A Creative Life

Happy Tuesday! Season 2 is coming to an end but we are so excited to that our final guest episode is with the beautiful Annie Everingham! Annie Everingham is an Australian visual artist and creative. Her intuitive, feminine and colour driven practice combines a love of design, fashion, photography and pattern to encapsulate the elements of beauty found in everyday life across a range of mediums. A self taught artist, Annie's practice developed during her studies in fashion and textile design, originally exploring feminine textures, brushstrokes and floral compositions through hand painting and digital printing onto fabric. She primarily works with acrylic on canvas and moves between abstract, semi-abstract and still life subjects within her signature palette of pastel and earth tones. Establishing her own studio based business in 2014, Annie is now a full time artist and creative freelancer based in Newcastle, Australia. Her original artworks are currently sold and exhibited through Australian retailers Fenton & Fenton (VIC) and Jumbled (NSW) as well as other selected partners such as Merci Maison and local stockist House Of Lita. Alongside her visual art practice, Annie enjoys engaging in collaborative projects with designers and businesses across a range of creative industries, including fashion, interiors & textiles. Annie shares with us what she does and how she got there, all the way back from being a kid that loved drawing to studying fashion at university, she discusses her style and creative process and tells us about the many times she has followed her intuition in business and life  @annieeveringham https://www.annieeveringham.com/ @cassdellerdesign @samanthalaurence_ @reverlustdesign www.facebook.com/groups/acreativelifepodcastcollective

Today we have a very wonderful episode for you to listen to as we welcome the incredible Tran La from Voice Ritual! Tran is a creative sales copywriter for creatives, artists and coaches. She believes that traditional sales strategy has always held masculine energy. As we move towards AI Content, brands will be looking for more heart centered genuine words vs genetically created. We want to be ourselves and authentic in our Brands. And aligned with our own voices. Tran helps small creative brands sell their digital products and services most genuine to their voice and she specialises in Authentic Sales Pages. Tran added copywriting to her qualities in 2019. Intuitively realising that Sales Pages was what she felt called to do. She was then mentored by a 6 figure copywriter (who wrote for 7 figure coaches), completing the 7 figure Copywriting Course by Aman Assadi, and writing Authentic Sales Pages that continually creates cash flow to this day. Tran is also a mother to 2 young children. Before that, Tran owned a 6 figure maternity clothing brand, loved by Australian celebrities and influencers around the world. She ceased this brand due to her beliefs in greenwashing, the war on waste and sustainability.  Now she focuses on Sales Pages in creative businesses, talks about masculine and feminine energy in sales and how to make AI Content authentic. In this ep, Sam and Cass chat to Tran about what copywriting is, when you need to hire a copywriter, what you can do to get started without one and the benefits of hiring a professional, how the masculine and feminine energies play out in copywriting, and how to use Chat GPT and AI to your advantage and make it work for you. Enjoy!! @voiceritual https://voiceritual.co/ @cassdellerdesign @samanthalaurence_ @reverlustdesign www.facebook.com/groups/acreativelifepodcastcollective

Hello creatives and happy Tuesday! Today we celebrate 10 years in business for Cass and she shares with us all the valuable lessons that she has learnt along the way. Grab a cuppa and enjoy this very special episode! @cassdellerdesign @samanthalaurence_ @reverlustdesign www.facebook.com/groups/acreativelifepodcastcollective

Happy Tuesday! We have a wonderful episode in store for you today as we welcome the lovely Lyndel Yeo! Designer turned wedding photographer, Lyndel is the co-founder of Lost In Love Photography. Sought after worldwide, Lost In Love have over 10 years of experience photographing destination weddings in some of the most exotic places around the world from the infamous Villa Balbiano Lake Como, to Villa Cimbrone Ravello. From private Islands in Fiji to Oheka Castle in New York. A deep understanding of design and a passion for fashion silhouettes has led to the most dreamy and ethereal bridal content for our brides to obsess over.  Lost In Love is most synonymous with marrying an effortless romance to the intricate textures and detail of high-end bridal couture. Boasting campaigns in some of the most romantic destinations worldwide including Venice, Ravello Amalfi Coast, Rome, Lake Como, Queenstown, Paris and London, for the likes of Pallas Couture, Mariana Hardwick, Anna Campbell, WONA collective and Silvana Tedesco. Sam & Cass chat to Lyndel about evolution of her business Lost in Love Photography, what the team looks like now and how she is preparing for ‘maternity leave’ whilst running a business, and what it’s like traveling Europe as a photographer and being able to spend half the year there. Lyndel is big dreamer who has been clear on her vision and gone after it from the beginning, so this is a super inspiring episode with lots to take from it! We know you are going to love this! @cassdellerdesign @samanthalaurence_ @reverlustdesign www.facebook.com/groups/acreativelifepodcastcollective @lyndelyeo @lostinlove_photography @little_lostinlove https://www.lostinlovephotography.com/ https://www.littlelostinlove.com/

Hello creatives! Welcome back for another episode of the podcast. In today's episode Sam starts by pulling a card that supports just how vast this ever growing and expanding world of art licensing is and encourages us to dream big and be open to possibilities and then we delve into the huge topic of art licensing. Cass explains what its all about and and then answers some questions from Sam that our listeners sent in. Sam also shares with us that she has recently completed her Reiki Level II course and can professionally practise in this field so this is another toolkit in her spiritual offerings and Cass shares all of the wonderful things going on in her biz like her Surface Pattern Design course, painting and an exciting client collab! We know you are going to love this! Enjoy!   www.facebook.com/groups/acreativelifepodcastcollective https://www.cassdeller.com.au/courses https://samanthalaurence.com/ @cassdellerdesign @samanthalaurence_ @reverlustdesign

Hello friends and welcome back to another episode! In today's ep, Cass takes the reins with a solo episode and talks in depth about how to create a great customer experience from start to finish, she teaches you how to work on your own model and then shares an example of her own customer journey. Share with anyone who might find this incredibly advice helpful, and enjoy the episode!   www.facebook.com/groups/acreativelifepodcastcollective @cassdellerdesign @samanthalaurence_ @reverlustdesign

Happy Valentine’s day and welcome back to another episode! In today's episode Cass and Sam share how to feel confident when pivoting towards something new in your creative business, and Sam pulls the ‘Spider Spirit’ card - making your dreams real. We know you are going to love this! Enjoy! www.facebook.com/groups/acreativelifepodcastcollective @cassdellerdesign @samanthalaurence_ @reverlustdesign

Today we have a very special episode in store for you as we welcome the incredible Joanna Tolley! Joanna is a Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master Teacher, and Sacred Ceremony Holder. Joanna supports people to step into their own power as a healer; whether that's for self healing, healing loved ones, or at a professional level. Her style of teaching is accessible and playful, yet rich with sacred wisdom and ritual. As an intuitive healer and channel for spirit, Joanna's healing sessions are deeply transformative. Her natural ability to hold space will make you feel safe and at ease; whether it's in a yoga class, Reiki session, or Women's Circle. Joanna's love for supporting women in Sacred Ceremony is seeing her business expand and evolve in a new way; from February 2023 you will be able to book Joanna to hold space for your mother blessing, naming ceremony, commitment ceremony or wedding...or any other occasion you wish to weave with reverence and magic. Joanna currently resides on the Coffs Coast, where she is available for 1:1 Reiki sessions at Korora and Valla Beach. She also holds Reiki Level I & II trainings in both Coffs and Sydney, with her signature Gateway to Mastery (Reiki Master Program) bridging both locations this year. Joanna gives us a better understanding what Reiki is, Cass talks about her first Reiki experience, and we talk about how to practice protecting and caring for your energy as well as what nudges and whispers from the universe Joanna has received that guides her in creative business. We know you are going to love this! Enjoy! @joanna.tolley https://www.joannatolley.com/free @cassdellerdesign @samanthalaurence_ @reverlustdesign www.facebook.com/groups/acreativelifepodcastcollective

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the podcast! In today's episode Cass and Sam share the different ways they set goals and intentions for the new year and what works best for them, and Sam takes us through a special guided meditation that will help you truly feel your dream life in 2023.   We know you are going to love this! Enjoy!   www.facebook.com/groups/acreativelifepodcastcollective @cassdellerdesign @samanthalaurence_ @reverlustdesign

Hello and welcome back to Season 2 of A Creative Life! We are SO excited to be back in your ears and for everything we have planned in 2023! There are some BIG announcements in this episode! In today's episode Cass and Sam share what they have been up, what you can expect from A Creative Life this year and how you can join our tribe for free!! We want to hang out with you more this year so please come join us in our Facebook group x www.facebook.com/groups/acreativelifepodcastcollective   @cassdellerdesign @samanthalaurence_ @reverlustdesign

Hello lovelies! This is a very special episode because it marks the end of Season 1 of A Creative Life! Cass and Sam are both on a high loving the gorgeous sunny weather, isn’t it awesome when it feels like Summer has arrived?! In the last episode of the season Cass and Sam share their own personal stories and experiences of listening to their intuition and following messages from the universe. We hope this last chat is a good reminder for us all to get out of our minds and follow our intuition. We are ALL always being so guided. Sam pulls three Dreamy Moon cards that beautifully support today’s topic and then we dive in. We talk about how everyone receives messages differently, often in the way that each individual wants to speak to the universe. Cass receives messages through occurrences that she experiences in life and Sam receives them in many ways but today shares how animal spirits come through to speak to her. Sam first shares the story of when she dreamt of her dog Luna being born and shares the wild story where animal medicine guided her move from Melbourne to the Mid North Coast of NSW. Note: When you hear Sam sharing the story of her reading with Guliz where Luna eats the rose bud…you need to know the rest of the story! Sam forgot to share in the episode but she later found out two things about her ancestor on her mum’s side - that she lived in Italy and her surname was “La Rosa” (la rosa which means the rose in Italian!) Thank you all SO much for listening to ACL in 2022- we have LOVED this year with you and wish you all the best for the festive season. We are so looking forward to being back in your ears early 2023. If you have any feedback for us on the poddie, feel free to reach out. We love hearing from you! See you back on the airwaves in 2023 but you can catch us on socials before then. Big love! If you want to hear more about Sam’s animal spirit experiences, check out her blog post https://samanthalaurence.com/2022/07/11/mysticaljourneytoemeraldbeach/     creativelifepodcast @cassdellerdesign @reverlustdesign acreativelifepodcast.com

Hello and welcome to another special interview on the poddie today with the incredible Jen Sievers! Jen is such a talented artist who we admire greatly and you will hear in the chat how her overwhelming passion for painting just oozes out of her! In this episode Jen shares all about her journey from a corporate career as a graphic designer in advertising to her successful career as an artist, that she balances with motherhood. Jen is so touch with her intuition and shares many moments throughout her journey where she has trusted and followed signs from the universe to guide her in career and life. One of these pivotal moments was Jen’s experience with breast cancer that was a big catalyst for her to jump all in as an artist. She shares the highs and lows of life as a creative entrepreneur and what she is working on for us to look forward to in the near future! We absolutely LOVED chatting with Jen and know you will feel her excitement and be as inspired as us. Enjoy! https://jensievers.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jensievers_art/   creativelifepodcast @cassdellerdesign @reverlustdesign acreativelifepodcast.com

Hello! We are so excited to welcome today’s gorgeous guest, the incredible Clare Wood! Clare is a money mentor and this is a super inspiring chat with her! Cass begins by sharing how she knows Clare and what their history is before Sam dives into the card pull. The card ‘find wisdom in challenges’ that appears has Clare fighting back tears as it is so appropriate for what she is currently moving through in life - which we get to later in the ep. As a money coach, Clare specialises in helping small businesses make more money by growing their PROFIT not just sales and she is a genius at working on improving money mindset. Clare shares her journey from being an accountant at a firm to consulting and running her successful business and how changing her money mindset has led her to living her dream life in her home on the water. Clare also shares how four months ago she was in a serious car accident that she easily could have lost her life in and has been dealing with the physical and emotional healing since. This has beautifully helped changed her perspective on life and she now has a new appreciation for everything. We dive deep into all things money in this episode and answer all your burning finance questions as a creative entrepreneur. Clare shares her biggest tips, the importance of getting into the habit of looking at your numbers and the importance of investing in your business. She also outlines the money blocks that Clare sees the most in creatives. There is SO much to take from this brilliant episode. We know you are going to love Clare, enjoy! https://clarewood.com/ https://clarewood.com/podcast/ https://www.instagram.com/clare_wood_coach/     creativelifepodcast @cassdellerdesign @reverlustdesign acreativelifepodcast.com

Hello and welcome to a BIG episode on the poddie! Cass and Sam begin by sharing what is happening in their worlds - Cass is still in between studios and slowly setting up her new one and Sam just finished performing in a dance showcase. In today’s chat we discuss intuition vs eg. Sam pulls the very perfect card “”trust your intuition” - at this point it is comical when these perfect cards come out, you just can’t make this stuff up! We dive deep into this chat and begin by breaking down the difference between intuition and ego. Intuition comes from the neutral, non judgmental place that is the divine collective whereas ego is always fear based and comes from the idea that we are all separate. Ego is not bad though - we need our working, functioning brain. Intuition is what guides us to make decisions and the ego then helps us use our brain to get it things done. We distinguish the difference between a normal thought and intuitive thought and Sam breaks down all of the various types of intuition. Cass and Sam both share examples of when they have or haven’t followed their intuition in life and business and what it has led to. It is a huge topic that we could talk about for days! One big takeaway is that life is easier when you surrender to it and just go with your gut feelings. We also have a BIG announcement this week!! THE CREATIVE COLLECTIVE WAITLIST IS OPEN!!! Check it out and pop your name down at www.acreativelifepodcast.com/collective   acreativelifepodcast @cassdellerdesign @reverlustdesign acreativelifepodcast.com

Hello and welcome to another fun chat on ACL with a fresh new look! Cass is on school holidays and enjoying the holiday vibe and we dive into all things branding! Sam pulls a powerful card that says “use your power to bring this world love and peace” and we talk all about how branding represents your business which is your legacy and mark on this world and how you can use the power of your creative work to positively impact the world. Cass and Sam share their personal experience with branding over the years and how their various logos have represented who they are over the years. We discuss the importance of rebranding over the years as you need to. If your branding doesn’t feel like you anymore, then that is a big hint to make a change! Branding that feels like you and that you are proud of will attract your dream clients. Some catalysts for a rebrand are a launch of a new product or collaborating with a big name client. If you are dreaming of up-levelling in your business, think about the biggest dream client you would like to work with and picture what your branding looks like next to theirs. Are you happy with it? If not, maybe it’s time for a refresh. We discuss how it’s okay for your branding to change over the years - we change and evolve as people and so does our business so our branding can and should reflect that. Don’t be afraid to change it up! With the upcoming launch of our Creative Life Collective we felt the pull for a rebrand for the poddie. We will be launching a sneak peek this week. Check out our socials and the new podcast cover. We can’t wait to hear what you think! x acreativelifepodcast @cassdellerdesign @reverlustdesign acreativelifepodcast.com

We have got a special episode in store for you today! Both Cass and Sam are feeling fuelled and inspired by the extra burst of sunshine in their beach towns. Cass is also in a total holiday vibe with the sun shining and kids on school holidays and it felt aligned for her to get back on to Instagram so if you’ve missed her, she is back on the gram! The title of today’s ep is full credit to Kate White, our Human Design guest expert from earlier this year on the poddie. She recently shared these words with Cass who then shared them with Sam and it set both of their hearts on fire!! The card pulled at the beginning of this chat is about connecting with your inner child, doing things that are fun and bring you JOY. The message is to nourish your inner child, go exploring, paint just for fun, go do what feels fun and joyful to you! This is what makes you feel most aligned and are the ways to get back into alignment. We break down what being in alignment actually means and how to feel aligned in moments where you are doing something that you don’t love. Hint: it’s in the small things that you can do! Remembering things you love like burning a candle with your favourite scent, having a special crystal nearby, listening to music that you love. Doing these things will lift your vibration and you will consequently attract more good things into your life. Sam shares her experience of dealing with a past horrible boss that was not alignment with her and the crazy thing she did that turned the entire situation around and in total alignment for her. We are here to remind you that alignment is a choice. Today’s episode is your big permission slip to unapologetically go be YOU, go for the things you want to do, make those shifts and go do whatever it is that makes you FEEL GOOD and is in alignment with you.     acreativelifepodcast @cassdellerdesign @reverlustdesign acreativelifepodcast.com

Hello and welcome to another exciting interview episode of ACL! Today we chat with one of Sam’s good friends, Zoe from THREADJAM! Cass and Sam are both super pumped to share her amazing business journey. At the top of the episode Sam shares a story that she and Zoe had experienced that morning where they both encountered a bee in nature - symbolising hard work ethic and taking the time to stop and smell the flowers. Sam also pulls the Canary Spirit animal card to support Zoe to share her story. She is such a humble person so the canaries were definitely showing up to help Cass and Sam encourage Zoe to sing her own praises. Zoe has been in fashion production working with global brands for over 10 years and in March 2021 started her own business where she now brings other small business dreams to life by managing the production process. This includes technical documentation, liaising with overseas suppliers and factories that create your products, develop samples, conduct fit sessions, conduct costing and lead time negotiations, fabric sourcing, labelling and packaging. Her business THREADJAM really covers it all! Zoe shares her story of always wanting to do more in her life than a standard 9-5, then during covid she was made redundant and had a baby. After having her daughter Zoe wanted to create a life where she could have more time with her baby. She shared her business idea with her good friend, who you all know, Sam who pushed her along the way to get it up and running. Zoe shares what it was like growing a business so quickly, bringing her husband on board to the business, being a working mother and what she has in store around the corner. We get a glimpse behind the scenes of her flourishing business and she shares her advice for any creative entrepreneurs and start ups. Such a fun and inspiring episode. Enjoy! @threadjam_ www.threadjam.com.au   ------------   acreativelifepodcast @cassdellerdesign @reverlustdesign acreativelifepodcast.com

We have a SUPER exciting episode for you today as we share something that has been on our minds and hearts for a while now! We are both BURSTING with energy as we talk about this exciting new concept coming that involves YOU. At the beginning of the episode Sam pulls two animal spirit cards - Otter and Peacock. They are both perfect for what we are sharing today! Otter Spirit - “you are never alone and you are so loved” and Peacock - “shake a tail feather and show your true colours so that others may be inspired to express their own uniqueness.” We are truly emotional when these cards fall out and Cass gets teary hearing about Peacock Spirit because it is SO TRUE! It is your time to shine, step up and own your uniqueness and go for it!! So today’s chat is all about sharing the idea we have had to bring this beautiful poddie community together. We hear from you guys and speak with you guys all the time and we know how INCREDIBLE you all are. Sam has given many of you readings and has witnessed what pure, beautiful souls you are. Now we want you to feel this by getting to know each other! We are creating an ongoing space - a ‘portal’ we like to call it - which will be somewhere we can all connect. We have been working behind the scenes on this for a while now and want to share a bit about the idea with you today and get to hear what YOU want out of something like this! We see spiritual communities and we see business communities out there but we want to create one for you that combines both. A place to bring your biggest, wildest dreams and be supported and cheered on! You can hear more about this in the episode and register your interest/feedback at www.acreativelifepodcast.com/collective We can’t wait to hear from you! x   acreativelifepodcast @cassdellerdesign @reverlustdesign acreativelifepodcast.com

Hello friends! Today Cass and Sam tackle a bit of a different topic for them. The two eternal optimists highlight the notion that you can’t positive think your way out of everything. We always work very intuitively with this podcast so we are bringing up what we feel collectively wants to come to the surface today. We feel that many people, including ourselves, are in a time of transition and we wanted to support you and share our current experiences. Sam is super calm after a slow early morning walking along the beach and having a coffee with a friend and pulls the card ‘Cracked Open’ from the Starseed Oracle by Rebecca Campbell. This card is all about letting life crack you open to then allow the light to come in. Whether you let it happen or not, it is going to happen so this is an invitation to surrender to the alchemy of life. In this episode Sam and Cass both share what they are moving through in life and how they are navigating it. They highlight the idea that sometimes you need to make physical changes to your life rather than trying to positively “think” your way into manifesting things. Ultimately you manifest through your vibration - so you need to truly feel it and embody it for a manifestation to occur and sometimes that requires taking action to change what doesn’t feel good first, rather than trying to positively think your way through it. We are super optimistic people so this is how we come to you on this podcast but we also have shitty days that we let ourselves feel. The difference is that we don’t let ourselves get stuck in it. We inquire, work out what is and isn’t working, ask for help if needed and move forward from there. We hope you enjoy this ep and can relate at this time in your life!   acreativelifepodcast @cassdellerdesign @reverlustdesign acreativelifepodcast.com

Hello! Today we welcome a very special guest, the incredible Sharnee Thorpe of Wandering Folk. We are sure you have all heard of the beautiful global brand Wandering Folk that is renowned for their distinctive bohemian picnic rugs. This is such a fun chat with Sharnee as she shares the ins and outs of her journey as a creative artist and the evolution of creating Wandering Folk. She talks us through her experience studying Textile Design at RMIT University in Melbourne, working in a large print studio in Sydney, freelancing from a small room in Sydney whilst creating Wandering Folk and returning home to the North Coast of NSW where she is surrounded by an incredible creative community in Byron. Sharnee shares how authentically the brand and marketing of Wandering Folk evolved from the adventure of travelling around the states, what her team looks like now, what she loves most about her work, how her style has evolved and some exciting new collaborations and products to look out for on the horizon. As well as the pending arrival of her second baby! We know you are going to love this as much as we did. Enjoy! wanderingfolk.com @wanderingfolk   _______ acreativelifepodcast @cassdellerdesign @reverlustdesign acreativelifepodcast.com