If this is your first foray into promoting a craft show or you are looking for ways to make your shows more successful, you have come to the right place. Understanding what vendors expect of you can be quite tricky. While promoting a show can seem like a piece of cake, the truth is that vendors are going to look to you if there are few customers or if the show does not go as planned. With so many expectations, it can be easy to forget how much fun a show can be. What follows is a bit of ...
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February 12th, 2012 in
Business
Foshan Ceramics from the headquarters base of informed, ceramic base in the second phase of the project headquarters will be in June or start, in which "Chinese Ceramics Museum" building will focus on enhancing the overall image of Foshan ceramics.
It is understood that the economy as a ceramic carrier based at the headquarters base in the second Nanchuang ceramic pottery of possible rendezvous in June after the launch, an area of 150 acres, mainly by a central office, an east-west ...
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February 11th, 2012 in
Business
If you have made and given baby quilts as gifts, chances are that you have given some thought to selling baby quilts.
Making and selling baby quilts is a legitimate business and it can be as big or as small, as part time or as full time as you would like. If you have had some complements on your baby quilt creations and want to turn those kudos into profits, you have some options.
If you want to customize baby quilts, place inexpensive classified ads in your area newspapers. It doesn't need ...
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February 10th, 2012 in
Home and Family
Sterling Silver Jewelry: The standard for quality, reliability,
and beauty.
Here are some simple care suggestions:
Sterling silver jewelry is always made of silver that is 92.5%
pure. It is composed of 925 parts of pure silver and 75 parts
alloy, usually copper. Sterling silver jewelry always has the
stamp of sterling silver on it, accompanied at times with the
name of the designer or jewelry manufacturer. The word
"sterling" is the most respected in the jewelry business today.
Since pure ...
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February 9th, 2012 in
Self Improvement
Want to start your own
arts and crafts business? It's Christmas time! Or Easter, or Mother's Day! Everyone is looking for that perfect little item to add into their home for decorating, or to wrap up and give to someone else. There will be several who will frantically walk through all of the major department stores in search for the perfect, extra item, eventually just getting tired and trying to find something close. Or, there are others that will go to find seasonal crafts and make sure they ...
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February 8th, 2012 in
Business
According to Dictionary.com, a hobby is "an activity or interest
pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in
primarily for pleasure" (Dictionary.com). Merriam-Webster
defines a hobby as "a pursuit outside one's regular occupation
engaged in especially for relaxation" (Merriam Webster
Dictionary). A hobby is relaxation and pleasure, OUTSIDE of
one's occupation. Many people today, go to work, come home, do
not do anything, and then go back to work the next day, like
mindless drones ...
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February 7th, 2012 in
Hobbies
Any investor knows not to put all of his or her "eggs" into one
basket, or all of your money into one fund or stock account. If
all of your funds are in one stock, the risk is great that the
one stock account could go down and you would lose all of your
money. If you spread your investments out into many different
funds or accounts, if one account goes bad, it does not create
drastic adverse affects on your total funds. The losses and the
gains will balance out and as long as the economy is ...
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February 6th, 2012 in
Hobbies
In response to several queries I have had over the past few months, I have compiled a list of places where you can find a craft show near you. This information is only as accurate as the last updates made to the websites I have listed, so it is always a good idea to make a phone call or two to see if the shows in your area are still up and running.
Following are a variety of directories and listings for craft shows across North America:
http://www.craftsitedirectory.com/craftshows/index.html - ...
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February 5th, 2012 in
News and Society
Gauteng is a diverse province that offers whatever your taste in the fields of art and entertainment. Whether you like more modern sounds of music, nightclubs from Soweto or jazz Gauteng has it all.If you are more attuned to the classical, the State Theatre in Pretoria and the Civic Theatre in Johannesburg regularly present ballet and drama of international standard. And then there are smaller, more relaxed venues presenting music and drama - the Market Theatre, the Sound Stage, the casinos, ...
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February 4th, 2012 in
Business
Home parties have been used successfully to sell everything from
cookware to naughty nighties; most of these small businesses are
part of a large, organized national franchise, but the home
party concept is also a perfect way for local crafters to market
their wares.
If you'd like to try home parties, you need a plan. First, take
a look at your inventory of jewelry; do you have enough pieces,
in a large enough variety, to hold a party? Think about having
coordinating pieces - necklace or ...
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February 3rd, 2012 in
Business