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Last 20 Shows CraftyPod #108: A Podcast About Free, with Paul Overton
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In this show:
• Paul Overton returns to the show to discuss the idea of Free: how the internet's abundance of free information both enhances and challenges our creative lives.
• We talk about lots of aspects of Free: how it builds community, how it challenges corporate interests, and how it launches crafty careers.
• ...And we talk about some nuts and bolts of using Free in your own craft business.
Links:
We mentioned a whole lot of people in this sh ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #107: Taxes for Your Crafty Business, with Hunter Coleman
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In this show:
• Hunter Coleman (a good friend of mine and a true accounting geek) helps us understand the tax side of a crafty business.
• Learn about what kinds of records you need to be keeping, what forms you need to fill out, and what to do if record-keeping makes your brain sad.
• Do you need to hire a bookkeeper, or should you do it all yourself?
Links:
Hunter was kind enough to link us to the appropriate tax forms:
• Form 8829, Home Of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #106: Engagement Marketing for Your Crafty Business
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In this show:
• Let's look at Engagement Marketing, a very important tool for your crafty business in the internet age.
• We'll talk about how blogging, Twitter and Facebook can help you reach new customers... if you use them wisely.
• We'll also look at the most common online marketing mistakes I've seen crafty business owners make in 2009.
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If you want to go deeper into these ideas, check out my ebooks:
• Making a Great Blog: A Guide f ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #105: A Crafty, Cooking, Blogging, Mothering, & Holiday Q&A, with my Mom!
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- It's a CraftyPod tradition: the annual interview with my Mom, Pam Harris!
- Mom talks about her first year as a blogger, and about being a blogger from a different generation than a lot of the online craft community.
- She also answers questions sent in by listeners - some pretty great ones!
Links:
- Many thanks to these people for submitting questions for this show:
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CraftyPod #104: Building a Crafty Business from Non-Crafty Skills, with Jennifer Chau
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- If you want to make your living in craft, are there other ways besides opening an online store selling handmade goods? You bet there are! Jennifer Chau did it - learn more about her business, Label Tulip.
- Consider all the skills you've learned in your various corporate jobs. Any of them could be applied in a crafty context - and this opens a lot of new opportunities up for you.
- Lea ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #103: Keeping Up with the Crafty Internet, with One Pretty Thing's Rachel Klein
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- With so many blogs, so many projects, and so much crafty Goodness on the web every day, how can we hope to keep up? Rachel Klein, of One Pretty Thing, gives us some tips.
- Learn how Rachel manages to read over 4000 blogs and websites each week, rounding up the best links for her amazing website.
- Apply Rachel's strong organizational skills to your craft projects, too.
Links:
- If y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #102: Creating With Food, with Kathy High
Chocolate Moelleux, photo by Kathy. NOM NOM NOM.
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- An interview with Kathy High (aka Adoxograph), a professional chef who approaches cooking from an almost crafty perspective.
- Find out how food inspiration can be found everywhere - even science fiction.
- Learn what you need to stock a good pantry, and make amazing food regardless of the season.
Tasty Links:
- Visit Kathy's blog, Gel ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #9: Making Stuff, Reaching Out
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a podcast all about making stuff. Click here to listen to all kinds of crafty goodness.
In this show:
- A giddy appreciation for microscope slides.
- A craft project: a basic microscope-slide framed picture.
- A bunch of other slide ideas.
- My kudos to the crafty community for their response to Hurricane Katrina
-All your links:
A source for microscope slides
Crafters United Shop
Knits for the Displaced
Bear Hugs With Love
Enjoy!
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CraftyPod #101: Crafty Retailing (the brick & mortar kind) with Pat Riesenburger
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- An interview with Pat Riesenburger, who works with brick-and-mortar craft store owners. She writes a great blog: The Crafty Retailer.
- Get an interesting glimpse into the world of crafty retailing: competing with big-box stores, a tough economy, and the internet.
- Learn some ways to support your favorite local craft stores.
Links:
- Check out The Crafty Retailer, and recommend it ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #100: In Which We Celebrate!
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- We celebrate CraftyPod's 100th episode! My partner Katin interviews me, asking questions provided by you.
- Conversation ranges from the ins and out of podcasting to the wider world of the craft community.
- And, I say Thank You.
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- My thanks to everyone who submitted a question on this show:
Wendy Osborne (Please let me know if I ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #99: Craft & Graphic Design, with Patricia Zapata
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- Patricia Zapata talks about how graphic design affects her crafting, and vice versa.
- Some discussion of how design principles can be beneficial to a small crafty business.
- Suggestions for developing your "design eye."
Links:
- Check out Patricia's craft blog, A Little Hut .
- You might also be curious about Patricia's graphic de ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #98: Two Ways to Publish a Craft Book, with June Gilbank
A set of Ryan's new photo blocks
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- Some straight talk about crafty publishing: what's it really like to have a craft book published the traditional way? And what's it like to publish a crafty ebook?
- Plus, a short interview with June Gilbank, who sells self-published crochet patterns, and has a print book in progress, and has just relea ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #97: A Top Etsy Seller Downsizes, with Ryan McAbery
A set of Ryan's new photo blocks
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- And interview with Ryan McAbery , who was a top seller on Etsy, and then decided to walk away from it.
- Learn what drove Ryan to leave her business behind, and what's bringing her fresh inspiration now.
- Gain some perspective on the benefits and drawbacks of having a very busy handmade business.
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CraftyPod #95: Crafting for Money vs. Passion, with Paul Overton
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- An interview with Paul Overton, author of the Dudecraft blog. This conversation was inspired by this post.
- Some thoughts on the difference between crafting for money and crafting for passion.
- How does handmade work change when it's made solely for profit?
- What happens when independent craft businesses start flooding the online commun ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #96: Nuts About Needlepoint, with Janey Perry
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- All about needlepoint, with Janet Perry, who's on a mission to change the way we think about this craft.
- Some discussion of why needlepoint is a perfect craft for today, and why it doesn't seem to get the respect it deserves.
- Lots of great ideas and resources to get you started needlepointing!
Links:
- Check out Janet'sNapa Needlep ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #94: Why Do You Make Things?
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- A whole bunch of people answer the question, "Why do you make things?" I recorded these interviews at Maker Faire.
- ...And a bunch of my Twitter buddies added their two cents as well.
My thanks to everyone who contributed to this show:
(Listed in the order they appear, by the way...)
- Christina Lee
- Adrian Messenger
- An extremely nic ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #93: Craft Blogging: What Should You Write About?
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Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- The comments on this post tell me that the number one question folks have about craft blogging is, "What should I write about?" So this podcast attempts to answer that question.
- Learn why your blog is not really about you, and what it should be about instead.
- Understand why passion and value are two ke ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #92: Crafting Through Chronic Illness, with The Sick Chick
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- Juliann, aka TheSickChick, tells us about how crafting helps her cope with chronic illness.
- Learn something about how crafting helps in managing pain, anxiety, and depression.
- Find out how the craft community is a lifeline to Juliann, providing support and friendship under challenging circumstances.
- Be absolutely inspired by Juliann' ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #91: Crafting With Your Kids, with Future Craft Collective
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
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In this show:
- An interview with Bernadette Noll and Kathie Sever, co-owners of Future Craft Collective. They offer craft projects for families and kids that also teach creative reuse and self-reliance.
- Tips on designing good crafting and learning experiences for your children.
- Thoughts on how crafting can also become a way to learn more about sustain ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
CraftyPod #90: Designers in a Changing World, with Sarah HodsdonListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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