What Does Amazon Coming to Australia Mean for Small Businesses?

While there’s been a heap of talk about Amazon coming to Australia and shaking up the local retail environment I’ve set to questioning what this might mean for me and my fellow small business stockists? Is it Doom and Gloom or Opportunity? Will it mean we...

Falling in Love with Australian Animals

I’ve always loved going on adventures and taking my hiking camera – well that’s the name I’ve given my favourite digital camera with it’s zoom lense and compact size – with me. So a series of my favourite photographs of Australian...

The Making Time of Year

Every year I find August and September to be super busy with the need to be transforming clay into porcelain and every year I think I really should be more organised with this earlier in the year! And this year is no exception as I’ve been knocked sideways with...

Getting the Family Research Bug

On International Women’s Day this year I went to the NSW State Library to find my first female ancestor to arrive in Australia. Little did I  know when I was tearing up seeing her name in the Convict lists that I was also contracting the family history research...

Growing as an Artist and Solorpreneur with New Designs

Having taken the flying leap into becoming a small, independent stationery publisher I decided that growing the collection of greeting card ranges bit by bit was the best way to make sure it all happen. It’s making for exciting days as I keep taking the next...

Why Every Studio Needs a Supervisor

For years now the Creatively Belle studio has had a very diligent supervisor, one who makes sure that work is done, especially if there’s a chance to be in the middle of it, and attention is paid to the finer details. Her name is Shelly, the beautiful...