Sharing my love for bunting

……. Jacci at http://whatjaccididnext.blogspot.com

Thank you Jacci!

Printables

We love these printables from Kind over matter.  Take a look:

Find them all here.  Thank you Kind over matter!

Love

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The WOW factor

The WOW factor – customers satisfaction are based on two things:

1.  Expectations – based on many factors such as previous experience; your frame of reference or your perceptions.  You buy products because you expect something – either you bought them in the past and they were wonderful or your friend recommend them.

2.  Actual service or product delivery

If the service/product is not what you expected, you will be disappointed!

If the service or products are on par you will be content.

If the service or product is much, much more than what you expected then you are a delighted customer – and you will get that WOW feeling!!!!

I ordered two weeks ago two Lollipop and Kisses dolls for my little nieces.

They are made by one of the lovely crafters on my site:(found them here)

I love handmade products and thought that this would be a lovely present and much better than a plastic Barbie doll.

AND this afternoon I went to the post office to collect my parcel – and this was what  I received:

I was super excited!  This lovely package for ME???

And inside?

My pragtige twee poppies!!! Each with their own “Certificate of Adoption”.

AND their own names, Dimples and Flower.

I fell in love on the spot and this for a grown women of 41.  I can just imagine the love a little girl must feel for her own special doll.

And they smell divine no idea what it is – but a soft, powder, girly smell.

And back to the WOW factor..I am delighted!!

WOW! WOW!WOW!

Please support this entrepreneur and her team of disadvantaged ladies and buy handmade instead of “Made in China”.

Buy them here.

Till next time

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We love

Heather Moore is the illustrator and designer that’s behind Skinny laminx. She lives in Cape Town and I love her work!

But take a look for yourself!

Cut Out and Eep card

And my favourite one ~ Orla ~ We use it as background for all our felt products!

Truly Alive

The way to express our gratitude for life is by being truly alive, not hiding from life in a corner, or watching life pass us by. The biggest fear we have is not the fear of dying, but the fear to be alive, to be ourselves, to say what we feel, to ask for what we want, to say yes when we want to say yes, and no when we want to say no. To express what is in our hearts is to be truly alive. If we pretend to be what we are not, how can we be truly alive?

—
Don Miguel Ruiz

I love hand made….

Felt Love Birds made on request for a client.

http://www.wishingstar.co.za/feltproducts.htm

Find the original ones here!

Love

 

 

Finding your passion

What do you love to do?

What is it that makes your heart pitter-patter? Is it taking photographs? Working with your hands? Listening to your friends over a steamy cup of coffee? What are the things you love? Write them down. Don’t think about if you can make a job out of it. Just write.

What are you great at?

Everyone has skills that they excel at. I’m not just talking about things you’re good at; you need to find the things you’re great at, amazing, even. I’m good at cooking, but I’m certainly not about to be on Top Chef any time soon. Think about the things that your friends and family consistently say “Wow, you’re a natural at that!” Now write these things down. The items on this list may very well differ from the things on your “What I love to do” list. Again, this is okay. It’s all about the brain dump.

What can you actually get paid to do?

Not everything on the list of what you love and what you’re awesome at doing will intersect. Even less than that (most likely), will be the intersection with things that you can actually get paid to do. I love to take naps on rainy days. Frankly, I’m awesome at taking naps. But I can’t get paid to take naps. (If you can think of a way, please email me. Now.) There will be some things that overlap though, but you might have to get creative.

For instance, say you absolutely love to create beautiful felted throw pillows and love sharing a cup of coffee with friends. You’re also awesome at teaching people new things and helping to mentor them. You could start a business that teaches people how to create these pillows in a fun and relaxed atmosphere, such as a community coffee shop.

As your friends and family for ideas if you’re stuck. Tell them what you love to do and what you think you’re awesome at. They will likely agree if you are being honest with yourself. Then ask them how you can combine these things in a money-making venture. Ask them how you can create a dream job. They might surprise you with their awesome ideas! Even if they don’t come up with a winner, their ideas will likely spur more of yours.

At the intersection of what you love to do, what you’re awesome at, and what you can actually get paid to do, you will find your dream job. Or at least something close to it.

Don’t be afraid to pivot

After you’ve found this intersection, go for your dream. Give it all you’ve got. It will be hard work and lots of effort. You might get to a place where you find yourself thinking to yourself “why am I doing this again?” If that becomes a chronic thought, you have  a couple of options. You can figure out if it’s just one part of your business that you don’t like, or if it’s the entirety. If it’s just one part, you can begin to outsource that section to other people who love it (more on that in a later post).

If it’s the entirety of the business, don’t be afraid to pivot to something else. Many now-popular companies have pivoted their business model before becoming the company that we know them as today: Flickr used to be a gaming site and LivingSocial (daily deal site) used to be a Facebook application that allowed you to create virtual bookshelves for your Friends to see. Look where they are now.

Keep pivoting and trying new things until something sticks. You’ll know when it feels right and you’ve found your dream job.

Source: http://www.stamp48.com/