The Journey of a Small Craft Business
Make It Mafia Business Training The Journey of a Small Craft Business From friends and family sales to a full-time, repeatable B2B business. Download the Free Journey PDF Most successful...
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The Journey of a Small Craft Business
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March Master It Zoom Call Replay (Mostly)
If you missed this month’s zoom call, you missed us taking a deep dive into the world of Canva to show you exactly how to level up your business visuals...
Kimberly VanHuizen |
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The Vault: Slate Coaster Masterclass (Full Uncut Workshop)
The YouTube video is great for the highlights, but we wanted to give the Mafia the raw, uncut footage. No fancy edits, more ramblings and repeating each other. This is...
Kimberly VanHuizen |
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The $45 Slate Secret: How to Turn Stone into High-Profit Laser Gifts
Category: Maker Tips / Business Growth Estimated Read Time: 6 minutes They say you can’t squeeze blood out of a stone. At Kim and Garrett Make It, we like to...
Kimberly VanHuizen |
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Elegant Bunny Door Hanger TCT
Happy Test Cut Tuesday! Spring is officially on the horizon, which means Easter is right at our doorstep. To get ahead of the season, we’ve just put the new Elegant...
Kimberly VanHuizen |
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Welcome Home to The Makerplace!
First things first: Thank you! Whether you have been with the make it mafia since day one or you just found us, we are beyond thrilled to have you here in...
Kimberly VanHuizen |
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🍺 New Files Alert: 24 Snarky Coaster Designs!
What Is Up, Mafia?!? We just dropped two brand-new sets of Snarky Typographic Coaster Designs in the shop! Whether you’re looking to stock up for your next craft fair or...
Kimberly VanHuizen |
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🎬 CapCut Training Replay (Master It Exclusive)
We pulled just the CapCut portion from last week’s Master It Zoom and posted it as a standalone replay so you can jump straight into the good stuff. In this...
Kimberly VanHuizen |
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🎨 DIY Porch Leaners That Sell: How We Turn $15 in Materials Into $100 Craft Show Profits
When it comes to craft show projects that make money, few things stop traffic like a tall, colorful porch leaner. These statement pieces are bold, customizable, and incredibly profitable for...
Garrett VanHuizen |
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25 Product Ideas for Your Craft Show Booth
When you think about adding “smalls” to your booth — items that are quick to make, affordable, and irresistible for impulse buyers — the xTool F2 Ultra opens up a...
Garrett VanHuizen |
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How to Make a Laser Cut Haunted Mirror with UV Printing and LED Lights
Halloween is the perfect time to get creative with your laser cutter and UV printer. This year, we finally made a project that’s been haunting our idea list for years:...
Garrett VanHuizen |
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🪵🎃 5 Spooky Paint Techniques to Transform Your Halloween Signs
Looking to take your Halloween porch décor from ordinary to bone chillingly extraordinary? This year we built a haunted “Asylum for the Insane” hanging porch sign and gave it a...
Garrett VanHuizen |
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5 Surprising Materials You Can Laser Cut and Engrave with a CO2 Laser
When most people think of laser cutting, they picture wood, acrylic, or maybe leather. But your CO2 laser can handle so much more! In our latest test, we fired up...
Garrett VanHuizen |
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How We Made 300 RFID Prize Pins in 2 Hours for Next Level Laser Conference
If you’ve ever been to a laser crafting conference like the Next Level Laser Conference, you know swap pins are a BIG deal. Makers bring custom pins to trade, collect,...
Garrett VanHuizen |
