Stress Less With These Busy Season Tips

Does anyone else feel like the end of year season just went from 0 to 60 in a week? While Black Friday seems to start earlier and earlier every year, the holiday rush still hits all at once. Hello December! For those of you with handmade gifts to promote and orders to fulfill, this can be the most hectic time of year. No matter how much prep you get in before, long hours are inevitable. But when it comes to closing out the year with a solid sales record, the work is worth it! I know you can do it, and here my top 10 tips to help you manage stress and round out the year with a happy, albeit busy holiday season!

Macro / Micro Balance for Creative Confidence

We all have theories on how best to handle stress and self doubt when facing obstacles in our lives. For creative personalities, its often the intangible hurdles that give us the most trouble...

• Are we talented enough in our chosen Art?
• Have we learned the right techniques? 
• Will our ideas turn out as we've envisioned? 
• Are there many buyers for our chosen craft? 
• Will the public value our workmanship? 

Chances are, if you're an artist or crafter, you ask yourself countless questions on a daily basis.