Crochet Business Tip: Email Lists Rock
Derek Halpern of Social Triggers shares some great tips that will change how you go about marketing your business or blog. I fully agree with him on the importance of connecting with your customers via an email list. Read his post on Write. Email. Click Send.
Email List + Customer Trust = Sales
I found out about him via WAHMumsNetwork a fab group of international ‘Wahmies’ led by the awesome Kim Constable.
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What’s the Buzz?
Chain Link Grannies
The Chain-link Grannies, as they have dubbed themselves, are on a mission to beautify their neighbourhood’s parks by dressing up chain-link fences with colourful crocheted and knitted squares. Read More OttawaCitizen.com
Two friends, one who crochets and one who knits joined together to spread a bit of colorful love in their neighborhood parks. Merging the two often opposing fiber arts into one harmonious friendship these two Grannies add there crocheted and knitted squares to chain link fences.
Talking to a Cajun Crochet Chick
April Eldridge, from Louisiana, found a love for crochet and turned it into a profitable business a year later called Cajun Crochet Chick. Read the full story on DigitalJournal.com
Granny Donates 900 Blankets
She said: “In 1999 I saw a Carlton television programme asking people to do something extra in the year 2000, so I promised to make two blankets a month.” Read the entire story on YourLocalGuardian.co.uk
Well she did that and more. Not too long ago she donated her 900th blanket and is proudly on her way to crocheting her 1,000th.
I Want to Ride My Bicycle
She wrapped her bicycle frame in granny square hugs so she couldn’t just leave her dear basket out of the love-fest could she? Here’s a tutorial on how Kate made her bicycle basket bunting. She promises to show you how to make the roses and leaves in another post.
Cancer Awareness: It’s Not Pink Anymore
The Knots of Love non-profit in Costa Mesa, California donates hundreds of caps, both knitted and crocheted, to cancer, burn, and surgery patients. Their latest project involved a multi-generational community of crafters who transformed 248 inches of yarn over 55 hours into a piece of art.
“Yarn bombing” The LAB — covering it with knitted or crocheted yarn — hopefully makes “people smile the same way we do when a cancer patient wears one of our caps,” said Knots of Love founder and Executive Director Christine Fabiani in the release. (KEVIN CHANG, Daily Pilot /) Read the Full Story on DailyPilot
Sources:
- http://yarnovertruck.com/
- http://www.thelab.com/yarn-bombing-and-beyond
- Lab photo: KEVIN CHANG, Daily Pilot /August 13, 2013
- Granny Mo Photo: SC KIN SUN AM GREEN Unsung Hero: TV show got granny crocheting blankets
- Chain Link Grannies: Photograph by: Jean Levac, Ottawa Citizen
- Cajun Crochet Chick by Nichole Childers (April Eldrige)
- Crochet Basket Bunting: Kate of Greedy for Colour
Listen to my new episode Crochet Buzz 5: The Latest In the Crochet Blogosphere at http://tobtr.com/s/5170519. #BlogTalkRadio
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Hi Sara! Thanks so much for the awesome comment You’re pretty awesome yourself.
Derek’s interview is now live on the blog! Here is the link if you want to share it with your peeps. http://workathomemumsnetwork.com/wahm/the-shocking-truth-about-my-vacation/
Mwah! Keep up the good work!
Love Kim x
Kim, what a lovely surprise. Thanks for stopping by and totally cool that the interview is live. It was a great one. His energy is catchy.