The Art of the Watermark

One of the biggest debates I have seen since I started running a business greatly steeped in the handmade artisan scene is - watermarks.

A watermark is defined as (from wikipedia):

an identifying image or pattern placed on an image or image(s)

Watermarks can vary in size, color,  transparency - basically the possibilities are nearly as infinite as the population of this lovely planet we reside on.

How To: Pricing Survey

We have heard much about pricing for so long - but as of late it has been a particularly heated discussion we have noticed across our travels of social media platforms, so we thought we would address it in a more formal/concise manner!

How do we address it you're wondering? Well with a survey! We would greatly appreciate your assistance getting these questions answered - there are not too many we promise.

The active survey period will last from May 23, 2016 to April 23, 2016 - it will still be up after that and we will ocassionally check it.

Greener Grass? That's Cute!

I'm going to get a little personal today - hope you don't mind? See, my primary motivation for striking out on my own was to control my own destiny - yeah that sounds cheesy I know but, really it is the best way to describe it. But in addition to that desire to control my own destiny, I have a disability that often complicates working a "regular" job under the direction of another - working for myself allows me to structure my day around the needs and complications of my disability while being as productive as possible.

Some think working from home is easy, working for yourself from home even easier... yes there is a great amount of flexibility when it comes to working for yourself from home, that is a definite advantage. However, in running my small business(es) from home I have realized that things aren't so starkly defined, things are no where near as simple as a yes/no choice but rather it's more like choosing the lessor of two evils (for lack of a better way of putting it).

Here is some food for thought that I have picked up over the last year and a half: