The Dream Earlier this year, when Amanda Schwartz, Director of the National Farm Toy Museum in Dyersville, Iowa, and Jacque Rahe, Executive Director of Dyersville Economic Development Corporation approached us with an idea to turn a small downtown boutique into... Read More
Whether you’re a non-profit organization or not, I’m sure you’ve heard that grant funding is kind of a big deal. Most non-profit museums depend on grant money for programming, exhibits, and even operational support. That grant money is quite literally... Read More
This was the last photo of our team together. Standing around our front office. 6 feet apart. Our bosses, Steve and Cathy giving us the news that, in an effort to limit the spread of Covid-19, the State of Illinois... Read More
Our marketing team asked me to write a blog about Edwards Creative celebrating our 15 year anniversary this week. Normally, I would dive right in to the task, get it done quickly and move on. But not this time. This time I... Read More
Someone recently asked me, “what does the future of museums look like?” I began to think about the trends that I’ve witnessed over the past 15 years. How the needs of museums and visitors have ebbed and flowed with the... Read More
You’ve decided to plan or update a museum exhibit. Congratulations! Step 1 is complete! Give yourself a pat on the back, a high five, a gold star! We’re going to break down the first few steps of beginning a museum... Read More
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2019 Last month I had the opportunity to host a roundtable discussion with twelve remarkable women who are leaders in our community. Unlike most roundtables, this event did not include an agenda. There were no cards with talking points... Read More
If you’ve stopped into our showroom recently, you may have heard the buzzzzz of a few drills, smelled some fresh wood, and may have gotten a little drywall dust on your shoe. Well, we apologize for the mess, but we... Read More
On Wednesday, the QC Chamber of Commerce brought in Bonin Bough, host of CNBC’s Cleveland Hustles and entrepreneur/marketing guru. His message; to power up your people. The digital age is changing everything around us and if we don’t change with... Read More