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Bookkeeping for Makers (Without the Overwhelm) Creative Biz Foundations

A Realistic Budget Template for Handmade Business Owners

If you’ve ever wondered where all the money from your handmade business actually goes, this post walks you through the Handmade Business Budget Planner so you can plug in your own numbers and make a real plan for expenses, product costs, taxes, and owner pay before the money disappears.

Learn how to create a handmade business expense budget by looking at where your money actually goes — from software and booth fees to shipping, supplies, and owner pay.

Creative Biz Foundations

Where the Money Actually Goes in a Handmade Business

Money comes into your handmade business… and then somehow there’s still not much left. This post breaks down where the money actually goes, how to spot quiet money leaks, and why owner pay needs to be part of your budget.

Post feature image - crochet doily, text overlay "Tracking the costs of your handmade items got you frazzled?

Courses & Freebies Pricing, COGS & Inventory

Pricing Your Handmade Items for Profit … or Pricing on Vibes?

Pricing your handmade items for profit and tracking the cost to make them doesn’t have to feel like a math-induced meltdown. In this post, I’m sharing the upgraded Handmade Product Pricing & COGS Calculator — a simple, maker-friendly tool that helps you track materials, remove the guesswork, and finally price your products with confidence. If you’ve ever juggled yarn scraps, sticky notes, and “I’ll figure it out later”… this instantly makes your life easier.

Bookkeeping for Makers (Without the Overwhelm)

Tracking Pattern Sales in Excel or Google Sheets (How To)

In this post I talked about the importance of “owning your sales information” so you can focus your pattern design and marketing efforts on patterns and platforms that generate the most revenue for you by tracking your pattern sales in spreadsheets.

Behind the Scenes Mindset, Motivation & Productivity

7 things I use spreadsheets for

Spreadsheets – I really do love them and I use them for a LOT of behind the scenes things in both my handmade business and here on yarnybookkeeper.com. Spreadsheets are versatile and there are lot of different ways that they can be used without the huge learning curve of creating mathematical formulas, macro’s, pivot tables, …