In this week's episode, Allie is joined by stained glass artist Stella Tharin.  Stella shares her process for creating nature-inspired stained glass works and talks a little about how she got started with glass art and where she's looking to go.  Connect with my Guest!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stainedandconfused/Website: https://stainedandconfused.com/Follow the Wandering Creatives Podcast:Instagram: @wanderingcreativespodTwitter: @wandering_podTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/wanderingcreativeBe sure to like, subscribe, rate, and review!Do you have questions or comments?  You can text or call us on our hotline: 252.419.6004, and we will include them in a future episode of the Podcast! CALL US AT: 252-419-6004 and leave a message.Support the show

In this week's episode, Allie is joined by fiber artist Rebecca Robinson.  Rebecca shares her process for creating whimsical works of fiber art and talks a little about how fiber art helped her gain confidence and find herself again after becoming a mother.   Connect with my Guest!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebeccafiberart/Website: https://www.rebeccarobinsonfiberart.com/Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RebeccaFiberArtFollow the Wandering Creatives Podcast:Instagram: @wanderingcreativespodTwitter: @wandering_podTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/wanderingcreativeBe sure to like, subscribe, rate, and review!Do you have questions or comments?  You can text or call us on our hotline: 252.419.6004, and we will include them in a future episode of the Podcast! CALL US AT: 252-419-6004 and leave a message.Support the show

In this week's episode, Allie is joined by Amanda Duncan of The Selkie.  Allie and Amanda discuss the differences between wholesale and consignment, and how you can set yourself up for success as a wholesaler. The Selkie is an unconventional gift shop celebrating North Carolina Creatives located in the Historic Downtown area of Wilson, NC.  Connect with my Guest!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theselkienc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theselkiencWebsite: https://www.theselkienc.comExplore Wilson: https://explorewilson.com/Follow the Wandering Creatives Podcast:Instagram: @wanderingcreativespodTwitter: @wandering_podTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/wanderingcreativeBe sure to like, subscribe, rate, and review!Do you have questions or comments?  You can text or call us on our hotline: 252.419.6004, and we will include them on a future episode of the Podcast! CALL US AT: 252-419-6004 and leave a message.Support the show

Owner of Stitch Morgantown, Angie Miller, joins Allie on today's episode to discuss her journey from running her Etsy shop to running a storefront shop in Morgantown, WV. We discussed what it was like to decide to open a storefront and what resources she used to do just that!More About My Guest:Hi, I am Angie Miller, owner of Stitch, mom to 10-year-old kiddo, and a 13 1/2-year-old black and tan mini doxie, Charlie. I spent over 13 years dedicated to hospice and home health nursing, and I don't want to let those skills get too rusty. I also still do some moonlighting as an RN in addition to my time at Stitch. Never know when I might need to call those nurse-y skills into action.Sewing and crafting have been a love that dates back much longer than being a nurse. My mom taught me to cross Stitch in 1st grade (age 7ish). I was envious of my friend, Vicki, who had entered a project in the local fair and won a ribbon. (I later found out she was very envious of some sweet grey suede loafers I possessed.) I wanted to learn so I could win a ribbon too! I continued to do local shows and sell on Etsy, but the dream of being able to do it full time was still just that...a dream. In 2014, amid a significant job change, I started working on an actual business plan and set a goal of making my dream a reality by turning 40 (which occurred in late 2018). On January 29th, 2018, Stitch Morgantown, LLC., officially opened its' doors for business!Connect with my Guest!Instagram: @stitchmorgantownWebsite:https://www.stitchmorgantown.com/Follow the Wandering Creatives Podcast: Instagram: @wanderingcreativespodTwitter: @wandering_podTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/wanderingcreativeBe sure to like, subscribe, rate, and review!Do you have questions or comments?  You can text or call us on our hotline: 252.419.6004, and we will include them in a future episode of the Podcast! Support the show

𝗠𝘆 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗰𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗲. 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵, and 𝘀𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗱!⁣⁣In this week's episode, Katrina shares how she was able to budget her way to the life she wanted. Katrina went from saving $40,000 for a career break to paying off $42,000 of debt all while still living life and exploring. We discuss how you can budget and how you can apply it to your creative business.About My Guest:Katrina McGhee is a Career Break & Sabbatical Coach who helps 9-5ers create triumphant, mind-blowing career breaks.She's a certified Master Coach with an MBA who left her corporate career for a 20-month career break to travel worldwide.After a triumphant return to the corporate world, with five job offers in just five weeks, she later left to embark on career break #2.As a professional career break coach with years of experience helping clients plan productive breaks of their own, she knows what it takes to ensure you make this life-changing experience a huge success, including a smoother transition once your break has ended. Connect with my Guest!Instagram: @kmcgheecoachingWebsite: https://www.kmcgheecoaching.com/Best Break Ever FREE TRAINING!: https://www.bestbreakever.com/freetraining1/Follow the Wandering Creatives Podcast: Instagram: @wanderingcreativespodTwitter: @wandering_podTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/wanderingcreativeBecome a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wanderingcreativesBe sure to like, subscribe, rate, and review!Do you have questions or comments?  You can text or call us on our hotline: 252.419.6004, and we will include them in a future episode of the Podcast! Support the show

Raleigh, NC humor and children's book award-winning author, David Alan, joins Allie on today's episode to discuss his writing journey, the creation of his T-rextra series, and what's coming up next for him.Meet the Guest!David Alan is an author of children’s and humor books. He writes children’s books that he wished had existed when he was growing up. He is a big fan of children having the most fun, well-adjusted childhoods possible, and adults keeping a childlike sense of humor and wonder. His humor books are hilarious and border on the absurd.Several years ago, David's husband, Eric, jokingly named David" T-Rextra" because of his short arms and extra-ness. The name struck a good nerve, and the rest is history.David lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his husband Eric and their three babies (dogs), Natalia, Peach, and Angela Basset Hound. He is also proud Papa David to toddleenager Maci, quite possibly the most perfect little person to ever walk the earth. He also enjoys arts and crafts, watching too much TV, trivia, and making up silly songs to sing to the babies.Connect with my Guest!Instagram: @trextraextraWebsite: https://t-rextra.com/Facebook: @trextraAmazon Author's PageFollow the Wandering Creatives Podcast: Instagram: @wanderingcreativespodTwitter: @wandering_podTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/wanderingcreativeBecome a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wanderingcreativesBe sure to like, subscribe, rate, and review!Do you have questions or comments?  You can text or call us on our hotline: 252.419.6004, and we will include them in a future episode of the Podcast! CALL US AT: 252-419-6004 and leave a meSupport the show

North Carolina Entrepreneur and co-founder of Dig and the subscription gardening box, The Dig Box, Hayley Figueroa joins Allie on today's episode to discuss the creativity behind gardening. Hayley also shares tips for starting a garden and how gardening can provide safe access to food. More about Hayley and co-founder Irma:We were homeschooling/unschooling moms who shared a love of gardening. Irma was a flower gardener and Hayley was a vegetable gardener. If you remember that commercial for a certain chocolate and peanut butter confection, it was something along those lines. Irma gave Hayley flower starts and Hayley gave Irma vegetable starts, and very shortly thereafter, both gardens were abundant and thriving. That was a few years ago…in the before times.Fast forward three years and we found ourselves gardening in the pandemic which felt very different. It felt more necessary and apparently, it felt that way to lots of people. Many people (maybe even you) decided to start a garden in 2020 because they were worried about having safe access to food. Sure, it was in the supermarket, but that meant you had to GO to the supermarket. A lot of those anxieties persisted and even more, people decided to start gardening in 2021. Seasoned gardeners were also affected, expanding their gardens, adding new plant varieties, and more growing spaces during quarantine and beyond. After many discussions about this and lots of DMs from anxious people, hitting our IGs, we realized that a garden subscription box could help new and seasoned gardeners alike and that’s how Dig was born. Each month, high-quality tools, seeds, and accessories are delivered directly to your door. Who doesn’t like receiving a box o’ stuff?So, this is us, Irma & Hayley…Dig. Connect with my Guest!Instagram: @thedigboxWebsite: https://www.thedigbox.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDigBoxFollow the Wandering Creatives Podcast: Instagram: @wanderingcreativespodTwitter: @wandering_podTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/wanderingcreativeBecome a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wanderingcreativesBe sure to like, subscribe, rate, and review!Do you have questions or comments?  You can text or call us on our hotline: 252.419.6004, and we will include them in a future episode of the Podcast! CALL US AT: 252-419-6004 and leave a meSupport the show

Raleigh, NC chalk artist Taylor Harrington joins Allie on today's episode to discuss her journey from doodling chalk art at a local bar to completing 20 ft by 20 ft chalk murals and being able to quit working her 9-5 to do art full-time.Meet the Guest!Taylor is a Raleigh-based artist specializing in chalk and pen & ink. She began taking commissions in 2018 and made the leap to become a full-time artist in 2021. Taylor began her art career creating chalk pieces for couples on their wedding day after a local wedding planner saw her art at a brewery and asked her to help a couple create a piece for their wedding. Taylor grew this service in 2018 and 2019, working with couples to design and create large murals, welcome signs, and seating charts. She strives to work with couples to match their vision in both design and the lettering of their pieces. From there, she started expanding her local connections and recognition, leading to her chalk work with businesses and events that continues to expand to this day. Her chalk career flourished when Taylor joined the Raleigh Night Market in 2019 and brought live street chalk to the markets. She later became the Art Coordinator of Raleigh Night Market in 2021, bringing attractions such as live art and music to multiple events a month. As the market season wound down near the end of 2021, she began expanding her art career by taking commissions to draw house portraits. This is a skill stemming from when she was younger when she used to draw her own house from memory in her school notes. After her house portraits became a hit during the Christmas season of 2021, she started a series of drawings centered around iconic local landmarks in Raleigh. Expect to see additional chalk work at events, businesses, and weddings throughout 2022, and be on the lookout for her coming series of prints of local landmarks.Connect with my Guest!Instagram: @chalkbytaylorWebsite: www.chalkbytaylor.comFacebook: @ChalkByTaylorFollow the Wandering Creatives Podcast: Instagram: @wanderingcreativespodTwitter: @wandering_podTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/wanderingcreativeBecome a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wanderingcreativesBe sure to like, subscribe, rate, and review!Do you have questions or comments?  You can text or call us on our hotline: 252.419.6004, and we will include them in a future episode of the Podcast! CALL US AT: 252-419-6004 and leave a meSupport the show

** A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.signtheshow.com/resources/img/the-wandering-creatives-podcast-s1e34-sign-the-show.pdfWilson, NC Filmmaker Cat Brewer joins Allie on today's episode to discuss her debut documentary film, Sign the Show: Deaf Culture, Access, and Entertainment. We chat about what inspired her to make the film, what it was like to develop and film a documentary over 7.5 years, and the purpose and meaning behind Sign the Show.Sign the Show: Deaf Culture, Access & Entertainment is a feature-length documentary providing insight into Deaf Culture and the quest for access to entertainment.Meet the Guest!Sign the Show spans seven and a half years of hustle with gratitude and love by filmmaker Cat Brewer. "I've been grateful for each experience I've had on this journey, but especially those that provided me learning opportunities about Deaf culture and the entire filmmaking process."Cat has been a teacher for the past 20 years and has no prior filmmaking experience but she does have a knack for connecting, communicating, and hustling with gratitude and love. After attending a concert in 2014 and seeing her first sign language interpreter at the show, Cat began to learn of the incredible challenges that the Deaf and HOH community faces when trying to access live entertainment. Upon sharing those feelings with a friend, who encouraged her to make a documentary, she did. Connect with my Guest!Instagram: @signtheshow and @catbrewerWebsite: www.signtheshow.comFollow the Wandering Creatives Podcast: Instagram: @wanderingcreativespodTwitter: @wandering_podTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/wanderingcreativeBecome a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wanderingcreativesBe sure to like, subscribe, rate, and review!Do you have questions or comments?  You can text or call us on our hotline: 252.419.6004, and we will include them in a future episode of the Podcast! CALL US AT: 252-419-6004 and leave a meSupport the show

The crossover event you didn't know you needed! 𝗠𝘆 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 on the Fun with Friends Podcast 𝗶𝘀 coach and nomad, Cheryl Woodhouse!⁣In this week's episode, Cheryl shares how she set up her business for consistency so she and her family can live the life they want. Cheryl's family of 5 went from living in a large house to living life on the road in their RV, and in this episode, we talk about how she did it!About My Guest:My name is Cheryl Woodhouse, and I'm the founder of Tactile Design Co. and the creator of Solo School.10 years ago I was struggling to attract and retain clients. After years of feast and famine trying to "build my list", I ended up homeless, clientless, and broke.Today I am celebrating my third six-figure year, growing my team, and celebrating multiple long-term client relationships.I have a bad website, no mailing list, and no social following, and this year I had made $125k by end of the Q3 - after spending almost a month on vacation.Connect with my Guest!Website: https://www.soloschool.ca/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheryl.woodhouseFollow the Fun with Friends Podcast!Instagram: @funwithfriendspodcastTwitter: @funfriendspod1Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wanderingcreativesJoin us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/wanderingcreativeBe sure to like, subscribe, rate, and review!Do you have questions or comments?   You can text or call us on our hotline: 252.419.6004, and we will include them on a future episode of the Podcast! CALL US AT: 252-419-6004 and leave a message.Support the show