew! Elaine has built her niche through brand collaborations with breweries. She makes soap using excess beer from local craft breweries in Maine. Listen in as she shares her journey from starting to make beer soap through the evolution to collaborating with local craf...

Welcome to the Now What Show, where we help de-mystify business for new or new-ish artisan business owners. We talk about all the things needed to be successful for business owners in the first 3 years of their business.

In Episode 5, listen in as I talk with Nicole Stevenson from dear handmade life. We will talk about getting ready for your first craft fair. In addition to running dear handmade life, Nicole runs Patchwork shows. S...

Welcome to the Now What Show, where we help de-mystify business for new or new-ish artisan business owners. We talk about all the things needed to be successful for business owners in the first 3 years of their business.

In Episode 4, listen in as I talk with Livvy Ramos about getting her first wholesale order. Livvy is the artisan behind Fera Fox. We will talk about how she has been embracing her social media presence as she devel...

Welcome to the Now What Show, where we help de-mystify business for new or new-ish artisan business owners. We talk about all the things needed to be successful for business owners in the first 3 years of their business.

In Episode 3, listen in as two magazine owners, Stephanie Blanchard and Amber Christian talk about getting your first PR for your artisan business. Stephanie is the Editor of Artisan Joy Magazine. We will go throug...

Welcome to the Now What Show, where we help de-mystify business for new or new-ish artisan business owners. We talk about all the things needed to be successful for business owners in the first 3 years of their business.

In Episode 2, dive in as we talk with Erica Martin of ⁠Pixel Jam Digital ⁠about establishing a web presence for your new artisan business. We will go through the basics without getting too technical and nerdy....

Welcome to the Now What Show, where we help de-mystify business for new or new-ish artisan business owners. We talk about all the things needed to be successful for business owners in the first 3 years of their business.

In Episode 1, we talk with Lindy Spurgeon of apothecary 19 about how it happened. She shares how she got her first large custom order. We will talk about the steps that led up to it (it’s not what you think!). Fina...