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Handmade Goat Soap Tutorial – Guest Post From Lather and Lotions

June 3, 2011
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Handmade soap has become very popular and for very good reason. Soap making is a great hobby with endless creative possibilities with the added bonus of being great for your skin. But with so many colors,fragrances and soap bases, where do you start? It is best to start with the basics. Don’t start with large [...]

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Felt Magnets – DIY Fun! {Tutorial}

May 24, 2011
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Felt Magnets are a sweet and simple project…perfect for Summer Camps and sleepovers, or while you’re enjoying a little afternoon coffee break.   It’s no surprise to see another felt project on my blog, I’m sure. I love felt! Here’s how I put together these fun little magnets… Gather up a selection of beautiful felt for [...]

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Flower Lavender Sachet Tutorial {Sewn By Hand}

April 27, 2011
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I love lavender and I’m always finding new ways to use it around the house, car, dryer…wherever! I created a sweet little flower lavender sachet that would be a perfect topper for your Mother’s Day gift, hostess gift, or thank you for watching my dog gift.  You get the idea, right?  Make lots of them [...]

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Candy Wrapper Pouch Tutorial {Guest Post from Punkin Patterns}

April 15, 2011
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Vanessa from Punkin Patterns created a Sweet Tooth Pouch that’s SUPER CUTE!  I want one!  They make great gifts for kids of all ages and once you see this wonderful tutorial you’ll be running to the store to buy a bag full of candy. Here’s Vanessa… We don’t normally have a lot of candy in [...]

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Button Bracelet Tutorial for Spring!

April 7, 2011
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Add a little Spring to your day with this fun button bracelet! Wouldn’t it make a sweet Easter gift? I know some of you have a ton of buttons already, and it’s a quick project. Let’s get started! All you need is elastic, lots of buttons, and your choice of embroidery thread. The largest button [...]

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Felt Bougainvillea Garland Tutorial {Guest Post – Art Threads}

February 27, 2011

Check out this fabulous tutorial that combines two great things… felt and flowers! Deborah from Art Threads created beautiful felt Bougainvillea to brighten up your home. Materials: *felt – bougainvillea comes in lots of colors – fuchsia, light purple, white, gold, light orange, light pink, … you’ll also need brown for a garland base, greens [...]

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Fabric Kindle Cover Tutorial {Guest Post – Made With Love}

December 26, 2010
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Since I’ve been blogging I’ve found that bloggers are so very generous when it comes to sharing free tutorials, and I feel as though it’s time for me to give back to the blogging community! So here it goes, my very first tutorial…a Fabric Kindle Cover Tutorial! Materials Outside Fabric: (1) 9” x 17.5″ Cotton [...]

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Felt Business Card Holder {tutorial}

November 9, 2010
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This felt business card holder was a quick little project I stitched up last weekend for my cards.  Sometimes you’ve gotta make something for yourself…not just for your Etsy shop, right? Some of you might know that I’m a major felt fan!  One of my shops in nothing but felt hair clips and pins.  So, [...]

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Tracking and Using Analytics For Your Etsy Shop

October 17, 2010
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We recently held a little reader survey asking what kind of Techy Tutorials might be helpful to you. The winning subject was Etsy Shop Analytics, how to track them and how to use them. Setting-up the analytics is easy, so we’ll start with that. Tracking and using the information is a bit more challenging, but [...]

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Ruffled Coin Pouch Tutorial {w/ Zipper}

October 7, 2010
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Guest Tutorial by Janet Metzger of The Empty Nest For those of you out there who are afraid of zippers, I feel your pain. A few months ago I too would start to shake when I even thought of sewing a zippered pouch or bag. They just scared the bajeebers out of me. I finally [...]

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20 Ways to Promote Your Etsy Shop with Discounts

September 22, 2010
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Do you want to increase your sales and profits? I know that’s a no-brainer question, but are you doing anything to promote your sales? Having a great product is a start, but you have to sell it to be successful! Discount codes and sales are a popular way to help someone go from a “maybe [...]

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Etsy Banner Design {How to Integrate the Shop Announcement Box}

September 18, 2010

I don’t know about you, but I am NOT a big fan of the new location of the Etsy Shop Announcement box. It really messed with my sense of symmetry! I’m going to show you how you can work with that pretty grey box and integrate it into your banner design! You can see the [...]

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