TIPS FOR SELLING AT OUTDOOR ART FAIRS + Ft. Worth Main St. Arts Festival In this video, I share some tips for setting up your art booth for an outdoor show. Art shows, craft shows, and fairs are popular in the Spring and Summer but you have to be prepared for rain, wind and sunshine! […]
PAINT PEN CALLIGRAPHY DEMO – Hand Lettering In this video I demonstrate how to do faux calligraphy hand lettering using paint pens. I’m hand painting a personalized sign for a new baby. I’m a left-handed calligrapher so you can see in the video that I have a few tricks to prevent smearing the wet paint, […]
HOW TO GET YOUR BOOTH NOTICED + Round Top Marburger Farm In this video, I show you four tips to make your art or craft fair booth stand out from the crowd using examples from Texas Antiques Week. We’ll look at Marburger Farm in Round Top, Texas- one of my favorite antique and art shows! […]
INSIDE THE DALLAS MARKET CENTER- How to sell your products wholesale Join me for a peek inside the Dallas Trade Mart and World Trade Center. Wholesale showrooms and temporary exhibits are open “to the trade only”. What does that mean? How do they work? I’m showing artists, designers, and makers some of the possibilities for […]
BEHIND THE SCENES OF A SMALL BUSINESS + LETTERING DEMO- Handmade Home Decor by Ribbit-Ribbit Today I’m taking you on a tour of Ribbit-Ribbit to show you how they make picture frames which they sell to boutiques across the country. You’ll see their painting and screen printing set-ups, how they organize and store embellishments, and […]
MAKE MORE MONEY SELLING YOUR ART & HANDMADE ITEMS Want to increase your income from selling your creations? Whether you make paintings, jewelry, Christmas ornaments, home decor, apparel, or something else, there are two basic paths to increase your bottom dollar. In this video, we’ll look at both and talk about which direction is best […]
THE 3 KEYS TO MAKING A LIVING WITH YOUR ART SKILLS In this video, I’ll discuss the three critical fronts you need to address in order to make an income selling your art and handmade items. Each one is a leg of the table that will support your art career. Take a moment to consider […]
ORGANIZING FOR RIGHT-BRAINERS: Creating Systems that are Sustainable So you made a resolution to become tidier? Many of us purge, declutter, and tidy up but after a few months we are back to our old (messy and disorganized) ways! Here are some tips for staying the course over time. This is the last in a […]
ORGANIZING FOR RIGHT-BRAINERS: Creating Systems that are Flexible Creatives need organizing systems that utilize color, have room for spontaneity, and feel more like a fun collage than a boring work list. Here are some suggestions to get your artistic brain engaged in the necessities of time management, scheduling, and staying tidy. Last week’s video on […]
ORGANIZING FOR RIGHT-BRAINERS: Creating systems that are easy What does it take for you to keep things tidy? Well, for me, it has to be really simple so it’s almost as easy to put things away as it is to put them down on a table or countertop. In this video, we explore how to […]