Creative Business Help
Branding for Creative Businesses – A New Look for I Restore Stuff
Coming up with new branding for your business can be a fun and creative process. You may have already noticed the new 'I Restore Stuff' branding and logo appearing here on my website and around my social media channels. This has been the work of my amazing daughter,...
7 Tasks to Hire Help for in your Creative Business.
Beating the Overwhelm: We've all been there … one minute you think you have everything under control in your business, then next minute, our "to do" list is a mile long and we feel like we're just treading water - the overwhelm is REAL.One of the things that I have...
So You’re Thinking of Turning Your Creative Hobby into a Business …
5 Tips for Taking your Creative Hobby to the next level! So you're passionate about your creative hobby - in fact, you wake up thinking about the next project in your to-do pile! You are so excited about creating another unique piece that friends and family have come...
5 Top Tips for Facebook Lives on Your DIY Business Page
I've been asked a number of questions relating to this topic, since the time I started doing Facebook Lives, and thought it was time for a post about some of these queries, to help others who are wanting to up their game when it comes to doing Lives for their DIY...
Custom Furniture Painting – The Big Hutch
Custom Furniture Painting (Includes FREE printable) Do you do custom furniture painting? Do you have trouble knowing how to quote on work that you've been asked to do? Have you have been in the furniture painting business for years, or are you just starting out and...
These are a Few of my Favourite Things!
My "Favourite Things" list: I get asked questions occasionally about the tools and various items that I use in my business, and there's a long list of "things" that keep "I Restore Stuff" rolling. However, here are some of my favourite that I'd probably consider my...
My Top 5 Instagram Picks
Are you on Instagram? If not, have you thought about starting an account for your furniture restorations? Instagram is such a visual social media platform, which is great for showcasing your beautifully staged furniture and decor pieces. You can always start slowly,...
8 Tutorials to Boost your Furniture Painting Skills
Tutorials - How do you learn best? We'll get to the 8 tutorials in just a minute, but first, did you know that when it comes to learning how to do things, we each have different learning styles? For me, I love to watch videos and read blog posts about DIY skills that...
How to Improve Your Furniture Flipping Business!
My Story This blog began out of a love for taking things (mostly furniture) that have been left for ruins, bound for the dump, kicked to the curb – and giving them a new lease of life. There’s such great satisfaction in being able to bring something out of the storage...
5 Blogs or Podcasts I tune into Every Week
What About you? Who or what blogs or podcasts do you follow or glean from for inspiration for your own DIY or blogging ventures? Here are my top 5 at the moment: 1. Miss Mustard Seed's Blog If you've been following my blog or Social media pages for a while, you will...