How-To Guides for Makers, Crafters and Small Business Owners

Step-by-step walkthroughs on the everyday tasks that come with making things and running a small business — whether that's a technique at the workbench, a piece of software you're trying to learn, or a job on the admin side you've been putting off.

Topics range across crafting, production, design, photography, packaging, selling, admin and everything in between. If it's something a maker, crafter or small business owner might need to actually sit down and do, there's a fair chance there's a guide on it here — and if there isn't yet, there probably will be.

Pick one, follow it, get on with your day.

Shelley's Waxmelts market stall — colourful wax melts in cardboard jars displayed on black cloth with gold trays

How to Start a Wax Melt Business in the UK: The Real Story of How We Did It

I took Shelley's Waxmelts from a lockdown hobby to the leading wax melt seller in our town — a market stall, then our own kiosk, then a website shipping nationwide. Here's exactly how: the wax and suppliers we used, our real cost-per-jar breakdown, the CLP labelling basics, and the lessons from every stage so you can start your own UK wax melt business.

How To Go From An Idea To A Business

To me, starting and running your own business, and breaking free from the 9 to 5 grind, is the ultimate ambition to have. It gives you freedom to live life on your terms. No more getting up to work for someone else. No more clocking in and out and doing something you only do because it pays the bills. From an early age, we’re taught how to work for other people, but rarely how to build something for ourselves. I don't know about you, but I'm sick of just getting by and then u

Heat Transfer Printing For Beginners

Last updated: May 2026 | Written by Billy Giles, founder of The Proper Hustle Safety When Using Your Heat Press 💡 What is HTV Printing? 🏃 The 30-Second Workflow How to print your design perfectly every time Phase 1: Getting Your Design Ready To Print Phase 2: From Screen to Fabric Phase 3: Getting the Perfect Placement Onto The Garment Phase 4: Heat Pressing The 3 Key Points Phase 5: Pressing Your Design Onto The Garment Phase 6: The "Happy Customer" Check Troubleshooting: