The Arts & Crafts Business

An Actual LIVE Craft Fair!

An Actual LIVE Craft Fair!

Craft in Focus have been organising craft shows for many many years, and did a good job in making this one Covid-friendly and yet fun & successful.  It’s difficult to know exactly how to arrange large gatherings at present - how can you ensure social distancing without offending everyone and making the craft show a joyless experience?  But they did it well – with a few provisos:

DISASTER! - The End for an Entrepreneur?

DISASTER! - The End for an Entrepreneur?
This month I'm bringing you an article written by my lovely entrepreneurial friend, Lucy, who runs her own small business, My Brick Box. And who still does....... despite the horrors of a copyright infringement termination earlier this year. Read on to see how to pick yourself up and start all over again in retail..... And if you are a buyer rather than a seller - look here to see what we sellers have to go through!

Art Supplies and Suppliers

Art Supplies and Suppliers

Art Supplies and Suppliers

Hello and welcome to my first blog post!

I’m glad you found your way onto the Ornately Lanterns website.  I’ve only just set this occasional blog up – and I want to use it to let you know about the various things that occupy the life and thoughts of an artist who sells online…….