Fernbank Studio is now over month old so I thought I would share the reasons why it was time to start afresh. When I started Clarise Crafts in 2013, I had just quit my full time job in a repro house because I felt like I wasn’t really going anywhere. Now when I look back, […]
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The Ultimate List of Stamping Tips
I’m coming up to my 8th year of stamp making, but i’ve probably been using stamps for many more than that. As a keen crafter, rubber stamps, polymer stamps and even those stamps cut out of foam we used to make in Primary school have always been in my crafting tool box. Stamps are such […]
Why the Internet has not imploded on 25th May 2018
Unless you have been living under a rock you will now probably be sick of hearing about those 4 little letters ‘GDRP’, especially if you run a small business yourself! I’ll admit that when I first heard about the new General Data Protection Regulation which is replacing the incredibly outdated Data Protection Directive, I was a bit […]
Download Your Freebie Weekly Expenses Planner
New year’s resolutions don’t always have to start on January 1st! The start of the new tax year (6th April in the UK!) is also a good time for putting new practises into place and getting organised with the numbers If you dread the thought of doing your small business accounts and the tax return […]
A reflection on #marchmeetthemaker Instagram Challenge
You may have seen the hashtag #marchmeetthemaker floating around social media or if you are a maker you might have been joining in. It is a month-long photo challenge set by Joanne Hawker and is designed to encourage you to post more thoughtfully and create a community. This year I decided to join in and […]
A Visit to The Print Fair at The Hepworth, Wakefield
Friday is our new adventure day and today we headed to The Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield as I wanted to check out The Print Fair which was happening this weekend (23-25th March). The best way to convince me to leave the house is food so of course we had to start our adventure with lunch […]
How To Set Up Instagram Story Highlights
If you like to hang out on Instagram you might have noticed the Instagram stories highlight feature. If you have no idea what I’m referring to then you might have seen the little circles on a person’s profile about the main grid. They will only be there if that person has added them so don’t […]
How I Dealt With It When I Had A Wobble With My Business
If you follow me on social media you will probably have already seen this post but I wanted to give a little more context and have a more permanent record of my experience. About a month ago I had a major wobble with my business. After an unexpectedly slow start to the year I was […]
Goal Setting for 2018
I know it’s late but happy 2018! I haven’t done a blog post since just before Christmas mainly because I haven’t really felt the inspiration to write, I’ll blame it on Winter! I don’t really like the idea of setting new year resolutions as you are almost setting yourself up for a failure but there are […]
Gift Guide – Last Minute Ideas
If you think you have left it too late to pick up some handmade goodies in time for Christmas then you are wrong. You will find that most shops are no longer taking custom orders but there are lots of lovely ready to ship items from some great sellers so here are some of my […]
