HOORAY! Check this out: That's the mural I painted and talked about in the previous "Road to Renegade" post. Russ (seated) made a structure that was curved and without overhead structure, so the light could fall on the mural evenly, and the appearance of a panorama could be better achieved.

If you'd like to try the products inspired by Joshua Tree, check them out here. Photo Notes: I many, many, many photos of Joshua Tree to include even a significant fraction here (at least a thousand). I have included some at random because Joshua Tree is pretty. If you would like...

“It’s kind of like if you mixed Fight Club with Breaking Bad, and then turned that dark storyline into Pushing Daisies,” is what I tell them. See, at the end of March 2013, I quit my job at The Oprah Winfrey Network to start my own soap company with my...

Everyone wants to hear stories where I've struggled through and not done well, so here you go. Two years ago, we didn't win the Martha Stewart American Made competition. I imagine you have one of two reactions to hearing that:

  "19 Days To Renegade LA" is what my mirror says in erasable ink. Every day, we march a little closer to The Big Weekend. What is "Renegade LA"? It's my shorthand for the Renegade Craft Fair, Los Angeles. It's the first in two back-to-back weekends of MAJOR craft fairs,...

Roxanne asked, "I have a hard time naming pets. How do you come up with product and subscription box names?" This question comes up a lot - how do we come up with names that are so fun and on-brand, when naming stuff is really hard? Well, we have a...

 There's a longer story here, but the short version is that we got a puppy yesterday and now we have a lot of puppy photos. This is Cheyenne (name pending): Here's a post of almost entirely puppy photos...

Or maybe not a stone… maybe that metaphor doesn’t work. I don’t know. It’s 4pm and I’m working on this doomed piece of blank screen so I can make my deadline for the blog post and publish it by 6am tomorrow. The irony: It is punching me in the face...

We believe in the importance and value of diligent work. Our business requires it and we're (usually) happy to roll up our sleeves, pull up our gloves, and get stuff done. These are quotes that inspire us as we do our work. If they also inspire you, we hope you...

Note: Ugh. I've gone back and forth about this post and whether I should even write it. I mean, how frazzlin' arrogant to call myself "a person of adventure." But Russ told me he was reflecting on how he saw me before we hooked up, and, he said I was...

Susan: How do you know when to go to bed at night when operating your own, handcrafted business? The Husband? The Dog? A smartphone alarm? Ah, the question about time management and life priorities… How we as business owners know when to stop working and get some rest. Benjamin Franklin...

He may not be everyone's idea of a hero, but he sure is mine.Why is Hunter S. Thompson my hero? No, it isn't his reckless lifestyle, ample consumption of bourbon and cigarettes, wildly enthusiastic use of fast vehicles and powerful firearms, or confusingly potentially-lethal quantity of mind-altering substances. Sure, those are...