In these difficult times, it is so positive to see businesses being creative and offering free or discounted services to customers. I’ve put together this directory of offers I’ve come across and will update it with more as I come across them. Please feel free to send me links to anything you would like to […]
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5 Things Small Businesses Can Do In Lockdown
It’s certainly unusual and uncertain times right now with the spread of Covid-19 around the world and I expect it has affected almost everyone’s lives in some way by now from altering social plans, and travel plans to self isolating and being in a full lock down situation! As a person in the high risk […]
Build A Dream Business on Pinterest – part two
I hope you have all had a chance to read though Part 1 of my post on Pinterest by now. I didn’t want to overwhelm with too much information all at once so split it into the theory and the practical. Please be aware that that is only my own personal experiences with Pinterest and […]
Build A Dream Business on Pinterest – part one
Hands up who loves Pinterest? Now keep those hands up if you enjoy pinning those dream homes, how about your dream wardrobe or maybe even your dream wedding? Now imagine you can pin your dream business. We’re all guilty of wasting a few hours being drawn into the wonderful world of Pinterest but I imagine […]
Horsforth Photo Walk
I’m not sure if it was the fact it was sunny and warm when I woke up this morning or the fact that I have been enjoying my copy of the new book ‘Hashtag Authentic‘ by Sara Tasker but I was feeling enthusiastic about taking the camera out for a walk. There is an amazing […]
The realisation that I’m not a planner
This post was adapted from one of my subscriber e-letters that was sent on January 13th 2018. If you would like to subscribe to future updates please click here. It has taken a while to get back into the swing of things after Christmas. I’m not the kind of person to go into January armed […]
A Conscious Christmas Gift Guide
I can’t believe Christmas has crept up so quickly, I know this happens every year but it somehow still always surprises me! I didn’t get a chance to create a gift guide of my favourite independent sellers and most of them have now shut up shop for the holidays so instead here is my guide […]
Avoiding The Small Business December Burn Out
It’s now less than a Month until Christmas and already you might be feeling rather overwhelmed by everything already. This time of year is often full of stress and busyness but I just want you to know that it doesn’t have to be. For the last few years I have tried to pare back Christmas […]
The Story Behind the Rebrand
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, […]
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 […]
