My finished planner

With the new year, I'm trying to get more organized. My studio is still a work in progress and needs organization, my files on my laptop need to be consolidated, and I won't even mention my kitchen! I decided one thing that would help me better organize on a non-physical level would be to get a planner and schedule my tasks in advance. But wow how I do no want to drop $20 on one!

I had played around with book binding this past summer and still have a lot of the supplies,...

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Since I am now relying solely on my jewelry sales as a source of income (and its not exactly stable yet), I've been having to reevaluate my expenses and looking for things to cut out of the budget. I've been finding that there are lots of little luxuries that I truly can't live without, so I've been putting my crafty know-how to work to create cheaper, homemade alternatives. One of these luxuries is skin care products. Hey, what girl doesn't want to look pretty? After doing a little research...

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Two of my goals for the new year is to work on my product branding and prepare for in-person sales. Today's project furthers me in both. I'm very much a DIY kinda gal, so I decided to make my own earring and necklace hang tags.

I decided to use Avery business card paper. They're the perfect size for the project, and Avery offers online templates to create your cards. They offer pre-made templates as well as blank templates, and you can upload your own graphics.  I used the long blank template ...
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Every Christmas, I make handmade gifts. Most years, these gifts are edible (pickles, jams, truffles, preserved lemons, etc.) This year I decided to do something different. Over the summer, I ran across some cute glass dessert dishes at a thrift store, and decided to use them as containers for soy candles.


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