The savvy crafter's guide to success : turn your crafts into a career

Cover; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Get Started; Chapter 2: Define Your Direction; Chapter 3: Organize Your Workspace; Chapter 4: Get Ready; Chapter 5: Photograph Your Work; Chapter 6: Get Noticed; Chapter 7: Teach Your Craft; Chapter 8: Be a Writer; Chapter 9: Sell Your Art; Chapter 10: Choose Your Venue; Chapter 11: Find Other Outlets; Chapter 12: Take Care of Business; Chapter 13: Mind Your Paperwork; Chapter 14: Reassess the Situation; Artists' Bios; Resource Guide; Index.;Take your crafts out of your workshop - and into the spotlight. Do you dream of making money with your art but feel unsure of how to begin? With The Savvy Crafter's Guide to Success, turning your hobby into a career is easier than you think. Leave the boring business books to the white-collar set! In these pages filled with plenty of artwork for inspiration, renowned rubber-stamp and polymer-clay artist Sandra McCall teaches you everything you need to know about successfully marketing and selling your work. She shares personal insights from some of the industry's top crafters, including Traci Ba. Take your crafts out of your workshop - and into the spotlight. Do you dream of making money with your art but feel unsure of how to begin? With The Savvy Crafter's Guide to Success, turning your hobby into a career is easier than you think. Leave the boring business books to the white-collar set! In these pages filled with plenty of artwork for inspiration, renowned rubber-stamp and polymer-clay artist Sandra McCall teaches you everything you need to know about successfully marketing and selling your work. She shares personal insights from some of the industry's top crafters, including Traci Bautista, Claudine Hellmuth, Michael Jacobs, Catherine Moore and Stephanie Olin. With sound advice, valuable do's and don'ts, and plenty of encouragement, you'll learn to: • Become a regular contributor to craft publications • Start teaching workshops at stores, retreats and craft shows • Assert yourself as an "expert" in your field Turn your dreams into reality. Turn your crafts into a career! Take your crafts out of your workshop - and into the spotlight. Do you dream of making money with your art but feel unsure of how to begin? With The Savvy Crafter's Guide to Success , turning your hobby into a career is easier than you think. Leave the boring business books to the white-collar set! In these pages filled with plenty of artwork for inspiration, renowned rubber-stamp and polymer-clay artist Sandra McCall teaches you everything you need to know about successfully marketing and selling your work. She shares personal insights from some of the industry's top crafters, including Traci Bautista, Claudine Hellmuth, Michael Jacobs, Catherine Moore and Stephanie Olin. With sound advice, valuable do's and don'ts, and plenty of encouragement, you'll learn to: Become a regular contributor to craft publications Start teaching workshops at stores, retreats and craft shows Assert yourself as an "expert" in your fieldTurn your dreams into reality. Turn... ebook,book