Express Your Gratitude with DIY Thank-You Cards

Do you always have the best intentions of a well thought out gift for your loved one, then bang! The holiday just sneaks right up on you!! Don't fret, you…

3 Basic Principles of Color Theory for Designers + Infographic

Color theory has real practical value for designers, explains Playing with Color author Richard Mehl. The principles of traditional color theory are just like the other design principles we use every day—they are creative tools that can be…

Why Simply Moving Your Body Makes You More Creative

Creative people have known for centuries that going for a walk can undo the knots in their thinking and help spur those ideas that seem unreachable when sitting down. Most…

The Story That Inspired Nature Photographer Frans Lanting

Great nature photography (or landscape photography) is about more than beautiful atmospheric shots of the natural world, framed and hung on walls, or even stunning close-up photography of rare animals…

13 Imaginative Craft Show Display Ideas to Get You Inspired

Whether you are trying to attract serious wholesale buyers or casual craft show onlookers, your craft show booth display is almost as important as your craft itself. As Nicole Stevenson said in Craft Show…

The 4 Habits of Thriving Artists

The trope of the "starving artist" is so old, it's practically not even a trope anymore. Instead, it's more like a creepy bedtime story we tell potential working artists, as…

Photography On Film: The 10 Best Movies About Photography

Some professions are commonly used as plot devices — how many times have we seen the single female writer gallivanting through films? There are others that are rarely depicted. One…

Craft Studio Tour: Megan Auman

Designer, metalsmith, educator, and entrepreneur, Megan Auman has a passion for great design (paired with serious business sense) that permeates her lovely, light-filled studio space. Megan makes “effortlessly bold” accessories in her…