Thursday, August 10, 2006

Launching Olde Village Depot

We are ready to launch our new website "Olde Village Depot." We will be offering several advertising options for Primitive Craft Sites. We have tried to design a site that looks and feels different than all the other primitive marketing sites. We have went more toward colonial primitive. We do still like extreme primitive but choose to look a bit different, hoping to stand out amongst all the other primitive shoppes.

We will also be adding links to the shoppes listed in the "Olde Village Depot Shoppes" here on the blog. The featured crafter of the month will also be featured here for added exposure. Please come visit the Olde Village Depot to check out our advertising options.

If you have a craft related business and would like to submit an article, craft tip, marketing tip, tips on craft shows, or recipes please email me at villagedepot@cebridge.net . I will add them here on the blog or in our newsletter, "The Olde Village Press." I will add your website url with your article or tip. This is a great way to get free advertising.

If you would like to write an article to be placed on our website you will receive free advertising on the Olde Village Depot website. This is a great way to get lots of free advertising. Click on this link to get more information. http://www.oldevillagedepot.com/advertise.html

We also have free link exchange at the Olde Village Depot. If you would be interested in exchanging links go here: http://www.oldevillagedepot.com/linkdept/

You will want to be sure you sign up for our newsletter to receive even more information.

We feel that this blog and our newsletter "The Olde Village Press" will be a great asset to the website. Here and in the newsletter we will have them both loaded with information for the shopper and the shoppe owner alike. If you have any suggestions on what you would like to see please leave comments here or email us at villagedepot@cebridge.net.
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Angela Wenke said...

Thank you for sharing that bloggin article saw couple tips I overlooked! Wishing you best luck on your new blog! I will definatly be back!

Angie

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The Old Glory Company would like to share this free pattern with our readers. Please visit their site for more wonderful grungy patterns. They are also having a Trick or Treat Giveaway going on and have new Fall Patterns available.
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The Grubby Doll Look

The Grubby Doll Look


“Grubby” is the word I kept hearing around the craft circuit. To me grubby meant grimy. So I decided to get to the bottom of this and find out the big deal with grubbing a doll and what it really meant in crafters terms. So I decided to ask a fellow crafter “What Is Grubby? To my surprise I found out that it’s another word for aged or old and that it gives your dolls that dirty look. Now at first I thought to myself “Why would I want to make my dolls look dirty”. Then I did a few of my dolls and realized they are not really dirty looking but a bit more primitive.


So to get “The Grubby Doll Look”, you can use a tea mixture, coffee or Walnut Ink. I decided to go with Walnut Ink, since I seem to drink too much coffee or tea to keep any left over for my dolls.


Where do you purchase Walnut Ink? Try various craft sites and also E-bay sells them. Now this does not mean to go out and make all your dolls look grubby, has you may or may not like the look. Trust me; I was skeptical in the beginning so it’s best to start out with 1-2 dolls at a time.


Once you have grubbed up a few dolls, try selling them at your next craft show. This is a great way to introduce a new doll to your customers and also find out if they are acceptable. It is always good to test your market before going overboard with a new product.


Now of course I don’t listen to my own advice and have done well with making these sort of dolls. I even sold a few on Ebay. So if you decide to jump in and just go nuts with making grubby dolls, remember I warned you.


Also know that each target market area is different and some people may not know what grubby is so be prepared to answer the question “What is Grubby”.


Author: Talena Bacon tdsewcutedoll@gmail.com


Bio: © 2008 –All Rights Reserved~~~Talena Bacon is the owner of Sew Cute Dolls & More and Mulberry Creek Mercantile She is a doll maker, pattern designer and advertising specialist. Talena specializes in Primitive/Country dolls, home décor and low-cost advertising for all businesses. http://www.sewcutedolls.com http://www.mulberrycreekmercantile.com


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Linda's E-Books

I get asked a LOT - "How do you design a doll e-pattern?" So, a few months ago I wrote a FREE 4-part series of articles on "How to Create A Print Pattern and E-Pattern" and thought that maybe all of you might like it if I created a FREE .PDF E-Book from that series of articles. So, I did. Now everyone who wants to try and design their own doll or craft patterns or e-patterns can find out how to do it. I hope you enjoy my FREE Linda's How-Do-I Series? How To Create A Print Pattern and E-Pattern E-Book and hope it motivates you to create your own e-patterns. Linda

Old Fashioned Rag Balls

by Mary Roberson

Ragballs are fun and easy to make! They look great displayed in Mason Jars or in Baskets, Bowls and Small Buckets. Add them inside a Glass Mason Jar Lamp instead of Rosehips, or in addition to your Fixins, for a unique twist!

Click here for directions on making Old Fashion Rag Balls.