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Saturday, December 1, 2018

Clever Uses For A Travel Wallet

Travel Wallets, Are A Must Accessories To Add To Your Packing List

Most women carry a wallet or purse with them to keep cash, credit cards and a checkbook organized. I have a main wallet that I use and keep all of my essentials inside along with one of my laminated envelope wallets. I prefer the snap closure so I can take it out and carry it alone and leave the bulky fabric wallet in my purse. I use a key fob to carry my keys around my wrist and my laminated wallet to carry my money and receipts.

Carrying a heavy purse can put your back and should out of alignment. I have a zippered bag in side my car that I keep my purse in while I am inside the store. The car is locked and my contents are safe inside.

Clever Uses For A Travel Wallet

One of the most amazing ways to use a travel wallet is to bring your favorite tea bags and sweetener in on your travels. Let's face it. Those boring black teas you get served at every food joint is full of caffeine and is not for a true tea connoisseur. I only drink organic beverages and purified water. So, I bring along my own in the car with me in an insulated food bag.

I keep my tea wallet in my purse filled with my favorite blend of tea from Tealightfultea

Visit my website to pick up one of these organic hand blended teas in a variety of flavors.

I also use the natural tea bags to put the loose leaf tea inside and then pop it inside my tea wallet. You can wrap each tea bag in cotton cloth to keep it clean if you are a little concerned about that kind of thing.

Another clever use for a travel wallet is to have it personalized and fill it with the recipients favorite goodies or gift card. No one could ever mistake this beautiful wallet for theirs when they see a special name and date on the outside.

We add the lettering to the material before we laminate them. So, it can't be taken off. It's there to stay!

Another, fun way to use a travel wallet is to save up for your vacation. Maybe you are planning a trip to Europe or a little town in the USA that is styled like a Bavarian style village in Europe, like my favorite mountain town of Helen, GA.

There are waterfalls to hike to and trails to explore in the woods. Tons of little mom and pop shops nestled in the countryside towns surrounding Helen that will make you fall in love and want to come back to visit year after year.

You'll find an wide variety of travel wallets at Markets Of Sunshine a charming little shop that I curate since 2008.

If you'd like to save 20% off your first purchase of $30 or more I invite you to join my "Hero Adventure" mailing list. It's a fun little newsletter I send out several times a month filled with tidbits for the wanderlust enthusiasts, tea lovers and paper horders (card making and scrapbooking kind)

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Until next time...

Sending You Sunshine,

Marsha J.

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Customer Spotlight Giveaway: Show Me Your Markets Of Sunshine Products In Action

Customer Spotlight

A fun giveaway is coming in November to Markets Of Sunshine. We love you and you are such an inspiration to us!

I so wish you guys were here!! I have over 560 customer's and counting. I would just love to show you off to my reader's. We want to see you using our products in your daily life. If you don't know who we are and what we make I'd like to tell you a little bit about Markets Of Sunshine.

I love to travel and like to save money. So, I hopped on the cash envelope system band wagon and made my own products so that I could budget for my travel adventures with my husband. I knew their were other wanderlust women out their who could use help saving for their adventures too.
I didn't want to use ugly and wasteful plastic bags or thin paper envelopes that rip easily. I wanted value for my money.
That's exactly what you'll find in my budget travel cash envelope system products. I laminated my wallets and then hand stitch them so they are durable and sustainable. Not bulky like fabric ones can be. The envelopes are made from acid free card stock and hand stitched as well. They will last for years if you treat them right.

Here's the Rules:

1. Send me your photo (email below) using my product in your daily life.
Nothing complicated just fun.
2. Comment below telling me why you like the product. What has it done for you?
3. Share this post to your social media.
4. Tag me using the hashtags #customerspotlightmos + #marketsofsunshine
5. Must be a customer of Markets Of Sunshine before the end of the contest on November 11, 2018 at midnight.
6. Store credit and coupon code is valued for 30 days (expires December 12, 2018 at midnight)

That's it! Short and easy!

Email:Marsha@marketsofsunshine.com

Here's the Prizes:
Grand Prize - $10 store credit to one customer entry who completes all the steps in the rules.
1st Prize - $5 store credit to one customer who completes all the steps in the rules.
Consolation Prize - 25% discount code to everyone who enters and didn't win the grand prize or 1st prize.

Contest begins Wednesday, October 31, 2018 ends November 11, 2018 at midnight
Drawing on November 12, 2018
Winners must respond within 3 days to claim their prize via email

By the way, are you a subscriber to my newsletter, Hero Adventures? If not, why not join today so you can get notifications of fabulous customer appreciation contests like this one.

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Sunday, August 12, 2018

Week 31: Be An Every Day Hero Of Your Own Life!

It's time to be your own every day hero!

Here we are at week 31 of my #52weeksnailmailchallenge. I am so proud of myself for sticking with it and making it to over half way through the year.

I have to be honest and say that I didn't get as much support from my friends as I was hoping to. But, that is not discouraging me or stopping me from continuing on my journey and finishing my goal.

After all it was my challenge that I started to keep myself positive and to help me focus on others and not just myself. My daughter pointed that out to me the other day when we were talking about where I am on my list of 52. She is one of my loyal supporters and she has done fabulous with her letters. She even has a few pen pals now which is very exciting to see. I am so happy for her!

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So we cheer each other on and help each other stay focused so we can reach our goal and have sent 52 cards and letters by the end of 2018. We have discovered a whole new world of letter writing. There are many others out there that feel just like we do and who are turning letter writing into an art form.

You don't just write a letter on a few pieces of paper and stick it in a plain envelope anymore. You embellish the envelope and the letter and send little goodies along with your hand written message.

Remember this one that I made earlier in the year?

This is one of our favorite ways to send our letters and goodies. You'll notice the card is in the middle and the pockets are on the sides for you to fill with goodies. Then you just fold the flaps in and wrap washi tape around it to keep it closed.

This one is my second favorite way to send a letter.

You'll find this one on my week 2 regarding pen pal pocket letter's.

So what do you need to get started on your own #52weeksnailmailchallenge?

First, start with the mindset that you're going to do this with or without the support of your friends or family members. But, if you can find at least one person to do this with it will really help you complete the task.

Second, gather all your supplies. I joined Stampin Up! and they have a monthly card making kit called Paper Pumpkin subscription box. I took advantage of the prepaid subscription so I could get one month free. You can join by click here: Paper Pumpkin.

If you need any help you may contact me at: marsha@marketsofsunshine.com

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Third, grab my worksheet so you can fill in the 52 names and address and put it in your planner or notebook. Click here for worksheet. After you fill in the form I'll email you the worksheet to the email address you submitted.

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Fourth, sit down and get started writing your first penpal letter using any of the methods I've shown you over the last 31 weeks of posts. You can go back to Week 1 Mail Art: here.

Are you ready to be your own every day hero? Join me and follow along on my adventures and make your life meaningful.