Whether you’re brand new to bookkeeping or already knee-deep in the mess, you’ll find practical help here. Start with the step that fits where you are now, and build from there one doable win at a time.
Start with the basics of bookkeeping for a handmade business so you can stop guessing what to track, what matters, and what to do first.
Learn about expenses, inventory, cost of goods sold, reports, and the real-world bookkeeping messes handmade business owners run into.
Explore spreadsheets, trainings, and tools that help handmade business owners track their money and manage the bookkeeping side of the business more simply.
Bookkeeping gets more complicated in a handmade business because there’s more to track than most people realize.
You’re dealing with supplies, inventory, product costs, sales from different places, and all the little expenses nobody explains clearly. So if your bookkeeping feels messy, confusing, or way more complicated than it should, you’re not imagining it.
That’s exactly why The YarnyBookkeeper exists.
I’m Nancy, and I help handmade business owners understand what to track, what matters, and how to make sense of the bookkeeping side of the business without feeling lost every time bookkeeping or tax time comes up.
Here are the latest posts, tips, and resources to help handmade business owners understand their numbers, track their money, and make bookkeeping feel a little less overwhelming.
Just finished tax season and felt shocked by your bottom line? Money in, money out doesn’t have to be a guessing game. This post walks handmade business owners through how to recover after tax season, understand what’s really happening with their numbers, and build weekly money confidence going forward — without overwhelm.
You’ve been told to separate personal and business money… and then left to figure out the rest on your own. So makers guess, overthink, or avoid bookkeeping altogether. In this post, you’ll learn exactly what to track in your handmade business (and what you can safely ignore), so you can stop second-guessing your numbers and focus on the money that actually matters.
Is your bookkeeping system set up right for your handmade business? If bookkeeping still feels hard, the problem may be your setup—not your effort.
Real stories from handmade business owners who’ve used my resources, courses, and bookkeeping help.
