Support Your Local Maker!

Discover 100+ local makers in the heart of San Francisco at the "Small Business Saturday" Patchwork Show!

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Dear Handmade Life began on a Southern California backyard patio over margaritas when the aunt-and-niece team of Delilah Snell and Nicole Stevenson thought back to their childhood dream of starting a business together and brainstormed about how to cultivate community, creativity and coolness in their hometown. They drew on their passions for craft, food and small business, creating their first collaboration, a tiny holiday craft show called Patchwork Show that drew huge crowds and proved that a dose of creativity and togetherness was just what their town needed.

Over the next decade, Patchwork Show evolved into a multi-city biannual festival. In 2011, they launched Craftcation Conference, giving small business owners and creatives support and education through four magical days of craft, business and wellness workshops at the beach.

With the additions of a blog, podcast, online shop and workshops as well as a thriving virtual community, the brand became Dear Handmade Life in 2013. Delilah moved on from Dear Handmade Life in 2018.

Today, Nicole and the Dear Handmade Life team of badass creative women curate events, education and community for creative misfits, passionate small business owners and DIY devotees.

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