The Crafty Superstar Ultimate Craft Business Guide - Softcover

Dobush, Grace

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440320373 ISBN 13: 9781440320378

Publisher: North Light Books, 2012

Synopsis

Calling All Crafters!

Let's face it, peeps; the craft business world can be a tough one to navigate. Luckily, you have the Crafty Superstar by your side! This updated and expanded guide will navigate you through the ins and outs of setting up shop, advertising your wares, braving the online marketplace and becoming a craft show maven. You'll find expert advice from Grace Bonney, Cinnamon Cooper and April Winchell, as well as downloadable forms to keep track of your budget, organize your craft show applications and calculate prices and sales tax. Yes, you can sell your crafts, make extra cash and have it all!

Inside you'll find out how to:

• Sell your handmade items
Get publicity and press
• Put together an awesome packaging concept
• Rock the indie craft show
• Set goals, plan for the future and balance life and crafts

Running a craft business can be a challenge, but you're up for it, right? Get organized, get noticed and get selling—the Crafty Superstar will show you how!

About this title

About the Author:

Grace Dobush is a writer, editor and crafter based in Cincinnati. She is a co-organizer of the indie craft show, Crafty Supermarket and the author of the popular book Crafty Superstar: Make Crafts on the Side, Earn Extra Cash and Basically Have It All. An alumna of Kent State’s School of Journalism, Grace has written about crafts, art and design for Hello Craft, HOW, Venus Zine and The Artist’s Magazine and presents at creative business conferences around the country.

About this edition

• Publisher: North Light Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1440320373
• ISBN 13: 9781440320378
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240