Topics: craft fairs, craft shows, profit, sewing, pricing
Pricing, pricing, pricing! “Where should I price my product?” is the never-ending question. Every small business owner has asked it when getting ready for a craft fair. Is the price too high? Too low? From my experience, I can tell you that the bottom line is that your […]
Topics: craft fairs, selling, small business, crafts, craft shows, sewing, embroidery
You love what you create and you love sharing with others. Has anyone ever approached you and said, “You know, you should really consider making and selling these things!” While the compliment is very flattening, you may think that you enjoy making items yourself but […]
Topics: craft fairs, craft shows, craft to-do list, sewing, embroidery, selling, 1st impressions
Your items are all made. You have done your research on how to price these treasures you have been working on for so long. Now it is time to get packed up and go! There are some essential and not-so-essential items that you […]
Topics: birthday gift basket, gift basket idea, unique gift basket, valentine gift basket, food gift basket
A birthday gift basket is perhaps the best gift you can give someone on their birthday. You can visit the recipient at their home or place of work, and you can give it to them. There is hardly a limit […]
Topics: scrapbooking freebies, digital scrapbooking freebies, free printable scrapbooking stuff
Scrapbooking is an important and unique art form, and one in which people are particularly willing to share. That means you can easily find lots of scrapbooking freebies. Here are six easy ways to find free scrapbooking stuff online.
1. Scrapbooking websites. Keep a folder in […]
Topics: saponification, soap making, esterification, homemade soap
So you took a chemistry course and fell in love with the esterification of fats and glycerols. Or you finally took that holiday to New Zealand and were amazed by what one can do with livestock and the products thereof. Or you just think your ideas for scented soap […]
Topics: Salt glaze pottery
Salt glazing as an art has been around for centuries. This art originated in the fourteenth or early fifteenth century Germany. Later, its popularity also spread to the United States and most other parts of the world. Stone and clay pottery was already being used extensively in these places, as a piece […]
Topics: ancient Egyptian pottery
The Egyptians created pottery beginning from primordial times. Even before the construction of pyramids, they were engaged in the making of pottery. The study of pottery sheds tremendous light on the pre dynastic era of ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptians used pottery in the same manner we use plastic containers today. The studies […]
Topics: Pottery making
Pottery making has been an art practiced for thousands of years. Throughout history, we have seen numerous pottery artifacts, and many are on display in museums. Today, pottery making has evolved into a profitable business. In the USA, pottery making is a booming industry, and many people earn their livelihood by practicing this […]
Topics: baskets, basket weaving, weaving, rattan, cane
The high-handled flower basket of our grandmother’s time is seldom seen nowadays except in pictures. It has gone the way of the old- fashioned bouquet with short-stemmed flowers tightly bound together. In gathering masses of long-stemmed roses from our gardens we shall find a tray-shaped basket more convenient.
Green Openwork […]
Topics: Pottery industry, international
Pottery has offered many services to the human race from primordial times. It is amongst the oldest craft and plays an important role in the day to day life of many people. For archaeologists, pottery can be the gauge of a country’s development.
Pottery is a very unique art of making artifacts from […]
Topics: Pottery Classes
Pottery is a very old art of making wonderful objects with clay. Today pottery making has come up as a growing interest among people of all ages. In order to build an overview for keen lovers of pottery, we will shed some light over the techniques used in pottery making. With the growing […]
Topics: Ceramic
The word Ceramics is derived from the Greek word Keramos which means potter’s earth or clay. Therefore, ceramics may be considered to be material made from naturally occurring clay or earth. Scientifically, ceramics are compounds of metallic and non-metallic elements. There are also manufactured ceramic materials such as diamond, SiC and Si3N4 and so […]
Topics: gift baskets, making gift baskets
A fruit basket is a great gift idea. You can get that wow expression for something so little. You can get ready made ones or your can easily make one yourself if you have some time and a little talent for such and I’ll show you how to make one […]
Topics: free furniture plan, furniture, furniture plan
There are few occupations for pleasure or profit, as satisfying as working in wood. And this satisfaction is nowhere more fully realized than in shaping wood into things of beauty and utility that add charm and comfort to the home.
The first thing to aim for is excellence of workmanship […]