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Three Tips for a Life-Changing Craftcation Experience
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Three Tips for a Life-Changing Craftcation Experience

ByKatie MacAvoy September 25, 2018September 25, 2018

Editor’s Note: Attendees come from all over the world to attend Craftcation, our Makers and Small Business Conference because they want to either spend time crafting their hearts out, learning how to improve their business, or a little bit of…

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Craftcation is Coming and Our Manifesto
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Craftcation is Coming and Our Manifesto

ByKatie MacAvoy September 20, 2018September 20, 2018

Since the very beginning, Dear Handmade Life has always been about empowering and inspiring passionate creatives to craft awesome lives and businesses filled with purpose and intention. We believe in the makers, the dreamers, the doers and wanted to provide…

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Attending Craftcation on a Budget
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Attending Craftcation on a Budget

ByKatie MacAvoy August 24, 2018February 14, 2023

The word budget used to make me cringe! I thought being on a budget meant limiting my ability to have fun. And who wants that? But what I’ve learned as the CEO of my household of four humans, one dog…

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Well. We did it again. Craftcation 2026 is a wrap Well. We did it again. 
Craftcation 2026 is a wrap (literally wrapped and palletized) and honestly? We are not okay.

Every single year we think — how could this get any better? And every single year you absolute LEGENDS show up and prove us wrong in the most beautiful, pattern-covered, stickers-for-days way possible.

To our attendees: You came as your weird, wonderful, creative selves and that is the whole entire point. You are not a cult. You are a community. A slightly obsessive, deeply loving, extraordinarily talented community — and we are so proud to call you ours. 

To our sponsors: You believed in what we continue to bring to Ventura and we do not take that lightly. Thank you for making the magic possible behind the scenes. @kellofaplan @granthousesewingcenter @ftc.creative @jesmonite_ltd @eufymake @avery 

To our volunteers: Honey. HONEY. You gave your time, your energy, and your sparkle and we will never forget it.

To our crew: You could have had a normal job. You chose THIS. We see you, we love you, we owe you a very long nap. 
Craftcation 2026 — you are stuck in our mental if not physical scrapbook, forever.
BUT WAIT. Before you finish ugly crying —
CC27 is coming to Ventura, CA and early bird registration info drops to our email list FIRST. You want to be on that list. Trust us.
🔗 Link in bio or comment CCList — sign up, we’ll take it from here.

#craftcation #craftcation26 #craftersofinstagram #makersofinstagram #creativeentrepreneur
Real talk? There is nothing quite like being in a Real talk?
There is nothing quite like being in a room full of people who GET IT.

Who understand why you need that fabric.
Who won’t judge the unfinished projects.
Who will absolutely support your next creative phase. 
That’s Craftcation.

Where our sponsors bring us tools and supplies that have us making a wishlist and presenters unlocking a new fixation for our creative social prescriptions.
You don’t want to miss the next one so get on our email list so you’re first to hear about workshops, crew applications, tickets & all the magic we’re cooking up. Comment CCList or head over to the link in bio!

Shout out to our art installations, please tag and comments we can shine back the light you brought to the spaces around CC26! 

#Craftcation #craftcation26 #craftersofinstagram #makersofinstagram #creativeentrepreneur
Real talk? There is nothing quite like being in a Real talk?
There is nothing quite like being in a room full of people who GET IT.

Who understand why you need that fabric.
Who won’t judge the unfinished projects.
Who will absolutely support your next creative phase. 
That’s Craftcation.

Where our sponsors bring us tools and supplies that have us making a wishlist and presenters unlocking a new fixation for our creative social prescriptions.
You don’t want to miss the next one so get on our email list so you’re first to hear about workshops, crew applications, tickets & all the magic we’re cooking up. Comment CCList or head over to the link in bio!

Shout out to our art installations, please tag and comments we can shine back the light you brought to the spaces around CC26! 

#Craftcation #craftcation26 #craftersofinstagram #makersofinstagram #creativeentrepreneur
PSA from your crafty conscience: You deserve to c PSA from your crafty conscience:

You deserve to celebrate unfiltered, unedited moments from  special events designed for authentic connections, to cozy get-togethers to lively parties, trust us, you’ll be doubled over with laugher one moment and in a meaningful conversation the next.

They’re already talking about next year.
Are YOU on the email list yet?
No pressure. Just saying the early birds get the good scissors.
Sign up at the link in bio — or drop a CCList below it’s free, it’s fun, and we promise not to spam you. Just the good stuff. The Ventura sunshine and craft supply kind of good stuff. 

@granthousesewingcenter @pfaffsewing @husqvarnaviking @clover @kellofaplan @olisohome #craftcation #craftcation26 #craftersofinstagram #makersofinstagram
PSA from your crafty conscience: You deserve to c PSA from your crafty conscience:

You deserve to celebrate unfiltered, unedited moments from  special events designed for authentic connections, to cozy get-togethers to lively parties, trust us, you’ll be doubled over with laugher one moment and in a meaningful conversation the next.

They’re already talking about next year.
Are YOU on the email list yet?
No pressure. Just saying the early birds get the good scissors.
Sign up at the link in bio — or drop a CCList below it’s free, it’s fun, and we promise not to spam you. Just the good stuff. The Ventura sunshine and craft supply kind of good stuff. 
@pfaffsewing 
@husqvarnaviking 
@granthousesewingcenter 
@olisohome 
@cloverusa 

#Craftcation #craftcation26 #makersofinstagram #craftersofinstagram
If glitter had a support group, it would be Craftc If glitter had a support group, it would be Craftcation. 

Welcome to that magical place where you show up thinking you’re “just taking a workshop”… and leave with 17 new best friends, a half-finished weaving, three business ideas, and someone texting you “did you get home safe??”

This isn’t just a conference.
It’s a beautifully weird, wildly supportive, slightly sleep-deprived creative vortex in Ventura—right by the beach, where your inner artist gets a tan and your inner critic gets politely asked to leave.

You’ll:
🧵 Make things with your hands (fiber, ink, dye, dreams… all of it) @pfaffsewing @husqvarnaviking @olisohome 
💡 Learn how to turn your ideas into actual money (we love a practical queen)
👯‍♀️ Find your people—the ones who get it when you say “I stayed up until 2am because I had to finish this”
🌊 And remember what it feels like to be lit up from the inside out

It’s like summer camp… if summer camp helped you build a creative business and finally feel like you belong.

And listen—this part matters:
The magic doesn’t start when you arrive. It starts the moment you say yes.

💌 Slide into our email list and be the first to know when tickets drop, workshops get announced, and all the behind-the-scenes goodness we don’t share on social.

Because the only thing worse than missing Craftcation…
is hearing your new creative soulmate say, “Wait, you didn’t come?!” 

👉 Get on the list. Your future creative self is already packing.

@granthousesewingcenter @eufymake @kellofaplan @jesmonite_ltd @ftc.creative 

#Craftcation #craftcation26
If glitter had a support group, it would be Craftc If glitter had a support group, it would be Craftcation. 

Welcome to that magical place where you show up thinking you’re “just taking a workshop”… and leave with 17 new best friends, a half-finished weaving, three business ideas, and someone texting you “did you get home safe??”

This isn’t just a conference.
It’s a beautifully weird, wildly supportive, slightly sleep-deprived creative vortex in Ventura—right by the beach, where your inner artist gets a tan and your inner critic gets politely asked to leave.

You’ll:
🧵 Make things with your hands (fiber, ink, dye, dreams… all of it) @pfaffsewing @husqvarnaviking @olisohome 
💡 Learn how to turn your ideas into actual money (we love a practical queen)
👯‍♀️ Find your people—the ones who get it when you say “I stayed up until 2am because I had to finish this”
🌊 And remember what it feels like to be lit up from the inside out

It’s like summer camp… if summer camp helped you build a creative business and finally feel like you belong.

And listen—this part matters:
The magic doesn’t start when you arrive. It starts the moment you say yes.

💌 Slide into our email list and be the first to know when tickets drop, workshops get announced, and all the behind-the-scenes goodness we don’t share on social.

Because the only thing worse than missing Craftcation…
is hearing your new creative soulmate say, “Wait, you didn’t come?!” 

👉 Get on the list. Your future creative self is already packing.

@granthousesewingcenter @eufymake @kellofaplan @jesmonite_ltd @ftc.creative 

#Craftcation #craftcation26
Nobody warns you about this part of a creative lif Nobody warns you about this part of a creative life…

It can be isolated, our creative brain can have us creating in our own crafty space but forget or not make time for a creative community. 

Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or longing to discover your inner artist, Craftcation offers expert guidance and encouragement to unleash your creativity. If you’re here say hi, and if you want to be here follow along and join the list by commenting CCLIST.

@cloverusa 
@jacquardproducts 
@eufymake 
@kellofaplan 
@granthousesewingcenter 
@pfaffsewing 
@olisohome 
@youngandwildballoonco
Nobody warns you about this part of a creative lif Nobody warns you about this part of a creative life…

It can be isolated, our creative brain can have us creating in our own crafty space but forget or not make time for a creative community. 

Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or longing to discover your inner artist, Craftcation offers expert guidance and encouragement to unleash your creativity. If you’re here say hi, and if you want to be here follow along and join the list by commenting CCLIST.

@cloverusa 
@jacquardproducts 
@eufymake 
@kellofaplan 
@granthousesewingcenter 
@pfaffsewing 
@olisohome 
@youngandwildballoonco 

#craftcation #craftcation26
As Mariah says “It’s TIMEEEE” Craftcation 2 As Mariah says “It’s TIMEEEE”

Craftcation 2026 is here! Registration will open in under 24hrs flights have landed and hotel keys are getting handed out. Will you follow along? Touch those little three dots in the upper right corner of our posts or reels and add us to your favorites so you won’t miss any of the fun.

Committing to your creativity is an act of self-love and bravery. You might not feel completely ready—but the most transformative journeys often begin with a leap of faith. We will be here. 

#craftcation #craftcation2026 #craftersofinstagram

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