It’s funny how there are certain words and concepts that are guarenteed to cause a ruckus. Talking about business to creative people is one of those words – so often we associate it with corporate greed that we forget that little local endeavors, including Etsy stores and E-commerce sites are … Continue reading
I just spent two incredible days at Tory Johnson’s Spark and Hustle, a networking event for women (and men) who want to do more and do better. Listening to great speakers talk about their business journeys, and some of them were rough! It wasn’t just an inspiring rah rah session, … Continue reading
Hey you HookStars! Are you ready for an AWESOME, fun and stress free way to look at selling your finished crochet items, designs, classes and services? Ready… Set… Sell is a rockin’ two hour interactive class I’ve created to help you all do better! Let’s take the scary out … Continue reading
Let me tell you a secret. Well, okay it’s not really a secret, but I’m a crappy photographer. You can hand me a Gillion TetraGigawatPixel super dooper fancy camera and I will still screw up 8 out of 10 shots. Why? Cause I’m visually impaired, the last time I saw … Continue reading
I thought I would expand upon the post I wrote yesterday and fill in some necessary blanks. There are many more professional aspects to the “crochet industry” than design and pattern writing, we tend to just talk about designers and I think that really does the industry a disservice. I … Continue reading
As I write this post the retreat is about to end. We had three wonderful days, with unusually bright sun, calm water, and expanding creativity. Our guests from around the United States and even from as far afield as Australia, have crocheted, carved, and cooed over delicious crochet, hooks … Continue reading
Last week in the CLF News I announced our October on-line class: Crochet Pattern Reading 101 . Sunday October 30th join me and other hook lovers to de-code the mysteries behind reading patterns. We’ll cover the secrets to effective interpretation, catching errors, discuss the best way to get started on … Continue reading
For those of you living in the Pacific Northwest I’d like to remind you that our incredible retreat is just around the corner! Crochet @ Cama 2011 is an amazing event full of great crochet education, activities and goodies! All retreat goers (yes that includes you daytrippers) get a fabulous … Continue reading
Let’s face it, we have access to a lot of fabulous yarn. I wish my Grandma Grace were alive today to see the abundance of fuzzy goodness we have to play with in our yarn stores. With this choice comes a kind of overwhelming sense of open creativity. Beyond … Continue reading
Maybe it’s because I’ve always been a bit of a geek. I loved school with all of my heart, I had a library card when I was three and you had to sign your name to get it, I remember battling learning to sign my full name just … Continue reading
