Calling all Star Wars fans!!!
Get your favorite furry friend ready for the new Star Wars movies
and Halloween with this easy, fast, no sew Ewok costume tutorial by Nikki over on the Tikkido blog.
Personally, I’m a Star Trek … Read More...
8 Jaw-Dropping Craft Fair Booth Display Ideas
Craft fairs are an exciting place to be, full of creativity, inspiration, and unique handmade items that you won’t find anywhere else. But have you ever stopped to take a closer look at the booths themselves? The way a booth … Read More...
How To Charge Clients For Design Work
Note- this is just a “for fun” post and not an actual strategy for charging your clients.
The folks over at Digital Synopsis created this funny little graphic sharing what to charge for design services. If you’re a graphic designer … Read More...
5 Networking Business Strategies for Indie Crafters (Part 1)
Are you one of the many creative business owners who hear the word networking and feel uncomfortable? Me too. And Marie from the Creative Income blog feels the same way. However she is sharing a few different strategies for using … Read More...
DIY Marbled Paper with Oil Paints
Here is a fabulous tutorial for marbling paper! The marble look is definitely a hot trend this year, and there are all sorts of tutorials floating around on pinterest for trying your own marbling.
I love these handmade papers by … Read More...
DIY Resin Butterfly/Twig Art Piece
Learn how to make a butterfly resin art piece with real twigs from your yard using this tutorial by Mark Montano. Resin takes a bit of practice to master, but once you get the hang of it it is really … Read More...
The Brisbane Craft and Quilt Fair
For those of you in Australia this sounds like a really amazing Indie Craft Festival to go to!
This year’s Brisbane Craft & Quilt Fair, October 7-11 at Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre will celebrate its 21st birthday … Read More...
DIY Easy Beaded Spider
It’s already the 10th of September, an you believe it? Since it is Autumn I will be sharing more Fall and Halloween themed projects here on Indie Crafts. To start off with, here is a not-so-creepy beaded spider craft is … Read More...
How To Write Product Listings That Sell
Do you ever struggle with writing up the product desriptions for your handmade items? That is the harded part for me. Well, Lisa Jacobs, from Maketing Creativity, wrote up a helpful artil on how to write product listings that sell … Read More...
DIY Easy Colorful Triangle Cork Board
Here is a great tutorial on how to create a fun and Easy Colorful Triangle Cork Board that I think is a really fun way to add a pop of color to your office space.
I also think this would … Read More...
How Much Inventory should You Take to Shows?
As a craft fair vendor, one of the most stressful decisions you have to make is how much inventory to bring. You don’t want to bring too much and end up with a surplus of unsold products, but you also … Read More...
Easy Art- Painted Flowers!
I love easy art ideas! For this pretty painted piece, Mark Montano challenged himself to create a flower canvas using two of his favorite artists, Alisa Burke and Elena Nuez, as inspiration! Once it was painted he added dimension … Read More...
How To Start An Etsy Shop
Here on the Indie Crafts blog I love sharing resources for indie artists like myself that want to sell their handmade products. Today I wanted to share this post by Chaitra at Pink Pot. She shares some great tips for … Read More...
18 THINGS TO MAKE WITH BEADS- THAT AREN’T JEWELRY
Do you have a pretty good bead collection (or one that is taking over)?? Well, Menucha Citron from Moms and Crafters does too and she rounded up a good list of 18 things you can make with beads, that aren’t just … Read More...
Indie Artist Interview- Kimera Wachna
I love getting to know fellow artists, so what better way to do that then to actually interview them? I do an interview series here on Indie Crafts where I question indie artists like you and me so that we … Read More...
A Round Up of Gelatin Printing Inspiration and Tutorials
Hey everyone, have you guys heard of Gelatin Printing or Gelli Printing? It’s a really fun monoprinting technique made using either a homemade gelatin plate or a premade “Gelli” Plate (Available here).
Stephanie from Swoodson Says just recently … Read More...
Creative Ways To Heal A Broken Heart
This article is a great read from Rachel at the Adventures in Making blog on “Creative Ways to Heal a Broken Heart”.
She says: “I recently went through a painful breakup with my boyfriend of five years. It was the … Read More...
Make Jewelry Charms from Recycled Materials
Learn how to make your own jewelry charms from recycled household materials with this tutorial by Donna Herron at Purl3Agony.
She Says: “Handmade charms are a fun way to create and personalize jewelry pieces like bracelets and necklaces. Small decorative … Read More...
Getting Ready for Fall and Winter Craft Fairs
School is back in already, can you believe it? Well, that means that Fall and Christmas craft fairs are coming up quick!! If you’ve signed up to do a few fairs this season, you’ll want to read this post by … Read More...
DIY Emoji Heart Balloons
Learn to make your favorite sparkly emoji heart balloons with this easy DIY tutorial!
It is my birthday today! yay! So of course I had to share these balloons that are amazing and are put together to look like popular … Read More...