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fashion frills skip to main skip to sidebar tuesday june 30 2009 we re moving again if you recall my first post mentioned the number of homes we have had during our 60 years together well as our kids say you have been in this house for five years it is time for a move it is true we are downsizing again and moving to a very nice apartment as opposed to maintaining a house and yard at our age our shop fashion frills will close for an extended vacation on june 30 if you are on our mail list you will be one of the first to know when we open again there is a chance we will retire but i have tried that before and find i prefer being busy and involved of course our first great grandchild will arrive in september it s a boy our apartment will be very close to their home another reason for the move i know prints on silks have been popular for years but i have found a new interest in this craft i love finding wonderful prints to prepare for silk or cotton so watch for this collection to expand when i open the shop again i will try to be more prompt in keeping this blog going you can reach me this way if you wish have a great summer posted by love2dye at 11 07 am 1 comments monday june 15 2009 yesterday s project sold quickly two of my creative collections sold today this always pleases me as i know they will be pleased with the elegant materials included in the collections i love finding and buying lovely supplies to use in the collections last week i bought a signed vintage postcard to use in making lovely silk images i do hope it arrives tomorrow i will post it as soon as it gets here and i get it scanned this creative collection makes me think it would be the perfect materials to make a small accent pillow for the new bride it is good to make pretty things in today s turmoil whatsoever thing is good think on these things my jim s birthday is thursday he will be 83 and we will have a family dinner at our grandson s home his bride is a wonderful cook hard to believe we will have our 60th anniversary this year more next time posted by love2dye at 5 02 pm 2 comments wednesday june 10 2009 yesterday s project my favorite project these days combining pieces of my best products into one lovely package i almost lost my breath when i saw the fabulous silk print i received from my friend linda the image is 4x6 with ample seam allowance the may arts ribbons are just lovely and i finished it off with multiple embellishments from my friend carole this is the eleventh collection i have put together and many more to come each is one of a kind posted by love2dye at 8 53 am 1 comments monday june 8 2009 marketing crafts in our economy sales are down what to do these are words we are hearing over and over as we join others in marketing in todays economy i am digging deep into my years of marketing in corporate marketing and trying to adapt these to small on line shops here are ideas that come to mind find new ways to advertise advertising is the natural answer to increased sales more prospects do tend to convert to more sales inexpensive ads on blogs banners on other websites etc these are the least expensive space ads in magazines are expensive but more effective increase your mailing list by using an independent mailing company like constant contact this company serves over 250 000 small companies in their routine email newsletter mailing this is most important if you shop is an etsy shop as you cannot create your own mailing list from their shops hopefully you have built a mailing list from past customers money is tight but try to add a new product line for a more exciting advertising campaign sales look closely at your products to determine the actual cost to you a 50 return on your money is a good rule of thumb for sale prices this means an item that cost you 10 would be on sale for 15 just do not have a sale every week this is not a good marketing practice my brain is tired now if this gave you even one idea i am pleased have a good day please become a follower on this blog posted by love2dye at 1 13 pm 2 comments wednesday june 3 2009 new collection oriental prints on silk how time goes when there are so many interesting projects you want to get your hands into today i am taking time to put a few of a new oriental prints collection in my online shop and at the same time i am printing them on silk with my hp inkjet printer they are lovely my friend linda is sending me some wonderful vintage prints on silk this will be a task i will love as i am an antique lover that s right either way you take it most of my time the past two weeks has been getting the house into pristine condition not easy we decided we have reached the age to no longer maintain a house so we have selected a very comfortable apartment near our daughter and grandchildren mmmm wonder how i will ever move all of my craft inventory that s it for today must stop to add more to my shop posted by love2dye at 1 22 pm 0 comments saturday may 23 2009 my creative collection kits creative collection i this kit sold as it hit the shop combinations of off white krinkled satin an 8 5 x11 silk image yards of lovely ribbon tea dyed embroidered net lace a venise tri color trim beads charms and a portrait cabachon we are now up to creative collection viii with two available in the shop one will be shown below and i await shipments with materials for my oriental creative collections creative collection viii this collection is now available in my shop you will get the following 1 fat quarter hand dyed rayon 1 vintage silk image 1893 calendar 1yd elegant varigated ribbon 1yd elegant checked ribbon 1yd elegant varigated sheer 1yd elegant striped sheer ribbon 3 miniature brass heart charms 1 glass heart charm have a great day and remember what memorial day is all about my jim served in the navy during world war ii posted by love2dye at 7 40 am 0 comments friday may 22 2009 home number 12 i chose to share this home in bedford massachusetts as it was our home during an import phase of family life our three children david marsha and monty graduated high school in bedford all were very active in the excellent music programs in the school jim and i enjoyed the concerts musicals and band performances as monty youngest entered his senior year the household grew and grew david was enrolled in the new england conservatory of music in boston marsha husband and first grandchild micah were with us a friend celeste lived in the little attic bedroom called the prophet s room and friends just came and went as they pleased the house is lovingly known as the mudge and is most famous for the extensive thanksgiving feasts for students and friends now to the business at hand my introduction to the crafting world was after i retired from the electronics field i became director of marketing for carole cree my dearest friend and owner of a wonderful online shop flights of fancy carole carries most outstanding trims and embellishments and finds fabulous collections to add being a stranger to a needle carole suggested i start with something easy like ribbon brooches i must have made hundreds i hope to add some images to the sidebar of this blog i must stop as my jim is standing at the door looking at his watch have a good day posted by love2dye at 9 55 am 0 comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom sign up for my newsletter sign up for our email newsletter for email marketing you can trust fashion frills an etsy shop welcome to my little shop fashion frills found on etsy you will find various collections of trims and embellishments fabric dyes venise to dye and more donna brock http www fashionfrills etsy com followers my favorite links mayo clinic 100 sewing links there she goes jacquie lawson e cards lubin flowers linda walsh original dolls everything e directory linda walsh originals flights of fancy boutique blogs i am following linda s blog my mixed media slow stitching pictures beach house scene and english cottage kits 3 years ago top blogs by crafters golden glow lady in red birds in cherry tree i hand painted mother of pearl 2 susan clarke original hand painted mother of pearl 1 susan clarke original necklace purse kit 2 necklace purse kit blog archive 2009 8 june 5 we re moving again yesterday s project sold quickly yesterday s project marketing crafts in our economy new collection oriental prints on silk may 3