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 they’d [...]
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 few [...]
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 to [...]
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 [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | July 18, 2009
When was the last time you saw, or used, a real oilcloth tablecloth? The kind that your Mom and Grandma used to use. Those things used to clean up like a charm — nothing like the paper kind we get now, or try to use cotton table cloths that get so stained they are beyond [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | July 11, 2009
Many of us do sewing and crafting for a certain cause — house slippers and lap pads for elderly in nursing homes, handmade toys for children’s hospitals, etc.I have run across a great “cause” for your next crafting project — creating handmade butterflies to benefit the Halocaust Museum. The CraftCritique has begun an effort to [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | June 1, 2009
WOW! Did I push a “hot” button here???? How much time is actually “wasted” when we procrastinate? And why do we procrastinate, anyway?For many folks – me included – it’s just hard to get started on certain projects. My focus isn’t just “right” or perhaps there’s the “dread” of starting something that appears to be [...]
