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ArticlesCategories » | Christmas Crafts | Craft Business | Food Recipes | Scrapbook Tips | Soap Making | Wool | Welcome to our Article Directory. These articles are for your enjoyment, education and reprinting. If you are a website publisher and wish to reprint any of the articles here, you may do so by clicking the button you'll see below that is located on each article page. A new window will come up and you simply highlighting the article content and copy/pasting the article to your website, blog, newsletter e-zine, etc.  All reprinted articles must include the author's bio and any URL links. If you would like to see your articles here, simply click: Submit an article Most Recently Added ArticlesRecycle Christmas Cards Posted on 2007-09-25 by Rachel Paxton (Viewed 409 times) No one wants to throw away Christmas cards after Christmas. It seems like such a waste! I have a few creative ideas for recycling Christmas cards from visitors to my web site, as well as a few crafty ideas of my own: If there was no writing or printing on the reverse side of the front of the card, use the picture portion of the card as a post card type Christmas card. On the blank side draw a dividing line; write a message on one side, and on the other side write the recipient's read more... Craft Fairs, Bazaars & Flea Markets…Oh, My! Posted on 2007-09-25 by Anita DeFrank (Viewed 305 times) Many names are associated with events such as these. Craft Fairs, Bazaars, Flea Markets and Swap Meets are a few names you can find. Whatever the name…they all mean the same thing. They allow you to meet new and interesting people (hopefully customers), spend quality time with your family and more of course most importantly make some extra cash. But, before you debut your first table at one of these events, getting yourself prepared is the first step. The following is a read more... Spice up Your Memories With Scrapbooking Paper Posted on 2007-08-21 by Terry Fitzroy (Viewed 304 times) Gone are the days of flipping through boring old photo albums. Today's photo album tells a story and it's a lot of fun to put together and to look at. You can have a scrapbook for every occasion in your life. In fact, why not spice up your memories with scrapbooking paper. If you haven't yet given scrapbooking, a try you should. But I must warn you, it can become addicting quite quickly. After all, its fun talking those pictures that are so near and dear to you, and turning them into read more... Make Bath Salts: 5 Techniques For A More Professional Bath Salt Recipe Posted on 2007-08-21 by Katherine Durkes (Viewed 400 times) If you've already made a basic bath salt, but you want to produce a more professional product, you'll love these simple techniques. They'll make your bath salts less "homebrew" and more spa-quality. Once you start using them, you will feel more confident giving your handmade bath salts as gifts or presenting them for sale at a store or craft fair. All of these techniques are just twists or extensions on what you already know. Doing them takes no more time than putting read more... The Craft Show Secret that Defies Logic Posted on 2007-07-21 by Sharon Conley (Viewed 606 times) Here you are at another craft fair, watching people walk by, sometimes several times, sometimes more. Occasionally, someone stops at your booth to look. Most of the people who stop pause only a few moments and continue their journey. Sometimes, someone picks something up, looks at it, and sets it down again. Every now and then, someone asks a question. You cheerfully answer the questions and get the opportunity to try to make a sale. A few times, someone buys something. You may or may not read more... Craft Show Display Ideas Posted on 2007-07-21 by Rob Goyette (Viewed 645 times) There are many cases in the craft show business where you are going to have to alter your strategy for selling your crafts. Here are 4 things you can do in order to keep your product selling, even when everyone else seems a little slow: 1.) Combine items – If you have a slower selling item that just isn’t giving you the return you want on your investment, then try pairing it up with a better selling item. This achieves two things: it gets rid of stock that is taking up room read more... Mitzi's White Baked Beans Posted on 2007-07-21 by Mary Jo Elliott (Viewed 367 times) As with old family heirloom recipes, this one was never written down until last Christmas when I asked to make them myself. The key to the success of these beans is that the great northern beans MUST be soaked overnight, so plan ahead when making this....also, don't let the beans get too mushy when simmering. Ingredients: 1 lb bag of Great Northern Beans Sugar 1/2 lb of bacon small onion Soak beans in water overnight, drain. Place the soaked beans in a dutch oven or pot read more... 10 Ways To Advertise Your Craft Business Locally Posted on 2007-07-21 by Kelle Arvay (Viewed 384 times) These days with the Internet advertising frenzy, one of the most overlooked forms of advertising is to advertise your business locally. Some of your competitors may be advertising locally already. So don't let your business go unnoticed! In addition to the online advertising you are doing, tap into the local market as well. 1. Car Decal If you drive a vehicle, then you already have a great advertising tool that you can use to advertising your business locally. Not only will your read more... Submit an article |
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