handmade
Acute How-To: Simple Pop-up Holiday Cards
I saw a similar idea on Pinterest last week and had to try it! These pop-up cards are a simple and inexpensive way to share the joy of this holiday season. What you will need: card stock {one sheet per card + extra for decoration} scissors and paper cutter {optional} glue stick or double sided [...]
About the Author
Regina Morrison is the owner of a small handmade accessories business, Acute Designs, and a freelance writer. She recently escaped her 9-5 job and is actively pursuing a life as a handmade business owner. Read about her journey and business on her blog, where she posts daily. She currently lives in San Diego with her husband and two crazy dogs.
a new way to live local
This is a guest post from Nadine Anheier Long of Shop Fauna. Scoutie Girl readers have an awesome opportunity to follow along as this business unfolds – and to help it grow! A few weeks ago, my company, a startup think-tank called Red Nova Labs, announced a contest for employees. Based on the idea behind [...]
About the Author
Carrie is Scoutie Girl’s advertising manager & assistant editor. She owns a graphic design & ebook editing biz and also runs a nifty crochet pattern shop for discriminating ladies, likeclochework.
Collective (P)inspiration
Just in case you failed to catch my drift in those Pinning Down Indie posts, I am addicted to Pinterest. It is, in fact, my go-to website for sewing inspiration, tutorials, recipes, decor, wedding porn…you name it. And I’m not the only one. People worldwide are collecting their inspirations and storing them here. But why? [...]
About the Author
Janice Bear designs unique garters (for offbeat brides, burlesque, Tuesdays…) because she believes everything you wear should be a reflection of you – right down to your underpinnings. To learn more about what she does and why she does it, please visit her blog.
pinning down indie
Thanks to Pinterest, if a photo exists on the world wide web it can be pinned, making it easier than ever to find amazing handmade works by indie artists. Here, I share a growing collection of arts, crafts, and tutorials as I follow the pins of movers, shakers, and makers worldwide. In July we ended [...]
About the Author
Janice Bear designs unique garters (for offbeat brides, burlesque, Tuesdays…) because she believes everything you wear should be a reflection of you – right down to your underpinnings. To learn more about what she does and why she does it, please visit her blog.
heart-to-heart
Thanks to the Etsy favorites feature, I have hearts, you have hearts, we all have hearts! Here, we’ll hop from heart-to-heart each week, progressively adding to our heart trail as we follow the favorites from one seller to the next. Back in hot, steamy July we paused our shop hop at …VespertineHollow {Feather Fascinator} who [...]
About the Author
Janice Bear designs unique garters (for offbeat brides, burlesque, Tuesdays…) because she believes everything you wear should be a reflection of you – right down to your underpinnings. To learn more about what she does and why she does it, please visit her blog.
