The craft fair was brilliant! I bought a pair of leather boots and my mum bought her carpet bag. I think there is another one in the spring next year so do go if you are local. There were hundreds of exhibiters! Well worth a trip.

Now, I have something to ask.
Here is a copy of an email I sent to all my Rosebudlia Cabochon customers and newsletter subscribers:

I send greetings from a desk covered in cabochons, beads, scribbled notes and the odd bit of chocolate! I am writing to you today with a request.

I am seeking experienced cabochon and bead wire wrappers, beaders in general and beaders of cabochons who can write beginner, intermediate and experienced tutorials for me. I would like tutorials for breacelets, rings, necklaces and, if you know for example how to make Christmas decorations, then anything along the craft and decorative line too. I have said that I would like beading etc tutorials but, if you are a knitter, or you make stained glass keyrings, or felted pillows ... or whatever, please email me and if together we think your tutorial can be interesting for others we could go ahead with these too.

I need them in PDF format but if you don't know how to do this, don't worry. Send your tutorials in an email along with top quality pictures, and I will do the formatting. All tutorials will be credited to you. Your name will be on the pages/pictures etc. If you don't know how to do this, again don't worry, I can sort this out. Please remember, the best pictures you can take are a must, the text must be clear and easily followed by beginner and experienced person alike. Remember also, this could be a novice's first attempt at something creative so we must present the best possible tutorial.

If you have a website where you sell the jewellery/crafts you make, then send this link too - it will be added to your tutorial as a link back to you.

And now for payment details. What I plan is - the customer will purchase the tutorial and pay using paypal. (Each tutorial will be immediately downloadable). As payment is received by me, I will send you 50% of the selling price. When I list a tutorial, I will also list the quantity available. As it's a download I will put in 1000 available (of each tutorial). You will then know that if there were 1000 listed and 5 have been sold, you will see from your paypal account that 5 payments have been sent by me. This way you can keep a track on the sales. As yet I haven't got a fee scale. I need to see the tutorials to guage the ammount of work put into each one. The better it is, the more expensive it is to buy. But of course, all must be affordable so tutorials will not be silly prices. On the other hand, your work must be recognised .... In other words, leave it to me and I will get it right for you lol!

My plan is to put a lock on each tutorial so they can be printed off but cannot be sent on. From my experience though, people will just buy for themselves so I don't think we need to worry about this aspect.

You can contact me directly on srose63911@aol.com and please use this email address if you are sending pictures or attachments.

I look forward to hearing from as many of you as possible. There is SOOOOOOOOO much creativity out there and I really look forward to us working together to spread the creative word worldwide!

Many thanks for your time,
Sue ~ Rosebudlia. xx
www.rosebudlia.co.uk

I am going to a craft fair today at Penshurst Place which is in Kent. My mum wants a carpet bag - I'll let you know if she was successful in her search.

http://www.penshurstplace.com/

Not only is it full of history but they have regular Farmers Markets and also, the main craft fairs so if you are local, why not give it a visit?

Toodles for now,

Sue ♥

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