DIY ~ Tenth Avenue South

post from The DIY Show Off on 27 May 2011 09:34:15 PM. © The DIY Show Off

Meet: Susanne from
tenth avenue south Susanne blogs about the story of how they are turning their first house into a home. We have a lot in common - her home is her favorite hobby!
Beautiful Kitchen Makeover
Retro before...
During - lots of demo...
Gorgeous after...

You can see the entire transformation at Kitchen Renovation in Pictures with links to faucet and cabinet hardware, crown molding, installing cabinets, paint, appliances and demolition. What a fantastic job, Susanne (and Frank)!
Check out the exterior home tour! Pretty curb appeal!Welcoming entry. I LOVE the new door!
and our favorite! Some MORE before and after room transformations are such an inspiration...
Dining room before...
Dining room after...
Den before...

Den after...

I love the new brighter, fresher look. Gorgeous! There's plenty more to see at Tenth Avenue South to get you away from the computer and motivated to start on your next project. Take a look.

Thank you so much for sharing your hard work and beautiful home, Susanne & Frank! I look forward to seeing more!
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The DIY Show Off is celebrating 2 years of blogging! Just leave a comment to enter the giveaway here. Country Living 500 Kitchen Ideas: Style, Function & Charm

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Top Ten Tips for Selling Crafts Online
Successfully

post from Craftster.org Blog on 27 May 2011 09:34:04 PM. © Craftster.org Blog

Recently, we started a discussion with our Friends of Craftster about successful tips for selling crafts online from both the seller’s and buyer’s perspectives. We covered the perils, the pitfalls, and the feel-good successes. So much goodness came out of this discussion that we feel compelled to share some of this knowledge with you. On behalf of our Friends of Craftster, we present to you, our top ten tips for selling your crafts and other handmade goods online successfully.

10. Handwritten thank you notes personalize your items, and further emphasize the one-to-one connection between you and your customers. (idea from lissablair)

9. Tell buyers exact measurements, not just sizes, especially for clothing and accessories. (idea from Eliea)

8. Packaging that represents your brand’s best qualities along with attention to details makes the item feel like a present even when the buyer knows what they ordered. (idea from Cranbeary)

7. Have a good social media presence. It’s tricky to do, you need to stay visible without being annoying. Be interesting, be brief. Don’t flood your fans’ feeds; especially not with “this is what I’m selling” posts. (idea from fantasticmio)

6. Communicate with the buyer directly about the shipping timeline, send an invoice/receipt with the item, and offer refunds. (idea from WildBird)

5. Exceed expectations (and increase word of mouth) with an unannounced free gift included with the shipped item. (idea from frenchonion)

4. Include instructions, like how to care for knitted items, clothing, hats, etc., and provide some info about the idea behind the crafted item. It’s always fun to read about why/how/when/etc. the item was made… and why it’s unique! After all, that’s why we chose to buy handcrafted items as opposed to mass produced items! (idea from loves2experiment)

3. Don’t undersell yourself. It not only cheats you, but it brings down the value of the entire crafting community. Plus people WILL pay for high quality items, especially if it’s one of a kind/limited edition. Work for the one or two $50 sales rather than trying to sell 5 to 10 for $10. (idea from DesignVigilante)

2. Respond quickly to questions from potential buyers. Waiting too long to get back to a potential customer could cause the person to lose interest. (idea from MareMare)

1. Take high quality photos of your items for sale. When your buyers can’t pick up an object and inspect it, good pictures are what they need to feel confident about what they’re buying. (idea from jungrrl)

If you’re ever feeling discouraged about the potential of your own craft business, just remember, Apple Computer and Amazon.com started out as home based businesses. For more business tips and ideas, join the numerous conversations about starting and running a craft business in our Crafty Business Advice forum.

Add a comment below with your own savvy business ideas and tips for online craft sellers.

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broody Sue

post from craftlog on 27 May 2011 09:33:55 PM. © craftlog

I leave the chickens alone for 36 hours and Sue goes broody. Poor dumb thing.

Here’s a shot from the chicken cam.

broodysue

I keep tossing her out of the nest box, but it doesn’t take long before she’s right back in. Tomorrow I’m going to put her in solitary and see what happens. It’s kind of amazing what a behavioral switch it is: her body is noticeably warmer, she keeps her feathers fluffed, she makes a funny little clucking noise.

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DIY Hair Products

post from Do It Yourself Videos - Metacafe on 27 May 2011 08:00:00 PM. © Do It Yourself Videos - Metacafe

Celebrity hairstylist and cast member on LOGO's hit show "The Hit List", Ryan Nickulas, shows you how to create organic hair products at home.
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4 Steps to a Smaller Waist

post from How to of the Day on 27 May 2011 08:00:00 PM. © How to of the Day

A small waist in proportion to your body shape is possible with consistent and dedicated exercising. High proportions of fat around the waist are a health danger signal; for example, people who have coronary artery disease are at increased risk of an early death if they have high waist fat levels.[1] Moreover, for women the waist is a sign of attractiveness; studies have shown that the waist to hip ratio (the evident curves that create an hourglass shape) are a better gauge of attractiveness than the size of a woman's breasts because it is suggestive of high fertility in biological terms.[2] Although your shape is determined by genetics,[3] you can't blame your genes for not exercising or not eating well! A waist that measures between 32-35 inches (81-89cm) is considered overweight.[4] The good news is that it is possible to trim some weight from your waist, whatever your body shape.

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Home Inspection and Selecting Plywood

post from Handyguys Podcast - Home Improvement and DIY Advice on 27 May 2011 03:50:33 PM. © Handyguys Podcast - Home Improvement and DIY Advice

In this audio episode of The Handyguys Podcast we honor Home Inspection Month by talking home inspections and discussing our DIY Home Inspection Checklist, we also talk about selecting plywood. Home inspection month April was Home Inspection Month. See http://www.ashi.org/media/psalist.asp That reminded us to discuss our DIY Home Inspection Checklist. It’s easy to do and [...]

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Episode #136 Home Inspection and Selecting
Plywood

post from Handyguys Podcast - Home Improvement and DIY Advice on 27 May 2011 03:50:33 PM. © Handyguys Podcast - Home Improvement and DIY Advice

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Random Recast: New Uses for Grocery Bags Round-Up

Filed under: Crafts, Know-How In Random Recast, we find new uses for ordinary things. This week: Grocery bags. PrettyDaisies, FlickrIf I hadn't been searching for alternate uses for grocery bags, I wouldn't have readily realized that this coaster was made from plastic sacks. To achieve this raffia-like texture, grocery bags are cut into strips and knotted together to create a type of yarn. (And there's even a special name for the stuff: Plarn.) Crafters who work with plarn say that the[...]

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A Sleek, Wall-Mounted Spice Rack

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Materials: RIBBA picture ledge, DROPPAR spice jars

Description: I discovered this while Googling around this morning. It's a simple, but very effective hack to create a minimalist spice rack with a cleverly stenciled RIBBA picture ledge.

Makes me wish I had some wallspace where in my kitchen I could do this same thing!
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~ submitted by Rob O., Odessa, TX

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Exquisite Sonic Sculptures, Made with Motors and
Cardboard

Granular synthesis, as described by Iannis Xenakis, imagined sound as constructed from elementary elements. In the work of Zimoun, elementary sonic grains are physical. An undulating wall of cardboard rubs surfaces against one another to form a chorus of sound. Cotton balls roll against boxes in throaty clouds of sound. Wires wriggle like some sort … Continue →

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