Sarah J. Doyle | July 12, 2010
Well, I’ve gotten a few comments about my recent post, “How Productive Are You Now That Summer Is Here?” – including a conversation with my friend who informed me that there are some days that she couldn’t “add an additional hour” no matter what would happen if she didn’t. The suggestion was made that, instead [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | June 21, 2010
Summer brings on an unlimited number of situations that keep us from being really productive! Kids are out of school, friends and family come in from out of town for visits, perhaps gardening takes away from your “work” time, plus other things. I’ve already come across a few of those situations! Grandchildren come to stay [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | March 25, 2010
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Sarah J. Doyle | December 14, 2009
If you have a business where you can issue a “coupon”, you’ll be on the road to additional sales! A few years ago we sent out “gift certificates” in the amount of $5.00 or $10.00 good on the customers’ next purchase from our catalog, or listing of books in the back cover of a book [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | December 8, 2009
Christmas is just two weeks away, and if you’re like me, it feels like it’s beginning to “close” in on me!! I LOVE to do Christmas baking – cookies, pecan cakes, etc; however with all the last minute sewing and craft items left to make, I’m beginning to wonder if I’ll get everything done! A [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | November 30, 2009
We have had soooooo much fun with the “Sarah Series” Gingher Scissor Holiday Giveaway — the comments are all so nice. It seems that most of the readers are making assorted gifts for friends and relatives – with the most popular item being pajamas! Others are creating decor items like Christmas wreaths, Holiday table runners, [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | October 14, 2009
The first think you’ll think is “how in the world does this relate to a sewing blog?” Well, I believe it has everything to do with sewing. All of us in the sewing / crafting “work at home” field STILL are required to do housework. Sometimes we get so bogged down with projects / alterations / [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | October 5, 2009
What is niche marketing, and how do you make money from it? A “niche” is a small corner of a specific market. For example, lots of companies have patterns for children, however our NICHE in that market is patterns for PLUS SIZE children. Our “niche” would be patterns for those heavy, overweight and obese children [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | September 5, 2009
I love free patterns, but this one is one of the BEST I’ve seen lately!!! A corset sachet from FeelingStitchy — now does this bring back memories of the “good old days” – or 1880′s days (before our time)! It’s getting close to Christmas, and I’ll just bet you could make a few of these [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | July 26, 2009
I LOVE to run across ways to do fancy trims and decorations on garments — especially where the “purchased” ones of similar type cost a bundle of money.At the Enchantresses3 blogspot, there is a super tutorial on how to make a corsage decoration on a regular tee. They say the “real deal” costs $29.95 from J. Crew [...]
