Made To Last

Season 3 of the Made to Last podcast is officially here! This season, “Behind the Design” takes a closer look at the processes, symbolism, and meaning behind our work at Jake Weidmann and Everyday Heirloom. From design sketches to material choices, these insights are meant to pull back the curtain and invite you into the intentional decisions that shape each piece. Craft is never accidental, and t...

Season 3 of the Made to Last podcast is officially here! This season, “Behind the Design” takes a closer look at the processes, symbolism, and meaning behind our work at Jake Weidmann and Everyday Heirloom. From design sketches to material choices, these insights are meant to pull back the curtain and invite you into the intentional decisions that shape each piece. Craft is never accidental, and t...

Season 3 of the Made to Last podcast is officially here! This season, “Behind the Design” takes a closer look at the processes, symbolism, and meaning behind our work at Jake Weidmann and Everyday Heirloom. From design sketches to material choices, these insights are meant to pull back the curtain and invite you into the intentional decisions that shape each piece. Craft is never accidental, and t...

Season 3 of the Made to Last podcast is officially here! This season, “Behind the Design” takes a closer look at the processes, symbolism, and meaning behind our work at Jake Weidmann and Everyday Heirloom. From design sketches to material choices, these insights are meant to pull back the curtain and invite you into the intentional decisions that shape each piece. Craft is never accidental, and t...

Season 3 of the Made to Last podcast is officially here! This season, “Behind the Design” takes a closer look at the processes, symbolism, and meaning behind our work at Jake Weidmann and Everyday Heirloom. From design sketches to material choices, these insights are meant to pull back the curtain and invite you into the intentional decisions that shape each piece. Craft is never accidental, and t...

Season 3 of the Made to Last podcast is officially here! This season, “Behind the Design” takes a closer look at the processes, symbolism, and meaning behind our work at Jake Weidmann and Everyday Heirloom. From design sketches to material choices, these insights are meant to pull back the curtain and invite you into the intentional decisions that shape each piece. Craft is never accidental, and t...

Season 3 of the Made to Last podcast is officially here! This season, “Behind the Design” takes a closer look at the processes, symbolism, and meaning behind our work at Jake Weidmann and Everyday Heirloom. From design sketches to material choices, these insights are meant to pull back the curtain and invite you into the intentional decisions that shape each piece. Craft is never accidental, and t...

The celebration of ‘Old Soul, New Creation,’ continues as Jake and Hannah invite you further into Jake’s new book with behind-the-scene conversations on the podcast including the overarching theme of prayer that maps out the layout of the book. Inspired by a genuine framework of prayer in Jake’s life as an artist, the book follows suit in that four total prayers, written by Jake,  are included thr...

Jake’s book, ‘Old Soul, New Creation,’ features several artworks from his Classic Hymns Collection including “His Eye is on the Sparrow,” “Be Thou My Vision,”and  “The Old Rugged Cross.” In this episode, Jake and Hannah give further insight into these hymns, their origin stories and ultimately how the couple aims to “dust off” the old hymns so that we continue to carry them into the future so that...

‘Old Soul, New Creation,’ is officially LAUNCHED! Join Hannah and Jake as they celebrate this artistic endeavor that is now in the hands of hundreds around the world! In this episode, the couple discusses the idea of creativity as a cure for an epidemic of the fast-paced and anxious culture we live in, a topic Jake touches on in the book. Hannah plays interviewer as she asks Jake pointed questions...

If you’ve followed Jake and Hannah’s work for any length of time, it doesn't take long to realize that every art piece, whether it be a painting or a jewelry design, conveys deep spiritual truths through timeless methods of craft – with every detail contributing to the greater message. Jake’s new book, ‘Old Soul, New Creation,’ is no different in that every detail of the book (cover and layout inc...

As they continue to celebrate and anticipate the release of, ‘Old Soul, New Creation,’ Jake and Hannah talk in-depth about the meaning of the title of Jake’s new book: defining what it means to be an “old soul” and a “new creation in Christ.” They also break down a phrase they live by: “We are discipled by our work privately before being given permission to share it publicly” giving an overview of...

Season 2 of Made to Last is celebrating the release of Jake’s new book, ‘Old Soul, New creation’! We’re kicking off our second season with an introduction to Jake’s book: what it’s about, the backstory of how it came to be, and who it’s for (psst! if you thought it was only for aspiring artists, think again)! ‘Old Soul, New Creation’ invites you to see yourself as creative – because God is. As Jak...

When Jake and Hannah designed and created their wedding bands, they never thought they’d be designing jewelry for the world over. From the overflow of their work together in the realm of fine art, Jake and Hannah started another creative business in the form of their fine jewelry collection, Everyday Heirloom Co., in 2018. The business had an unsure start and Hannah outright rejected the idea when...

What does it look like to build a marriage and build a business alongside one another? Jake and Hannah truly love working together -- but it wasn't always that way. Being married to your co-worker is rarely glamorous and requires copious amounts of intentionality, clear communication and sacrifice to make it work.  Listen in to how and why Jake fired Hannah and the vitality of Jake's work that bro...

From the six-foot-set of wings Jake carved for Hannah for their wedding day to the hand-carved swan cradle he made for their children, wings play a significant role in the Weidmann household. Symbolically, wings serve as a symbol of fidelity, protection, and favor. Jake and Hannah explore this symbol in their life and how wings not only cover them symbolically but how wings now envelope their line...

Have you ever felt the sting of rejection? Whether it be in a relationship or a career, this take on rejection as protection promises to serve you as powerfully as it did Jake when he faced a major rejection that turned the odds against him as he pursued art as a career. Consider this part II of episode 2 (“So, What’s a Master Penman?”)  where Hannah interviews Jake about his career as a world-ren...

It’s not every day you hear about someone making a career out of beautiful handwriting. Enter Jake Weidmann’s story of becoming one of only nine certified Master Penman in the entire world! A designation reserved for only the best of the best. But what does this title actually mean and how did Jake become one? In this conversation, Hannah interviews Jake, asking him his most FAQs when it comes to...

In the debut episode of Made to Last, a podcast hosted by creative entrepreneurial powerhouse duo, Jake and Hannah Weidmann, the couple answers their most frequently asked questions throughout season one sharing where the couple has been, where they’re at now, and where they’re going (season one of the podcast is entitled, “Preserve the Past, Forge the Future”), starting off with how they met. Oft...

Hey Beloved, We're Hannah and Jake Weidmann and this is Made to Last .    Our Marriage is the emphasis of everything we do. It is the wellspring out of which everything else we do flows.  While we may be full time artists, we're convinced that the greatest work of art we'll ever create is our life together. Join us as we talk about the stories behind the stories you may have seen on social media;...