It's Part of the Process
With over 20 years of experience running creative businesses, your host, Nicole Stevenson knows the joy and the struggles of being your own boss. Join her and her guests for business insights, life lessons and the stories behind their successes and lessons of their missteps so you can work smart, get creative inspiration, live joyfully and feel connected.
Nicole is the CEO and Creative Director of Dear Handmade Life which produces Patchwork Show: Makers Festival and Craftcation Conference as well as a blog, online learning and this podcast.
If you’re a creative misfit or a passionate small business owner, grab a drink and take a seat because you’re exactly where you need to be!
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 52 minutes
- Episodes
- 159
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2022
19: 15 Films Every Creative Business Owner Must See (Part 2)
In homage to one of Delilah's favorite podcasts, Filmspotting, the ladies decide to do their own episode on the top films and TV shows about business. Maybe you can learn valuable lessons just by veg…
18: 15 Films Every Creative Business Owner Must See (Part 1)
In homage to one of Delilah's favorite podcasts, Filmspotting, the ladies decide to do their own episode on the top films and TV shows about business. Maybe you can learn valuable lessons just by veg…
17: Brick and Mortar Adventures with Salvage Life
Do you dream of having a retail store? In this episode, Delilah and Nicole chat with their friend Beth Giles of Salvage Life and share their stories, tips and experiences in running a brick and morta…
16: Preparing for Big
Promotion is a crucial part of your business - but is selling part of your personality? Maybe you need to have someone do the selling or you. In this episode, Delilah and Nicole talk to author/editor…
15: Living the Creative Life
When you run your own business, it seems to seep into every part of your life. Delilah and Nicole talk with designer and full-time podcaster Mark Brickey of Adventures in Design about how their busin…
14: Mastermind Group
Delilah and Nicole went to Portland at the beginning of the year for a mastermind retreat hosted by their friend, author, speaker, business connoisseur and all around rad human, Kari Chapin - author …
13: Live! From Patchwork Show
Patchwork Show is Dear Handmade Life's maker and artisan food festival that takes place at multiple locations throughout California in the spring and fall. Every show brings different problems and ex…
12: Working on the Road
Most people dream of a job where they are paid to travel and explore different cities and countries, but in reality it's not all sidewalk cafes and poolside cocktails. Speaker, maker, and scrapbooker…
11: The Rejection Letter
Rejection is not one of our favorite feelings but it's a part of life. Life and business coach, Tiffany Han, talks with Delilah and Nicole about why we should be happy for it, and how to embrace it t…
10: Wheels to Bricks
Taco Maria is a food truck turned brick-and-mortar in Costa Mesa, Calif., and in less than two years they've become home to one of LA Time's Pultizer Prize winning food critic's, Jonathan Gold's, top…
9: Post-Craftcation
Delilah and Nicole put their feet up after two insane weeks prepping, running, and closing down Craftcation 2015. They remember favorite moments and plan for next year. Visit www.dearhandmadelife.com…
8: Non-Profits for Creatives
D + N talk to Angela Brown of the nonprofit organization Craft Lake City about nonprofits, the DIY scene in Utah and running an independent business. Angela explains why she decided to create a nonpr…
7: Competition
Jeanette Champion-Fanning makes snarky paper goods under Sweet Perversion, one of the first handmade card shops on Etsy. Things have grown much more crowded since then. Delilah+Nicole talk with Jeane…
6: What's In Your Name
This week on the Dear Handmade Life, Delilah+Nicole talk to director/curator/artist/teacher David Michael Lee about whether or not creatives need to define themselves, and if so, how they the heck do…
5: Food Trends of 2015
Who doesn't want to talk about food!? In this episode Delilah+Nicole talk to author and food consultant, Susie Wyshak, as she returns from the 2015 Fancy Food Show. We hear about hits and misses from…
4: Breaking the Rules
Delilah+Nicole chat with Paige Wery, the owner of The Good Luck Gallery in Los Angeles. There's only one real criteria to be a candidate for wall space in this Chinatown spot - you must be an outside…
3: Capsule Wardrobe
Delilah+Nicole talk to stylist and fashion expert Erin Barrow about the capsule wardrobe trend and how to create one of your own.
The capsule wardrobe is all about having fewer pieces of clothing …
2: Show Organizers
Delilah+Nicole chat with Carrie Nardini of I Made It! Market and Neighborhood Flea in Pennsylvania and Brittany Charek of Pop Shop in Texas about their holiday shows in 2014.
The conversation reve…
1: Intro
Hello Everyone!
We’re so excited to share the first episode of our bi-weekly, Dear Handmade Life podcast with you. In this introduction episode we’ll talk about who we are, what we do, why we started…