Doily 2

"kitty talk" by delsie rhoades:

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Custom Order progess:

Here are some completed custom orders. I was SO worried that the glaze would run, I had tried dipping them to get a really clean line of glaze on the bottom.

REENA

CHLOE (so you can see the line)

CHLOE in the catnap pose - this is the first one done in this pose!

PIXEL

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Newsletter Tutorial

I figured I should probably have this tutorial on my blog as well as the Sellers Assissting Sellers blog, as I wrote it:

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Newsletters can be a great tool to get information out to your customers. They are cheap to produce and keep your customers informed. Be careful! You don't want to send out too many, people hate spam, once a month is usually OK. Use your newsletter as an occasional tool to offer great deals to your subscribers or let them be the first to know of a new product.

If you know how to use a web page editor like iWeb or Dreamweaver or other WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor then you can send out a web newsletter! Hooray!

I'll walk you through the process of Google Docs, putting a form on your blog, newsletter design, importing subscribers addresses and sending the newsletter.

Google Docs & Blog

1. Add a Google Form to your blog or website. Sign up with Google Docs (it's free) and click “New” and “Form”













2. Title the Form, Edit the “Name” field, Change the word “Name” to Email and DELETE the “untitled question” at the bottom of the form. Click DONE!

3. Go to “More Actions” and click “Embed”. Then copy this code into an HTML/Javascript widget on your blog or website (usually found in 'settings or layout').









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Result:
You can tweak the settings and placement and confirmation message within Google Docs.














Design your Newsletter

In your web site editor, design a page exactly the way you would like it to look if you were to receive it in an email. Be sure to include your banner, a click to view online link, an unsubscribe link and copyright. Name your page “newsletter” and upload it to your webserver. It's ok if it doesn't link to other pages within your site.




Import your subscribers addresses

Go to Google Docs and copy any emails of subscribers and import them into your address book under a group called “YOURSHOPNAME”. Don't forget to check your email preferences to be sure Group Emails do not display individual emails but keeps them private.

Send your Newsletter

1. open up the online version of your newsletter (http://www.example.com/newsletter.html) in SAFARI.

2. Go to the File menu in Safari and click Mail Contents of this page. It will open up a new email within your computers default mail program.

3. Address the email to the “YOURSHOPNAME” group. Check to make sure everything looks the way you'd like, a trial run to yourself isn't a bad idea.

SEND!

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tomorrow' jury

I'm going back to jury duty tomorrow. But I think I'll know the results of the kiln firing today. I tried a new method - dipping the kitties in wax, then in the glaze. I hope it makes for a nice finish of the clear glaze. I'm worried that it will be on too thick. I've spent SO long painting them to look like other people's cats - I'd hate for something to go wrong with them.

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Shirataki Noodles

I hope I like tofu.



I was reading about these tofu noodles as a great and nutritious substitute for pasta. I figured, if they are THAT good for me, I better try them. I'll let you know how they taste. In the meantime, you can check them out online at www.house-foods.com

An excerpt:

• LOW CARB - only 3g of carbs per serving
• LOW CALORIE - 20 calories per 4 oz serving
• NO CHOLESTEROL
• NO SUGAR
• GLUTEN-FREE
• DAIRY-FREE
• CONTAINS 10% CALCIUM
• VEGAN

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front page!

I guess this is God's way of thanking me for jury duty yesterday. Thanks Stubborndog!

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Note for PussDaddy

I can't seem to read your blog without my browser crashing. Have you heard any other people having these problems?

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How To Picot - Featured on Totally Tutorials!

The tutorial I made for the picot stitch is featured on Totally Tutorials!

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Sweet Irie~

I just received the most fun package from Michele from Sweet Irie! She graciously offered to do an exchange for winning the giveaway. I received two cute mini key fobs (one, two) and a lanyard for my school id. And here's my most favorite, a wallet. I don't like to keep my cards in sleeves so I end up shoving them in my pockets and then I don't know what pants they are in when I need them again. This is seeming like the perfect solution - instead of shoving them loosely into my pockets, I shove them loosely into this wallet pocket!

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Nostalgia Saturday

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