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The Economics Of eBooks

Posted by Deanna on May 13, 2010 · 1 Comment 

Whether you want to write and sell an ebook on crafts or you just want to buy one, you simply must read Sister Diane’s Things to consider before you price your crafty ebook.
And do follow the links in her post; they are awesome!

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Handmade Craft Shopping Parties

Posted by Deanna on February 14, 2010 · 2 Comments 

Back in the day, I offered and held a few home parties for selling my artworks. Being about 15 years ago, ish, I felt like I was charting new territories.
I had a bunch of catalogs and brochures from other successful home party plan businesses — and my vast knowledge of attending such parties — [...]

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Painting with Stamp Markers

Posted by Emily on February 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

A lot of materials produced and marketed for crafting use also have applications for more “fine art” oriented artists.  One example being stamp markers.  These are felt tip markers marketed for used with rubber stamps.  Their key quality is that these markers are slow drying.  This allows them to be used to paint the [...]

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I Came For The Ceramic Tiles, Stayed For The Art Glass, And Fell In Love With The Possibilities

Posted by Deanna on January 30, 2010 · 1 Comment 

I have a thing for art nouveau and arts and crafts tiles, so I was drawn to this arts & crafts tile poster by Mindy Sommers.

From there, I discovered not only this beautiful Bell Epoch poster by the artist, but that her art nouveau stained glass art can be found on more than Zazzle products [...]

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