Category: Reflections
When I first got into this business, I was what you might call a purist. All my materials had to be natural, no faces on the animals.......children were to use their imagination and the thought of goolie eyes was unimaginable. However in closing my classes last week and watching a mouse with the largest googlie eyes go out the door, I giggled at myself for some of my original ideas.
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Category: Events
One of my life's most rewarding experiences was getting to know Alexandra Flynn Scott. You may know Alex from Alex's Lemonade Stand, a little girl who at the age of 4 decided to raise money for cancer research. Today, several years after her passing, her foundation has gone on to raise $19 million dollars.
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Category: Recommendations
In this business, I've met some of the nicest, most interesting people. You would think the nature of the needle arts business is pretty simple, people who make things or sell things. In reality, it is filled with people who are passionate and creative. People who think beyond what is obvious and make things extraordinary. Sally Black from StitchAwayTours.com is one of them.
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Category: Reflections
Back in 2002 when I was writing my first business plan for an idea that was originally called, "The Handwork School of Practical Arts" (then I got over myself). I was looking to list the benefits of kids learning needle arts. Besides the obvious confidence building, development of fine motor skills, commitment to a long term project and the social activity, I erroneously listed handwork as a Non-Competitive Activity. It is only 6 years and thousands of kids later that I've learned Handwork could be listed as an Olympic Sport.
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Category: Reflections
When we first opened The Handwork Studio, I lived 1 ½ miles away. I would walk to work everyday and bring our only dog, at the time, Remington, to work with me. The kids loved having a dog in the studio.
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