The Shop’s Looking a Lot More Wintry…
The shop’s looking a lot more wintry… ***** Berwyn Sprout Small Business Incubator 7129 Cermak Rd, Berwyn Tuesday – Saturday from 10am-8pm Sunday from 10am-5pm
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Small Business Saturday!
Small Business Saturday! Please take a moment today to consider purchasing from a small business for your holiday needs, whatever they might be. I’ve been thinking a lot about how all of the little local businesses aren’t actually competing with each other — we’re competing with Amazon, Shein, Temu, etc. It’s not easy! Small business …
A Little More Decorating at the Shop
Did a little more decorating at the shop yesterday after the workshop — I found a decent price for a set of three birch trees, so I put one in my window, and the other two are elsewhere in the store. The big star is one we normally use to decorate our porch; I’ve definitely …
Card-Making Workshop at Sprout Yesterday
Card-making workshop at Sprout yesterday — I had a pretty good set-up, but didn’t think to bring markers! Next time. People asked if I would do it again, and I said maybe — would people do Valentine’s Day cards? I could do another workshop possibly in late January or early February. I brought supplies to …
An Overwhelming Season for Small Crafting Businesses
The holiday season is overwhelming for small crafting businesses. There’s at least a sense (accurate or not?) that these two months are your best chance to make sales that will carry your business through leaner months to come, so October / November / December can become a frenzy of production, inventorying, marketing, and actual selling. …
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Free Greeting Card and Bookmark Making Demo
TODAY! Free Greeting Card and Bookmark Making Demo / Workshop, Friday 11/24, 3-6 p.m. Learn how to make beautiful handmade cards and bookmarks, using pressed flowers and colorful stamps; you can also enter a free raffle for a hardcover copy of A Feast of Serendib: A Sri Lankan Cookbook. (Or Vegan Serendib, if you prefer!) …
Autumn to Winter Transition at the Shop
More to do, but it’s a good start on the autumn to winter transition at the shop!
New experiment.
Resin pens! Part of the new focus on stationery / book-related objects. These have a steep learning curve – I’ve had to throw out half of the ones I’ve made so far, mostly because I didn’t manage to fill the tip of the molds properly. And they’re not refillable, so you can’t sell them for …
Little bits of making.
Wolfberry scones (didn’t come out how I wanted, so going to try again, but still tasty), resin botanical bookmarks (in shop!), chocolate-rose tea (for the treat boxes), autumn polymer clay transfer earrings (in shop! unique! perfect for Thanksgiving dinner!), resin to be embedded in a book cover. – Berwyn Sprout Small Business Incubator 7129 Cermak …
A few photos from my shift on Sunday
(Last one in November, though I might be teaching a free bookmark / card-making workshop the Friday after Thanksgiving, and I might come hang out in the store some for Small Business Saturday). Someone bought my mushroom scarf. Also a purple poppy mallow greeting card, paired with a candle-trimming set (from Dive Bar Soap Company, …