Desperate Artwives is the baby of conceptual artist and mother of two Amy Dignam. It’s a fresh, creative and inspiring initiative that can do a lot of good to those who participate.
Amy graduated from Central St Martin in 2005. Dictated by the need to support herself financially and by the fact that job prospects for conceptual artists are not exactly flourishing, Amy ended up having to take up a job that is not even remotely near her artistic ambitions. A few years on and Amy is now married, has two gorgeous …

There are some times when being a mum blogger is brilliant. It was a rainy day, all three children were full of coughs and colds so no-one had gone to school. I was so pleased when a couple of samples came in the post.
Plasticine is a great toy and DD makes some fab little models from it, but just imagine if you could mould chocolate in the same way. That’s just what the inventors of Magic Choc have created. For £4.99 you get a packet with milk, dark and white …

Becky Goddard-Hill is the author of How to afford time off with your baby – 101 ways to ease the financial strain (Vermilion 2009.) She runs a popular blog called Baby Budgeting which is filled with posts, reviews and competitions all to aid the budgeting parent. She is also a humanistic psychotherapist and has worked as a child development trainer for social services. For the past 6 years Becky had been a SAHM on a very low budget.  She shares her list of fun things to do with little ones …

If you’re looking for something to do while all your pre-schooler’s activities are closed for the summer, why not get creative. Butlins has launched its search for the artists of the future with the first ever Toddler Art Prize, a prestigious competition, with a prize fund totalling £10,000, that aims to find Britain’s leading contemporary artists aged four and under.

MISI (“Make It Sell It”)  an innovative online craft marketplace. Since its launch MISI has grown phenomenally and today the site has over 3000 sellers and is now generating over 75000 visitors a month.
 
MISI’s mission is to challenge the role of the high street by introducing the people who buy directly to the people who make. It is the brainchild of keen crafter, web developer and young Mother of two Emma Hogg. Emma explains, “I have always had a great passion for British crafts. We are constantly being told by the …

In the midst of a recession, regular mum Lisa is making a success of her baby casting business.
After huge success with 3d castings and kits, Borrowed Moments Baby Casting Kits & Keepsakes of Torpoint is now launching new 2d clay impressions which capture your baby’s hands or feet in another beautiful and unique way. Lisa is also opening a new shop area at the studio so customers can see the range of keepsakes on offer before they decide what to buy.
Lisa’s business inspiration happened when she wanted to create some casts of her …

Name of Business: Samigail’s Handmade Personalised Gifts
Your Name and Age: Fiona Morris, aged 36
Tell us about your family: I have a very supportive husband and 2 gorgeous children – a son who is nearly 6 and a daughter who is counting sleeps until her 4th birthday! We live in Solihull, West Midlands
What did you do before coming up with your business idea and how was it making the transition?
Immediately prior to running my own business I was a stay at home mum. After having baby number 2 I didn’t go …

 
 
 
Women who enjoy spending their leisure time crafting would prefer to stay home and work from the kitchen table turning their hobby into a home business, according to research carried by bead supply company epbeads.co.uk in preparation of the for the launch of a new internet craft magazine, ibeadmag.com Response to a recent survey carried out by epbeads.co.uk suggests most women who enjoy beading and making jewellery, one of the fastest growing hobbies in the UK, would love to work at something they love and are passionate about; ideally running a …

Check out this article from Enterprise Nation, listing their recommendations for the top 5 sites where you can list handmade items for sale.