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    CraftSanity Episode 222: Learn how to graduate from art school with zero debt and other handmade business savvy things from Dayna Walton, owner of Solstice Handmade

    by jennifer April 14, 2019
    by jennifer April 14, 2019

    Making a living as a professional artist can be tricky with the cost of art school on the rise and lucrative art jobs …

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 220: A conversation with Beryl Bartkus, founder of Ability Weavers, a Michigan weaving studio created to employ people with developmental disabilities

    by jennifer January 1, 2019
    by jennifer January 1, 2019

    As the mother of an adult child with autism, Beryl Bartkus wanted to create meaningful work for her daughter, Erin, and others with …

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    CraftSanity Episode 213: Felicia Lo Wong shares the story of how she built her SweetGeorgia yarn business

    by jennifer May 12, 2018
    by jennifer May 12, 2018

    By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood Businesswoman and author Felicia Lo Wong took an unusual path to launching a hand dyed yarn business in Vancouver, Canada. …

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    CraftSanity Episode 202: A Conversation with Angela Smith, owner of Purl & Loop

    by jennifer September 11, 2017
    by jennifer September 11, 2017

    By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood Owning a handmade business can be a wild ride. Just ask Angela Smith, owner and creative director of the Houston, …

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 195: Susan B. Anderson teams with son to launch Barrett Wool Co.

    by jennifer February 13, 2017
    by jennifer February 13, 2017

    Sometimes the best love stories are the ones we write with our children. Often underrated, the parent child bond is an awesome one …

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    CraftSanity Sponsor Spotlight Q&A with tea expert Andy Hayes, owner of Plum Deluxe

    by jennifer October 29, 2016
    by jennifer October 29, 2016

    Hello Friends! I’m sipping tea out of a vintage tea cup and enjoying a lovely and warmer than usual fall day here in West …

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    CraftSanity Episode 179: Lisa Congdon talks about blooming late as an artist, dealing with haters and thriving after 40

    by jennifer December 31, 2015
    by jennifer December 31, 2015

    I can think of no better way to wrap up another  year of podcasting than to bring you an interview with Lisa Congdon, …

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 171: Artist and textile designer Anna Joyce talks about her handmade business, her new book and sticking with it

    by jennifer September 21, 2015
    by jennifer September 21, 2015

    Those who admire Anna Joyce’s beautiful textile and design work from afar might assume that these things come easily to the artist and …

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 157: So what does it take to run a handmade business? Stuffed animal pattern designer Abby Glassenberg offers expert advice

    by jennifer March 3, 2015
    by jennifer March 3, 2015

    So how do you do it? How do you take your love of sewing or knitting or some other skill and turn it into …

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 155: Should you make art a career? Erica Lang shares her story

    by jennifer February 15, 2015
    by jennifer February 15, 2015

    Erica Lang has always known she is an artist at heart. But she was worried she would never find a job, so she …

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 154: A conversation with Grand Rapids leatherworkers, Jacob Vroon and Elyse Marie Welcher

    by jennifer February 8, 2015
    by jennifer February 8, 2015

    Born a day apart, Jacob Vroon and Elyse Marie Welcher crossed paths for the first time in the Butterworth Hospital nursery in June …

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 141: A library love story leads Marianne Gardner and Sean Maginity to handmade business venture

    by jennifer September 28, 2014
    by jennifer September 28, 2014

    Sometimes handmade business partnerships start in the most unlikely ways. Sean Maginity was working in the maintenance department at the Grand Rapids Public …

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    All In A Day’s Work

    by jennifer January 4, 2012
    by jennifer January 4, 2012

    I spent the day drilling, sanding and pounding in pegs – not the most creative part of my gig. But I’m not complaining …

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    We Are Makers. This Is What We Do.

    by jennifer December 14, 2011
    by jennifer December 14, 2011

    It’s way after midnight and I just sat down after a long day of loom building. I’m sleepy and happy that there will …

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  • CraftSanity Episode 224: A conversation with Dano Wall, creator of the popular stamp used by thousands to get Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill

    June 19, 2020
  • CraftSanity Episode 223: A conversation with Diana Weymar, creator of the Tiny Pricks Project public art project featuring hundreds of vintage linens embroidered with Trump quotes

    July 21, 2019
  • CraftSanity Episode 222: Learn how to graduate from art school with zero debt and other handmade business savvy things from Dayna Walton, owner of Solstice Handmade

    April 14, 2019

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