I’ve been running my little business at markets since 2001 and I’ve always been delighted by the number of the businesses at market being run by women. We are in the majority. Yes, there are some male market business owners but they are usually running the business in...
As an artisan who makes her living from what she makes and sells I’ve had quite a few lessons about pricing. I sell my work at The Rocks Markets and a select number of fairs each year. Being based in Sydney I have a fairly competitive selling space and this has never...
For quite a while I’ve been thinking about going carbon neutral for Creatively Belle and I’ve finally made the decision to make this happen. For years now I’ve had my household electricity usage at about 55-60% of the standard household for my size...
I’ve always been a sensory creature; where the touch and feel of something matters a great deal. It’s the same with sound, taste, vision and smell. I’d rather do without than have lots of something crap. I can also have an overly strong reaction or...
After a lot of thought (maybe a bit too much), an unwarranted amount of procrastination, and too much time, the Creatively Belle blog is coming back to life. In a nutshell I found the back end of a Word Press blog uncomfortable to work with, a technical gremlin moved...