Welcome to the handmade business resources library, created specifically for handmade, creative, and craft business owners who want simple, friendly support with pricing, bookkeeping, taxes, and business planning. Here you’ll find everything from free calculators and ebooks to full courses, workshops, and systems — all designed to help you understand your numbers, grow your profit, and run your business with confidence and clarity.
Explore the Handmade Business Resources Library (and yes, there’s a lot of things here!)
Grab what you need (or grab them all).
Start Here – Most Popular Freebies
Best first steps if you’re brand new or feeling overwhelmed.
Handmade Product Pricing & Cost of Goods Sold Calculator
Figure out what it really costs to make your products.
Materials + time + overhead + profit –>all in one simple calculator
Fair Wage Calculator
Stop guessing your hourly rate.
Finally understand what you should actually be paying yourself.
5-Bucket Expense Sorter
Learn to organize your expenses in minutes.
Perfect for making tax season way less chaotic.
Inventory + COGS for Handmade Businesses: Start Here (Your January Reset) Round-up
New posts on the blog
- How to Track Materials Inventory for a Handmade Business (Without Losing Your Mind) – Especially If You’re Using Spreadsheets
- What is Inventory? (And Why It Matters) for Handmade Businesses
- Inventory + COGS for Handmade Businesses-Start Here (Your January Reset )
- Do You Really Need 15 Spreadsheets in Your Handmade Business?
- A Handmade Business Spreadsheet Bookkeeping System That Makes Tax Time So Much Easier
Maker Calculators & Tools
Quick wins that save time, stress, and money.
Handmade Product Pricing & Cost of Goods Sold Calculator
Know your TRUE costs so you can price confidently
Fair Wage Calculator
Calculate a fair hourly wage for your handmade work.
Pattern Pricing Calculator
Get clarity on pricing your crochet, knit, sewing, or digital patterns the right way.
Free eBooks, Workbooks, and Checklists for Makers
Friendly guides written in “maker language” — not accountant robot language.
Business Use of Home Worksheet
Craft from the couch, kitchen table, or that one chair the dog/cat swears is his? This worksheet shows you what it really costs to run your handmade business from home — so you can stop using made-up multipliers, and start pricing like the smart, scrappy maker you are.
Craft Fair/Market Evaluation Workbook
Ever pack up after a craft fair wondering, “Was that even worth my time?”
IRS-Ready Checklist
A simple checklist to help you gather what the IRS actually cares about — in plain maker language, because tax season doesn’t need to feel like a horror flick.
Bookkeeping: The Secret Sauce
A down & dirty 76-page guide to understanding bookkeeping and taxes for your handmade, creative, or craft business.
Accounting Speak for Your Handmade Biz
Navigating financial and accounting jargon in your handmade business can be as tricky as crafting intricate designs. Finally understand all those weird accounting terms without the headache.
Tax Deductions for Handmade Biz
Tax deductions are business expenses that you can subtract from your TOTAL taxable business income on your Schedule C (U.S.)/T2125 (Canada) form, this reduces the amount of tax you owe when that amount flows over to your personal tax return.
5-Bucket Expense Sorter
Learn to organize your expenses in minutes
Perfect for making tax season way less chaotic
Free Webinars & Mini-Trainings
Deep-dive help, zero overwhelm. Grab a coffee and enjoy. Learn the things other coaches aren’t talking about.
Avoid These 10 Handmade Business Myths
The biggest misconceptions makers fall for — and what to do instead. For when your brain is full of half-true advice, conflicting tips, and random crap you saw on YouTube… and now you don’t know which way is up.
Bookkeeping for Pattern Designers
COMING IN 2026
Learn about the bookkeeping challenges pattern designers face and how to handle them in this free training.
When Do I Finally Get to Pay Myself?
COMING IN 2026
Understand profit, owner pay, and what it takes to actually earn a paycheck.
Self-Employment Tax Explained
COMING IN 2026
What it is, how it works, and how to plan for it — in plain maker-friendly English.
Level Up Your Business – Paid Tools & Programs
For makers ready to go deeper with bookkeeping, pricing & handmade business money confidence. If you’re ready for bigger wins, these step-by-step guides, courses, and systems will help you grow with confidence.
Sales Tax Guide for Handmade, Creative & Craft Business Owners
Sales tax doesn’t have to make your brain explode.
This 28-page guide explains what you need to collect, when, where, and how — in simple maker friendly language.
Bookkeeping Starter Series (Course)
A 4-part maker friendly “bookkeeping for beginners” course.
Perfect if you’re band new, overwhelmed, or finally ready to understand your numbers without crying into your yarn.
Handmade Business Bookkeeping Breakthroughs (Course)
Completed the Bookkeeping Starter Series and ready to take your bookkeeping to the next level? Conquer mindset, master inventory, and more.
What Should You be Tracking in Your Handmade Business Bookkeeping System? (Mini-Course)
A simple, step-by-step course that helps guide you about knowing exactly what to track – and why it matters. Great for anyone building their bookkeeping system from scratch.
The 10_Minute Bookkeeper (Spreadsheet Bookkeeping System)
A handmade-business spreadsheet bookkeeping system built for creative brains.
Track everything – income, expenses, Cost of Goods Sold, inventory, mileage — in just minutes a day.
The Handmade Business Bookkeeping Academy (Membership)
Get access to EVERYTHING – all the courses, all the tools, and step-by-step bookkeeping help – just for makers.
