Running a handmade business comes with a lot more than making beautiful things and hoping the numbers behave themselves.
There are receipts to track, expenses to sort, inventory questions to untangle, sales tax questions that pop up at the worst possible time, and that nagging feeling that your bookkeeping probably needs attention… even if you’d rather be doing literally anything else.
That’s why I created the Free Handmade Business Bookkeeping Community.
It’s a simple, practical space for handmade, craft, and creative business owners who want help figuring out what they actually need to do with the money side of their business — without turning bookkeeping into another giant job.
No shame.
No fancy accounting lectures.
No “just hire someone” nonsense.
Just practical, plain-English bookkeeping help for handmade business owners — the kind that goes a little further than “track your income and expenses and call it good.”
This community is for you if…
You sell handmade products, patterns, designs, or creative goods and you want to know what you actually need to do with the bookkeeping side of your business — and whether you’re doing it right — without getting buried in bookkeeping jargon.
Inside the community, you can ask questions when you’re stuck and get practical help with things like:
- tracking business income and expenses
- understanding what counts as a business expense
- sorting out inventory and cost of goods sold
- getting ready for tax time before the panic sets in
- making sense of reports, categories, and bookkeeping basics
- building a simple routine you can actually keep up with
You don’t need to have everything figured out before you join.
In fact, that’s kind of the point.f the point.
What you’ll find inside
Inside, you’ll find simple bookkeeping prompts and reminders to help you keep up with the money side of your business before it turns into a six-month catch-up project, plus practical tips and conversations about the bookkeeping stuff that comes up when you actually make and sell things.
You’ll also find Free Maker Resources — worksheets, calculators, guides, and other tools you can grab when you need help sorting something out, instead of digging through the entire internet while the money side of your handmade business starts feeling like a tangled ball of yarn.
Why I made this
A lot of handmade business advice focuses on selling more, posting more, launching more, and doing more.
And yes, sales matter.
But selling more does not automatically mean you’re keeping more.
If the bookkeeping side is a mess, it gets really hard to know what’s working, what’s costing you money, and whether your business is actually making a profit.
This community gives you a place to understand what’s going on with your money, figure out what needs your attention, and know what to do next — one small step at a time.
Join the free community
Come ask the question, find the help you need, and stop trying to figure out every bookkeeping problem on your own.
The community is a private, non-Facebook group hosted on Heartbeat. Click the button below and you’ll be taken to the community page where you can finish joining.
A quick note
This is a free community created by The YarnyBookkeeper for handmade business owners who want practical bookkeeping help in plain English.
It is not a replacement for personalized tax, legal, or accounting advice, but it is a place to learn, ask questions, and get practical help understanding what you actually need to do with the money side of your business.
If you'd rather be working with yarn, fabric, paint or clay than deal with a pile of receipts or bookkeeping spreadsheets, you're in the right place.
I help you get a handle on your numbers, make sense of what's coming in and going out, and actually feel confident running your business -- without accountant-speak or guilt.
👉 Want help figuring out your bookkeeping (without overcomplicating it)? Join the Free Handmade Business Bookkeeping community.
I am a coach/educator, not your bookkeeper or CPA. This information is for educational purposes, NOT financial or tax advice.
Full Disclosure - How I use AI
I use AI to create blog post images, because it produces better maker specific images than I can find after spending hours searching through Canva and other places.
I write ALL of my own blog posts (sales pages, etc.), but I do run the draft through AI to make sure it's clear (and so I don't get too wordy or go off on a tangent!).
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