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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
