🎧13 minutes 17 seconds 🎙️ Episode Title: Staying Encouraged and Staying in the Fight Hi my friends, today is an impromptu podcast episode that I hope you’ll enjoy listening to. In this heartfelt bonus episode, Kim shares a spontaneous message of encouragement sparked by a thought-provoking YouTube video she watched earlier in the day. With… Continue Reading Impromptu Episode: Staying Encouraged and Staying in the Fight
🎧19 minutes 36 seconds 🎙️Episode #1 Title: Why Sell Vintage Photos? Welcome to Episode 1 my friends! I hope you’re doing well. So, in this 1st episode, I’m talking about “What does “vintage” really means to me?” It’s more than a style—it’s a connection to the past and I’ll delve into why I sell vintage… Continue Reading Episode 1: Why Sell Vintage Photos?
🎧4 minutes 27 seconds Welcome to my introductory episode of this podcast, where I share a bit about myself and discuss what you can look forward to in future episodes! Take a listen! Show Notes 🎙️ BellaArt Creatives Podcast – Introductory Episode Title: Welcome to BellaArt Creatives: My Journey, My Store, My StoriesHost: KimPublished: July… Continue Reading Podcast Introduction Episode
Hi my Dear Friends! Today is such a milestone for me and I’m excited to share with you that I AM OFFICIALLY RETIRED! YAY! If you’ve followed me over on kimshandcraftedcards.com, you’ll know how long I’ve talked about how I dreamed that one day I would retire and craft full time! How Did it Happen?… Continue Reading Blog Post: Life Update – Happy Retirement June 10th 2025
Hi friends, In part 1 of this series, I talked about how to get those ideas we have to paper. In this post, we’ll take those ideas off paper and begin implementing them. There will be tips for doing this, but the best piece of advice I can give is be committed and diligent so that you… Continue Reading Blog Post: 7 Tips to Bring your Ideas to Paper
Introduction Hi friends! This post is part of a two-part series I wrote some time ago and I’ve revised it and wanted to share it with you. I write this primarily for creatives, artists, designers, whatever your craft is. We often have some really great ideas for future projects, patterns, designs, but we don’t always… Continue Reading Blog Post: Bring your Ideas to Paper, Part 1
featured photo by freepik.com We all have to multi-task, you know what I mean…cooking dinner while washing sheets, writing up a shopping list and answering the phone. Many times, I’ve needed more than two arms! And, if you have small children, it’s tricky when so many things are screaming for your attention. I usually try… Continue Reading Blog Post: 5 Tips to Remember when you Multi Task
Hi friends! In today’s post, I’m talking about selling and donating our handmade items. I’ve done both before and there’s a big difference between the two not just because selling is profit and donating is not but there’s other factors I’d like to share. If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that I… Continue Reading Blog Post: Discussing Selling Makes for Profit vs. for Donating
If you are a maker, I’m sure you’ave had times where you’re just in a funk. You can’t create anything you like. Your writing seems dull or maybe you’ve tried to draw something 50 times and it’s just not coming out right. How many pieces of paper have you balled up and tossed in the… Continue Reading Blog Post: Tips to Creatively Re-motivated
When I thought about writing this topic, I was … “afraid”… LOL! Hence the title right?! But why? We all have such diverse personalities, some of us are outgoing, comfortable in front of people while others prefer to curl up in the corner and read a good book. I think there are times when we… Continue Reading Blog Post: For Creatives: Overcoming the Fear of Sharing