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Why do we make things by hand? And why do we make them beautiful? Led by the question of why working with our hands remains vital and valuable in the modern world, author and maker Melanie Falick went on a transformative, inspiring journey. Traveling across continents, she met quilters and potters, weavers and painters, metalsmiths, printmakers, woodworkers, and more, and uncovered truths that have been speaking to us for millennia yet feel urgently...
2) Grow your handmade business: how to envision, develop, and sustain a successful creative business
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A guide for the creative hobbyist who wants to take the next step and quit his or her day job to make a living from a creative passion. Suitable as a coaching handbook, it shows how to develop a business plan that will work and be sustainable.
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Make money doing what you love. Kari Chapin's insightful and inspiring guide to turning your crafting skills into earned income has been completely revised and updated. The Handmade Marketplace is filled with proven techniques that can help you brand your business, establish a client base, sell your products, and effectively employ all aspects of social media. Learn how easy it is to enjoy a lucrative career while leading the creative life you've...
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Looking for just the right outfit for a big party? Or maybe you want to build some funky shelves for your bedroom. Instead of heading for the mall, consider checking out a thrift store. It's a great way to grab some awesome bargains. Thrift shopping started out as a way for charitable organizations to earn money for their missions by selling a variety of items at reasonable prices. Over the decades, it's become a hot recreational activity for all...
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2003
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From writing a business plan and financing an idea to choosing the most cost-efficient production method and best-suited sales approach, Creating a Successful Crafts Business provides a sound blueprint for turning a beloved hobby into a lucrative career. Written by two experienced craftspeople who have been through the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of running a crafts business, readers will learn, step by step, how to negotiate with bankers,...
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The creator of Gingercake Patterns shows you how to share your passion for sewing with the world by starting a successful home business.
Maybe you started sewing just for fun. But now you’ve developed the skills and vision to turn your creative outlet into something more. Making the leap from hobbyist to professional can be intimidating—but Virginia Lindsay is here to help you get off the sidelines...
Maybe you started sewing just for fun. But now you’ve developed the skills and vision to turn your creative outlet into something more. Making the leap from hobbyist to professional can be intimidating—but Virginia Lindsay is here to help you get off the sidelines...
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Most people go through so much to protect their home, property and families, but then seem clueless when it comes time to hiring a locksmith. Fortunately for you, the following book can change all that. It's full of helpful advice and tips you can use to become fully educated about hiring a locksmith.
Try to avoid scammers who raise the price when they get to your home. This is a scam to take advantage of a person in a desperate situation. Try to...
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Cet livre décrit les aspects importants à retenir pour celui qui souhaiterait démarrer une activité à domicile dont la spécialité est de réaliser de beaux cadres photo en3D. Il examine les différentes options possibles, allant du simple hobby, de l'activité à domicile jusqu'au magasin avec pignon sur rue. Il aborde aussi les aspects de conception, réalisation et de commercialisation. Toutefois, ce livre n'a pas pour objectif d'examiner...
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Este libro indaga la posibilidad de abrir un negocio casero de hacer bellos marcos 3D para fotografías. Los marcos 3D son de diseño único, marcos para fotos con varias formas de adornos utilizados para crear una obra de arte, que muestra a las fotografías de manera hermosa. Es un vistazo a las opciones disponibles, ya sea a nivel de un pasatiempo, un negocio casero, una tienda regular, o un almacén. Profundiza en el aspecto de que usted haga...
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Craftspeople and hobbyists will welcome this new edition of a popular book. Comprehensive and indispensable, Crafts and Crafts Shows gives advice on everything needed to succeed in the craft-show marketplace. Easy-to-follow instructions make it a snap to select the best shows to attend, create an appealing booth, and offer good customer service. Each chapter in the top-selling guidebook has been completely updated to reflect recent changes in the...
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Think About It, Talk About It, Be About It (TTB) is a workbook designed to provide structure and give the reader a clear vision to make an informed decision to pursue entrepreneurship or not. This book is for entrepreneurs on all levels, whether they have a thriving business or just an idea. It assists in building the foundation of the business in order to attain longevity.
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When she published her first book about starting a home-based gift basket business, Shirley George Frazier blazed the trail for other home-based business owners coast to coast. She also tapped a growing demand for gift baskets, the all-occasion solution for personalized and memorable presents. Her business was such a phenomenon that Frazier turned her experiences into a book to instruct readers how to make these baskets themselves, combining the creative...
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These are the essential financial lessons, presented in an easy-to-read narrative, and served up bite-sized for rapid comprehension. Included are critical topics in finance and personal economics such as investing, consumption choices, the nature of credit, entrepreneurship, the future value of money, the value of technology, and much more. Laced with memorable examples and thought-provoking storylines, this is the financial education that young people...
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¿Cobran vida en tus manos piezas de cerámica, carpintería, costura, ganchillo, serigrafía, vidrio, cuero, papel...? ¿Quieres convertir tu talento creativo en un negocio? Si ya lo has hecho, ¿el dinero que ganas te permite vivir de ello? ¿Estás haciendo realidad el sueño que tenías cuando empezaste? Conseguirlo no es fácil... ¡pero sí posible!
Este libro te cuenta de forma práctica y realista todo lo que debes saber para montar un negocio...
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A memoir of a brief career as a top model - and the brutally honest account of what goes on behind the scenes in a fascinating, closed industry.
Scouted in the street when she is 17, Victoire Dauxerre's story started like a teenager's dream: within months she was on the catwalks of New York's major fashion shows, and part of the most select circle of in-demand supermodels in the world.
But when fashion executives and photographers began to pressure...
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Babysitters Club guides students as they set up and operate their own babysitters club for their community. The considerate text includes easy-to-follow lists and will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience, these books maintain a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. A table of contents, glossary...
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“How to Tattoo and Start-Up Business” is a self-development book to help your development on how to tatt, your awareness, and your skillset. Lastly how to start-up an actual tattoo business including registration and how to franchise your tattoo brand all in one. This exclusive one-of-a-kind tattoo book shows you how and all the rules and regulations, plus the dos and don'ts. All in a chronological order to grasp and easy framework breakdowns...
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Excerpt: "It seems unlikely that any one will misunderstand the precise subject itself. What, exactly, is meant by an author "going wrong"? The familiar euphemism, as perhaps most frequently used, is anything but ambiguous. Ambiguous-sounding words are generally fraught with a deadly and specific meaning-another illustration of the eternal paradox of sound and sense. But as used in the instance of an author, "going wrong" has a great variety of meanings....
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Grow a Profitable and Lasting Business on Your Terms If you've started a business, you know that the journey toward success can be both invigorating and confusing, so where can you find advice that is practical and focused but still as playful and passionate as you are? Look no further than this book, which combines solid business expertise with a right-brain perspective that inspires creativity and innovation. Jennifer Lee's fresh, empowering approach...
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¿QUIERES QUE LAS PLANTAS DE TU CASA BRILLEN Y LE DEN UN ASPECTO MARAVILLOSO A TU HOGAR? ¿O TE ATREVES A IR MÁS ALLÁ Y CREAR TU PROPIO HUERTO EN CASA? En esta recopilación de 2 libros en 1 tendrás todo lo necesario para cuidar de tus plantas, ya sean de interior y exterior, para que dejen de marchitarse y que luzcan sanas y espléndidas y proporcionen un ambiente limpio y relajante. Pero si además quieres disfrutar de la afición del cuidado...
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