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Those of us selling our handmade work online have to do our own marketing.  In a sea of worldwide competition it often seems like I'm barely treading water.  Getting noticed often means a lot of networking and in some cases advertising.  None of that is really what we artists and crafters want to do.  We want to just have time to dream and create. 

Last Saturday I participated in the Opulent Art Show held in sunny Sequim, WA.  Sequim is better known as the lavender capital of the world, but for those that don't live in the greater northern Olympic Peninsula area: we're also a hot bed of creativity.  Amazing artists of all ilks live and create here.  How can one not be inspired with all the natural beauty that surrounds us, from the sea to the…

Tomorrow I'll be hopefully standing for hours meeting new fans and remembering pieces the returning fans purchased before.  The…

The vestiges of summer blooms still brighten a corner or two.

Sonoma Valley and its wineries are one of my favorite places to visit, especially in the Fall.  The day time temperatures are much more comfortable than they were in the summer and the vineyards are turning to crimson and gold. …

Our recent county fair sort of drove the point home that we're still not one of the Clallam masses.  We've had folks look at us a little funny when they hear we don't own a tractor.  We're getting the feeling that to really be…