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Chocolates and Confections: Formula, Theory, and Technique for the Artisan Confectioner | Peter P. Greweling and The Culinary Institute of America | Chocolate and candy making today is undergoing a renaissance in public awareness and status. This comprehensive book combines artisan confectionery techniques with accessible explanations of the theory and science as well as formulas for use in production. Fundamental information for the confectioner includes ingredient function and use, chocolate processing, and artisan production techniques. The book contains 140 formulas and variations for beautiful confections, including dairy-based centers, crystalline and noncrystalline sugar confectionery, jellies, and nut center and aerated confections. | |
The Handmade Marketplace: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and On-Line | Kari Chapin | It's an exciting new world for crafters. Handmade is hip, creativity is what the market wants, and there are many profitable sales opportunities that didn't exist a few short years ago. For crafters who have more confidence running a sewing machine than setting up a Web site, The Handmade Marketplace breaks down and makes sense of the global possibilities for marketing and selling crafts.First, determine the right price for every item — not too expensive and definitely not too cheap. Whether the product is beaded jewelry or felted slippers, illustrations or tote bags, author Kari Chapin helps crafters determine cost of goods, market competition, and the pros and cons of wholesale and retail sales. If the price is right, customers will buy.Then it's on to selling. The boom in indie craft fairs and sites such as Etsy ("Your place to buy & sell all things handmade") is providing artisans with an ever-expanding marketplace for handcrafted items. Chapin demystifies every venue. She explains the guidelines that craft fairs impose on exhibitors, the typical yearly calendar of shows, and how to start a new craft fair.For the crafter interested in online sales, there are tips on styling and propping crafts for photographs and technical explanations of how the most popular Web marketplaces run. Traditional brick and mortar consignment stores are still very good options for many crafters. Chapin explains how to approach shopkeepers and build strong relationships.Wrapping everything up with media advice and tips on how to get the word out, The Handmade Marketplace is the sales and marketing bible that today's crafters need. | |
Country Living Crafting a Business: Make Money Doing What You Love | Kathie Fitzgerald | Home-based businesses are a common starting point for many entrepreneurs—and women in particular yearn for flexible hours as well as the chance to do creative work they really love. But how can that dream become reality? Find out, from the experts who already made it happen. The women artisans at the heart of this volume will inspire and motivate anyone who wants to follow in their footsteps. In illuminating in-depth profiles, they provide invaluable practical information on what it takes to get started, develop a saleable product, organize a company, market your goods, manage the finances, and handle staffing. All types of business are featured, from hand-weaving, doll making, and rug hooking to travel, interior design, and photography. Gorgeous photos showcase each businesswoman happily in her element, along with her work. INSIDE, YOU’LL MEET:Amy Butler, owner of Amy Butler DesignAnna Corba, owner of Found Cat Studio (home accessories)Michelle Joy, owner of Primrose, a floral design and vintage shopMarilyn Lysohir, owner of Cowgirl ChocolatesLisa Norris, owner of Made by One Girl (handmade books)Kate Shifrin Style Consultants Inc., Come Flea with MeJane Zaccaria, owner of Tiddlywinks and Scallywags, a child’s clothing storeAnd many more! | |
The Chocolate Touch | Patrick Skene Catling | John midas loves chocolate. He loves it so much that he′ll eat it any hour of any day. He doesn′t care if he ruins his appetite. He thinks chocolate is better than any other food! But one day, after wandering into a candy store and buying a piece of their best chocolate, John finds out that there might just be such a thing as too much chocolate. . . . | |
Starting an Etsy Business For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)) | Strine and Kate Shoup | The easy way to build an online craft business from scratchStarting an Etsy Business For Dummies offers expert advice for artists and entrepreneurs looking to build an online craft business from scratch. You'll get invaluable information on setting up your online shop, writing compelling item descriptions, photographing your work, engaging the Etsy community, understanding fees, and finding your muse when it takes a holiday. In the last couple of years, the DIY movement has transcended the big-box hardware stores, and has taken on a new format in the savvy crafting arena. Etsy.com boasts an astonishing 1.9 million members, and there are tens of thousands of craft and hobby bazaars held each year across the United States. Starting an Etsy Business For Dummies shows you how to create, manage, and successfully sell handmade wares, vintage goods, and DIY supplies using the world's largest online handmade marketplace.Learn to sell your handmade wares, vintage goods, DIY supplies online at Etsy.comCreate and manage your own successful Etsy storefrontMerchandise your unique creations and drive buyers to your shopIf DIY is your domain, Starting an Etsy Business For Dummies gives you the skills, knowledge, and know-how to create a successful business that pays. | |
How to Make Money Using Etsy: A Guide to the Online Marketplace for Crafts and Handmade Products | Timothy Adam | In a world where most products are manufactured by machines, Etsy offers an online platform for makers of handmade products and crafts to market and sell their goods to a vast network of buyers who demand unique, genuine products. To date, the site has attracted over 400,000 sellers who collectively have sold over 30 million items, generating more than $180.6 million in revenue. The only resource of its kind, How to Make Money Using Etsy--written by Tim Adam who has successfully been selling his products all over the world through his Etsy shop since 2007--guides readers step-by-step through the many stages of selling online. How-to topics include:Establish your Etsy shopEffectively photograph your productsPost your products to optimize visibility and increase salesBrand your businessUse social media like blogs, Twitter, and Facebook to connect with buyers and grow your business | |
Start and Run a Craft Business (Start & Run ...) | William Hynes | - Profit from the popularity of handmade crafts - Make things that sell - Find markets for your crafts | |
Victoria Romantic Touches: Charming Handmade Projects for Every Room (Victoria Magazine) | Turn an ordinary house into a delightful home with little handmade touches in the inimitable Victoria style.Charming cushions, curtains and scented sachets; cream-edged organdy tablecloths and white-ribbon-tied pillowcases: Victoria knows lovely things such as these make a house a home. Give every room that special touch with 25 beautiful and easy-to-make projects from the experts who know romance. Each item is featured in an exquisite full-color photograph, accompanied by simple instructions that will inspire even the most nervous crafter. Consider reviving a well-loved chair with an elegant slipcover, perhaps in organdy. Personalize pretty napkins for a special holiday table setting. Use basic stitchery to whip up a fabric headboard, gathered lampshade, or linen cutlery holder. Whichever you choose, the techniques section will teach the skills you need, and templates will guide you. A Main Selection of the Homestyle Book Club. | ||
Planet Pleasures Parrot Piñata Octopus Toy | It's parrot party time! Parrot Piñata is fun to chew and full of surprises.Handmade of all natural, earth friendly materials by villagers who rely on their handicraft skills to survive. | ||
Chocolate Fever | Robert Kimmel Smith | Henry Green is a boy who loves chocolate. He likes it bitter, sweet, dark, light, and daily; for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks; in cakes, candy bars, milk, and every other form you can possibly imagine. Henry probably loves chocolate more than any boy in the history of the world. One day-it starts off like any other day-Henry finds that strange things are happening to him. First he makes medical history with the only case of Chocolate Fever ever. Then he finds himself caught up in a wild and hilarious chase, climaxed by a very unusual hijacking! |
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