Spring 2024 Issue 82 is LIVE!

Read the heartwarming story of Bop Pop, learn about an amazing candle refill product, learn more about augmented reality, and see how to stage a fabulous product photo.

Handmade Seller Magazine
April 18, 2024

Each quarter we aim to bring you incredible stories and advice for your artisan business. We want to help you see your business in a new and creative light- with the same eyes we see your businesses with!

This magazine is filled with new ideas for you to consider. Our featured cover artisan shares how becoming a pet owner after battling cancer led her on a transformational journey in creating Bop Pop.

Or how about some creative application of technology in the craft industry? Learn how amazing artisans are using Augmented Reality as part of their artisan production process. Best of all- the product they are using is also built by an artisan.

Lindy from apothecary 19 also shares her story on creating a candle refill. Innovation for the win!

Here's a preview of what you'll find inside this issue:

Pawsitively Life-Changing: The story of Bop Pop

Our featured artisan is Connie Chan from Bop Pop. @boppoppets

Her journey with breast cancer led her to adopt a pet. As she embraced her role as dog-mama, she launched Bop Pop to change how people view pet rescue. Her adorable rescue Rufus is also featured.

This is our second feature in conjunction with The Content Technologist.@thecontenttech.

Do you struggle to be consistent with your social media presence? Wyatt Coday shares how to build processes that will help make this easier (and it’s not just telling yourself to be more disciplined).

Reduce, Reuse, Refill- apothecary 19’s innovative refillable candle

As a candle artisan, Lindy has always wanted to incorporate ingredients that are friendly to our planet. Check out her story on the project where she created a unique candle refill.

This is a great story of research and development. She created a new and unique product to meet market demand and encourage even greater customer loyalty.

Suds and Serenity: The story of MelAsana Soap

Melanie Kaufman @mel_asanasoap shares her story of making a necessary career change during the pandemic. Read more to learn about her journey of building a business from necessity to profitable creative outlet.

5 Questions with Indie Sellers Guild

We welcome Chiarra Lohr from Indie Sellers Guild @indiesellersguild as part of this quarter’s 5 questions with article. Chiarra shares the journey of creating Indie Sellers Guild and how the organization is trying to protect the interest of handmade artisans.

Staging a fabulous product photo

Are you looking to hone your photography staging skills? Check our our interview with Deb Buckingham to learn about the different levels of photography staging, including how to collaborate with brands to expand your reach.

Augment your reality with DaVinci Eye

Have you ever considered using Augmented Reality to make your production process easier or more efficient? We share three unique stories on how artisans from different areas of the craft industry are using AR with DaVinci Eye.

Artisans of Australia

We visited Australia for our latest feature highlighting artisans from around the world. We visited merino wool country and learned about what make artisan craft in Australia unique.

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