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September Catch Up Una Heaney Designs

September Catch Up

As the leaves are falling and the evenings are getting shorter, I'm enjoying planning my Christmas products. I've a beautiful advent calendar candle coming to you next month and I'm...

September Catch Up

As the leaves are falling and the evenings are getting shorter, I'm enjoying planning my Christmas products. I've a beautiful advent calendar candle coming to you next month and I'm...

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What My Customers Have Taught Me

It’s easy to focus on what we give as artists and makers — but I’m learning just how much I receive in return. From connection, to encouragement, to shared meaning...

What My Customers Have Taught Me

It’s easy to focus on what we give as artists and makers — but I’m learning just how much I receive in return. From connection, to encouragement, to shared meaning...

Image shows my putting a pink leafy note card into a kraft brown envelope.

I took a break and nothing happened

I intentionally took a few days off for a little holiday with my other half last week. Then I unintentionally took another few days off because I realised how tired...

I took a break and nothing happened

I intentionally took a few days off for a little holiday with my other half last week. Then I unintentionally took another few days off because I realised how tired...

Making Peace with the Slow Seasons Una Heaney Designs

Making Peace with the Slow Seasons

Not every month is meant to be a hustle. In fact, I hate that word! For me it sounds unstable and as if everything is being done in a rushed...

Making Peace with the Slow Seasons

Not every month is meant to be a hustle. In fact, I hate that word! For me it sounds unstable and as if everything is being done in a rushed...

Getting Comfortable with Failure Una Heaney Designs

Getting Comfortable with Failure

Coming into this business I was not an expert, in fact, I was a complete beginner in everything I was doing. In many ways this helped me because I had...

Getting Comfortable with Failure

Coming into this business I was not an expert, in fact, I was a complete beginner in everything I was doing. In many ways this helped me because I had...

Motivation from Within Una Heaney Designs

Motivation from Within

There are a lot of ideas out there about what success means and what it should look like at various stages of life. Whether it's a financial goal, a career...

Motivation from Within

There are a lot of ideas out there about what success means and what it should look like at various stages of life. Whether it's a financial goal, a career...

Community Over Competition Una Heaney Designs

Community Over Competition

A little competition goes a long way, but it’s what you do with it, and how you approach it that matters. Community over competition is a mindset and an approach,...

Community Over Competition

A little competition goes a long way, but it’s what you do with it, and how you approach it that matters. Community over competition is a mindset and an approach,...

Permission to Pause Una Heaney Designs

Permission to Pause

It can often feel like rest has to be earned. Whether it's that we need to hit a certain milestone or finish a project, or reach a target, there's always...

Permission to Pause

It can often feel like rest has to be earned. Whether it's that we need to hit a certain milestone or finish a project, or reach a target, there's always...

Balancing Motherhood while Running a Creative Business Una Heaney Designs

Balancing Motherhood while Running a Creative B...

If you're interested in this, chances are you're a parent, and you know how every single child and family is different. Therefore this is definitely not a "How-To" post, but...

Balancing Motherhood while Running a Creative B...

If you're interested in this, chances are you're a parent, and you know how every single child and family is different. Therefore this is definitely not a "How-To" post, but...

What I wish I knew when I started Una Heaney Designs

What I wish I knew when I started

I came to this business with nothing. Literally no knowledge of product business, even art - as I was self-taught. When you start off from that point, it can be...

What I wish I knew when I started

I came to this business with nothing. Literally no knowledge of product business, even art - as I was self-taught. When you start off from that point, it can be...