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New Year, New You – start your small business on Folksy

Thinking of starting a small business in 2022? Turn your craft into a career with Folksy! Here are 5 new sellers on Folksy who are starting their journey.

by Sophia Moreno

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12 Days of Folksy Challenge 2021

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Meet Iris from Happy Hedgerow, who designs and makes hand-crafted leather goods from her home studio in the Scottish Borders.

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by Folksy April 25, 2022

Meet the Maker – Just to Say…

by Folksy April 13, 2022

Melanie Made Mud

by Folksy March 29, 2022

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Craft Fair Secrets

A guide to selling at online markets

What exactly is an online market – and what do you need to do as a stallholder at an online craft fair?

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Craft Fair Secrets – How to choose the right craft fair

by Guest Blogger

How to get noticed at craft fairs – five tips to help you stand out

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How to photograph craft: handmade glass, glass art and fused glass

As any glass artist knows, photographing glass is challenging. To do it well involves learning to control reflections and light. Here professional photographer Richard Jackson shares his tips and techniques for capturing great product shots of handmade and fused glass.

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You can now add 10 photos to every listing – here’s how to make the most of your extra pictures

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In this third Folksy Listing Review, we look at a beautiful Oval Ceramic Pot made by Lorna from The Potting Studio, and consider how her listing could be improved.

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    Meet Iris from Happy Hedgerow, who designs and makes hand-crafted leather goods from her home studio in the Scottish Borders.

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    by Folksy April 25, 2022
    April 25, 2022

    Meet Emlyn Glanmôr-Harris from Cornish Spoons, who designs and makes hand-crafted utensils and keepsakes using responsibly sourced timber and traditional hand tools.

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    by Folksy April 13, 2022
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    Meet Chris Parkinson from Just to Say… who makes genius little keepsakes in crochet that are half-way between a gift and a card.

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    by Folksy March 29, 2022
    March 29, 2022

    Meet Melanie Made Mud, a potter based in Monmouthshire, where she makes functional ceramics in stunning glazes that evoke the Welsh landscape, sculptural pieces inspired her lurchers and an enduring fascination with whales, and collaborates with House of Hawks on a collection of illustrated pots.

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    Meet the Maker – Studio Milena

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    March 14, 2022

    Meet Helen Milen from Studio Milena, a textile designer based in North Yorkshire who specialises in contemporary hand weaving using responsibly sourced materials.

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