Carla, Author at Carla Watkins - Visual Magic Maker

Support Local: doorstep collections during Covid-19

As the coronavirus pandemic rolls on, it’s become even more vital than usual for small businesses to somehow keep going. While tweaking the delivery policies for the stationery company I co-own, I realised there are lots of local businesses which can arrange for...

Take me home, Bothwell gnomes… throwback to real life wizard school!

by Carla | Behind the scenes, Blog, Brand and Visual Magic, Colourful Magical Life, Event Photography, Journal, Weirdo Hobbies

This time exactly a year ago, I was experiencing crewing my very first Bothwell School of Witchcraft, a real life wizard school larp in Sussex. While I knew going to wizard/witch/witchard school would be, well, wizard, Bothwell was magic beyond my wildest dreams. I...

Ways I can help you and your business during the coronavirus pandemic

by Carla | Covid-19

Well, shit – isn’t this a turn up for the books? Every small business I know is struggling massively, through no fault of their own – and I don’t know about you, but I feel a lot like I’m on that scary Willy Wonka ride right now…...

March meet the maker: Change

by Carla | Blog, Covid-19, Journal

Oof. I was going to write about moving to full time entrepreneur, about how it’s taken time to recover from 12 years of working full time employed and shifting to working solely and entirely for myself. I was going to go through the pluses (loads) and minuses...

March meet the maker: self care (and virtual lunchbreaks!)

by Carla | Behind the scenes, Blog, Flexible Working, Mindset

Oh, hello loves! I have been horribly sidetracked from #marchmeetthemaker over the last couple of weeks so will attempt to have a little catch up over the coming days, alongside my normal posts. I hope you’re all ok and staying safe and well – we are...