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How to Plank a Wall and Not Break Your Back Doing It
I have another survivor’s story here. This is a good one, you’ll be riveted. So I have been wanting to plank my kid’s bathroom walls for a long time. The towel bar in there fell off like the first week we moved in and wouldn’t stay up no matter what. (Cheap builder grade stuff!) So…
How to Have a Fall Dinner Party
It’s that time of year–guests come to town a bit more frequently, everyone moves indoors for gatherings. You might be thinking of even inviting a few people over…but what to do? And how to not get overwhelmed? It’s easier than you think. Remember that old adage–K.I.S.S. Keep it simple, stupid. For me, that means a…
How to Detail Your Car Yourself
I drive a minivan. I have three little kids. You might think that I have an exceptionally clean car. Or you might instantly realize that THAT combination equals a very messy car, most of the time. They don’t really eat that much in the car, but even one time of having a bag of fishy…
Master Bedroom Makeover
I finally did a master bedroom makeover. Technically it was kind of decorated before…meaning I had a few extra pillows on my bed and some old art on the wall. I placed a few trinkets here and there. But just look at this disaster of a room. If I could just close off the other…
How to Make Piping
I started my couch slipcover! It’s going to be a long road…there is a lot to do and I’m taking my time. So I’ll be showing you how I put it together in several posts rather than in one long one. And today I’m going to show you how to make piping, from start to…
How to Make a Moss Wreath
I’m pretty tired…because I’ve been a crafting/sewing maniac lately. (And when I say ‘Lately’ I mean ‘All My Life.’) Let’s refer, one more time, back to my Living Room Plans. As you can see, I designed it with two green wreaths hanging on either side of my Monogram art. Well the Monogram art hasn’t quite…
Advertising Off Etsy: Setting Up Social Media (So You Want to Open an Etsy Shop Part 5)
Get Caught Up: Part 1: Setting Up Shop Part 2: The Art of Listing an Item Part 3: Making Sales Part 4: Selling Great Products So You Want to Open an Etsy Shop Part 5 Advertising Off Etsy: Setting Up Social Media So you’ve made a few sales from Etsy and you’re starting to feel…
So You Want To Open an Etsy Shop…Part 4
Get Caught Up: Part 1: Setting Up Shop Part 2: The Art of Listing an Item Part 3: Making Sales So You Want To Open an Etsy Shop… Part 4: Selling Great Products If you’ve spent any time surfing Etsy, you might have seen some, um…interesting items on there. Seriously, some people sell the weirdest…
So You Want To Open an Etsy Shop…Part 3
Get Caught Up: So You Want to Open an Etsy Shop, Part 1 So You Want to Open an Etsy Shop, Part 2 Making Sales So you’ve set up shop and listed a few items. Now all you have to do is just sit back and wait for the orders to come rolling in, right?…
So You Want To Open an Etsy Shop…Part 2
This series teaches you how to start up an Etsy shop. Missed the first installment? Read here: “Setting Up Your Shop” The Art of Listing an Item So you’ve set up your shop, now what? You need to sell your amazing handmade product! To sell a product, you need “Create New Listing.” The first form…
So You Want To Open an Etsy Shop…Part 1
I sold on Etsy for a year and a half. I definitely don’t know everything about it. But this is what worked for me. And I did study advertising and marketing in college, so I like to think that I know a little about that too. 🙂 Etsy. I don’t even know how I…