I know it seems like I’ve fallen off the face the earth, but really I’ve just fallen very deeply into a project vortex. There’s lots to be done before WonderCon next weekend, and by far the largest undertaking (literally) is a seven-foot-tall version of Mitch the Monster for Neon Monster’s booth. Since I’ve never built anything of this scale before, I’ve had a few setbacks, mostly material-related. The structural engineering of an 18” stuffed animal is VERY different from that of a larger-than-human-sized display…. Read more »
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Date3.28.2010
Did you know that in addition to running the Bazaar Bizarre and working full-time in science education, Jamie Chan and her husband Blas Herrera also own Urban Fauna Studio, the best little fiber arts shop in San Francisco? It’s enough to make a girl feel downright lazy. Ever the overachievers (and responsible business owners), Blas and Jamie recently went through the process to make UFS a certified green business. Jamie agreed to share their experience with me so we can all become green businesses, too.
First a little background on their business: Urban Fauna Studio sells … Read more »
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Tagsbazaar bizarre, green business, green business certification, Marketing and Promotion, san francisco green business, sf green business, Success Stories, urban fauna studio, Working from home
Date7.02.2009
Is it worth all the trouble to give my customers multiple shipping options?
Well, that all depends on what you mean by “options.” I wouldn’t necessarily recommend offering multiple carriers but it’s okay to offer multiple speeds. In other words, choose just one company to ship with, such as UPS, FedEx or the US Postal Service. If your web site’s shopping cart automatically calculates shipping costs, you can offer multiple delivery options such as First Class or Overnight, but if you have to enter those prices manually it may not be worth … Read more »
Tagscustomer service, ecommerce, etsy, fedex, quill, Sales, shipping, shipping and handling, shipping policies, uline, UPS, USPS, Working from home
Date6.23.2009
Yesterday I came across a post on Modish featuring creative and beautiful storage solutions in people’s studios. I’m a sucker for tidy spaces, and this post made me want to makeover my own home studio immediately. I was particularly amazed by the sheer number of scrapbooker Lainey’s storage ideas, which are labeled with notes in her photo. If you like these pictures there are more in the other “Handmade Spaces” posts like “So Colorful,” and in the … Read more »
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Tagscreativity, handmade spaces, lainey's altered ego, modish, pink loves brown, storage, studio, Working from home
Date2.20.2009
Happy New Year, everyone! It’s almost noon here in Cali, and though I’m feeling a little worse for the wear, I’m also excited to begin a new year. Being Jewish, I get to experience this excitement twice a year — at Rosh Hashanah, which I use as a time to reflect on my personal life and relationships, and on January 1st, as a time to reflect on my business, and other practical matters.
One of my favorite New Year’s traditions is The Great Purge. Every year my husband and I go through the house, room by room, and take everything out of every … Read more »
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Tags43 folders, annie bond, christmas, clutter, clutter bust, cultured code, de-clutter, financial records, green cleaning, grist, it's all too much, mahalo, merlin mann, new year, nikki leroi, organization, peter walsh, resolutions, the great purge, things, Time Management, unclutter, Working from home
Date1.01.2009
Today I attended a San Francisco Town Hall Meeting sponsored by the National Women’s Business Council — an advisory council that reports to the offices of the President and Members of Congress the issues that women in small business face every day. While it is obviously important to make your voice heard to your representatives in government, our concerns as small businesswomen could have been collected via e-mail or online survey. Such a method might have gotten more more responses (today’s event was limited to 200 participants) and certainly would have cost a lot less than … Read more »
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