the handmade community Holiday gift guide : week 4

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yay it's holiday time!
and no better time for *sharing!*

welcome to the 4th of 6 handmade community co-operative gift guides: where YOU show the world your gorgeous creations + handmade works of others that you LOVE!

each tuesday leading up to the HOLIDAYS, i'll be inviting folks to be part of the fun!

today there are 3 different categories you can add your goodies in!

let's see what we can make!

show us your best!
+ the works of others you admire.

:: check out the first 9 gift guides here ::

gift guide { one } :: holiday decor

gift guide { two } :: for baby

gift guide { three } :: jewelry lovers

gift guide { four } :: a beautiful home

gift guide { five } :: well-dressed : men

gift guide { six } ::  well-dressed : women

gift guide { seven } :: calendars

gift guide { eight } :: gifts under $20

gift guide { nine } :: custom gifts

HOW TO PLAY

1. please add one item of your own, and one of another's, in as many of the categories as you'd like!

2. invite your friends! 

3. please share the 2011 handmade community Holiday gift guide button on your sites.

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4. COME BACK every tuesday for more communal Holiday fun!

yay to handmaking and co-operative community building!
{& hope it's great publicity for you too, nicies! } 

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20 beautiful DIY sweater repurposing ideas & tutorials

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happy autumn, niceykins!

have some lovely fall sweaters you've accidently shrunk, or maybe some that are too small, too big, or that you fell in love with at the thrift shop?

how about turning them into fabulous new things/

here's a roundup of 20 of my favourite repurposed sweater DIY tutorials and ideas. (& here are some helpful tips on how to sew with knitted fabrics, too!)

1. turn a sweater into fingerless mittens

2. make a felted stuffed animal from an old sweater

3. repurpose a sweater into mary jane slippers

4. stuffed animals from kids' drawings made from old sweaters 

5. repurpose your sweater into a tote bag

6. how to turn your sweater into earrings

7. make a sweater pendant lampshade

8. turn a sweater into a beautiful bag

9. turn an old sweater into mittens

10. tutorial: turning a sweater into a coffee cozy

11. make a child's skirt from an adult sweater

12. repurpose a sweater into a charming rose pillow

13. recycled a sweater into little girl's dress 

14. sweater into child sized pants and shirt

15. or another sweater into a little girl's dress DIY

16. turn sweater into a herringbone pillow

17. make a pet bed from recycled sweaters

18. make these cashmere bunnies from your old sweater

19. how about always chrysti's 100+ ways to reuse your old sweater post! brilliant!

20.or how to  unravel a sweater to recycle yarn

happy repurposing!

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lotsa business tips & ideas

ideas by littlebrownsparrow

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hey cuties.

i've wrapped up my 4 online Esty shop critiques & suggestions as a guest blogger for April on the amazing Team Eco Etsy blog.

so if you're keen on the following indie biz topics, i'll hope you'll pop over to read all 4 articles! our goal is to make each article relevant and resourceful for ANY Etsy shop! so come check them out!

{week 1} 

choosing a great business name, 

how to make your product photos POP!, 

creating visual consistency in our shops, 

maximizing the potential of each listing,

how to spread the word!

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{week 2} 

building a better e-shop by envisioning our brick & mortar shop, 

how to define a colour palette for your shop, 

how to de-clutter our product photos, 

how to increase shop views 

how to create BUZZ!

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{week 3}

home staging tips to improve our Etsy shops, 

creating shop curb appeal

creating a great first impression,
finding your visual angle.

how to make a free photo collage

better branding

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{week 4} 

defining our BRAND through WORDS, 

finding our target markets, 

adding *value added*, 

the importance of a FABULOUS title!

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enjoy!

and if you're looking for a personal indie business coach, i'll be accepting new *hire-a-cheerleader* clients in a month or so. let me know if you have any questions!

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brilliant!

this is just brilliant.
on so very many levels.

isn't it wonderful when creative thinking, eco-forward thought &  ingenuity collide?

yay to fabulous problem-solving!

have a most creative weekend, lovelies!

{via @good} 

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