Each year in January and February, people gather in Tucson, Arizona to buy and sell beads, gems, and other treasures from around the world. There are over 40 shows in different venues across the city, all with their own flavor. To me, the experience feels like part shopping adventure, learning experience, and family reunion. While I was in Tucson, I caught up with Lenka Bindzar, the owner of Raven's Journey, who has been traveling to Tucson to sell Czech glass beads for the past two decades.Show

Joel Bardall is joined by Kris Jamroz to talk about Brush Strokes Decorating. Kris has nine other decorators working within the business, offering both domestic and commercial. Kris talks through the challenges of hiring good decorators as well as the learning curve that comes with running such a large business

Robin talks about everything in building work that causes stress. Trying to get work done, keeping customers happy, how to run a small business, pricing work, weather, being organised as well as reliable and competitive

Chris celebrates Women in Construction Week on the show. Lottie Durrant joins Chris to talk about some of the great stuff she's already doing in the trade at just 17. Chris catches up with North West Skills Academy graduate Ruth Waters who we've been following the journey of since 2019

This week I’m going to discuss a great style of beer Porters! I’ll have Deschutes Black Butte as the Beer In Front as well as some local ones. At the very end, I’ll have the new Coke Starlight!

Moonstone eða Mánasteinn Mánasteinn er talinn hafa mjög róandi áhrif á flesta sem bera hann á sér. Hjálpar fólki að vera opnara í samböndum, eykur ást og ástríðu. Steinninn eykur blóðflæðið og hefur jákvæð áhrif á jafnvægi hormóna í líkamanum - er þess vegna talinn oft mjög góður fyrir konur. Einnig vegna þess að steininn minnkar túrverki og verki við barnsburð.Amazonite - Íslenska heitið AmazonítSaga steinsinsAmazonít var mikils metinn af Egyptum sem gerðu fallega skartgripi, fallega muni og þeir

Jon Mears joins Joel Bardall to discuss a recent blog he wrote where he applied Porter's 5 forces to the decorating industry to judge whether or not it's doomed and what how attractive decorating is as a career path

Сегодня хвалю себя: 12 выпусков, полгода работы позади. Как я оцениваю свой результат, что планирую делать дальше, делюсь эмоциями и привожу немного цифр. Спасибо всем гостям, которые доверились и пришли ко мне. Отдельное спасибо вам, что слушали и были со мной все это время <3С вами была огромная команда нашего подкаста : Мария, Мария и еще раз Мария. До новых встреч!Поддержать проект донатом на любую сумму: https://m.vk.com/app6471849_-52917412Также буду рада, если вы расскажете обо мне и моем

Ever wanted to make a shawl or a capelet that makes you feel like Claire Fraser, blazing your way through a male-dominated world with passion and tenacity? In this episode, I'm going to share with you 3 sheep breeds that will help transport you to Craigh na Dun and the windswept hills of Lallybroch. Once you learn a little about their fleece and where they come from you'll be spoilt for choice when planning your next Outlander inspired project. To learn more about my friend Anna and Olegana

Chris Frediani and Nick Knowles are joined for a quick chat on a recent build by Naima Ben-moussa from Rebuilding Lives UK

Robin Clevett has five tips for self employed tradespeople from his own experiences and lessons that he's learnt along the way

In this episode, I share the process and meaning behind my meditation-based fiber subscription. I'll be sharing with you how exactly I curate these boxes, giving you the inside scoop on what my subscribers receive, and all telling you about a magical little thrift store moment I had last week. I'll also be unboxing my cotton Summer box and getting super excited about this 'white gold' from Turkey! If you're keen to know more about my Well Spun Box or subscribe simply click here for more

From nuclear fall out to fat deposits, camels are fascinating creatures that deserve so much respect and reverence.In this episode you'll learn all the really cool fun facts about camels and what makes their fibre so wonderful to spin with. If you're interested in supporting the conservation efforts you can click here for information on the Wild Camel Protection Foundation, an organisation working in the Gobi desert to preserve this critically endangered species. If you'd like to see some

Chris Frediani is joined by Stuart Roberts to explain the process behind creating an organic marketing campaign online as a sole trader. How you can source leads and avoid time wasters. Pete Carter talks about working effectively together in local areas as sole traders as well as how to get a patent for an invention

Mark Hardman returns with some tips for spreads with regards to training and development. Paul Robbins comes back on to talk microcement due to listener response and Simon Green also comes back on to talk about a change he's made on-site that's been a huge benefit for his longevity in the trade

Thanks so much for listening in to our summer mini series! Today we are wrapping up and reflecting on what we worked on over summer, plus some reflections on how our New Years journal

Welcome to High Fibre! In this very first episode, you will get to meet me, hi, I'm Kelly Mason, and get a glimpse into all the fiber fun we're about to have! I'll be telling you a little bit about myself and also explaining why I believe aligning your personal values with your spinning practice is the key to feeling amazing! We'll talk about 'high vibes' and what they are, and how we can use this concept to guide us towards finding our very own 'high fibre', you know, that fiber that makes