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		<title>How To Create Your Craft Products to Sell Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane Stafford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know a lot of you want to know: How to Create Your Craft Products to Sell Online and How to Get Your Craft Business Online, which can be a rather confusing process if you have no idea how to put all of your information together. Not to worry, this will help you through the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know a lot of you want to know: <strong><a href="#craft" target="_self">How to Create Your Craft Products</a> to Sell Online</strong> and <strong>How to Get Your <a href="#craftbusiness" target="_self">Craft Business Online</a></strong>, which can be a rather confusing process if you have no idea how to put all of your information together.  <strong>Not to worry, this will help you through the confusion. </strong></p>
<p>A client of mine asked me to critique this video training course product for him.</p>
<p>The video training course is not specifically focused on <strong>how to create craft products</strong>, but primarily on how to find and transform PLR content and products so that you can sell those online in the formats of your choice.</p>
<p><a href="http://arthobby.co.uk/productvids" target="_blank" title="create craft products course"><img src="http://arthobby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/video-list.jpg" alt="video list" title="create craft products course" width="300" height="347" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-271" /></a><br />
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<p align="center">Now before you think I&#8217;ve lost the Create Craft Products Plot completely&#8230; read on &#8230;</p>
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<h2>What&#8217;s the investment?</h2>
<p>First of all this <a href="http://arthobby.co.uk/productvids" target="_blank" title="video training course">video training course</a>  amazingly costs less than $5.00 (under £2.00 ?) to buy.  Therefore the cost is extremely affordable for everyone.</p>
<h2>What about the content quality? </h2>
<p>It&#8217;s so affordable <em>(cheap)</em> that I did have serious doubts about whether the actual content would be of high enough quality for it to be useful to anyone. <em>The saying &#8220;you get what you pay for&#8221; came to mind.</em></p>
<p>That was until I actually <strong>reviewed each and every bit of content on each and every video </strong>in the training course and I was pleasantly surprised!   </p>
<p><strong>That&#8217;s a positive tick for both Price and Quality!</strong></p>
<p>Now, whilst reviewing the course for my client, It struck me just how <strong>really useful it would be to help you create your craft products and help you get your art and craft business online more quickly and easily</strong>.</p>
<h2><a name="craft"></a>How To Create Your Craft Products</h2>
<p>As I said earlier, the focus of this training program is directed to using PLR, private label rights, products and refocusing those to sell as your own products.  I&#8217;m personally not a big fan of PLR content or products, as so many of them are poorly written or badly formatted, but how to find quality content is covered in the course.</p>
<p>If you haven&#8217;t yet created any craft products, then this very affordable course will show you <strong>how to source the best quality</strong> PLR products, and how to actually use the many free tools available to help you <strong>create your craft products yourself on your own computer</strong>, and of course, where to outsource craft product creation.</p>
<p>Note: remember the course is not directed at the craft market per se, so don&#8217;t let the look of the website disuade you.  It&#8217;s a professional website, it just doesn&#8217;t look arty crafty <img src='http://arthobby.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<h2><a name="craftbusiness"></a>Craft Business Online</h2>
<p>Once you&#8217;ve learnt how to create your craft products, you&#8217;ll want to get your <strong>craft business online</strong> so that you can sell them on the internet.</p>
<p>The course shows you how to do that too!  From creating a website page, adding a properly formatted paypal button, to using FTP to upload your product sales page, and much more besides.  That&#8217;s some of the technology that holds people back out of the way too then.</p>
<blockquote><p align="center">These professional videos show you the entire process, from start to finish,<br /> so nothing is left out.</p>
<p align="center">At less than $5 for everything, it&#8217;s hardly a difficult decision to make and to be honest, I <strong>charged my client more than that</strong> to provide him with my critique of the course!  Also, if I&#8217;d created this course, I&#8217;d be charging you a lot, lot more than $5 for it!!!</p>
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<h2>Direct Access or Grab A FREE Bonus Course</h2>
<blockquote><p align="center">Click the Link for Direct Access To <a href="http://arthobby.co.uk/productvids" target="_blank">Buy The Course for less than $5</a></p>
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<p>OR Add your name and best email address in the form below and my client will send you his new course that he&#8217;s releasing this week, &#8220;<strong>7 Steps to Internet Business Start Up</strong>&#8220;, as a <strong>FREE bonus</strong>.<br />
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		<title>Cold Porcelain Flowers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane Stafford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Craft Ideas: Cold Porcelain Flowers The beautiful cold porcelain flowers shown above were handmade by cold porcelain expert Katy Buck. Katy&#8217;s specialism is in making cold porcelain flowers, and she has a particular passion for creating cold porcelain orchids, although you&#8217;ll also find Katy&#8217;s hand painted orchids adorning all sorts of items from tee-shirts to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Craft Ideas:  Cold Porcelain Flowers<br />
<a href="http://arthobby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cold-porcelain-flowers.jpg"><img src="http://arthobby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cold-porcelain-flowers.jpg" alt="craft ideas cold porcelain flowers" title="cold-porcelain-flowers" width="472" height="443" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-152" /></a></p>
<p><strong>The beautiful cold porcelain flowers shown above were handmade by cold porcelain expert Katy Buck.<br />
</strong><br />
Katy&#8217;s specialism is in making cold porcelain flowers, and she has a particular passion for creating cold porcelain orchids, although you&#8217;ll also find Katy&#8217;s hand painted orchids adorning all sorts of items from tee-shirts to bedding, she&#8217;s that passionate about orchids.</p>
<p>As a craft idea, you&#8217;ll discover making cold porcelain flowers is really easy to get to grips with as a new craft or hobby. </p>
<p>It does take a bit of practice before you can accomplish the same quality finish as Katy, she&#8217;s been making cold porcelain flowers for quite a few years now.  As they say, practice makes perfect, we are still practicing and improving!</p>
<p>We were personally inspired to try our hand at making cold porcelain flowers as a hobby by Katy herself.  Her creations are so inspiring, they look like the real thing, without the wilting and dying that you get with real flowers, we were so impressed, we just had to give cold porcelain a try. </p>
<p><strong>Of course we went straight to the expert herself for some hints and tips.</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>Katy had actually already written an eBook which contains her personal cold porcelain recipe with hints and tips on making <a href="http://www.arthobby.co.uk/cold-porcelain-paste.html" title="cold porcelain flowers">cold porcelain flowers</a> and as an added bonus she includes another eBook about making Wedding Cake Toppers, now that&#8217;s another craft ideas tip you might want to look into, especially as you get both eBooks for under $10!  <a href="http://www.arthobby.co.uk/cold-porcelain-paste.html" title="cold porcelain flowers">Click : to view</a></p></blockquote>
<p>We love using Katy&#8217;s personal recipe and as we said above, we improve with practice.</p>
<p><strong>Another Cold Porcelain Craft Idea from Katy</strong>:  Making Cold Porcelain Characters is a very popular craft.  You can make characters just for fun or when you gain confidence perhaps as a craft business, making birthday cake toppers or celebration cake toppers.</p>
<p>If making Cold Porcelain Flowers is one of those craft ideas that appeals to you, we don&#8217;t hesitate in recommending you start with Katy&#8217;s <a href="http://www.arthobby.co.uk/cold-porcelain-paste.html" title="cold porcelain flowers">Cold Porcelain Flowers</a> eBooks</p>
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		<title>Aromatherapy Products and How To Make Spa Products At Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane Stafford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Craft Ideas : Spa Products As spring approaches, it&#8217;s a great time to start thinking about your craft ideas. Do you want to create something special for a Mother&#8217;s Day gift? How about alternative Easter gifts for the younger ones in the family? Or are you considering selling your craft creations at local craft fairs? [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Craft Ideas :  <a rel="nofollow"  href="http://arthobby.co.uk/spa-products" title="spaproducts">Spa Products</a><br />
<a href="http://arthobby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Beautiful.jpg"><img src="http://arthobby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Beautiful-300x210.jpg" alt="craft ideas aromatherapy products" title="craft ideas aromatherapy products" width="300" height="210" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-103" /></a>As spring approaches, it&#8217;s a great time to start thinking about your craft ideas.</p>
<p>Do you want to create something special for a Mother&#8217;s Day gift? </p>
<p>How about alternative Easter gifts for the younger ones in the family?</p>
<p>Or are you considering selling your craft creations at local craft fairs?</p>
<p>Late spring and summer is when people start thinking about improving their skin and you&#8217;ll find them looking for quality aromatherapy products or they&#8217;re looking for unique <a rel="nofollow"  href="http://arthobby.co.uk/spa-products" title="spa products">spa products</a> or gifts, handmade and creatively different to what is on offer in the high street.</p>
<p>Even if you just want to learn how to make aromatherapy products for yourself and your family, it can be one of the more rewarding craft ideas to get started with.  You&#8217;ll know exactly what is going in to your spa products, as you&#8217;ll be making them yourself.  </p>
<p>Will you be using organic ingredients only?</p>
<h2>We came across these fabulous craft ideas for aromatherapy and spa products:</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Handcrafted Soaps</strong> &#8211; from classic recipes to deliciously different versions that you, your family and friends will adore!</li>
<li><strong>Bath Teas, Additives &#038; Soaks</strong> &#8211; sink into a hot, fragrant bath and soak away all your cares with these original &#8216;secret&#8217; recipes.</li>
<li><strong>Spa Treatments</strong> &#8211; professional-quality treatments that you create yourself for pennies on the dollar.</li>
<li><strong>Bubble Baths &#038; Bath Bombs</strong> &#8211; if bubbles are your thing, you&#8217;ll adore these new variations.</li>
<li><strong>Butters, Balms, Lotions &#038; Creams</strong> &#8211; to add deep moisture to your skin and luxury to your life!</li>
<li><strong>Scrubs, Polishes, Salts &#038; Masques</strong> &#8211; still more variations to add variety and build your line (and make your skin glow!)</li>
<li><strong>Home Fragrance Products</strong> &#8211; beautiful fragrance ideas you can adapt to suit your tastes and mood.</li>
<li><strong>Potpourri and Sachets</strong> &#8211; including a comprehensive ingredient list that you can simply &#8220;mix and match&#8221; to create a virtually unlimited number of flavors</li>
<li><strong>Aromatherapy Blends</strong> &#8211; soothing&#8230; relaxing&#8230; invigorating&#8230; revitalizing&#8230; you decide &#8211; with your own range of professional aromatherapy blends</li>
</ul>
<p>We&#8217;ve actually made most of these items ourselves, the kids really enjoyed making the bath bombs and they had even more fun using the ones they made themselves! We still make out own homemade blend of salt scrub, a great exfoliation recipe and skin moisturizer.</p>
<blockquote><p><center><strong>Fancy your hand at learning how to make spa products at home?</strong></p>
<p>Yes?</p>
<p>Then we can recommend this, <em>affordable pack at only $27 (check out the bonuses too)</em><br />
CLICK HERE:  <a rel="nofollow"  href="http://arthobby.co.uk/spa-products" title="aromatherapy products">Aromatherapy Products Recipe and Resources Book</a>.</p>
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		<title>Art Marketing via Arts and Crafts Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane Stafford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Art Marketing via an Arts and Crafts Network is a cost effective and valuable option for artists and crafts people alike. For maximum benefit arts and crafts creators should make better use of the arts and crafts network opportunities. Artists and crafts people join networks, like our very own Arts and Crafts Network, where you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://arthobby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/arts-and-crafts-network.gif"><img src="http://arthobby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/arts-and-crafts-network.gif" alt="arts and crafts network" title="arts-and-crafts-network" width="250" height="272" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-131" /></a>Art Marketing via an Arts and Crafts Network is a cost effective and valuable option for artists and crafts people alike.  </p>
<p><strong>For maximum benefit arts and crafts creators should make better use of the arts and crafts network opportunities.</strong></p>
<p>Artists and crafts people join networks, like our very own <a href="http://www.arthobbycraft.com" title="arts and craft network">Arts and Crafts Network</a>, where you have the opportunity to create your own artists profile, add links back to your own website or craft store and feature your art or craft work.</p>
<p>There are of course many added benefits to joining an, <em>our,</em>  <a href="http://www.arthobbycraft.com" title="arts and craft network">arts and crafts network</a>.  You benefit from the networks own art marketing efforts, so you don&#8217;t have to do as much yourself, as you&#8217;d have to if you weren&#8217;t a member.   </p>
<p>By becoming an <strong>&#8216;active&#8217; member</strong>, <em>rather than a passive member</em>, of the network, your profile and your work are seen prominently by our regular visitors.   As a growing network, this brings your arts and crafts into the view of thousands of visitors each month and every month the numbers are growing. </p>
<p><strong>Do you know how long it might take you to generate the same number of website or store visitors by doing your art marketing yourself, alone?</strong></p>
<p>Art marketing takes time and effort, yet if you want to make serious progress online, you really need to learn how to use the community art and craft network properly.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Make sure you don&#8217;t waste your art marketing efforts! </strong></p>
<p><strong>Join our <a href="http://www.arthobbycraft.com" title="arts and craft network">Arts and Crafts Network</a></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>complete your artist profile</li>
<li> add your website or store link</li>
<li>showcase your arts and crafts works</li>
<li>become an active member  </li>
<li>write informative articles about your arts and crafts topic</li>
<li>get noticed</li>
</ul>
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<p>Most of all enjoy being a part of a diverse creative network where you can share your ideas, teach others how to achieve more or inspire them to start a new art hobby or craft.</p>
<p><strong>If you found this article helpful, please leave your comments below:</strong></p>
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