One of the lessons I've learned is that doing it for the publicity may mean not doing other things that are for profit. Today I discuss how I've learned to do donate my time, services, and products in a way that maintains healthy boundaries, sa

Going All In for Things that Count: Ep 17

Oct 10th, 2023 28m 24s

And back! Whew, the first Livestream after the move. What a whirlwind. Made it here through a rainstorm! Giving you an update on why I took a long break, and then a longer than expected break. The clarifying nature of health scare. Recovery ove

Taking Time for Lunch: Ep 16

Mar 23rd, 2023 19m 59s

What if you don't take breaks because you are so in love with what you are doing every day? Welp. Suck it up buttercup, you need a break too. I’m borrowing today’s topic from a post I wrote back in 2010! Apparently (funny what we forget) I

Why and How Profit First for my Creative Businesses: Ep 15

Feb 8th, 2023 36m 26s

The number one book I recommend to creatives entrepreneurs is Profit First by Mike Michalowicz. Today I'm going to share the story of how reading this book transformed how I run my businesses' finances and allowed me to pay myself a wage + mak

Do a One Hour Annual Review with Me: Ep 14

Jan 25th, 2023 41m 47s

Before making a plan for the next year, (Ep 01 of Craft Leftovers), let's take an hour to consider this past year. What went well? What could have been better? What just totally missed the boat? Do you try again next year or let it go? I'm taki

Making a Traveling Exhibit for Your Art Work: Ep 12 of Craft Leftovers Live

Jan 12th, 2023 1h 11m

After a year of work I'm taking the Junk Mail Migration Paintings & Tapestry on the road! How did I create a traveling exhibit? And what are the essentials to coordinating with multiple partnering institutions? As a curator at an art center, I

11: Should You Sell at Fairs, Fests, & Markets

Nov 17th, 2022 56m 4s

Over the last two decades I've coordinated, participated, and volunteered at over 100,000* art and craft festivals, fairs, markets, and tabling events. Having just come back from a weekend at the mdwfair (artist run art fair at Mana Contempora

10: Eight Ways Art & Craft are the Same

Aug 17th, 2022 52m 14s

Enjoy Episode 10 of the Craft Leftovers Podcast (an abridged recording of the August 17 livestream) in audio form. Pull up a project and craft along. Having a foot in craft and the other in art, I often get asked "what IS the difference betw

09: 3 Ways to Thrive in Summer as Entrepreneur with Kids

Jul 28th, 2022 38m 1s

As a small business owners Summer breaks can be one of the hardest time of the year. Lack of childcare and, if you employ students, all their vacation time leaves you working more than ever. How to keep from burning out, create quality time wit

08: Crafting Community with Sherri Lynn Wood

Jul 14th, 2022 1h 9m

Enjoy Episode 8 of the Craft Leftovers Podcast! Sherri Lynn Wood talk online community building during the pandemic and quilting and how craft brings people together to heal fabric, themselves, and each other. Contributor to Mend it Better, She

07: 5 Big Differences Owning a BRICK vs CLICK

Jun 8th, 2022 1h 4m

Enjoy Episode 7 of the Craft Leftovers Podcast (an abridged recording of the June 8th livestream) in audio form. Pull up a project and craft along. I intended to mend Lucy's baby blanket, but ended up just talking about this topic I LOVE -- the

06: Grant Funding for Creative Solopreneurs

May 25th, 2022 53m 6s

I'm talking all about how grant funding can assist any creative solopreneurs project and my grant funded project (Tapestry of Migration). Join me for this abridged replay of the May Livestream. Visit Craft Leftovers.com for show notes, pattern

05: Every Year Builds on the Last

Apr 14th, 2022 57m 54s

It’s my birthday this week! What’s different about being an entrepreneur when I’m 39 vs 29! I’m going to be reflecting on how the definition of success has changed over the years, and what I’m still struggling with as a creative professional. V

04: Textile Upcycling in Creative Businesses for Environmental Healing with Crispina Ffrench

Apr 5th, 2022 1h 2m

Join Crispina Ffrench and I as we explore a lifetime using sustainable practices to inspire and inform our work and how you can too! Her newest project, the launch of the Rags to Riches Summit! Learn how this new HUGE project has come about and

03: Declutter for Creative Flow

Mar 10th, 2022 59m 3s

No matter your Cleaning or Cluttering Style, the thing that matters most is if it’s supporting you or holding you back. In this episode I talk about my decluttering journey while mending my favorite spring jacket and share the two methods of de

02: Blog to Book & Beyond

Feb 24th, 2022 17m 19s

A full decade has passed since my book Mend it Better rolled off the presses. And this really got me thinking, where am I now? How did I get here? Over the next year, I’ll be posting a new monthly interview with the contributors of Mend it Bett

01: A Year Plan that Works for You

Feb 11th, 2022 55m 26s

The debut episode of the Craft Leftovers Podcast is an unabridged recording of the Craft Leftovers Livestream introducing what's on the horizon for Craft Leftovers and walking you through my method for annual planning and then implementing that

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