301 – Announcing National Bakers Crafters Makers Day – January 21 – A Day to Celebrate YOU!
I am so excited to make a very special announcement today. This week is dedicated to honoring all handmade product creators. AND, it leads up to the first-ever, formally registered National Bakers Crafters Makers Day!
That’s right, from now and into the future, every January 21 is officially a recognition day for bakers, crafters, and makers.
The Origin of National Bakers Crafters Makers Day
This idea came to me back in November. I thought about how you’d scrambled this past year (if you have a business) to have an online presence if you didn’t already – because that was the primary way you could sell given social distancing.
And as the holidays drew near, I saw you hustling to promote your products, make and fill order after order, and ensure that all the gifts arrived in time (especially given the crazy delivery delays we had).
Even with 2020 being so different, this hustle happens all the time. Because as makers, we give of ourselves, many times to the point of exhaustion (even sacrificing family time), so others can enjoy our top-quality handmade products.
I remember it all too well when I had my gift basket business …
… the backbreaking labor and last minute orders
… staying up into the wee hours of the morning (my dedicated employees at my side!)
We’d finally make it home and fall into bed, only to get up the next day and do it again!
The life of a maker is exhilarating, rewarding, exhausting, and wonderful – because you’re a giver. And I bet you’re like me and wouldn’t have it any other way.
Celebrating The Beauty You Bring To The World
All of this is what led me to the idea to celebrate the beauty you bring to the world.
And January is a perfect time. It’s when there’s a little time to rejuvenate and relax – even take some time for yourself for once. If you have a business, orders are back to a manageable flow and you can breathe again.
But seriously – look at what you’ve just done! All the love, talent, spirit, and heart you put into your creations are now out being enjoyed in the world. That’s an amazing thing!
Handmade Products Deserve Recognition
Handmade products go back to the stone ages when people used animal hides to cover and warm themselves. Remember seeing in history books and at museums how they formed tools out of stone and wood? All this for survival.
As the centuries moved on, handmade products were the foundation forming the comfortable life we experience today. Small villages of crafters made garments for warmth, jewelry for adornment, and tools of all kinds to make tasks easier.
They used creativity to make food taste good (and look so appetizing!). They also produced oils and lotions for healing, pottery for cooking, painting, woodworking, needlework, and so many other things!
As our culture has advanced, these activities have remained and continue to be expressions of individuality. Their creation brings us joy and is good for the soul.
So, we should celebrate this history and celebrate you too!
Whether you do this for self-fulfillment, or as a part- or full-time business – I want to recognize you by honoring you on the new National Bakers Crafters Makers Day – January 21.
How To Celebrate
Need some ideas to help you celebrate and lift up your fellow makers?
- Call a friend who makes something handmade as a hobby and tell her how much you like their creations. A compliment goes a long way and warms both your hearts.
- Shop handmade when you can. When you have a gift to give, think of friends who are handmade product creators. Purchasing something handmade means it’s one of a kind and will be all the more special for its uniqueness.
- Purchase items from small businesses that make their own products. There is a family behind the logo who relies on this income for part or all of their needs.
- Support each other. If you’re a maker, support another maker through purchasing their product or just reaching out to tell them they’ve inspired you or motivated you to do something you’ve never thought of before.
- Highlight each other. If you’re part of a group, like a quilting guild, do something special to highlight each other. Or start a special charity project offered on behalf of your organization to pay it forward.
- Learn about handmade creations. If you’re a teacher, dedicate an art session to learning and understanding the role handmade creations play in our history and lives today.
- Celebrate yourself. As a handmade maker, do something special for yourself. Maybe actually USE your product that you work so hard for others to enjoy.
What other ways can you think of to celebrate? Share your ideas in the comments below!
Celebrate With Us In The Gift Biz Breeze
The first National Bakers Crafters Makers Day will be celebrated in a very special way this year inside my Facebook Group – Gift Biz Breeze.
Please join us if you aren’t a member already! It’s 100% free. Just go to GiftBizUnwrapped.com/GiftBizBreeze to sign up.
It’s a positive, upbeat, and active community of handmade makers – including handmade product business owners as well as hobbyists thinking of starting a business around their craft.
What’s In Store For The Day?
Inside the group, you’ll find all the information about what’s in store for the day, including …
- a Live Party from 11:30-12:30 CST on January 21 (don’t worry if you don’t make it, there will be a replay of the party)
- Prizes and gifts being won all day long – including books, handmade products, business building courses, and coaching sessions. All for you to win and celebrate you as a handmade creator!
I truly hope you will join me in celebrating YOU this week and specifically on National Bakers Crafters Makers Day. Please share this with your friends, too!
Proudly Display Your Maker Badge
Visit GiftBizUnwrapped.com/NationalDay to find:
- all the information about National Bakers Crafters Makers Day
- FREE social media badges you can download to highlight yourself and spread the word. Use them as is or add them to posts you create that include products. (Isn’t it nice to have new ideas for social media posts? Here you go!)
Don’t forget to post how you’ll celebrate the day. When you do – tag me on Instagram @giftbizunwrapped and use the hashtag #nationalbakerscraftersmakersday. I’ll share your post, too. A fabulous way to spread the word and pay it forward!
TLDR Action Items
There’s a lot of info on this page, so here’s a quick summary to make it easy:
- Join Gift Biz Breeze (if you’re not a member already) to register to win prizes and be part of our live party
- Get & Share Your Maker Badge. Go to GiftBizUnwrapped.com/NationalDay to download a Maker Badge (or badges – there are 5 to choose from) and post on social. Tag me at @giftbizunwrapped so I can share it further to get more eyes on you!
Making a product comes from the soul. It involves reflection, passion and skill. And the final result provides happiness for both the creator – being you – and the recipient. This is something our world needs and continually seeks.
January 21 – National Bakers Crafters Makers Day – A day in honor of and celebrating YOU!
National Bakers Crafters Makers Day Links
Website | Join GiftBizBreeze Group | Gift Biz Unwrapped Instagram
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Transcript
Welcome to gift biz unwrapped,
Speaker:a super special episode,
Speaker:number 301.
Speaker:So here you go.
Speaker:Your very own special day,
Speaker:January 21st national bakers crafters maker's day Attention gifters bakers,
Speaker:crafters, and makers pursuing your dream can be fun.
Speaker:Whether you have an established business or looking to start one.
Speaker:Now you are in the right place.
Speaker:This is gift to biz unwrapped,
Speaker:helping you turn your skill into a flourishing business.
Speaker:Join us for an episode,
Speaker:packed full of invaluable guidance,
Speaker:resources, and the support you need to grow.
Speaker:Your gift biz.
Speaker:Here is your host gift biz gal Sue moon Heights.
Speaker:Hi there,
Speaker:it's Sue and welcome To a very special edition of the
Speaker:podcast. If this is your first time listening,
Speaker:you've picked a great day to join in because this week
Speaker:we're celebrating you.
Speaker:If you make handmade products for fun,
Speaker:perhaps for your own use and to give to friends as
Speaker:gifts, we're celebrating you.
Speaker:If you make handmade products as a source of income,
Speaker:whether it's a sideline activity for supplemental family money or as
Speaker:a full-time business,
Speaker:we're celebrating you too.
Speaker:It's a week honoring all handmade product creators leading up to
Speaker:the first ever formally registered national bakers crafters maker's day from
Speaker:now into the future recognized on January 21st,
Speaker:I came upon this idea back in November,
Speaker:I reflected on how,
Speaker:if you own a business,
Speaker:you scrambled this past year to have an online presence.
Speaker:If you didn't already,
Speaker:because that was the primary way you could sell given social
Speaker:distancing. And as the holidays drew near,
Speaker:I saw you hustling to promote your products,
Speaker:make and fill order after order and ensure that all the
Speaker:gifts arrived in time.
Speaker:Given the crazy delivery delays we had,
Speaker:even with last year,
Speaker:being different.
Speaker:This hustle happens all the time as makers.
Speaker:We continually give of ourselves many times to the point of
Speaker:exhaustion, and let's be honest,
Speaker:sacrificing family time so that others can enjoy our top quality
Speaker:handmade products.
Speaker:I remember this all too well when I had my gift
Speaker:basket business,
Speaker:the backbreaking labor,
Speaker:and last minute orders staying up into the wee hours of
Speaker:the morning,
Speaker:my dedicated employees,
Speaker:right by my side,
Speaker:we'd finally make it home and fall into bed only to
Speaker:get up the next day and do it again.
Speaker:It's exhilarating,
Speaker:rewarding, exhausting,
Speaker:and wonderful the life of a maker because you're a giver.
Speaker:And I bet you're like me and wouldn't have it any
Speaker:other way.
Speaker:This led me to the idea that we need to celebrate
Speaker:the beauty you bring to the world in January,
Speaker:when there's time to rejuvenate and relax some space to take
Speaker:some time for yourself for once.
Speaker:If you have a business orders are back to a more
Speaker:manageable flow and you can breathe again,
Speaker:look at what you've just done.
Speaker:All the love,
Speaker:talent, spirit,
Speaker:and heart you put into your creations are now out.
Speaker:Being enjoyed in the world.
Speaker:That's an amazing thing.
Speaker:Handmade products.
Speaker:Gosh, if you think about it,
Speaker:they go back to the stone ages.
Speaker:When people used to use animal hide to cover and warm
Speaker:themselves and remember a scene in history books.
Speaker:And when you visit museums,
Speaker:how they formed tools out of stone and wood,
Speaker:all this for survival.
Speaker:As the centuries,
Speaker:moved on handmade products were the foundation forming the comfortable life
Speaker:we experienced today.
Speaker:Small villages of crafters made garments for warmth,
Speaker:Juul refer dormant and tools of all kinds to make tasks
Speaker:easier. They used creativity to make food taste good and look
Speaker:so appetizing.
Speaker:They also produced oils and lotions for healing,
Speaker:pottery for cooking and painting,
Speaker:woodworking needlework.
Speaker:So many things as our culture advanced these activities have remained
Speaker:and continued to be expressions of individuality.
Speaker:Their creation brings us joy and is so good for our
Speaker:soul. So based on all this reflection,
Speaker:I decided that we should celebrate this history and celebrate you
Speaker:too. As I said in the beginning,
Speaker:whether you do this for self fulfillment and fun,
Speaker:or as a business,
Speaker:I want to recognize you and honor you on the new
Speaker:national bakers crafters maker's day celebrated on January 21st.
Speaker:Here are some ways that you can recognize and lift up
Speaker:your fellow makers.
Speaker:First call a friend who makes something handmade as a hobby
Speaker:and tell her how much you like her creations.
Speaker:A compliment goes a long way and will warm both of
Speaker:your hearts.
Speaker:Second, think of friends who are handmade product creators.
Speaker:When you have a gift to give purchasing something handmade means
Speaker:it's one of a kind and we'll be all the more
Speaker:special for its uniqueness.
Speaker:A third way would be to purchase items from small businesses
Speaker:that make their own products.
Speaker:You know,
Speaker:there's a family behind every logo who relies on this income
Speaker:for part or all of their needs.
Speaker:A fourth way to celebrate is if you're a maker,
Speaker:support another maker through purchasing their product or reaching out to
Speaker:tell them that they've inspired you or motivated you to do
Speaker:something that you've never thought of before five,
Speaker:if you're part of it,
Speaker:the group like a quilting Guild or a sewing circle,
Speaker:do something special to highlight each other or start a charity
Speaker:project offered on behalf of your organization to pay it forward.
Speaker:Number six,
Speaker:if you're a teacher dedicated an art session to learning and
Speaker:understanding the role handmade creations play in our history and lives
Speaker:today, and finally,
Speaker:as a handmade product maker,
Speaker:do something special for yourself to maybe actually use your product
Speaker:that you work so hard for others to enjoy.
Speaker:And I'm sure you can think of a number of other
Speaker:ways you can highlight and support your fellow product makers.
Speaker:These ideas are just to get you started.
Speaker:The first national bakers crafters makers day will be celebrated in
Speaker:a very special way this year inside my Facebook group,
Speaker:gift biz breeze.
Speaker:You're welcome to join us there.
Speaker:If you aren't a member already it's free and just go
Speaker:to gift biz on wrapped.com
Speaker:forward slash gift biz breeze to get in.
Speaker:Or of course you can go over to Facebook and just
Speaker:search for gifts is breeze.
Speaker:And you'll find the group right there.
Speaker:It's a community of handmade makers,
Speaker:including both handmade product,
Speaker:business owners and hobbyists or women thinking of starting a business
Speaker:around their craft there,
Speaker:you'll see all the information about what I have in store
Speaker:for our very special day.
Speaker:We're doing a live party from 1130 to 1230 central standard
Speaker:time, but don't worry if you can't make it,
Speaker:you won't miss out.
Speaker:There'll be a replay of the party,
Speaker:but also prizes and gifts being one all day long.
Speaker:This includes books,
Speaker:handmade products,
Speaker:business building courses,
Speaker:and coaching sessions,
Speaker:all for you to win,
Speaker:to celebrate you as a handmade creator.
Speaker:I so hope you join me in celebrating all through this
Speaker:week, but especially on national bakers,
Speaker:crafters and makers stay share this with your friends too.
Speaker:If you go to gift biz on wrap.com
Speaker:forward slash national day,
Speaker:you'll find all the information I just covered along with free
Speaker:social media badges that you can download to highlight that you
Speaker:are recognizing this day and spread the word.
Speaker:You can use these as they are,
Speaker:or add them to other posts that you create that also
Speaker:include your products.
Speaker:Isn't it nice to have new ideas for social media posting?
Speaker:Well, here you go.
Speaker:Post ways.
Speaker:You're celebrating the day.
Speaker:And when you do tag me on Instagram at gift biz
Speaker:unwrapped and use the hashtag national bakers crafters maker's day.
Speaker:An easy way to remember this is alphabetical bakers,
Speaker:crafters makers.
Speaker:So national bakers,
Speaker:crafters makers day.
Speaker:That way I can see and share your post to a
Speaker:fabulous way to spread the word and again,
Speaker:pay it forward.
Speaker:In summary.
Speaker:Here are your action steps to join me in celebrating you
Speaker:on our new special day one,
Speaker:go over and join gift biz breeze.
Speaker:If you're not part of the group already so that you
Speaker:can register to win prizes and be part of our live
Speaker:party. And second,
Speaker:go to gift biz,
Speaker:unwrapped.com forward slash national day,
Speaker:and download whichever badge or badges you like.
Speaker:There are five different choices for you there and post on
Speaker:social. Then tag me so that I can share it further
Speaker:to get more eyes on you.
Speaker:Making a product comes from the soul.
Speaker:It involves reflection,
Speaker:passion, and skill.
Speaker:And the final result provides happiness for both the creator that's
Speaker:you and the recipient.
Speaker:This is something our world needs and continually seeks.
Speaker:And I am so impressed that you are the one who
Speaker:provides this to us.
Speaker:So here you go.
Speaker:Your very own special day,
Speaker:January 21st national bakers crafters maker's day,
Speaker:a day in honor,