Tuesday, September 24, 2013

CJW Design Village Handmade Gifts

This week our featured artist from Markets of Sunshine website is Cindy Williams from CJW Design Village.   
Her shop is filled with handmade jewelry and vintage finds that will delight your senses.  The prices are unbeatable and the shipping is affordable so that everyone can bring home a treasure from CJW Design Village's shop.

Tip Corner

Easy uses for baking soda and cream of tartar in the kitchen.  Want to go all natural in the kitchen when cleaning?  Here are two ingredients you can stock up on from your dollar store to use when cleaning the glass stove tops, grease off the bottom of pans and to make the smells disappear in the cold food storage box we fondly refer to as the 'Fridge'!

Mix baking soda and water to clean fruits and vegetables before you eat them.  Let them soak for a good ten to twenty minutes then rinse with cold water.
 Dissolve a couple of tablespoons of baking soda in water in a microwave safe bowl, then bring to the boil in your microwave. Allow to sit for a minute or two, then you should easily be able to wipe out any baked on stains, plus your oven will microwave will smell fresher too.
Sprinkling baking soda in the bottom of trash cans will help to control odors as you add trash. (place meat packaging in plastic grocery bags and tie then place in your trash can to keep odors at bay)  do the same with any food left over that is meat based or beans)
To give your dishwasher a good cleaning, run it through a rinse cycle and use baking soda instead of detergent.
Special Offers
Last week we launched our new program called 'Gift of the Month Club' with a special offer to the first six that sign-up.  You must pay for your first subscription and keep it to qualify for the free offer.  Once, you have started your subscription we will send you an email with your free Buyer's Club membership number.  
Refer your friends and family to our Club's and you'll receive a surprise gift in the mail as our way of saying 'Thanks'!
I will update the number of offers left each week as they are taken.  We have three spots pending, so hurry and get your special offer today and support Markets of Sunshine handmade vendors.

This week we want to give our reader's a special coupon to use in our Etsy shops.  Use 'marketsofsunshine' at checkout to get your special discount on your total purchase.

Sharing Corner
Thanks to these seller's who shared our link on Facebook last week.
Stitinhipchicks, Aprons and More

Link Sharing
We would be happy to add your links to next weeks blog post when you share this post on your FB, Twitter and Blogs this week.  Leave a comment saying you did with your links so I can verify you did and I'll add you next week.  You can do this each week to continue to get free advertising on our Blog.

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Sending You Sunshine!

Marsha
Owner

Monday, September 16, 2013

Delecto Art Featured Artist of the Week

This week our featured artist is Delecto Art run by Kayla Jaramillo a young woman from Florida.  She has a number of talents which include jewelry making, drawing, gardening and designing just to name a few.  Her shop can be found on Markets of Sunshine by clicking on the Meet the Artist link on the home page which will take you to her Etsy shop.  She includes a full size product in the Gift of the Month Club hosted by Markets of Sunshine each month.

 She is offering a product from her shop for our contest this week.  A cute pair of earrings made from Swarovski crystals in purple and green.  Enter to win by leaving a blog comment below!

Tip Corner

Recycle old clip earrings that are dangle style into your crafting supplies to use as crochet and knitting markers.  Just open the clasp and insert into the stitch opening or around the yarn to mark your place.  These can be found at garage sales and thrift stores for just a few cents.

Special Offers
Last week we launched our new program called 'Gift of the Month Club' with a special offer to the first six that sign-up.  You must pay for your first subscription and keep it to qualify for the free offer.  Once, you have started your subscription we will send you an email with your free Buyer's Club membership number.  
Refer your friends and family to our Club's and you'll receive a surprise gift in the mail as our way of saying 'Thanks'!
I will update the number of offers left each week as they are taken.  We have three spots pending, so hurry and get your special offer today and support Markets of Sunshine handmade vendors.

Link Sharing
We would be happy to add your links to next weeks blog post when you share this post on your FB, Twitter and Blogs this week.  Leave a comment saying you did with your links so I can verify you did and I'll add you next week.  You can do this each week to continue to get free advertising on our Blog.

We hope you have enjoyed this weeks blog post and will share it on your social media by clicking the Facebook, Twitter and Blog buttons at the bottom of this post.

Don't forget to enter the contest!

Sending You Sunshine!

Marsha
Owner
   



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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Gift Of The Month Club With Jeanpatchbymk

Featured Artist this week is Jeanpatchbymk bringing you handmade clothing accessories, beeswax candles, hollow books made into secret compartments, natural room freshener kits and much more!  Marsha is offering a giveaway item this week for all of our reader's to enjoy.  Leave a blog comment below and tell us how you would use this item.
Flower pin in Fall colors to one winner!
Sample, Flower Pin, Flower Brooch Sample - Small 2 inch flower  Flower pin measures 3 inches across and can be worn on any item.  Visit her shop to see all of her wonderful handmade creations that make the perfect gift for any occasion. Click Here!

Tips Corner

Would you like to know how to offer a free ebook to your blog followers and customers as a 'Thank You' for their loyalty?  Read this post on Jeanpatchbymk blog for easy to follow steps. Click here

  Wholesale Gift of the Month Club

If you would like to experience the excitement of opening a monthly package delivered to your door that is filled with wonderful handmade gifts that can be used for any occasion, then you'll want to sign-up for our Wholesale Gift of the Month Club this month!
Visit our website here to start your monthly subscription.  All new members will receive a free offer valued at $30, a years membership in our Buyer's Club.  You'll receive an additional free product every three months from one of our vendors.
The products in our wholesale gift of the month club sell for over $60 retail.  You will receive six products monthly for only $20 which includes the shipping!  
We know you will be delighted with our themed collection and will want to tell your friends about Markets of Sunshine's great gifts by mail program.  So, for every friend that you refer, you'll receive an extra free gift valued at $5!
Join today and you'll get your first gift set for only $15 and then each month thereafter for only $20, you can adjust your subscription anytime by contacting our customer service department Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m est!



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Monday, September 2, 2013

Handmade Gifts By Mail

Handmade Gifts By Mail is what Markets of Sunshine is all about.  We take pride in the fact that we offer a sampling of our products in a full size, at wholesale prices, something no other company offers.
If you would like to experience the excitement of opening a monthly package delivered to your door that is filled with wonderful handmade gifts that can be used for any occasion, then you'll want to sign-up for our Wholesale Gift of the Month Club this month!
Visit our website here to start your monthly subscription.  All new members will receive a free offer valued at $30, a years membership in our Buyer's Club.  You'll receive an additional free product every three months from one of our vendors.
The products in our wholesale gift of the month club sell for over $60 retail.  You will receive six products monthly for only $20 which includes the shipping!  
We know you will be delighted with our themed collection and will want to tell your friends about Markets of Sunshine's great gifts by mail program.  So, for every friend that you refer, you'll receive an extra free gift valued at $5!
Join today and take advantage of this great way to give yourself a gift and share with your friends!

Featured Artist - Country Cents
This week we are excited to bring you our featured artist, Joanna from Country Cents.  She offers retail and wholesale handmade products for women and children of all ages.
Here are some great tips she wanted to share with you to help make your life easier.  You'll find useful and fun products from Joanna in our wholesale gift of the month club.  
This month is our Tea Lover's package!  One of our top seller's.  You don't want to miss getting one.  It comes with a tea cup too!

Organizing can be tough, however, with these few tips, it can make it so much easier!
  • Start organizing using the 10 minutes a day method.  Simply pick what your going to organize, set your timer for 10 minutes, then begin.  Let's use your desk as an example. Set the timer then start by clearing everything off the desk top and placing it into a box or laundry basket.   Now, begin taking one item at a time and placing it where it belongs. .  do this until the timer chimes.  That's it your done. No cheating!  Tomorrow, set the timer for 10 minutes and resume where you left off.  Continue until it's done.  Then, repeat the process for each drawer.   You will be amazed at all you can get done in 10 minutes a day!
  • Kitchen clean up got you down??  Here is a simple way of getting it done during the day.  Each time you head into the kitchen to say, make a hot cup of coffee/tea. . . while your waiting for it to heat up, go around and pick up anything that needs to be in the sink for cleaning.  Move on to sweeping the floor.  Next, empty the trash if needed.  Coffee/tea ready?  head back to what you were doing.  Next time you enter the kitchen for something else and you are waiting for something to heat up, clean your stove, wipe down your fridge, fill the dishwasher ( or start washing a few dishes).  In no time at all, your kitchen will be looking great and you won't need to spend an hour in the evening doing it when you could be doing something else!
  • Laundry. . . it is the never ending task in all households!  Throwing it in to wash/dry is easy. . . it's finding the time to fold that drags us down.  Not any more!  I keep the current basket that needs folding in one of two places, near the kitchen at dinner time or near my office during the day time!  During the day, while returning customer calls, I fold my laundry while we chat.   In the evening, while dinner is cooking and I need to be near by to stir, flip etc. . . I keep the laundry basket in a chair right by the kitchen so I can fold while waiting on the next step in the kitchen.  Ta-da!!  Laundry folded. . . now who's going to put it away??  :-D
  • When the lights go out. . . are you prepared??   It's the one thing that drives us crazy and the one thing that many are not prepared for.  In every room place a candle with the matches stored inside the candle holder.  ( Please use common sense if you have little ones around, don't leave them where they could get a hold of it)  Now, if the lights go out, you won't need to wonder where the flashlight is or if the batteries are good. . . since you will have instant light in any room simply by lighting your candle.
  • You'll find great natural beeswax candles from Jeanpatchbymk, order some today!
 Contest 
Maple Leaf Sachet
Measures 4 1/2" wide by 5" tall by 3/4" thick.
Filled with pure 100% balsam for a wonderful fragrance.
Use as a bowl filler, in a drawer, closet or anywhere you
want a scent of balsam.

Retail Value of this set: $ 14.00
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