Juice for your creative business
Listen now: Summary: [Click here to save this episode to Pinterest] You know, for a long time, I thought something was wrong with me. For the longest time, I really had these dreams of having a successful business and I really wanted to be successful. But all the productivity tips I read just didn’t seem […]
Listen now: Summary: [Click here to save this episode to Pinterest] It’s okay. You’re not behind. You’re not late. If you’ve struggled to really get into things in 2022, then don’t worry about it. I decided to record this podcast episode because the feeling I was getting from talking to my community, from engaging on […]
For a lonnnng time I thought something was wrong with me. I thought I could never really be successful, as all the productivity tips I read just didn’t apply to me. I could never stick to a plan, or any kind of planning system. And for a long time, I got by. But I knew I’d […]
I have a confession to make. I’m not a big planner. In my corporate job, I definitely wasn’t known as the super organised one. It’s not like I couldn’t see the value in plans. I definitely could. It’s just not somewhere my brain liked to go. You see the thing is, I’m always so excited […]
If you’re a maker you’re told to go and sell on Etsy. But what if you’re not sure whether it’s right for you? What if you have a more high-end product? Is Etsy still the right place to set up shop? In this very first guest spot, Rebekah Ann from Rebekah Ann Jewellery tells us […]
Ever heard of niobium? Me neither! In this week’s Spotlight, we meet Alice Fry who uses this unusual material in her jewellery. Her work’s inspired by the natural minerals and crystals and she tells us why Sheffield and Derbyshire hold a special place in her heart… Where do you live and what do you love […]
Did you ever think that embroidery could be used to embody political views? Well, that’s one of the topics that embroidery artist Rowan Bridgwood explores in her work. In this week’s Spotlight blog post, she explains how embroidery becomes a language for her, to voice what her words can’t. She also uses it as a […]
For many years I was extremely resistant to planning of any sort. Sound familiar? As a creative person who likes to go with the flow – I found it went against the grain and it didn’t make any logical sense to me, as things can change so much. That was until I realised that achieving […]
In this week’s Spotlight interview, we’re featuring Jo from Jo Irvine Jewellery. Like so many other makers, Jo actually started off in a different creative industry and fell into jewellery by chance! She’s had her jewellery described as, “Quiet statement jewellery”, and is inspired by a mix of urban landscapes and countryside sunsets. Read more […]
In this week’s spotlight, we talk to Sally Cuthbert from Littlehouse Jewellery. She talks about table jewellery and her love of shapes and Edinburgh… Where do you live and what do you love about it? I live in Edinburgh, right in the centre. I was born here, went to school and art college here and […]