Make What You Love with Katie Sabin

I was so happy to speak with today’s guest, Katie Sabin. Katie is a maker who got started on her creative journey after having her twins and realizing she wanted to create something for herself. Today she shares how she got started with her Etsy shop and how her husband helped her come up with her business name, Just Add Sunshine. We discuss imposter syndrome and how she struggled with identifying as a “creative” and “artist”. Like me, Katie feels most alive when making things with her hands. In fact, she’s made it a practice to spend time creating every single day because it helps her feel more like herself.

What’s in this episode:

• How Katie got her start on her creative journey after having her twins

• How she got started selling at craft shows

• Getting started with her Etsy shop

• How Katie and her husband came up with her business name

• Why she struggled to identify with being called a “creative” and an “artist”

• How Katie’s home is set up for her work

• Where she finds her inspiration for her work 

• How Katie and Amy met each other

• How she got into creating stickers

• What balance means to Katie and how she manages her role as a mom, wife and creator

• How exercise has helped Katie in all areas of her life 

• Where Katie wants to go next with her business

• How she crafts a life that she loves by surrounding herself with things and people that she loves and finding inspiration from things around her

• Katie’s advice for someone wanting to make their hobby a side business

• Her advice for staying positive during hard times 

About Katie:

Katie Sabin is a maker, a creator and owner of Just Add Sunshine Inc, a successful at-home Etsy shop that is filled with colorful signs and happy stickers. She is married to her high school sweetheart, a mom to four great kids, and an avid crafter. Katie loves bright colors, creating of any kind and filling her home with positive, uplifting messages.

Connect with Katie:
Etsy Shop | Facebook | Instagram

Links:
The Original ScrapBox (USE CODE: AMYTANGERINE for $100 off any furniture)
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
The Magnolia Story by Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines and Mark Dagostino 
Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff by Chip Gaines

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✨Your Brightest Year Yet! ✨ Workshop Announcement

Your plans, hopes and dreams matter. They are meaningful reminders of how you can craft a life you love. By creating space for your intentions, you begin the beautiful process of taking an idea and allowing for it to come to fruition. Embrace what’s ahead and allow yourself to let go of any negativity and self doubt. Live in greater alignment with your passions and purpose. How can you shine your brightest?

One of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves is to embrace our creativity. As you probably know, I love traveling around the world to spread ideas, positivity, and a love for all things paper-related. Unfortunately, I haven’t figured out a way to be everywhere at once (still working on that one) and many of you have been asking for a way to connect and create together on a deeper level. I’m here to let you know that the next best thing is right around the corner. 

Your Brightest Year Yet is a brand new workshop that has been a year in the making! It’s filled to the brim with crafty know-how for the ultimate 2020 glow-up. Let me be your creative coach for the first 6 weeks of the new year to lay the foundation for you to shine your brightest. In the online workshop, you'll create a vibrant traveler’s notebook using tried-and-true tips, tricks, and techniques from the comfort of your own crafting space, coffee shop or anywhere with good light and WiFi.

Through December 10th, we are offering Early Bird Pricing. Come grab your spot!

Also - If you're one of the first 20 to sign up - you'll also receive a special personalized notebook in the mail! We will open up the classroom with a warm welcome on December 20th and then the first lesson launches Jan 1, 2020.

Hope you'll join in on the fun as we embark on a fruitful new decade!

Creating Atomic Habits with James Clear

As 2020 is approaching, I thought today’s guest would be the perfect person to come on and chat about forming better habits that are aligned with who you want to become. I was joined by James Clear, author of Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones.  James and I discuss why he first became obsessed with habits and the best ways to set yourself up for success when creating new habits. He shares how social norms affect habits, the three core ideas of atomic habits and how to become an architect of your habits. 

What’s in this episode:

• How James got started as an author, writer and entrepreneur

• Why he became obsessed with habits

• How starting a business made him research how habits are made

• Looking at habits as an entry point, not an endpoint

• Giving yourself permission to show up, even if it’s in a small way

• Why you shouldn’t use time as an excuse for what you want

• What environment design or resetting the room is 

• Creating an environment that leads to the path of least resistance

• How social norms affect habits

• The three core ideas of Atomic Habits

• Becoming an architect of your habits rather than a victim

• Why your habits matter for embodying the identity of who you want to be

• How the greatest outcomes are often delayed

• Becoming comfortable with sharing your life

• How to break a bad habit

About James:

James Clear is an author and speaker focused on habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Entrepreneur, Time, and on CBS This Morning. His website receives millions of visitors each month and hundreds of thousands subscribe to his popular email newsletter at jamesclear.com.

Connect with James:
Website | Instagram | Facebook

Links:

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
TextExpander
A Manual for Living by Epictetus 
The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant
Clear Habits Journal Planner

I would love to hear from you! Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or on my website. If you enjoyed this podcast and you haven’t already, I’d like to encourage you to subscribe that way you won’t miss a single update. Craft a Life You Love by adopting better habits for a more creative, healthy, happy and productive life.

Thankful

From our house to yours, Happy Thanksgiving!

As we take time to pause and give thanks, I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you following along on this journey. Whether you are a quiet observer or someone who regularly responds to these emails and comments on my social media posts, I am grateful for you. If you're looking for sparks of inspiration and feel encouraged by the videos I make or the captions you read on Instagram, I hope you continue to find joy and confidence through creativity.

I made a little studio update video with no make up on and an apology for something that I thought needed to be addressed since I was trying something that just didn’t work out.

2020 planner update: The first batch of pre-orders for my 2020 planner collaboration with Archer and Olive sold out and the next batch is available for pre-order now and will start shipping on Dec 15. Get ready for your best year yet. There's more info in this video, and once I get mine in my hands, I will be sure to make another video with some more detailed shots. Use code AMY10 to get 10% off! You don't want to miss out, as they are limited edition! As always, thanks for your continued support and love!

DreamBox deal!

One of the ways I hope to connect with all of you more in the new year is by sharing even more behind the scenes of what happens in the studio. While projects are fun to see when finished, I think there's something pretty cool about seeing the process unfold. It can be messy at times, but I have found that I always learn the most by trying something new and fresh and if it doesn't turn out the way I expected, there are wonderful lessons that can be extracted. You win some, you learn some. 

It's been one year since the Dreambox totally transformed the studio and changed everything. (Video walk through is on my YouTube channel in case you missed it.) Getting organized never felt (or looked) so good. If you're in search of your own Dreambox, it's never been a better time to get one. The Original ScrapBox​ has some incredible Early Access deals!

If you order now, it'll arrive before Christmas and that's not even the best part... The first 500 people to purchase a DreamBox will receive a *free* Power Package. And as a bonus, if you use my link and codes (the more you spend, the more you save), I'm offering a free printable for your DreamBox organizer! All you have to do is reply to this email with a copy/screenshot of your receipt and we will send you the printable template! Easy peasy.

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