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Crafter’s Night Before Christmas

One of our favorite things to do in our house at Christmas is read the Night before Christmas.  We have the Cajun version the Texas version  and everything in between.  In the spirit of the season it is only appropriate that we also have a Crafter’s version!!  So here we go…. the Crafter’s Night Before Christmas.…
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How To Make Your Photos Stand Out

Photography Tips Have you ever been browsing through a website and been totally turned off by the pictures of the product? Unfortunately in the online world of selling, pictures are the main way to grab our buyers attention. They must look appealing, inviting and realistic. Here are a couple easy, cheap tips and tricks to…
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Craft Fair Must Haves

This post contains affiliate links to items that I love and personally use. It is that time of year where the weather is cooling off, the leaves are starting to change colors, and people are in full on shopping mode (unless of course you are in Texas.. and then it is still crazy hot!). Usually…
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How to Survive and Thrive in the Summer Selling Slump

If you have been selling your products for a while then you know the trend of the summer selling slump and if this is your first year then welcome… the summer is slow! But that doesn’t mean that you can’t survive the summer selling slump and even thrive.  People are busy going on vacations, relaxing…
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How to Do it All – Work Life Balance

Work Life Balance One of the number one things that people ask me is how do I get everything done? How do I have a work life balance with 4 kids, a marriage, me time, and a business all while still being sane. Well first let’s be real honest… it is impossible to have perfect…
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Essential Supplies for Silhouette Beginners

This past year the Silhouette was one of the top gifts for women who like to create! Like some of you, I got mine for Christmas too (several years ago now) and was ready to start designing, cutting and producing cute stuff for my family and beyond, immediately (or so I thought)…  I’m going to…
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How To DIY Heat Pressing Pillows

Today I want to show y’all how to DIY Heat Pressing Pillows.  It is a fraction of the price to make the pressing pillows yourself and is also a fun DIY project. But First, You might be wondering why would I ever need to use a pressing pillow?… And here are 3 quick reasons why:…
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How To Stand Out in an Over-Saturated Market

It is easy to get wrapped up in the current trends and what everyone else is doing, selling, and creating that sometimes we forget about our own unique style, ideas, and talents.  We forget our own voice and how to stand out in an Over-Saturated Market. Social Media gets us swimming with ideas and can…
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10 Terms for a beginning Silhouette or Cricut user

Are you a beginning Silhouette or Cricut user? One of the things that can feel overwhelming about this world of cutting and crafting is the feeling everyone is speaking a different language. Beginning Silhouette and Cricut users can easily feel overwhelmed.  We are here to help! When I first started out in this community I…
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Best Teacher Gifts Ever

This post contains affiliate links to products that I love and strongly recommend You want to give your new teacher the best teacher gifts you can.  We all want to show our child’s teacher some love but sometimes aren’t quite sure what she needs/wants…. Well being a former teacher and coming from a family of…
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