As many small biz owners have noticed by now, most selling platforms protect the buyers but don’t seem to be too bothered about the sellers. If any conflict arises, the platform will side with the buyer, making sure they are refunded, usually without even investigating … Continue reading On Selling Platforms
The starting point for Kindred Handmade was on this beach in Estepona. Last year when the first lockdown started I was visiting family in Spain and couldn’t leave for 4 months: all flights got grounded, all travel suspended. For 2 months we weren’t able to … Continue reading Where did my business start
It’s really important to me that everything I ship is pretty but also eco. So I use mainly recycled, reclaimed and reused materials, but make sure they’re pretty and that the result looks beautiful. In this pic you can see fabric that was handed on … Continue reading Wrapping and Packaging
I don’t currently have a day job – my main job is being a mum to a toddler and my 2nd job is Kindred Handmade. In a previous life though I was a cafe manager! This is a pic I took at the fabulous Cafe Coco … Continue reading Jobs
With this title you might be expecting a pic of me working on my art, but when I think “hands on” what pops into my mind is my allotment. We first got it in 2018 when my daughter was just a few months old, and … Continue reading Hands On
Kindred Handmade *is* my 2020 silver lining! I have always been a creative and made things, and for a long time I was thinking “I could open and Estsy shop” but never actually got to do it until last year. In a time of loss, … Continue reading Silver Linings
The colout of the background can make such a huge difference when you’re presenting your work! I’ve been taking new pics of the sea glass pieces and I decided that a blue background is what works better: it recalls the colours of the sea and … Continue reading Colour
I think that in any portrait, the part that’s going to make it or break it are the eyes. The person is there, their character, their story, their feeling, who they are. So if the eyes aren’t right, nothing is going to be. When painting … Continue reading Process
Of all the things in my shop, these 2 poppy paintings are the ones that I made first, 2 or 3 years ago. They were originally a set of 3 but one has found a new home! These 2 are still available though 😊 If … Continue reading From the Archive
These pics were sent to me by Oana who has bought this little cat painting from me in January! I think it looks beautiful in her living room! 😍 What do you think? If you’d like one of my little acrylic paintings follow the link to … Continue reading Art In Use
Kindred Handmade by Jo 