Finally, the details of July's Meeting

Wow, things were totally crazy last week, so it's taken me a while to get things updated.

Our last meeting on July 8th went well. We were a little short on numbers, but July is the month of vacations, family reunions and so on. Despite that we forged ahead and made some new plans for the months ahead.

As you can see, we've set up a twitter account for the group as well as a forum. Both can and should be used to tell the team and the world about new developments in your shops, new items, articles you found useful and so on. If everyone on the team twitters once a week and/or posts to the forum once a week then there should be plenty to talk about! :)

We also decided August would be a great month for a giveaway. I'll send the team members a note with the details, but it should be loads of fun! We can draw the winners at our next team meeting, which is August 12th at Hilary's place. It'll be a great opportunity to get our team noticed and spread the love of handmade to a bigger audience. Also we'll be discussing Search Engine Optimization and how it can drive more traffic to our shops!

Another thing we accomplished was to set the schedule for our inspiration themes for the rest of the year. Taralee made a good point that the inspirations should be in the month ahead so you can make the sales ahead of the holiday/season they represent. The schedule goes as follows:

August - Back to School
September - Halloween/Fall
October - Harvest
November - Winter/ Holiday
December - Favorite Thing from the past year
Also, there won't be a meeting in Dec due to all the holiday craziness :)

Show and Tell
Taralee was the winner for show and tell as she was the only person to send me a photo of her item.

Albeit a little warm in most parts of the country for the 4th of July, this little hat is my ode to our independence day! I crocheted this hat from 100% cotton worsted weight yarn. It has diagonal stripes of navy blue and white with a navy band on the bottom and red crochet pom pom trim at the top. The red chain pom pom looks like a firecracker exploding! The hat pictured is sized for a toddler, however the hat is available in all sizes.

So have a great month and we'll see you in August!!!