Ordering Custom Made Greeting Cards

So today, my huge achievement is ordering my custom made greeting cards! I finally figured out a way to upload the images, change the colour profile and have them of a good enough quality and size for the company to accept the order. This was definitely a labour of love because I found it so…

Plantable Business Card {Homeschool Mum Small Business}

The wrapping of Etsy bought products is an important aspect which sets them apart from buying from places like Amazon or Bay. I enjoy the experience of opening Etsy bought goods and therefore want to provide this for my own customers. Last week I ordered a present for a friend from Etsy. In the box,…

Kindle Direct Publishing {Homeschool Mum Small Business}

When I took my designs up to the local gift shop in our village, one comment the owner made was that once you have designs you can then use them on pretty much anything. She'd had one lady who had started out offering five greeting cards and was now selling cups, plaques, prints...all from her…

How to Create a Logo for a Small Business

Last week I had a meeting with a local shop regarding my small business idea. They offered to sell some of my greeting card designs (yay me!!). Before they can do that however, I need to get some printed. And before I could do that, I needed to create a logo which could be printed…

My First Supplier

So... a recap. There I was, sitting in my car in the village hall car park, trying to persuade my legs to work. You see they felt a bit wobbly. I was on my way to visit a local shop to see whether they liked my designs enough to stock them in their shop. I…

Small Business Idea

I've been painting for the last few months, having not really picked up a paint brush for decades prior to this. It's been enormous fun, listening to an audio book whilst playing around with colour in my sketch pad. In fact, it has given me a tentative small business idea going forward. I know... you…