With spring breaks from school and warmer weather here, one just can’t help but want to hit the road to a park or someplace for a picnic. We’ve already taken our grandkids to a couple of parks to play, and of course to have our picnic. They LOVE picnics, and we usually throw in a […]
How Many Customers Do You Have?
Do you know exactly how many customers you have? If a customer comes in to pick up some work you’ve done for them, and they bring a friend who sees and buys an article from your customer waiting area, do you get any basic information from that person, or do you just take their money […]
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Today is Earth Day, and what better way to celebrate than to figure out ways we can reduce, reuse and recycle — not just in our businesses, but in our homes as well.If we all determined to do a little more recycling of things we’d normally toss into the trash can, we could literally “save […]
How To Make 3-D Pompom Poodle Pictures
Fido and Fifi are two of the most engaging personalities you will hope to meet as they smirk at you from their frames. These poodle pictures are especially nice for childrens’ or teen rooms. Each poodle is made using six yarn pompoms.To make Fido, cut a piece of cardboard 2″ x 6 1/2″; wind with […]
Charging For My Services
If you’re just getting into a home business, or if you’re starting a new venue for your current business, one of the first questions that needs to be answered is “how much do I charge for my product or service?” There is a formula that helps figure how to set your prices; however the formula is just […]
Remaking Old Garments Into New
We here at SewingBusiness.com are all about reuse and recycle, and have posted many articles telling about using old leftover scraps and turning them into gift items, flea market items, etc. I love to see tutorials about turning old “tossed aside” garments into new garments, or into craft items – just reuse and recycle!Recently I […]