The Creative Jugglejoy Podcast
Welcome to "The Creative Jugglejoy Podcast," where multi-passionate mompreneurs find their community and inspiration. Hosted by Kaylie Edwards & Co-Host Delores Naskrent, this podcast is dedicated to creative-minded women balancing the beautiful chaos of life, motherhood and entrepreneurship. Are you a creative or mom who juggles business, passions, self-care, and family responsibilities? Do you strive to pursue your creative dreams while raising a family? This podcast is for you! Each episode dives into: Balancing Business and Parenthood: Tips and strategies to manage your entrepreneurial ventures while nurturing your family. Inspiration and Empowerment: Stories from successful multi-passionate creatives who have turned their creative passions into thriving businesses. Mindset Mastery: Overcoming societal expectations and finding confidence as a mother and businesswoman. Marketing Your Creations: Practical advice on promoting your creative business and building a strong personal brand. Real Talk: Honest discussions about the challenges of juggling multiple roles and finding solutions to make it all work. Join us every week as we explore ways to embrace your multi-passionate nature, unlock your creative potential, and thrive as a mompreneur or creative woman. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to scale your business, "The Creative Jugglejoy Podcast" offers the support and resources you need to succeed. At least two co-hosted or interview episodes a month and a solo episode each per month for you to dive into. Subscribe now and start your journey towards finding joy in the juggle!
Episodes
What could the artwork sitting in your files become if you gave it another look?
In this solo episode of Creative Juggle Joy, Delores Naskrent reflects on selling around 70,000 printed greeting cards through Card Isle, with approximately 600 designs uploaded and another 200 potential card artworks waiting in her files.
What began with artwork sold at craft shows gradually became a substantial body of work.
N...
What happens when people aren’t buying your artwork, but they would happily learn how to make it?
For Kirsten Burke and the team at The Modern Calligraphy Co., listening to that possibility helped their business grow beyond commissions into workshops, books, an online club and live personalisation experiences for brands.
In this episode, Kaylie Edwards meets Kirsten, the company’s co-founder and creat...
What happens when the job you’ve built your life around ends, and the art you’ve been fitting into the gaps suddenly has room to take centre stage?
In Episode 111 of Creative Juggle Joy, Delores Naskrent catches up with artist, illustrator and author Kay Meadows, whom she first met in 2022.
After roughly 30 years working in graphic design, Kay’s remote job ended. The change was both unsettling a...
Etsy has a new CEO, its marketplace is growing again, and the company is putting more attention into how shoppers discover products.
If you sell there, how much of that should change what you do this week?
In this solo episode, Kaylie Edwards looks at Etsy’s 2026 results and translates the company’s talk of discovery, matching and personalisation into useful checks for creative sellers.
She...
What would you do if you had 19 greeting card designs to finish—and less than 48 hours before the deadline?
When an email from Claudia Orengo landed in Delores Naskrent’s inbox with the subject line “I designed 19 cards in two days,” Delores knew there was a much bigger creative-business conversation waiting to happen.
Claudia is a graphic designer, watercolor artist, educator and online e...
Could one 5 × 7 greeting card become your first step into commercial art?
In this solo episode, Delores Naskrent reflects on why greeting cards are such an approachable starting point for artists who want to think more commercially.
A card gives you helpful boundaries: a recipient, an occasion, an emotion and a purpose. From there, one design can grow into a catalogue, a collection or even a licensing oppor...
AI can save creative business owners time—but what happens when it begins replacing the creativity customers believe they are buying?
In this solo episode, Kaylie shares how her relationship with AI has changed since generative tools first became widely available.
What began as curiosity and excitement has become a much more complicated mix of practical support, ethical questions and genuine frustrati...
What happens when artwork you created yourself is suddenly labelled as AI?
In this episode, Kaylie and Delores explore the increasingly complicated difference between AI-generated and AI-assisted creative work.
They discuss reports of Instagram adding AI information labels to content edited with Canva’s background remover, why a single label can misrepresent hours of genuine creative work, and the eff...
What if the creative experiments that didn’t become your forever business were never wasted?
In this episode of The Creative Juggle Joy, Delores talks with artist and surface pattern designer Katie McEachern about the winding path that took her from running a successful Etsy shop to pursuing a focused career in art licensing.
Katie shares how her early handmade business helped her rediscover her identity af...
Running a creative business often looks beautifully polished from the outside.
A new class appears, a newsletter lands in your inbox, a product launches or a finished collection is shared—but what about all the thinking, practising, planning and problem-solving that happened behind the scenes?
In this reflective solo episode, Delores shares what returning from a family camping holiday taught her about...
What would happen to your creative business if Instagram suddenly stopped showing your work, your Etsy traffic dropped or your account disappeared into the algorithm abyss?
Social media can still be brilliant for helping new people discover your art, products and ideas—but it was never designed to carry the full weight of your business.
In this solo episode, Kaylie explores how artists, handmade sellers, di...
What does it really take to build a creative business that lasts for more than 20 years without losing the joy that made you start?
In this episode of The Creative Juggle Joy Podcast, Kaylie is joined by artist, designer and maker Hannah Nunn.
From her studio in Hebden Bridge, Hannah creates nature-inspired paper-cut lighting, botanical wallpaper, decorative window film, journals and delicate laser-cut trea...
What does creative business growth actually look like behind the sales figures, launches and exciting announcements?
In this episode, Kaylie and Delores take you behind the scenes of Delores Art during the launch of Mastering Surface Pattern Design in Affinity Designer.
They share how consistent email marketing, connected offers, better systems and years of experimenting helped Delores grow her email list f...
In our 100th‑episode celebration, Kaylie and Delores look back on the journey that has shaped Creative Juggle Joy.
From juggling motherhood and art careers to launching this podcast, they share heartfelt stories, hard‑won lessons and the joys of building community along the way.
We chat about our favourite moments, the guests who inspired us, and how our perspectives have evolved since that very first...
In this guest episode, Delores Naskrent sits down with Madrid‑based illustrator Claire Van Kuijck, best known online as Claire Makes Things.
Claire is a multi‑passionate creator who has transformed her whimsical art style into a thriving digital business.
Together they explore the winding path from doodling in sketchbooks to launching illustrated products, navigating the challenges of Etsy and print‑o...
In this episode of Creative Juggle Joy, Delores Naskrent sits down with color expert Telva Chase to unpack why so many surface‑pattern designers struggle with color confidence.
Telva shares the hidden gaps in art‑school training, explains why relying on personal taste can sabotage commercial success, and offers a clear framework for choosing colors that resonate with your market.
She walks listeners t...
In this episode of Creative Juggle Joy, Delores Naskrent sits down with illustrator and designer Stacie Dale, the founder of Stacie Dale Designs and editor of Surface Design News.
With nearly three decades of experience in apparel, home décor and surface pattern licensing, Stacie shares a refreshingly candid look at how artists can build sustainable careers.
They discuss Stacie’s journey from ha...
Are you drowning in notebooks, Canva folders and half-finished ideas?
In this solo episode, Kaylie shares her honest journey of rebuilding her creative practice while juggling motherhood and a growing business.
She explores why too many ideas can keep artists, handmade sellers and digital creators stuck, and she breaks down the four types of creative income — active work, repeatable products, re...
Day 1 of the Profitable Artist Summit kicked off with joyful energy as Delores Naskrent and guest Vanessa Stoilova (Art Business with Ness) shared behind‑the‑scenes stories and celebrated the launch of their three‑day event.
They talk about the completely free public summit featuring industry favourites like Bonnie Christine, Colleen Underwood, Shelly Kim, Liz Kohler Brown, Gabrielle Brickey and more, and tease ...
Delores shares the heart behind the Profitable Artist Summit, a collaboration with Vanessa Stoilova (Art Business with Ness).
In a heartfelt solo episode, she reflects on how limited resources were when she began her career and why accessible education for artists is so important.
Delores talks about growing up in a rural community, learning design the hard way, and how the internet has transformed op...
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