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I’m excited to share that I am a Craftcation 2020 Ambassador! Craftcation: Business + Makers Conference is an annual life-changing four-day event featuring industry professionals leading attendees in over 100+ hands-on DIY workshops and creative business classes. Have you ever thought to yourself… I’d love to take a vacation while making things with awesome people. I have a great idea for a business that I want to turn into my full-time job but I don’t know where to start. I have a successful business and I’m ready to take it to the next level but I’m not sure how. I want to make meaningful connections with...

It's September 1st which for me is the first day of the fall season. I won't go full Halloween for a few more weeks but I will start indulging some cravings for things that are autumnal. I haven't shared a recipe in a while, but I thought I would kick off the season with something easy with this Spiced Chocolate Overnight Oats. Okay so I know overnight oats are sort of old news, but how often has a quick breakfast saved your butt in the morning?  The Ingredients: 1/2 cup steel cut oats1 cup soy milk or milk of your...

Have you read The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up? Are you part of the converted or a skeptical bystander? As a recovering hoarder who has been truly changed by the KonMari method, I’m going to share with you how I purged and organized my stash to help keep my sanity in my small apartment. The specific tips and ideas may not fit for everyone, but my fabric stash has been my biggest mountain to climb when trying to simplify my life and my possessions. When we moved to San Francisco, half of our moving boxes were full of fabric!...

I have been working so hard to revamp The Morose Bee and if you're reading this post that means it's finally happened! I started The Morose Bee in my college dorm room in 2008 as a creative outlet between working and studying. For over 10 years TMB continued to be my little corner of creativity on the internet to sell handmade goods, vintage finds, and even some supplies. This year I've made a huge change and have converted my website and part of my Etsy shop to a full blown online shopping experience and resource for makers! Now I am...

Edit: this post was written in April 2019, prior to the transition and launch of The Morose Bee becoming primarily a vendor of sustainable materials. It's exciting to see this goal come to fruition!  I've been thinking about posting something about sustainability within The Morose Bee for a while, but now that today is Earth Day it seems like the perfect time. Climate Change is real and happening faster than we can provide a solution and, as a maker, it's something I struggle with everyday. I love to make new with things which involves hoping someone else will want to...