Thursday, December 30, 2010
Crochet By Numbers
I've been showing the picture of what I did for Amber & Ryan for Christmas. I'm surprised how many people have been asking me how much I would charge to make one for them. Considering how long it took me to do this one, I'm going to have to say starting at $500 for one roughly the same size - 36" high, and maybe 30" wide - depending on the width of the picture. If anyone would like to ask me about one, feel free to email me .
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Crochet By Numbers project is finished!
I finished my project by adding a row of sc all the way around. Then on each side I added 4 rows of dc to make 4 tabs to wrap around the frame that Allen built and I made.
Crochet By Numbers project is finished!
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| One edge is finished. |
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| Here's an action shot of Allen stapling the edges on the back. |
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| Here's another action shot of Allen stapling the edges |
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Crochet By Numbers
I'm working on my 1st attempt at Crochet By Numbers. Here is Amber & Ryan, half way done. It was supposed to be a Christmas present 2 years ago, but I got overwhelmed and put it aside. Hoping to get it done this year by Christmas, or maybe for a housewarming for them when they move out mid-January.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Crochet Butterfly Cuff Bracelets
After many many attempts, I am FINALLY happy with my design. It's 5 butterflies joined together with jump rings and toggle clasps on the ends.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/52034777/ocean-tie-dye-bluegreenpurple-variegated
Going to podiatrist
My foot has been hurting for over 2 months and I finally broke down and made an appointment last week to go to the podiatrist. Today is the big day. Is it wrong to hope there's something he'll do to keep me from going to work tomorrow so I can stay home with my family and work on my crocheting?
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Welcome to JoyceIsCrafty!
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Click here for Crochet Butterfly Jewelry, Accessories, Appliques & Embellishments on Etsy
http://joyceiscrafty.etsy.com
Click here to become a fan on Facebook
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Click here for my Greeting Card website
http://sharingcards.com
Click here to follow me on Twitter
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Click here for my One Stroke online portfolio
http://paintingonthefly.com
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Make Repeat Buyers Out Of Your Existing Customers, and Get Them to Send You New Customers
Would you like your existing customers to keep coming back?
Would you like your existing customers to tell other people about you?
Do you have a mailing list just sitting there doing nothing?
Studies show that people do business with people they know, like and trust. Build relationships with your customers. Let your customers get to know, like, and trust you! When they do, they'll tell their friends about you.
Feeling appreciated is one of the strongest human desires. At the very least, send everyone a thank you note!
Guinness Book of World Records says Joe Girard holds the record for selling the most cars in a single day. He did this by sending cards!
Tom Hopkins is another man who is famous for sending cards.
This is not a new concept, but is one that is overlooked too often. Countless books and articles have been written about the simple gesture of sending thank you notes.
Send your customers cards! Thank you cards; birthday; holiday; seasons; just thinking of you....whatever the reason, just send them cards! Make them think about you.
This would work for pretty much any business. Your own website, Etsy, Artfire, a "brick and mortar" store, Mary Kay, Avon, Arbonne, Tupperware, real estate, insurance, dry cleaning, lawn mowing, D.J'S, musicians, house cleaning, pet sitting, hair stylist, nail tech ..........you get the picture!
But if you REALLY want to make an impression, send them customized cards. How about a picture of the item they bought, maybe a picture of you holding the item, with a voice bubble coming out of your mouth saying "Thank you!" "I Appreciate You!"
How about a picture of your new summer line on a Welcome Summer postcard?
Get your customers' birthdays and anniversaries and send cards.
Do you do shows, festivals, or fairs? Do you get people who stop at your booth and maybe they really like what they see, but they didn't bring any money with them? Start a mailing list and follow up! Have them give you their name, address, birthday (just day and month), anniversary. Talk to them! Find out what product they like the most. Take a picture of them holding that product. Then send them a card with that picture on the front telling them nice to meet you, thank you for visiting my booth. Make them remember you! Make them your friend and they'll buy from you later or they'll send someone to you.
While you're at the show/festival/fair talk to the vendors around you. Take pictures of their booth and send them a card telling them it was nice meeting them.
Now imagine a system that will let you upload a picture, add a caption, add voice bubbles, change font, size, color, even upload your own handwriting and signature! Imagine that you can add thousands of contacts, their birthdays, spouses, anniversaries, children, children's birthdays and imagine that the system reminds you in plenty of time to send the appropriate card. Imagine that you can send thousands of cards with just a few clicks. Imagine that a company actually prints each card, stuffs it in an envelope, seals it, puts a stamp on it, and mails it to your recipient - all for less than $1 a card (plus postage)!
If you would like to see this system for yourself, go to SendCardsGetReferrals.com .
You can watch a short video talking about getting referrals. You can read/listen to some success stories. You can send a free card to try out the system. If you would like more information, send an email to joyce@sharingcards.com .
Would you like your existing customers to tell other people about you?
Do you have a mailing list just sitting there doing nothing?
Studies show that people do business with people they know, like and trust. Build relationships with your customers. Let your customers get to know, like, and trust you! When they do, they'll tell their friends about you.
Feeling appreciated is one of the strongest human desires. At the very least, send everyone a thank you note!
Guinness Book of World Records says Joe Girard holds the record for selling the most cars in a single day. He did this by sending cards!
Tom Hopkins is another man who is famous for sending cards.
This is not a new concept, but is one that is overlooked too often. Countless books and articles have been written about the simple gesture of sending thank you notes.
Send your customers cards! Thank you cards; birthday; holiday; seasons; just thinking of you....whatever the reason, just send them cards! Make them think about you.
This would work for pretty much any business. Your own website, Etsy, Artfire, a "brick and mortar" store, Mary Kay, Avon, Arbonne, Tupperware, real estate, insurance, dry cleaning, lawn mowing, D.J'S, musicians, house cleaning, pet sitting, hair stylist, nail tech ..........you get the picture!
But if you REALLY want to make an impression, send them customized cards. How about a picture of the item they bought, maybe a picture of you holding the item, with a voice bubble coming out of your mouth saying "Thank you!" "I Appreciate You!"
How about a picture of your new summer line on a Welcome Summer postcard?
Get your customers' birthdays and anniversaries and send cards.
Do you do shows, festivals, or fairs? Do you get people who stop at your booth and maybe they really like what they see, but they didn't bring any money with them? Start a mailing list and follow up! Have them give you their name, address, birthday (just day and month), anniversary. Talk to them! Find out what product they like the most. Take a picture of them holding that product. Then send them a card with that picture on the front telling them nice to meet you, thank you for visiting my booth. Make them remember you! Make them your friend and they'll buy from you later or they'll send someone to you.
While you're at the show/festival/fair talk to the vendors around you. Take pictures of their booth and send them a card telling them it was nice meeting them.
Now imagine a system that will let you upload a picture, add a caption, add voice bubbles, change font, size, color, even upload your own handwriting and signature! Imagine that you can add thousands of contacts, their birthdays, spouses, anniversaries, children, children's birthdays and imagine that the system reminds you in plenty of time to send the appropriate card. Imagine that you can send thousands of cards with just a few clicks. Imagine that a company actually prints each card, stuffs it in an envelope, seals it, puts a stamp on it, and mails it to your recipient - all for less than $1 a card (plus postage)!
If you would like to see this system for yourself, go to SendCardsGetReferrals.com .
You can watch a short video talking about getting referrals. You can read/listen to some success stories. You can send a free card to try out the system. If you would like more information, send an email to joyce@sharingcards.com .
Sunday, May 2, 2010
where have I been?
Goodness, I just realized that it has been so long since I published a post on my poor neglected blog!
I haven't been feeling very creative lately. It's been hard dealing with the fact that little Mimi, my chihuahua, is not young and well any more. And my blood pressure issues have me really focusing on cooking better food and exercising, so not much time to be creative.
But I'm starting to get the itch to create again. I have some Tshirts all ready to paint. I just need to get some tracing paper to trace a couple of patterns.
I haven't been feeling very creative lately. It's been hard dealing with the fact that little Mimi, my chihuahua, is not young and well any more. And my blood pressure issues have me really focusing on cooking better food and exercising, so not much time to be creative.
But I'm starting to get the itch to create again. I have some Tshirts all ready to paint. I just need to get some tracing paper to trace a couple of patterns.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
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