Today I am in Promotion
Mode. That’s what happens when I
have a lot of events and they aren’t filling up as fast as I want them to, or I
just haven’t had time to take care of promoting them like I should. Usually, I try to spread it out. I don’t want my customers or my readers to be
bombarded by emails and ads for things I’m trying to sell. Some companies do that. They’ll send out one or two emails every single day to remind you that it’s
their annual “stock up on bath soap” sale, or “get extra points when you buy
breakfast”. It’s annoying. I don't want to do
that.
Instead, I prefer word of mouth. I want my customers
and event participants to have so much fun at my events that they are eager to
share with others and ready to come back and play again. Don’t get me wrong, I do have to occasionally
drop subtle hints, or post an occasional reminder on Facebook, and I send out
roughly one newsletter email a month to let everyone
know what’s going on, but lately, I have been so busy that I haven’t done any of that (or at least not much). So I thought today I would do something I
almost never do, and that is put it all in a blog
post. After all, I really don’t share all this stuff on the blog
very often because the blog is more about crafting and projects, so you might
not even know what’s going on.
Of course, a blog post with nothing but me hawking my wares
would not be any fun at all, so today I’m going to kill two birds with one
stone; I’m going to share some projects with you, and tell you how they relate
to some of my events!
First, lets start with
Cards (and other things, too!):
These cards were some that we made recently at our 3
rd
Wednesday Stamp Club meetings.
If you
aren’t familiar with it, the stamp club is a gathering we have here at my house
(aka Crafty Neighbor Studios) once per month.
We are led by Barbara King, a
Stampin’
Up! demonstrator who prepares 2-3 projects for us to do each month.
It’s a lot of fun, and we’re definitely
learning a lot of great techniques!
So
if you’re in the DFW area on a 3
rd Wednesday, please feel free to
join us!
The first visit is free, after
that, there is a $30 minimum order. You can find all the details on
Meetup.com.
Classes:
An example of our Perpetual Calendar
Recently, I’ve had a lot of requests for classes, including
repeats of several classes I taught in years past.
My trusty side-kick and helper
extraordinaire, Marion, and I worked up a schedule we thought would work for
anyone, but I guess we were scheduling things too close to the end of school or
something because we are
still
getting emails asking for different dates and times.
So here’s the deal…if you are in the DFW area
and you want to take any of our classes, go to our
Facebook page and find the
post I made today about classes.
Give us
your input about dates, times, etc.
We’ll use that info to come up with some more class dates – I promise!
Crops and Retreats:
I don’t have any public crops or retreats coming up any time
soon.
I usually like to have one or two
fundraiser crops per year, but I am not walking in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day
this year, so no crop for that.
If you
have an organization that needs to raise money, and you would like to host a
Scrapbooking Fundraiser Crop, give me a shout!
I will be more than happy to organize one for you!
This is especially true in the DFW/North
Texas area, but I will also help with crops in other locations as well.
It’s a great way to raise funds for your
organization, and it works particularly well for schools, churches, and non-profits
like breast cancer charities or social services organizations. If you are interested, please send me an
email.
Cruises:
I haven’t promoted them much here, but one of my favorite
projects every year is our annual scrapbooking cruise!
The exciting thing about
this year’s cruise is that we have
two!
The full scoop is
on our website, but here’s
the skinny:
Crafty Neighbor Scrapbook LITE
Departing from Galveston, Texas
Carnival Liberty
October 3-8, 2016
Porting in Progreso and Cozumel,
Mexico sailing 5 nights with “LITE” amenities, flexible crop times, and a more
relaxed/fun environment. Make your own
schedule and work on your own projects.
Optional classes are extra.
Crafters and non-crafters of all skill levels are equally welcome.
Crafty Neighbor Scrapbooking Cruise
Departing from Galveston, Texas
Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Seas
January 8-15. 2017
Porting in Roatan (Honduras),
Belize City (Belize) and Cozumel (Mexico) sailing 7-nights with FULL amenities,
24-hour open crop room, and lots of crafts, projects and demonstrations. Participate in scheduled classes or work on
your own projects. All classes are
included in the cost. Crafters and
non-crafters of all skill levels are equally welcome.
Here is one of the projects from our last cruise:
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| This simple layout was a make-n-take on our 2015 Scrap Cruise.
In all we had 4 make-n-takes, 1 interactive demo, 10+ hours of dedicated
class time plus games, contests, prizes, goodies and giveaways. |
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Garage Sales:
Last but not least, I’m sad to say I am still waiting for
open dates at our Girl Scout facility for the semi-annual scrapbook garage
sale. They assure me that they will know
the open dates by the end of May. Keep
your fingers crossed for a fall date. If
not, we may have to look at another facility, which would mean an increase in
vendor rates, which I don’t want to do.
That’s it for now, thanks for your patience, and I hope you
enjoyed the projects I shared as part of this giant advertisement!
