Paper Talk

Paper Talk

Hosted by: Sara Kim of Handmade by Sara Kim, Quynh Nguyen of Pink and Posey and Jessie Chui of Crafted to Bloom

The Evolution of Paper Talk… Our journey began in 2017 when the Paper Talk community took root as a Facebook group, providing a safe haven for paper flower enthusiasts to connect, share knowledge, and find...

Episodes

Episode 125 - Forging Your Own Path with Felt Florist Marlena Colazo

Season #5

Marlena Colazo shares how she learned to create felt flowers when other artists weren’t open to sharing knowledge. Hear how she used personal experience and connected with other industries to grow. How do you learn...
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Episode 124 - Enjoying the Journey to Find Your Why with Deane Bautista

Season #5

Deane Bautista shares her paper flower journey and how the winding path was essential to finding what sparks her creativity and joy. Is it taking longer than expected to find your why?  Is your paper flower business...
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Episode 123 - What a mentor can do for your business with Amy McGee

Season #5

Learn how Amy McGee has mentored us on our paper flower journeys and helped us refocus why we run creative businesses. Where do you go from here? What’s next for your paper flower business? How do you want to grow? If...
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Episode 122 - Over Coffee: The 100 Day Project

Season #5

Learn about The 100 Day Project and how Quynh is participating, plus the strategies that are helping her achieve her goal. How do you stick to a goal and see it through to the end?  It’s really hard! We all want to...
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Episode 121 - Staying True to Your Art AND Building a Successful Business with Janna Willoughby-Lohr

Season #5

How can you stay true to the why behind your art and grow your business at the same time? Janna Willoughby-Lohr chats with us about how she’s done both.  Artists need to eat.  While we create paper flowers because we...
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Episode 120 - Managing Multiple Brands with Laura Richey

Season #5

Juggling multiple brands as a small business owner can be tricky. Listen to how Laura Richey manages marketing, aesthetics, and customer service with her paper art brands. You have a fantastic new paper idea. It’s...
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Episode 119 - Using Your Unique Skills to Succeed and Build Community with Chi-Chi Nnakwe Whitley

Season #5

We chat with Chi-Chi Nnakwe Whitley about her journey from biology to paper flowers and how her unique skills has helped her succeed and build our community. A lawyer, a biologist, and a marketing and finance...
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Episode 118 - Navigating Craft and Art Shows with Ashley Reagan

Season #5

Ashley Reagan chats with us about how she finds and chooses which shows to sell her paper flowers and other art at. Learn how to choose the right audience and diversify your income. As this pandemic has stretched on,...
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Episode 117 - Trying New Things to Find Your Why

Season #5

Learn more about how trying many different things will focus your purpose and bring you happiness on your paper flower journey. Understand the reasons behind your why. What will bring you happiness and fulfillment as...
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Episode 116 - Over Coffee: Focusing on Your Why

Season #5

We discuss how to find the why behind our creativity and our businesses. Learn how to get back to the joy and fulfillment you first found in paper flowers. Is the joy that you first found in creating paper flowers...
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Episode 115 - Over Coffee: How to Get Back to Your Why

Season #4

We reflect on the past year of the podcast and our paper flower businesses. Learn how we’ll focus on the heart of our craft moving forward, plus what goes into building a successful partnership. Season 4 is over! We...
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Episode 114 - Over Coffee: Creating, Packaging, and Shipping Paper Flower Kits

Season #4

Dive into the details of what it really takes to offer paper flower kits to your customers. We talk packaging, shipping, client expectations, and more.  Many paper florists end up teaching our craft. People want to...
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