How to create your own gingham patterns

Have you ever wondered how to create your own Gingham backgrounds in Photoshop or another graphics editing program? The article, "How to Make Your Own Gingham Backgrounds in Photoshop" gives you a step by step tutorial on how to create them.

Bella Dia's Cereal Box House Tutorial

I found this fantastic tutorial on how to create little houses from cereal boxes and thought I'd share the link. How cute are these things?!? I especially love the ones she covered in paper. I could easily find myself in a mixed media artisan's nirvana if I got caught up making these absolutely adorable little things!

Kellibeans Featured!

Hi all, ImagineMDD on Etsy gave me a heads up that my little Aunt Bee Matryoshka Softie doll made it into a blog collection for the Andy Griffith Show on their site. Check it out here, there are some interesting trivia bits in this post if you're a fan of Andy.

Hope your crafting adventures are taking you places! Right now, mine is taking me to bed, no amounts of Vitamin C and Zinc I've been ingesting for 3 days are fending off what I fear is turning into the flu.

How to prepare for a television appearance

If you have never appeared on television before, the article "Ready for Your Closeup?" gives you some tips and tricks for men and women on how to prepare your makeup and dress for a television appearance.

How to Guerrilla Marketing with Sales & Samples

The first part of this article, Guerrilla Marketing & You #2 - Give It Away Now covers how to use samples and sales to market your business.





Part two, Guerrilla Marketing & You #2 - Give It Away Now (2 of 2) covers contests and gives you tips on how to have a successful giveaway.