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How to Price Your Art: A Guide to Effectively Pricing Your Artwork

As an artist, putting a price tag on your artwork can feel overwhelming. Art is personal and pricing something you’ve poured your heart and soul into can be tricky. You may find it hard not only to share your creations but also to decide how much they’re worth. Yet, if you plan to sell your art and make a living from your passion, it’s essential to find a pricing strategy that honors your work–and pays you fairly.

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My Art Business Routine

Growing up the term “starving artist” was something I heard over and over again which was one of the main reasons I didn’t pursue art in the first place. So when I started life i design, I wanted to create a world where I could pursue art full-time and earn a full-time income from it too. I’m grateful to be able to do that and I want to share my knowledge with all of you!

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The 100-day Project: What Creative Project I’m Doing & How!

Join me during the 100-day project! I’m really bad at being consistent. I start off with such great enthusiasm and then get distracted, busy, bored… you name it! Every year when I get an email about the 100-day project again, I get excited, commit to doing something for 100 days, and get busy planning my goal. Join in on the fun!

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Passive Income, as part of your calligraphy business

A few years ago I was working a lot! I was designing for my clients, printing orders from my shops, creating my first few online classes and teaching workshops all over town. Seven days a week was the norm for me, and my husband also travelled a lot for work, which meant I was the kid’s numero uno.

I kept that pace for about a year and then started to feel burnt out!

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How to Easily Hand Letter and Paint Greeting Cards

Years ago I was busy lettering, digitizing, designing, printing, selling & shipping, greeting cards as part of my online shop! It was a very busy few years in my business that required a lot of time and effort from me but I did enjoy creating some fun and sassy greeting cards that quickly became popular in my shop!

Greeting cards are a great way to share a personal message with a friend, say thank you to a client or if you are a calligraphy or letterer, to create a gratifying income stream or two in your business!

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Six Podcasts that have helped me in my creative business

At any point in starting, growing and running a business, I feel like we need inspiration, information, a fresh perspective, and motivation to push through when we need a little boost. Podcasts for me serve all of those purposes and more. So I thought I’d share with you Podcasts that have helped me in my creative business.

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free march 2019 calendar

Before I get to this free March 209 calendar that I made for you, it’s confession time.

Even though I plan and write things down, it doesn’t always mean that I finish everything I hope to. I’m ok with that - now.

I think we plan and try to achieve too much in a short amount of time. Don’t you?!

A few weeks ago, I stupidly walked into a door frame going into a crawl space and gave myself a concussion. I wasn’t skydiving or skiing down a mountain, I literally walked into a door frame, head down, looking at my phone trying to turn off the flashlight app. Stupid right?!

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