The fantastic cardboard dress Sarah brought to CHA.

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.

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In this show:

- An interview with Sarah Hodsdon, a successful designer who has a lot to say about how that profession is changing.

- What's the difference between a business and a glorified hobby?

- How does the influence of the web (and how easy copying and stealing ideas becomes there) affect a designer's livelihood?

What is the role of a designer in a global, digital economy?

nbsp; Two designs from Sarah's work for Mrs. Butterworth's. Link below! Links:

- Lots of inspiration to be had on Sarah's blog.

- I highly recommend following Sarah on Twitter. She gives great tweet.

- Here's Sarah's store on Cafe Press.

Speaking of crafty McGyvering, check out what Sarah did with Mrs. Butterworth's bottles.

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.

Click the “Play” button at the bottom of this post to listen!

In this show:

- Margot Potter talks to us about creating a strong brand for your crafty business.

- Understand how building a brand can help you create new business opportunities.

- Learn some ways to go about figuring out what your brand is.

Links:

- Check out Margot's main website, including those hair don'ts we discussed in the interview.

- You can see Margot's craft-branded side at her Impatient Crafter blog. Or, see another side of her at her Impatient Blogger blog.

- Here's a list of Margot's books at Amazon. (Well, okay, except for the Peter Rabbit ones.)

Check out Margot's crafty videos at her YouTube channel.