Archive for March, 2009

Craft Business Basics 3 – Price

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Craft Business Basics 3 - Price

This article is the third in a series of four articles that will guide you on how you can start your own crafts business using the four Ps of Marketing -Product, Place, Price and Promotion. What are the things you need to consider when pricing your product to ensure that your product is priced well enough to sell and well enough for you and all involved to earn well?

Pricing, as you might have experienced, is something many people strug (more…)

Christmas Craft Projects: Bust Boredom With Kid Crafts

Saturday, March 28th, 2009
Christmas Craft Projects: Bust Boredom With Kid Crafts

Have you ever heard those familiar words, “I’m bored,” coming from the mouth of your child? If so, then kid crafts are the answer. Providing the kids with plenty of interesting craft materials and project ideas and boredom will soon be a thing of the past. In here I will outline a few ideas and their instructions to keep little fingers busy throughout the Holidays.

I?m sure you already know that you need to have plenty of the basic (more…)

How to Make Baby Shower Crafts That Everyone Enjoys Doing

Friday, March 27th, 2009
How to Make Baby Shower Crafts That Everyone Enjoys Doing

Once the invitations for a baby shower have been sent out, it is good to look into the next step. Will your guests be doing any interesting activity or will they be bored and wish to go back home. It is therefore very important to decide on baby shower crafts. They keep the guests busy having fun as they get in the mood to have a relaxed time. Your craft ideas can come from various sources. Firstly, the internet is a rich ground for such ideas. S (more…)

Halloween crafts- Easy But Eye Catching

Friday, March 20th, 2009
Halloween crafts- Easy But Eye Catching

Anywhere you look, you can find Halloween crafts, and there are plenty of crafts that are really easy to do. There are loads of magazines and books on Halloween crafts and easy crafts. The internet is perhaps the best bet for the widest variety of choices. Here are a few crafts from the internet that are exceedingly easy to carry out during the Halloween season.

A Q-Tip skeleton is one craft that was found on the internet and can be (more…)

Plan Baby Shower Crafts That All of the Guests Can Enjoy Doing

Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Plan Baby Shower Crafts That All of the Guests Can Enjoy Doing

When we hear the word baby shower it means that someone is going to have a child coming into their life soon. There are many things that you can do to make a baby shower interesting and memorable for the new mother. One such thing that you can do is to plan baby shower crafts that all of the guests can enjoy doing. As you ask people and look in book stores and the internet for ideas you will see that there are any number of these crafts that can (more…)

Toddler Winter Craft Ideas

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Toddler Winter Craft Ideas

Once the days are shorter and colder, entertaining an active toddler can become really hard work. This is where your list of toddler winter craft ideas also becomes your life line and your sanity. As a parent there is one place you can never avoid – the kitchen, hence this is the best place to stick your list of toddler winter craft ideas.

You toddler winter craft ideas list needs to grow with your toddler – as he learns and progress (more…)

Making Money With Arts & Crafts

Sunday, March 8th, 2009
Making Money With Arts & Crafts

As our economy continues to decline and rising unemployment rates continue to increase many Americans have been scrambling for alternatives to making some extra cash , but you are not alone! Many opportunists are well aware of your need and are quite willing to help you part with your hard earned money by offering over blown income claims.

You can protect your self by just doing a little research and using a little common sense.

Do (more…)

Online Craft Book

Sunday, March 8th, 2009
Online Craft Book

If you like craft then you can really benefit from craft books. You can make your own tools, design things with your own hands, giving them the most unique decorative look. Craft books consist of different ideas and pictured examples which will enhance your creativity.

People who have never worked on craft or want to teach their kids about this art can take the help of craft books. Not all parents and teachers can be creative and this is (more…)

Advertising Crafts Using A Virtual Craft Show

Sunday, March 1st, 2009
Advertising Crafts Using A Virtual Craft Show

Advertising crafts online is a great way to reach a larger audience of shoppers that you might other wise miss if you only advertise your crafts offline. Many handmade artists overlook the benefit of marketing crafts online or they don’t believe it is worth their while. But with more and more people shopping onli (more…)