Latest Craftcation Podcast Episodes
124: Healing Your Way to a Purposeful Life
Dear Handmade Life - August 17, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsHealing your way to a purposeful life with Nakeia Homer, a well-being educator, mental wellness advocate, and author. Nakeia and Nicole talk about Nakeia's powerful story of healing, how trauma that you don't deal with holds you back from your highest self, mindset work, the first steps to begin...
124: Summer Break
Dear Handmade Life - June 21, 2021 22:10 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsWith over 20 years of experience running creative businesses, your host, Nicole Stevenson knows the joy and the struggles of being your own boss. Join her and her guests for business insights, life lessons and the stories behind their successes and lessons of their missteps so you can work smart,...
123: Creativity as a way Through
Dear Handmade Life - June 08, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsCreativity as a Way Through with Lisa Bardot. Lisa and I talk about how drawing helped her through a difficult time, the importance of expressing yourself through creativity, the effect the pandemic and its trauma had on making, how to get started tapping into your creativity or a daily practice...
122: Building an Engaged Audience
Dear Handmade Life - May 25, 2021 13:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsBuilding an engaged audience with writer and artist Nica Tanaka of Kwento by Nica. Nica and I talk about creating an emotional connection with your audience, figuring out your ideal of successful growth and engagement, how your worth is not your work and she shares tips and secrets she’s used to...
121: Three Business-Building Musts
Dear Handmade Life - May 11, 2021 13:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsThere’s so much I had to learn the hard way because the resources that we have now just didn’t exist when I started. I want you to learn the easy way, gleaning lessons from my missteps and success. That's why in today’s episode, I'm sharing three things that were instrumental in helping me build...
120: Thinking like a CEO
Dear Handmade Life - April 27, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsThinking like a CEO with Mentor Mama Bear and Creative Strategist Ana Manzano of Go Forth and Hustle. Ana and I chat about scaling up your business, the grant she won that changed her business, delegating, working towards a growth mindset and more. P.S. - Ana is teaching a class on scaling your ...
119: How to Make Meaningful Connections at an Online Event & Camp DHL Registration is Open
Dear Handmade Life - April 13, 2021 13:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsWith our Camp Dear Handmade Life around the corner, I wanted to share some tips for you to make meaningful connections at virtual events. While we do everything we can to help you grow your community at Camp DHL, we can’t do everything, so here’s my advice to get you from ”what if there’s an awk...
118: Discovering & Loving Your Style
Dear Handmade Life - March 30, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsDiscovering and loving your style with painter and sewist Katie Kortman. Katie and I chat about discovering and embracing your style, dealing with criticism, sourcing inspiration without copying, motherhood, how to be an example of self-love for your children and her mother’s mantra, “Weird is d...
117: My Goal-Getting Secrets (Bonus episode)
Dear Handmade Life - March 25, 2021 13:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsIn this solo episode I’m sharing four secrets to goal-getting that have helped me make big and small but meaningful transformations in my life and business. I’m also sharing about some highlights of Camp Dear Handmade Life, our six-week at-home craft, business, goal-getting and community-buildin...
116: Embracing Fear
Dear Handmade Life - March 16, 2021 01:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsEmbracing fear with artist and author Meera Lee Patel. Meera and I talk about using fear as a tool & teacher and embracing it, what it’s like to be a first-time mama, living with anxiety and OCD, how to push past fear in your creativity and business and more.
115: The Secret I've Been Keeping & 5 Ways to Build Your Brand Through Events (Bonus episode)
Dear Handmade Life - March 11, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsThe Secret I've Been Keeping & 5 Ways to Build Your Brand Through Events (Bonus episode) In this solo episode I’m sharing about the how attending events has impacted my life and business and been my biggest growth accelerator. I’m also letting you in on a secret.. our new event, Camp Dear Handma...
114: Diversity & Cultural Transformation in the Maker Community
Dear Handmade Life - March 02, 2021 02:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsDiversity & Cultural Transformation in the Maker Community with Monica Tetteh of Black makers Matter and That’s Sew Monica. Monica and I talk about her journey as a creative, inclusion in the sewing and craft communities, how small business owners can authentically embody diversity, the differen...
113: Marketing for makers: Starting from square one
Dear Handmade Life - February 16, 2021 04:37 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsVeering off from our usual interview format, this unique episode is a LIVE unscripted coaching session. I brought our operations manager Spaulding in to join me on the podcast so I could answer her questions as she embarks on starting her handmade business, Hot for Color. I learned how to run my...
112: Uncovering Your Brand Story & Expertise
Dear Handmade Life - February 02, 2021 04:52 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsUncovering Your Brand Story & Expertise with personal branding strategist Maya Elious. I talk with Maya about discovering your impact zone where your natural abilities converge with your purpose, passion and profession, how uncovering and sharing your brand story is key to success, the concept o...
111: Money Mindset & Management
Dear Handmade Life - January 19, 2021 14:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsHave you ever felt the starving artist mentality? Do you feel like your finances are in order? Today on our podcast, I’m chatting with bookkeeper and financial coach Ean of Moxie Bookkeeping about money mindset shifts and financial management techniques and actions we can take right now to impro...
110: Marketing & Community
Dear Handmade Life - December 29, 2020 06:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsMarketing & Community with marketing expert Pete Davis of Ampjar. Pete shares his biggest marketing tip for makers and how Ampjar helps brands grow authentically by focusing on community and karmic marketing, plus we explore our mutual love for marketing and chat about what to say in your market...
109: Podcast Staycation
Dear Handmade Life - August 22, 2020 01:58 - 38 seconds ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsWe’re taking a break from the podcast for a bit to do some behind the scenes work here at Dear Handmade Life as well as get some quality time in with family including our new baby Luca! Check out our archives for over 100 episodes and we’ll see you soon!
108: Time Management
Dear Handmade Life - August 06, 2020 03:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsTime management with writer, artist and art book editor Bridget Watson Payne. We talk about how to find hidden pockets of time, time management from a cultural perspective, aligning your to-do list with your values and ethics, techniques to tackle your inbox, priorities, her book How Time is On ...
107: Embracing Balance not Busyness
Dear Handmade Life - July 22, 2020 06:21 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsThis week on the Dear Handmade Life podcast I’m chatting about Embracing Balance not Busyness with Ciji Tatum Townsend. We talk about our personal histories with familial busyness, how to discover break down your balance barriers, how to begin to unbusy your life, making time for wellness and mo...
106: Instagram Insights
Dear Handmade Life - July 09, 2020 06:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsInstagram insights with illustrator Becky Helms of The Pink Samurai. Becky and I chat about dealing with social media overwhelm, creating content for Instagram, batching your work, growing your following organically, the importance of determining your Instagram goals and more.
105: Parenting and Creative Business
Dear Handmade Life - June 25, 2020 02:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsParenting and Creative Business with self-taught oil painter Erika Lee Sears. Erika and I chat about trying to be a good parent instead of a perfect one, what her schedule looks like (aka how she squeezes everything in), her daily art practice, the benefits of making time to fill yourself up and...
104: Transitions in Life & Business
Dear Handmade Life - June 11, 2020 04:23 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsLife and Business Transitions with design and photography educator Chaitra Radhakrishna. Chaitra and I talk about her big leaps and transitions including moving from India to the United States, leaving a corporate job to start her own business and becoming a mother as well as how to prepare for ...
103: Radical Self Acceptance & Online Authenticity
Dear Handmade Life - May 28, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsRadical Self Acceptance & Online Authenticity with Natalie Keller Pariano. I chat with Natalie about body positivity, childhood trauma and teasing, coping with chronic illness, dealing with push back and negativity online, weaving your personal authenticity into your brand’s online persona and m...
102: Coping with Crisis in Business with Gwen and Sallie of Miracle Plum
Dear Handmade Life - May 14, 2020 05:15 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsCoping with Crisis in Business with Sallie Miller and Gwen Gunheim of Miracle Plum. This is the third episode in our limited series where I chat with inspiring business owners that are pushing themselves and their businesses to survive and even thrive during COVID-19.
102: Coping with Crisis in Business with Miracle Plum
Dear Handmade Life - May 14, 2020 05:15 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsCoping with Crisis in Business with Sallie Miller and Gwen Gunheim of Miracle Plum. This is the third episode in our limited series where I chat with inspiring business owners that are pushing themselves and their businesses to survive and even thrive during COVID-19.
101: Coping with Crisis in Business with Phoebe Sherman
Dear Handmade Life - April 30, 2020 13:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsCoping with Crisis in Business with Phoebe Sherman of Girl Gang Craft. This is the second episode in our limited series where I chat with inspiring business owners that are pushing themselves and their businesses to survive and even thrive during COVID-19.
100: Coping with Crisis in Business with Lela Barker
Dear Handmade Life - April 16, 2020 19:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsCoping with Crisis in Business with Lela Barker of Lucky Break Consulting. This is the first episode in our limited series where I’ll be chatting with inspiring business owners that are pushing themselves and their businesses to survive and even thrive during this unimaginable, unprecedented and...
99 1/2 : Winter Break
Dear Handmade Life - November 08, 2019 14:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsWith over 20 years of experience running creative businesses, your host, Nicole Stevenson knows the joy and the struggles of being your own boss. Join her and her guests for business insights, life lessons and the stories behind their successes and lessons of their missteps so you can work smart,...
99-1/2 : Winter Break
Dear Handmade Life - November 08, 2019 14:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsWith over 20 years of experience running creative businesses, your host, Nicole Stevenson knows the joy and the struggles of being your own boss. Join her and her guests for business insights, life lessons and the stories behind their successes and lessons of their missteps so you can work smart,...
99: Breaking through Creative Blocks
Dear Handmade Life - October 24, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsBreaking through Creative Blocks with Jeanetta Gonzales. Jeanetta and I talk about what to do when you have too many (or not enough) ideas, dealing with your inner critic, getting unstuck, the importance of creative community and more.
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