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By Tiffany | Winged Panda Every small business has an origin story. Some are born from years of careful planning, business degrees, and spreadsheets. Mine started with a pandemic, a desire to keep people connected, and my husband calling me a clumsy panda. Let me explain. It Started with COVID Like many people, when COVID hit, I suddenly found myself with a different kind of life. The world got quiet. People stopped gathering. The things we all took for granted, seeing cowor

By Tiffany | Winged Panda If you've just unboxed your Cricut machine and have absolutely no idea where to start — this post is for you! I've been using Cricut machines for years, and I still remember that overwhelming feeling of staring at a brand new machine thinking, "Okay, now what?" The good news? Cricut projects are so much easier than they look. Once you make your first one, you'll be hooked. I promise. I even made a YouTube video walking through 7 of these projects ste

By Tiffany | Winged Panda Crafts Virtual team building doesn't have to be complicated. Sometimes, one creative hour is all it takes to shift the energy of a remote team. When people think about virtual team bonding, they often picture the usual options: Zoom happy hours, trivia nights, or another scheduled conversation tacked onto the end of a long workday. But what happens when you give a remote team just one hour to create something together instead? Something different hap

By Tiffany | Winged Panda Crafts Ask any HR professional about their biggest challenge right now, and you will probably hear the same answer within the first few sentences. Employee engagement. As someone who has spent years working in Human Resources, I have seen how difficult it can be to keep employees engaged, especially when teams are remote or distributed across different locations. I also run a virtual craft workshop business, so I get to see this challenge from both s

By Tiffany | Winged Panda Crafts If your team is spread across time zones, you probably know the feeling. While remote work offers flexibility, it can also make it harder for employees to build real connections with their coworkers. People jump from meeting to meeting and focus on getting work done, but the small moments that help teams bond are often missing. As someone who has worked in People Operations with distributed teams, I have seen how quickly employees can feel dis