In my mind, small business owners are like decathlon athletes. Running your own company requires an impressive cocktail of skills: creativity, resourcefulness, organization, and diligence, executed tirelessly and all at once. This is especially true for the brilliant and talented creators who hand make their own products. I’m awe struck and exhausted just thinking about [...]

Talk Shop is the series where we interview independent store owners from across the country, to get their inside take on running an independent business that supports the handmade community.
The Talk shop series went on a small hiatus since the holidays, but this segment is now back in full swing, and we’ve got some awesome [...]

May 1st – 3rd, 2009

Hello Craft’s
SUMMIT OF AWESOME

Convene * Learn * Show

Washington, D.C.

Mark your calendars! Hello Craft is excited to announce our 1st ever Summit of Awesome to be held the first weekend of May in Washington, DC. We’ve got lots of fun activities planned and exciting events we can’t wait to tell [...]

Talk Shop is the series where we interview independent store owners from across the country, to get their inside take on running an independent business that supports the handmade community.
In this Talk Shop, Jamie Chan, one half of the husband and wife team who owns Urban Fauna Studio, talks about her one-of-a-kind green craft boutique [...]

Here we continue with our series on the trials and tribulations of starting a craft business. Shall we learn together?

I have a confession to make. My craft business doesn’t have a name.
There, I said it. No big deal, but it is one. The name of your business is, well THE name of your business. [...]

Here we continue with our series on the trials and tribulations of starting a craft business. Shall we learn together?

No matter what you make, your materials need to come from somewhere. Sourcing them can be a time intensive and expensive process. A lot of decisions need to be made regarding the type of material and [...]