So You Love Crafting

Do you love making unique gifts and keepsakes with your hands? Have you had people oohing and ahhing over your creations for years? Do you wish you had more time so that you could do more crafting and maybe make money doing it? If you can say yes to these questions then you need to be turning your once hobby into a lucrative income.

Craft shows are everywhere in nearly every town in the world at one time or another. Perhaps these shows are attached to town festivals. Perhaps the festivals themselves are what make the town famous. Either way, these shows are easy work from home income opportunities for the serious crafter.

It’s a huge step when you decide to take a hobby to the next level and start trying to make money off of it. It’s scary, it’s difficult, but it can be so very rewarding. The key to making your crafting business a success is being prepared and armed with information. You have to know what you’re doing before you can start.

That’s what I am about to teach you in this book, to help you along the way of turning fun into profit! This is more than just a guidebook, it’s a training manual designed especially for you – in the beginning of your craft business.

In This Book, You Will Learn:

So You Love Crafting 3
How we got started 6
So What’s Your Product 8
Shopping Around 9
Were Only Human Right 10
Selling Your Products With A Story 14
Do you need a website 16
Craft Show Paradise 20
Getting Started Is Essential 21
Your Sales Booth 25
Getting To The Show 31
How Much Inventory Do You Need? 33
Setting Your Prices 35
The Details Will Make You Rich 37
Safety & Security 39
Time To Go Home 40
Where To Show 41
Internet Craft Shows 42
Saturday Market 43
Wrapping Up 46

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CANDLES CAN BE PROFITABLE

You may love to make candles for yourself. It can be one of the most rewarding experiences, especially when you involve other family members in the process. Giving them away as gifts or using them yourself, are just a few of the ways that these candles can be in use.

Would you believe that there is a market, a large and ever-expanding market, for homemade candles? In other words, you could take the candles that you love to make and turn them into profit for yourself. For those looking for a work at home business, candle production could be the ideal choice.

Why would anyone want to purchase candles made at home rather than store bought products?

1. Candles made at home have features that are more pleasing. They are one of a kind candles, not the mass marketed and produced candles you would find at the dollar store down the street.

2. People want to know what is in the candles. Many complaints about mass produced candles are that the user really cannot tell what is contained within them. That may seem silly with the ingredient list on the back, but do you know what those nonsensical words mean?

3. People are looking for quality, something that people put their heart into, and they are willing to pay for it. Homemade products are often priced far higher than the prices of mass-produced products for a reason. In other words, you can probably sell your candles at a higher price point than those selling in deeply discounted mass merchandise stores.

In This Book, You Will Learn:

IS THIS FOR YOU? 4
THREE SALES METHODS 5
#1: MAKE YOUR OWN CANDLES 5
#2: BUY WHOLESALE CANDLES AND RESELL THEM 5
#3: WORK AN MLM 5
WHAT YOU WILL NEED 7
MAKING A CONTAINER CANDLE 8
KEY TIPS 10
ECO FRIENDLY CANDLES 11
BEESWAX CANDLES 11
VEGETABLE OIL WAX 12
SOY CANDLES 12
PALM OIL CANDLES 13
SELLING POINTS: 13
COSTS AND CANDLES 14
STARTING YOUR BUSINESS 15
EDUCATION AND TRAINING 16
WHO IS YOUR CUSTOMER? 16
LOCAL MARKETING METHODS 18
PRINT TIPS 20
MOVING TO THE INTERNET 20
INCOME POTENTIAL 23
FINANCING YOUR BUSINESS START UP 23
THE BUSINESS PLAN 25
MANAGING YOUR BUSINESS’S MONEY 25
CUSTOMIZING FOR HOLIDAYS 27
CUSTOMIZE CANDLES FOR OCCASIONS 28
CANDLES FOR RELAXATION 28
MORE SALES IDEAS 29

You may or may not know a lot about wine but it’s definitely important to understand the rich history behind wine before you go out and try to make it for yourself. Wine, as you probably know, is an alcoholic beverage, typically made of fermented grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients. Wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast, a type of bacteria, consumes the sugars found in the grapes and converts them into alcohol. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are used depending on the type of wine being produced.

You may recognize yeast from bread making. Carbon Dioxide is one of the byproducts of yeast and the case leavens the bread. Similarly, sparkling wine and Champaign can be made by altering the normal wine-making process to keep the carbon dioxide made from the yeast. Alcohol is the other byproduct of yeast and that is why they’re used in wine production. (Don’t worry, no one’s going to get drunk off of your famous yeast rolls, it’s a very different process!).

Although other fruits such as apples and berries can also be fermented, the resultant wines are normally named after the fruit from which they are produced (for example, apple wine or elderberry wine) and are generically known as fruit wine or country wine (not to be confused with the French term vin de pays). Others, such as barley wine and rice wine (i.e., sake), are made from starch-based materials and resemble beer and spirit more than wine, while ginger wine is fortified with brandy. In these cases, the use of the term “wine” is a reference to the higher alcohol content, rather than production process. The commercial use of the English word “wine” (and its equivalent in other languages) is protected by law in many jurisdictions.

A Little History Lesson 4
Grape Varieties 7
Wine Classification 9
Classification via Appellation 9
Regional wine classifications 10
Classification via Vinification 11
Sparkling and still wines 11
Dessert And Fortified Wine 12
Other styles 12
Classification By Vintage & Varietal 14
The Winemaking Science 16
First Thing’s First: Harvesting 16
Let’s Make Some Wine! 20
First Thing’s First: Supplies! 20
Understanding Your Hydrometer 22
Sterilization and Hygiene 23
Methods of Sterilization 24
Stage One: Flavor Extraction 24
Stage Two: Fermentation 25
Stage 3: Bottling and Aging 26
The Ingredients 27
Popular Wine Recipes 28
Traditional Dry Grape Wine 28
Sweet Concord Grape Recipe 28
Strawberry Wine 29
Mead 30
Almond Wine 32
Legendary Apple Wine 33
Extra Tips and Tricks 35
Trivia 35
Wine With Legs 35
How Do Wine Tasters Keep From getting Drunk? 35
How About a Nice Punt? I’m Not Talking About Football! 36
Advanced Winemaking Techniques 36
Growing Your Own Grapes 36
Clarification & Wine Tasting 37
Final Thoughts 41

Welcome to Paso Robles, California. The area is the up and coming wine Mecca of Central California. If you are looking for a great place to spend a weekend then Paso Robles, California is just for you. Paso Robles may be in the heart of wine country, but it offers so much more than the norm. There are shops, it is the home of the California Mid-State Fair, museums, great food, wonderful views, and a relaxing atmosphere with an eclectic mix of entertainment. This is a kind of destination where you can fill your days with activities or just sit back and enjoy the breathtaking views while sipping a local wine.

The Paso Robles area is located in the Coastal Mountain Range, so you are able to capture the beauty of the mountains, the ocean, and the deserts. Each season offers incredible natural beauty. The winter will bring green hills, the spring will show vivid pink and white almond blossoms, there are lush vineyards to gaze upon during the summer, and fall will offer beautiful colours and a bounty of new wines and local harvests. All you need to do is pack a picnic, pick a road, and fall in love with the area.

INTRODUCTION 3
GETTING TO PASO ROBLES 4
1 A BRIEF HISTORY OF PASO ROBLES 5
2 LODGING AND ACCOMODATIONS IN PASO ROBLES 9
LUXURY RESORT ACCOMODATIONS 9
BED AND BREAKFAST INNS 10
CAMPGROUNDS 11
GUEST HOUSES 12
3 DINING IN PASO ROBLES 17
4 PASO ROBLES WINE COUNTRY 24
5 MORE TO DO IN PASO ROBLES 32
6 EXPLORING PASO ROBLES THROUGH AGRICULTURAL TOURISM 42

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The official name of the Japanese Maple Tree is Acer palmatum. The Japanese Maple Tree is a woody type of plant that is native to China, Korea as well as Japan. Several cultivars of this maple tree have been chosen and they are generally grown in various other areas around the world as well.

These trees are known for their eye-catching colors and beautifully shaped leaves. The Japanese Maple Tree is a highly sought-after plant. Depending on the size of the tree, the cost to purchase a Japanese Maple Tree can be rather costly. Therefore, raising Japanese Maple Trees for profit can be a very lucrative business venture.

1 STARTING A JAPANESE MAPLE TREE BUSINESS 4
CREATING A BUSINESS PLAN 4
THE COST OF GROWING JAPANESE MAPLE TREES 5
2 BUYING SEEDS, SEEDLINGS AND TREES 7
THE HISTORY AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JAPANESE MAPLE TREE 7
TYPES OF JAPANESE MAPLE TREES 8
The Most Colorful Japanese Maple Trees 8
The Slowest Growing Japanese Maple Trees 9
The Sturdiest Japanese Maple Trees 11
The Deciduous Japanese Maple Trees 12
BEFORE PURCHASING A JAPANESE MAPLE TREE 14
3 TAKING CARE OF YOUR JAPANESE MAPLE TREES 16
GROWING YOUR JAPANESE MAPLE FROM A SEED 16
PLANTING YOUR JAPANESE MAPLE TREES 17
When to Plant 18
Where to Plant 19
WATERING YOUR JAPANESE MAPLE TREE 20
FERTILIZING YOUR JAPANESE MAPLE TREES 21
PRUNING YOUR JAPANESE MAPLE TREES 22
DISEASES OF THE JAPANESE MAPLE TREE 24
4 SELLING YOUR JAPANESE MAPLE TREES 25
CONCLUSION 27

The internet has opened a whole lot of opportunity for a whole lot of people, and now you see more and more musicians popping up on Myspace. In fact, you see more Myspace musicians on MTV than ever before, as well. The record labels are scouring the web in search of the next big thing, and everyone and their grandmother is trying to get in on it.

But here is the thing: Because there are so many people out there trying to get noticed, it is getting harder and harder and harder to, well, get noticed.

So how do you rise above the crowd and make a name for yourself? A lot of it is in how you market yourself, a lot of it is in hard work, perseverance, and even luck, but the foundation that all of this must be built on is the same as it’s ever been: Good music.

Before you can even think about getting your big break, you need a disc of about twelve songs that shows everyone exactly what you are capable of. That is what we are here to help you with.

1 DECIDING TO CREATE AN ALBUM 6
THE RIGHT REASONS 6
2 ASSEMBLING YOUR TEAM 8
MUSICIANS 8
SOUND ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS AND PRODUCERS 8
RECRUIT YOUR FRIENDS 9
AGENTS, MARKETING PEOPLE AND EXECUTIVES 10
WHY THIS NEEDS TO BE YOUR PROJECT 10
3 DEVELOPING MATERIAL 11
STUDY THE STRUCTURE 11
ACCEPT INPUT 12
WRITE WAY TOO MUCH MATERIAL 12
4 YOUR HOME STUDIO SHOPPING LIST 14
YOUR SHOPPING LIST 14
SOUNDPROOFING 14
HOME COMPUTER 15
SOME GOOD MICROPHONES 15
TAPE RECORDERS 16
OTHER EQUIPMENT 16
STEP ONE: FIND A GOOD ROOM 17
STEP TWO: SOUNDPROOFING 17
STEP THREE: UNDERSTANDING SOUND 18
STEP FOUR: POWER CONSIDERATIONS 18
THE BAD NEWS 20
THE GOOD NEWS 21
PLAYING TO THE TAPE 21
LEARN TO IMPERSONATE YOURSELF 21
MAKE IT SOUND LIKE ONE TAKE 21
TAKE A BREAK NOW AND THEN 21
NEVER STOP TWEAKING YOUR SONGS 22
YOU DON’T ALWAYS NEED THE BAND, YOU KNOW 22
MIX WHILE YOU RECORD 22
MIXING TIPS 23
DON’T BE ATTACHED TO ANYTHING. 23
DON’T BE SURPRISED… 23
CREATE A FEW VERSIONS 24
FINISH ALL YOUR SONGS 24
FORGET THAT YOU’RE A MUSICIAN 25
STEP ONE: SHARE THE MUSIC 26
STEP TWO: MAKE A ROUGH CUT 26
STEP THREE: ANOTHER LISTENING PARTY! 27
MUSIC INDUSTRY 101 29
MUSIC INDUSTRY 102 30
MUSIC INDUSTRY 103 30
SELF PROMOTION 31
SOCIAL NETWORKING 31
RELEASE SOME MUSIC FOR FREE 31
BE DIFFERENT 32
HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH YOUR ALBUM 32
CONCLUSION 34

Your first tattoo is an experience that you will never forget, especially the anxiety and nervousness that you feel before the needle ever touches your skin. When you begin thinking about getting a tattoo, you have quite a few questions, and no one has the answers that you need, or so it seems.
The answers you receive only led to more questions. You will hear people telling you that you should ensure that your tattoo artist uses an autoclave, or that the clip cord and machine needs to be covered with plastic. This only confuses you more. You will quickly realize that you have a lot to learn before the drop of ink touches your body.

On the other hand, the more you learn about tattoos, the more you will be in love with the idea of getting your own. You will become fascinated with all that body art brings. Several people fall so deeply in love with the art of tattooing that they are not satisfied with simply getting a tattoo of their own, and go on to pursue a career as artists themselves.

The purpose of this book is to provide anyone considering a tattoo with valuable information. Tattooing is a form of art that many respect and admire. You will learn what to expect before, during and after the tattooing process, as well as what you can do about the tattoos you no longer want. You will also be educated on the best ways stay safe, identifying the difference between an exceptional tattooist and one who is talentless and much, much more.

The history of wine making and drinking goes back several thousands of years. Early civilizations discovered the process of fermentation. The exact date remains unknown. It is known, however, that by 7,000 B.C. cultivated vines were growing in the region of Mount Ararat and in Asia Minor. Successive civilizations continued to develop on the process of growing and making and storing wine. Irrigation systems created by the Sumerians around 3500 B.C. helped water the vineyards of Mesopotamia and other arid lands. The Assyrians, The Babylonians and the Egyptians continued the trend.

Although the Egyptians preferred beer, the upper echelons drank wine. The pyramidal tombs in both the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Nobles contain wall hieroglyphics depicting the growing and the harvesting of grapes as well as the making of wine. The Egyptians were also the first to label the wine vats, sealed against the negative effects of air.
The Greeks were the first to begin categorizing the different types of grapes. Authors recorded such things as techniques and tools. In fact, the Greeks invented the pruning knife. They also developed wine containers – amphorae, of clay to act as storage vessels. The Romans took the Greek’s inventions and techniques developing them further.

Between 750 and 450 B. C., the Romans refined wine growing techniques and processes. Pruning, fertilization and reduction of acidity owe much to the Romans. Pliny the Elder recorded much of the Roman farmers’ practices in this field of agriculture. He classified grapes and recorded the terminology for future generations. The Romans are also responsible for spreading wine culture throughout their empire. Soon, the “provinces” of Hispania (Spain), Gaul (France) and Germania (Germany) – to name a few, were growing grapes for wine making. Even England was learning about wine making. The Roman legions stationed there would trade wine for woolen cloaks and cloth.

Between 500 A.D. and 1400 A.D., the Christian Church began to seriously cultivate land for their own purposes. They needed sacramental wine. Monasteries oversaw large segments of land devoted to growing grapes. Monks made basic vintages, but they also began to experiment, improving upon a basic product. They recorded their work for posterity.
During this period, wine and other spirits were common beverages. Water was not always potable. Wine usually was. Some countries, however, could not grow grapes or produce wine. As a result, trade increased between the haves and the have-nots. The result was a lucrative trade around the European world. Wars arose, some based on cornering and/or controlling the market on the wine-trade.

In This Book, You Will Learn:

INTRODUCTION 4
1 THE BASICS – WINE 101 6
WHAT IS WINE? 6
GRAPES 7
COLOR CLASSIFICATIONS 9
White wine 9
Red wine 10
Rosé wine 10
DRY, SEMI-SWEET (OFF –DRY) OR SWEET 11
Dry wine 11
Semi-sweet wine 11
Sweet wine 12
TABLE, SPARKLING, FORTIFIED AND DESSERT 12
WINESPEAK – A LOOK AT WINE TERMINOLOGY 14
NEW WORLD, OLD WORLD, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? 18
GENERAL DIFFERENCES 18
Old world wine 18
New world wine 19
VIVA LA DIFFERENCE 20
SELECTING, STORING AND SERVING WINE 23
SELECTING WINE 23
SERVING 25
STORING 27
SWISH, SWIRL, DON’T GARGLE – WINE TASTING 101 29
ETIQUETTE 30
CHOOSING WINE IN A RESTAURANT 32
WINE LIST 32
OPTIONS 33
PRESENTATION 33
CONCLUSION 34