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make your embedded youtube video responsive
How to make your embedded YouTube videos responsive for mobile phones and resizing browser windows on your desktop or laptop screens. It’s easy with this code and tutorial. No more ugly cut-off video embeds on Squarespace! Hooray!
Artwork Shipping UK to US - de minimis, tariffs and customs
Will I still ship art to the US after August 2025? Yes, is the short answer. I have a much longer answer too.
You probably arrived here from an internet search for shipping art, crafts, or prints to the US with the new tariff and customs rules changes after the de minimis on imports goes away at the end of this month (August 2025).
Hi. Welcome. You should get a tasty beverage, and I’ll give you what I know so far.
There are exciting things in the full blog post, like links to specific government documents, and how clinical we must be when describing art materials to scary officials. It’s maybe not what you want to read, but you probably should. ;)
I can’t be an art hermit, apparently
Without in-person students, I wouldn't have become an online teacher. I never realised how deeply connected the two things were until today.