Helping handmade, creative and craft business owners learn to handle their bookkeeping, one step at a time!
Helping handmade, creative and craft business owners learn to handle their bookkeeping, one step at a time!
CAREER BOOKKEEPER & HANDMADE BUSINESS OWNER TURNED HANDMADE BUSINESS BOOKKEEPING COACH
For over 30 years, I lived in the world of debits, credits, spreadsheets, and bookkeeping software - working as a career bookkeeper for small businesses, crunching numbers behind the scenes.
But a few years back, something shifted.
I started my own handmade business (Fanciful Things, LLC), thinking, "I've got this in the bag--I'm a bookkeeper!"
But guess what? Juggling materials and finished Items inventory, pricing handmade goods, and navigating taxes as a maker felt wildly different than what I was used to.
There was NO clear roadmap --and I realized if I was struggling, others had to be drowning.
That's when the lightbulb went off:
💡Creative, crafty business owners didn't need just another accountant -- they needed someone who got them. Someone who understood both the maker's messy middle and the numbers game.💡
So I combined my two worlds -- and became a bookkeeping coach for handmade, creative, and craft biz owners.
Now, I help amazing makers and designers untangle their books, understand their numbers, and FINALLY feel confident about what's happening behind the scenes of their business.
✨If you're a creative who wants to feel in control of your business finances (without feeling like you're drowning in spreadsheets or stuck in the learning curve of software) -- I've got you!
Poke around and get started with the basics below and if you have questions, contact me and I'll point you in the right direction.
A 6-part course that helps you say goodbye to the day when your bookkeeping and finances felt like a baffling puzzle, and HELLO to taking charge of your business’s finances.
Want a powerful handmade businesses bookkeeping spreadsheet system, that’s easy to use, makes tax time so much easier, and doesn’t require spending hours with a calculator BEFORE you can even get a monthly total? Do you want a spreadsheet system mainly because you aren’t quite ready to use real bookkeeping software?
For $250 per year/$25 per month, you can gain access to every free and paid bookkeeping course I've ever done, plus have access to any new trainings as they become available.
I've had the pleasure of working with hundreds of handmade business owners just like you. Here's what a few of them had to say about my courses & resources ....
You love the feel of yarn ---- and creating beautiful things.
What you don't love is the bookkeeping aspect of your handmade, creative, craft or yarn business.
Here, you'll find ways to make bookkeeping simpler and more understandable so you can spend more time doing what you love, and less time stressing about numbers, spreadsheets, and taxes.
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In the world of handmade business, keeping track of every penny is vital for success. But fear not, fellow artisans! With our easy-to-use handmade business bookkeeping spreadsheet system, you’ll sail through financial management like a pro. Say goodbye to the stress of guesswork and hello to clarity and confidence!