Posts Categorized: Business Time

Crafty Biz 104: Accepting Credit Cards

It’s one of the questions us girls here at Handmade Detroit get asked – “Do you think I should accept credit cards at craft fairs?” For most crafters, the answer…

Learnings from BlogHer: Great Blog Design

Following up my post on intellectual property learnings from BlogHer, I just sent some thoughts over to Craft about a session I attended addressing great blog design. Check it out!

Etsy shop pages getting a new look

The Etsy community is buzzing with word that shop pages are getting a facelift. The new look matches the wider front page look, unveiled in May. There will be room…

Intellectual Property @ BlogHer ’10

Beth and I, along with our pal Crissy Herron from Indie Biz Chicks, had the chance to attend BlogHer ’10 this year. You might remember I’ve mentioned it on our…

Crafty blogging panel at Etsy

Bethany and I are here in New York attending the annual BlogHer conference. To get us started, we joined a panel on crafty blogging for your business over at Etsy’s…

How to make the most of your craft fair experience

So you just got accepted to your first craft fair — or maybe you’re looking to get serious about your craft show sales — here are some tips and tricks…

Freedom In Detroit Exhibition

Handmade Detroit Husband Ethan was at the Allied Media Conference last week, and while there he got to meet and talk to a t-shirt artist from Freedom House Detroit (and…

A Must Read!

Heather of Bettula posted a link recently to a great article called “Wholesale, Retail and Beginning to Sell Your Handmades to Shops” on the Posie Gets Cozy blog, and I’m…

What’s your crafty resolution or goal for the new year?

Happy 2010 everyone! Our first Handmade Detroit planning meeting was yesterday — and we’re already starting to pull together plans for the return of Craft Revival in April. (Check back…

DUCF Preview #1

Vendors from left to right:

Top row: Bx Ceramics, All Things Grow, Always the Forest, AmyD

2nd row: Angela Duncan, Artemesia, ASTA, AusGerCo

3rd row: Bettula, blue-thimble, bluedotpapershop, BE Handmade