http://blog.craftsolutions.com Crafting Ideas - Creative Gifts - Lasting Memories Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:54:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are many books that offer craft and small business information for those who have decided to expand their crafting hobby into a small business venture. The following are some of the best books on the subject, offering tips on starting your business, website promotion and design, and other information. Hover ... http://blog.craftsolutions.com/2009/books-crafting-as-a-business/ While recently looking up links for my recent post about setting up a craft booth, I came across a number of checklists about what to take with you to the show (items like pens, rubber bands, tape, calculator, knife, pliers, table cloth, and more). I thought I'd post these links ... http://blog.craftsolutions.com/2009/preparing-for-craft-shows-checklists-of-what-to-bring/ My niece is going to be in four weddings this spring and summer. She's 19 and is quite excited about it, but that's a lot of dress fittings, bachelorette parties, and bridal showers. Maybe I'm getting old, who knows. I'm sure she'll have a great time standing up for her ... http://blog.craftsolutions.com/2009/four-weddings-in-four-months/ My friend told me the other day that she was considering selling a few crafts at a craft fair that her work sponsors every year. She thought it would be a great place to get into the biz of selling her handmade items, a "safe" place to try out her ... http://blog.craftsolutions.com/2009/how-to-setup-a-craft-booth/ There's still a bit of snow on the ground where I live. I'm hoping the sun will take care of it today. But with all this white, I've really been wishing for Spring! I want to see green grass and colorful flowers. I want to walk outside and not feel ... http://blog.craftsolutions.com/2009/is-it-too-early-to-be-thinking-spring/ March is National Craft Month and many of the major craft stores are offering great sales. My mailbox has been filled with flyers and ads. Here are some of the sites offering deals right now. Joann's is offering free shipping on orders over $25 and 40% off the regular price of ... http://blog.craftsolutions.com/2009/march-is-national-craft-month/ I like to do a lot of different types of crafts (right now my favorites are scrapbooking and crochet). I'm also a consultant, and I write fiction. I've got so little time to spend on my crafts that I need that time to be spent being creative, not spent hunting ... http://blog.craftsolutions.com/2009/craft-furniture/ While I was having dinner with a friend the other night, she showed me some of the neatest scrapbook page designs. I loved the combinations of embellishments and the coloring of the photos that she used. My friend told me she put everything together herself from old mix and match ... http://blog.craftsolutions.com/2009/scrapbooking/ Have you ever been working late at night on a sewing project with coordinating fabrics only to find out the next day, when the sun comes out, that the colors you picked weren't quite what you thought. Sometimes you are lucky if they coordinate at all? Color is important in so many types of ... http://blog.craftsolutions.com/2008/ever-need-better-light-for-your-crafts/ Have you ever been in the middle of a craft project when your glue gun stops working? It's a pain, let me tell you. I found myself on the internet late one night looking for a new glue gun and I was amazed at what I found. There are so ... http://blog.craftsolutions.com/2008/this-is-not-your-mother%e2%80%99s-glue-gun/