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Author: Kaylie Edwards & Delores Naskrent

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Welcome to "The Creative Jugglejoy Podcast," where multi-passionate mompreneurs find their community and inspiration. 

Hosted by Kaylie Edwards & Co-Host Delores Naskrent, this podcast is dedicated to creative-minded women balancing the beautiful chaos of life, motherhood and entrepreneurship.

 

Are you a creative or mom who juggles business, passions, self-care, and family responsibilities? 

Do you strive to pursue your creative dreams while raising a family? This podcast is for you!

 

Each episode dives into:

 

    Balancing Business and Parenthood: Tips and strategies to manage your entrepreneurial ventures while nurturing your family.

    Inspiration and Empowerment: Stories from successful multi-passionate creatives who have turned their creative passions into thriving businesses.

    Mindset Mastery: Overcoming societal expectations and finding confidence as a mother and businesswoman.

    Marketing Your Creations: Practical advice on promoting your creative business and building a strong personal brand.

    Real Talk: Honest discussions about the challenges of juggling multiple roles and finding solutions to make it all work.

 

Join us every week as we explore ways to embrace your multi-passionate nature, unlock your creative potential, and thrive as a mompreneur or creative woman. 

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to scale your business, "The Creative Jugglejoy Podcast" offers the support and resources you need to succeed. At least two co-hosted or interview episodes a month and a solo episode each per month for you to dive into.

 

Subscribe now and start your journey towards finding joy in the juggle!

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Send us your feedback In this solo episode, Delores explores the false divide between paint and pixels. She invites us into her studio, sharing memories of constructing mixed-media pieces by hand and her early experiments with collage, art journals and sculpture. As a teacher, she adopted digital tools like Illustrator and Photoshop to expand her creative possibilities without abandoning her roots. Delores recalls her first licensing contract with Russ (the teddy bear people...
Send us your feedback Feeling like you’re constantly under a cloud of overwhelm? In this heartfelt conversation, Delores sits down with business coach Colleen Underwood to unpack why overwhelm isn’t random. They explore the hidden patterns and beliefs that keep creatives stuck and discuss Colleen’s LIGHT framework for building a sustainable, joy‑filled business. Colleen shares how she discovered her own overwhelm triggers and explains the five archetypes that often show up f...
Send us your feedback Kaylie shares an eye‑opening conversation about why email isn’t “dead” but our inboxes are different thanks to AI. She explains how Gmail, Outlook and other providers now summarise, group and prioritise messages based on patterns of engagement. For creative sellers, this means polished newsletters that never invite a reply are more likely to be hidden, whereas human‑sounding stories and questions get surfaced. Throughout the episode Kaylie offers practi...
Send us your feedback In this special Podcasthon episode, co-hosts Kaylie Edwards and Delores Naskrent Spotlight the global charity UN Women to amplify voices that are too often unheard. Created in 2010 to promote gender equality and empower women worldwide, UN Women merges several UN entities to support inter‑governmental bodies, help member states implement gender-equality standards, and coordinate global efforts. Kaylie and Delores explore how gender equality intersects w...
Send us your feedback In this guest episode Delores sits down with Kristen Chamberlain—the creative behind City Mouse Art—to explore what it really looks like to build a thriving art practice while working a full‑time factory job. Raised by “creative women” in a small Midwestern town, Kristen’s heart was always pulled toward the energy of the city. Her work now blends modern florals with crisp geometric design—a blend she describes as a digital mosaic—and each piece is intentionally han...
Send us your feedback In this heartfelt episode of Creative Juggle Joy, Delores sits down with Kim Snider of Play Art with Kim to unpack the winding road from reluctant art dabbling to a viral greeting‑card moment. Kim opens up about being told she “wasn’t good at art,” shelving her creative dreams for decades, and then rediscovering the joy of making through homeschooling and YouTube tutorials. Together they explore how picking a seemingly “small” niche like greeting cards unlock...
Send us your feedback From a wobbly folding table at a craft fair to thousands of greeting cards mailed around the world, Delores shares how she and her daughter turned handmade cards into a quietly dependable income stream. In this bonus episode she reveals the lessons learned on pricing, displays, wholesaling, and how print‑on‑demand platforms like Card Isle and Greeting Card Universe create opportunities for makers who work slowly and intentionally. If you’re curious about whether ca...
Send us your feedback What if lettering could be your gateway into more confident creative work? In this guest episode, Delores is joined by Nicole Mauloni, founder of iPad Calligraphy, to talk about lettering, digital tools, and how creative skills can quietly open doors into greeting cards, art licensing, and sustainable creative businesses. Nicole shares her journey from design and freelancing to teaching thousands of students how to approach lettering on the iPad in a way that feels calm,...
Send us your feedback When you’re selling handmade goods, art prints or digital designs, a glossy website isn’t a prerequisite for success. In this episode of Creative Juggle Joy Kaylie explains how to build a clear path to purchase without investing in a big site. She busts the myth that a shop needs its own domain by showing how platforms like Etsy, Zazzle, Folksy and Spoonflower already handle checkout. Your job? Be findable, relatable and clear about what you sell and wh...
Send us your feedback The February forecast episode of Creative Juggle Joy explores the creative shifts shaping 2026. Hosts Kaylie Edwards and Delores Naskrent unpack what’s fresh in tools, textures and teaching: the all‑new Affinity app, browser‑based design apps and AI‑powered ideation tools. They discuss how AI becomes a supportive partner rather than a replacement, echoing reports that 2026 design is about “human‑first, AI‑powered creativity” with calm palettes, tactile detail...
Send us your feedback In this reflective solo episode, host Delores Naskrent opens up about the pressures of a full‑time creative business and why she’s choosing to build a life that feels like art in 2026. After a year packed with challenges, course launches and shows, Delores admits she’s drifted from her own creative quiet and outlines how she plans to come home to it. She shares the gentle anchors she’s holding onto: protecting her energy by stepping away from endless tabs and...
Send us your feedback Marketplace upheaval in 2025 left many creatives feeling whiplash. Etsy’s gross merchandise sales fell 6.5% year‑over‑year in early 2025 and active buyers dropped 3.4% to 88.5 million. Other platforms tweaked fees and algorithms, leaving sellers confused and worried about their income. But this co‑hosted episode with Kaylie Edwards and Delores Naskrent isn’t about doom; it’s about empowerment. They unpack the data, share insights from industry analysts ...
Send us your feedback January can feel foggy and slow — but it doesn’t mean your business has failed. In this solo episode, Kaylie Edwards shares a gentle visibility reset for creative entrepreneurs. She explains why visibility dips after the holidays and why it’s perfectly normal Rather than panicking, Kaylie invites you to refresh what already exists, update banners and mockups, sprinkle in seasonal keywords, and relist items with new angles. Kaylie also highlights evergre...
Send us your feedback Delores sits down with digital product strategist Eden Fried to demystify Etsy and share why her Go Digital on Etsy Summit has become a hub for creative women. Eden explains that summits compress months of learning into a few powerful days and that success on Etsy isn’t reserved for a chosen few—it’s accessible to anyone willing to start. She shares how the summit was born from her own search for clear guidance, why digital products offer unmatched freedom an...
Send us your feedback Are you craving more calm and clarity in your creative business? In this intimate solo episode, Delores invites you into her studio as she maps out the entire year of 2026—and discovers that planning ahead can feel like freedom. With a mug of coffee and her iPad, she reflects on the lessons she’s learned from last year, the rhythm her programs now have, and how a clear roadmap brings breathing space for art, rest and family. Delores shares why batching ...
Send us your feedback If the thought of “new year, new you” leaves you feeling frazzled, this episode is your gentle exhale. Kaylie and Delores invite you to approach 2026 with spaciousness rather than sprinting, focusing on clarity, soft structure and making room for real life. From clearing moving boxes and nurturing family routines to batching creative work and leaning on AI assistants, they share what’s actually working for them — and how you can apply it in your own creative ...
Send us your feedback Artists and creative entrepreneurs can easily feel overwhelmed by marketing advice. In this episode Delores sits down with Alayna Creative, a Pinterest and marketing strategist, to explore how you can simplify your marketing and harness Pinterest as a visual search engine. Alayna shares her journey from a finance day job to building her one‑woman creative agency, why she swears by cold pitching, and why focusing on a single goal (rather than doing all the thi...
Send us your feedback In this cozy December solo episode, Kaylie shares how to turn those warm, fleeting connections at in-person markets into long-lasting creative relationships. Drawing from her time running a handmade candle business and from countless conversations with fellow makers, she explores: ✨ Why your craft fair customers are pure gold 🧠 Email sign-up strategies that don’t feel icky 📸 Content ideas you’re already sitting on 💌 Gentle follow-up scripts and post-market ...
Send us your feedback It’s that time again—our annual festive fireside catch-up! In this honest, cozy, and occasionally chaotic Christmas special, Kaylie and Delores unwrap the creative year that was 2025. From flu seasons and house moves to rebrands, launches, tech pivots, school admin meltdowns, and some unexpectedly magical moments—we’re reflecting on what worked, what didn’t, and what we’re leaving behind for good. We share our biggest lessons, the systems that saved us, the wins (a...
Send us your feedback If you’ve been hearing the buzz about Affinity Designer 3 and wondering what it actually means for your art, your teaching, or your creative business, this solo episode with Delores will help you breathe a little easier—and maybe even get excited. In this episode, Delores shares her first impressions of Designer 3 on desktop, why she’s still working in Designer 2 on iPad, and how she’s testing her templates and workflows to make sure everything still runs smoothly for he...
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