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Discover how macrame can help busy mothers nurture their creativity and find mindfulness in the chaos of motherhood.

Motherhood and Macrame: Finding Creativity in the Chaos

Creativity

As you may already know if you follow me for a while, I love trends! Christmas is a crucial season for your small creative business. It provides a golden opportunity to boost sales and showcase your creative and unique products. Staying updated with the latest trends ensures that your offerings are relevant and appealing. This […]

Top Christmas Trends 2024 for Small Creative Businesses

Business advice

Relocating to a new country can be daunting, but for my husband and I, it’s a journey we’ve embraced wholeheartedly over the years. From 2004 to 2013, we lived and worked in six different countries, revelling in immersing ourselves in new cultures, experiences, and, adventures. However, this time, our move from the UK to Sweden […]

Embracing Change: Our Family’s Journey from the UK to Sweden

Macrame

Discover the transformative power of supportive communities. Explore seven ways creative businesses thrive in supportive communities.

7 Ways Creative Businesses Thrive in Supportive Communities

Creative business

women on a creative meetup

Isabella will take you on a journey exploring the power of email marketing and share tips on how to create a successful campaign that will help your small business thrive.

Building and Nurturing a Mailing list

Creative business

Isabella Strambio shares a guide showing 11 ways you can make money from your art.

11 ways to make money from your craft

Creative business

Isabella Strambio invites Mindfulness Facilitator Paola Pani to share her top tips on how to awaken your creativity.

How to Awaken your Creativity

Creativity

Many of my students that join my 12-week group program ‘From Creative Overwhelm to Business Success‘ struggle to decide on a name for their creative business. A bit like naming a baby, you want to make sure to get it right! Today I want to share my top tips on how to pick a timeless […]

How to name your creative business

Creative business

Isabella Strambio bio picture for her book

I am so excited to introduce you to the ultimate Macrame Community Christmas Guide 2022 for art & craft lovers. The guide offers a collection of stunning macrame DIY KITS, home decor, Christmas decorations and stocking fillers to treat yourself and the people that you love.  Unique gifts that fit every budget, taste & style […]

Macrame Community Christmas Guide 2022

Macrame

Macrame Gift Guide with a white macrame stocking by Isabella Strambio

October 2022- The reality is that we are going through a challenging time, we have been for the past few years and it seems like it is not ending anytime soon. It’s easy to get caught up in the media’s negative narrative and forget how well you have done in the past 3 years. I […]

5 ways you can thrive in a time of uncertainty

Macrame

Isabella macrame cabin at Goodwood Revival 2022