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Between carrier rates, duties, taxes, and brokerage fees, a small US business might end up asking their Canadian customers to pay more to ship to Canada that the cost of the actual item. This is very frustrating because I love doing business with my fellow Canadians. Years ago I mailed a fun little $15.00 wooden reindeer housewarming gift from Vermont to my sister in Toronto and she was slapped with an $81.00 brokerage fee! This was incredibly embarrassing and had I known this was going to happen, I would have waited and brought it with me next time I visited. ...

When you purchase a factory manufactured product online, chances are you already know what it looks like because you've seen it in the stores. But when you purchase handmade online from a handcrafter, it can be a little more challenging to figure out what you are getting. According to BigCommerce, the words "handcrafted" and "homemade" can also be confusing https://www.bigcommerce.com/ecommerce-answers/how-define-handmade-items/. Before you buy, either online or at a craft show, make sure you ask questions.   Here are five tips on what to look for: 1. Lots of photos, both inside and out. When you see lots of photos, you know...

Inspiration for my handbag colors comes from almost anywhere. It is easy to be inspired by the Vermont landscape because it offers spectacular color year-round, but lately, my thoughts are drifting to the southwest - rodeos, ranches, beautiful horses, and gorgeous golds, oranges, turquoise, and browns.  Over the next few weeks, I'll be introducing some new bags that were inspired by the colors of the southwest and I hope you'll enjoy them as much as I did making them.  Until then, Wendy