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		<title>Sell More Homemade Jams and Sauces at Craft Shows</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa McGrimmon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Craft Shows and Parties]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you sell homemade jams, jellies, sauces or dips at craft shows? If so, you really must allow customers easy access to sample your products. I recently attended a craft show as a customer and came across someone who was selling homemade jams. They sounded intriguing: the packaging was beautiful, the ingredients were unusual and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Digital Photo Frame for Your Craft Show Booth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa McGrimmon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Craft Display Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A digital photo frame can be a smart addition to your craft show booth display. They are lightweight, simple to use, and can add enough movement and color to your craft booth to attract customers&#8217; attention without detracting from your items. You may have read advice to bring your laptop computer to craft shows and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baby Blanket</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 15:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa McGrimmon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My Crafty Projects]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a lot of fun making the baby blanket for my son&#8217;s room. Initially, I didn&#8217;t set out to make the blanket myself, but the more I looked at commercially available (unattractive and expensive) crib blankets, and the more I looked at the amazing fabrics that are available, I decided I had to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Target Your Craft Business Customers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 15:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa McGrimmon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Craft Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know who your craft business target customer is? By their very nature, craft businesses are simply not in a position to be all things to all people. New craft business owners (and other business owners, too) often make mistake of trying to sell to everyone. The line of thinking goes like this: they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where to Buy Wholesale Craft Supplies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa McGrimmon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Craft Business Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding good sources for wholesale craft supplies can be crucial to the success of your craft business. In order to be able to price your crafts well, it&#8217;s important to keep the cost of supplies down without sacrificing the quality of the materials you use. Buying your craft supplies wholesale is often a good way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Self Reliance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa McGrimmon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Achieve Your Goals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea of self reliance, I think, innately appeals to both crafty do it yourselfers as well as to people who build their own businesses. Simply following through with the dream to build your own craft business requires a bit of an independent spirit. That independent spirit and the dream of self reliance, though, can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baby Room Mural</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa McGrimmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technically, this baby room mural should be filed under my husband&#8217;s crafty projects. I created the image (based on an image I liked from the Better Homes and Gardens website), but he did all of the painting. I like the fact that it&#8217;s understated and not too cutesy, and I&#8217;m convinced that unless you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Great Photos When Selling Crafts Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa McGrimmon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Selling Crafts Online]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great pictures make a huge difference when selling crafts online. The other day I was ordering some essential oils on eBay. I want to experiment with making some soaps (I&#8217;ll post the results of my experiments in the future) and other cosmetics, and I was picking up a few raw materials. As I searched through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips on Time Management – Why Things Don’t Get Done</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa McGrimmon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been reading a lot about tips on time management over the past few months. It&#8217;s important to me to have good time management strategies in place; otherwise I tend to feel like my days slip away and I&#8217;m not quite sure where the time went. For some people, schedules and list making just comes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sell More Crafts – Know Yourself</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa McGrimmon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Craft Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before you develop marketing materials for your craft business, you need to take some time to know yourself, and also to know your customer. Have you ever really thought about the nature of your work and who it appeals to? Professional crafters who have a bit of experience at craft shows may know on an [...]]]></description>
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