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A podcast for makers; shining a light on making it as a maker. Hosted by Julieanne Steedman from Heirloom Island; professional artist, mentor and champion for makers. Exploring what it takes to sustainably and authentically create beauty with your hands, and turn your making into a successful business.

  1. 2023-01-18

    LP036 Pushing Past a Creative Block

    Susannah Bleasby is a colour-loving, prolific Canadian painter. I came across her work years ago and it’s the kind of thing that leaves an imprint on you. Susannah is best known for her vibrant landscapes, her floral work, and abstract paintings. She paints… a lot. In this episode we talk about what happens when things just don’t flow as easy as they normally do. We’re talking about being creatively blocked or stuck, and Susannah shares some ideas about what you can do to work through these periods.  FREE 4-PART MINI-COURSE I invite you to join me from the 1st to the 7th of February for an all new mini-course that I’ve been working on. It’s called YOUR HANDMADE BIZ 101: The Best Kept Secrets for Success with your handmade business. There are four free lessons, plus a live Q+A sessions, and it’s going to be a lot of fun! You can find all of the details HERE. Subscribe / Leave a ReviewHave you subscribed to my podcast? If not, I’d recommend you do it now so you don’t miss an episode. The line-up for the coming year looks amazing and without subscribing you’ll likely miss out on them. Subscribe on itunes here. Want to share a little love for the Podcast? That would certainly make my day. Please leave a review on itunes. These reviews help other makers and creative folks find and connect with the podcast plus they are just wonderful for me to read. Click here to review, then select Ratings and Reviews, and then select Write a Review and share what you love about the podcast. Thank you SO much.

  2. 2022-12-20

    LP035 A Resistance to Rest

    This episode is inspired by a series of newsletters I wrote about how I was struggling to take time to rest, and I was kinda blown away by the number of replies I received from these emails.. It seems that I wasn’t the only one who was resistant to resting.  In this episode we are going to talk about what rest is, why it’s important, and why it can feel hard to prioritize taking time to rest. +++++++++++++++++++++ I wanted to share a bit of exciting news with you. I have I started a brand new Instagram account where I share all my handmade business tips with it’s also the home of my creative business education offerings. I’ll give a behind the scenes look into the Modern Maker Method, my signature business course for creatives, as well as my membership for makers - Compass the society of makers and dreamers, and some new workshops that are coming up in 2023. I’d love it if you join me on Instagram, it’s called School for Modern Makers. Shoot me a direct message, or comment that you listened to this episode! ++++ Subscribe / Leave a ReviewHave you subscribed to my podcast? If not, I’d recommend you do it now so you don’t miss an episode. The line-up for the coming year looks amazing and without subscribing you’ll likely miss out on them. Subscribe on itunes here. Want to share a little love for the Podcast? That would certainly make my day. Please leave a review on itunes. These reviews help other makers and creative folks find and connect with the podcast plus they are just wonderful for me to read. Click here to review, then select Ratings and Reviews, and then select Write a Review and share what you love about the podcast. Thank you SO much.

    12 min
  3. 2022-03-13

    LP034 Making Your Own Path

    On this episode I’m thrilled to welcome the absolutely lovely back Kiley Bennett to the podcast. Kiley is an artist, educator, and author from Kentucky. Kiley joins me in this episode to chat about the journey that we go on as a creative entrepreneurs, about how our ideas about our businesses can evolve, and how our success is something only we can determine. Kiley has been running her own business since 2016 and is best known for her array of brilliant courses on Skillshare that range from teaching about hand lettering to creating polymer clay earrings. She also teaches Crafting Online Courses, a fantastic course that yes, teaches you the ins and outs of crafting an outstanding online course (I took and can honestly say - it’s REALLY great!) +++++++++++++++++++++ The Modern Maker Method is open for enrollment right now - and  for just a few more days. This LIVE comprehensive 8-week business course is specifically designed for creatives, for all of the beautiful makers and artists out there that want to build a business doing something they love.  The course will support makers to create a vision for their lives and businesses, how to market their work in a way that feels good, and how to get over all of the aspects of running a business that seem really daunting and instead, learn how to tackle them and build a thriving career. I’ve taken six years of learning and wrapped it up into an 8- week truly life-changing, and fun, course. ++++ Subscribe / Leave a ReviewHave you subscribed to my podcast? If not, I’d recommend you do it now so you don’t miss an episode. The line-up for the coming year looks amazing and without subscribing you’ll likely miss out on them. Subscribe on itunes here. Want to share a little love for the Podcast? That would certainly make my day. Please leave a review on itunes. These reviews help other makers and creative folks find and connect with the podcast plus they are just wonderful for me to read. Click here to review, then select Ratings and Reviews, and then select Write a Review and share what you love about the podcast. Thank you SO much.

    21 min
  4. 2022-02-22

    LP033 Do Less and Sell More on Instagram

    Join me in this episode to chat all things Instagram with the oh-so-lovely Elise Darma. Elise is a an online marketing specialist who specializes is teaching people how to utilize social media best reach their customers She teachers numerous courses and has been featured by Amy Porterfield, Forbes, and Entrepreneur. +++++++++++++++++++++ Coming up next week I am running a totally free and totally awesome four-part mini-course called Creating a Career Selling Your Handmade Goods - and - I would absolutely love it if you could join us. You’ll learn the key elements to building a successful handmade business,  how to avoid overwhelm and focus on what matters most, and how to create products that are really going to wow your customers. You’re going to want to grab your creative bestie and save your seat for this fun week. It’s kicks off on March first and you can sign up HERE.  Subscribe / Leave a ReviewHave you subscribed to my podcast? If not, I’d recommend you do it now so you don’t miss an episode. The line-up for the coming year looks amazing and without subscribing you’ll likely miss out on them. Subscribe on itunes here. Want to share a little love for the Podcast? That would certainly make my day. Please leave a review on itunes. These reviews help other makers and creative folks find and connect with the podcast plus they are just wonderful for me to read. Click here to review, then select Ratings and Reviews, and then select Write a Review and share what you love about the podcast. Thank you SO much.

    34 min
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A podcast for makers; shining a light on making it as a maker. Hosted by Julieanne Steedman from Heirloom Island; professional artist, mentor and champion for makers. Exploring what it takes to sustainably and authentically create beauty with your hands, and turn your making into a successful business.