Tucker Premises, a photo by VickyTH on Flickr. The saga of The Tucker Premises in Quidi Vidi Village is an interesting story, particularly for craftspeople and artisans in this province. Originally a fishing premises, the building fell into disrepair and there was a great deal of speculation and discussion over what should best be done…
Category: business of craft
The Etsy Store, she is up and running!
Whew! Nice to have the first batch of product up and available! I’m using this initial batch as a test, both for the venue and for the product itself. Anyone purchasing locally (within the greater St. John’s area) will be refunded their shipping costs and, for a limited time, get free delivery! Have a look:
Where did she go?
I apologize for the flurry of posts followed by silence. I’ve been chugging away at work and juggling family stuff (Katherine’s eighth birthday is this week which means cakes, parties and dragons, oh my!) and trying to make it all fit together in-between seemingly endless amounts of snow. You wouldn’t think that snow could have…
Give me money, please? Or, Grant Writing 101 (part 1)
This is a post I’ve been meaning to write for some time. I sit on a Craft Council committee that is occupied with, among its other responsibilities, reviewing grant proposals and awarding funding. We see dozens upon dozens of proposals on a regular basis from craftspeople of all sorts, from the well-established to the fledgling…
Project Beginnings, part 1
I’m a little behind in recording this project on the blog, so I’ll try to catch up as best I can. In order to make this readable and because I think and write more clearly if I divide it up in stages, I’m going to do this chronologically. I am fortunate enough to belong to…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 