Helpful hints on FAVORITES: Some people here don't seem to make use of their "Favorites", so I thought I'd do a quickie on that first. You should you have a folder in your FAVORITES where you can keep all your SmallStuff / Miniatures/ Dollhouse websites. "Favorites" is across the top of your Internet Explorer screen... look for File Edit View Favorites Format Tools, etc. If you don't want to jump back & forth from Explorer to this note, print this out and then get into your browser (Internet Explorer) and do this: - click FAVORITES - click Organize Favorites (2nd from the top) - click Create Folder - type in a SmallStuff (or a miniatures or a dollhouses . ) If you use the 'a' in front, it will be at the top of your favorites because they're stored in alpha-order. - near the bottom right of your screen, you'll see what you're typing. - Press the ENTER key and you're done. You can close that box. - - Now - go to a site you'd like to save in that folder. Need a site? How bout Jeanette's? click on this link and you'll be there: http://www.geocities.com/jeanettesdiminuettes/ Of course, if you're working from a printout, you can't very well click on it, can you? ::smile:: When you get there - click Favorites - click Add to Favorites - a box will open up and you should see the new folder you just created. - But wait ! Look at the long white box that says: Name: Index (it's right above the list of folders) Is that name going to remind you what this site is? Probably not. If the name of the site doesn't seem like it will jog your memory in the future, you can name it anything you want! Cool? Here's how to do that. - Click in the white part of that "Name" box and delete what's in there. Then type in anything you want to call that site - something that works for you. If you put Jeanette's website in your favorites, the name is going to say: Index because that's what Jeanette named her first page. So - in order for YOU to remember what the site really is, change the Name (in the Name box) to Jeanette or something you'll remember. Got it? - Click on your new folder (in the large white box), because that's where you want to save this link, and then click on OK (top, right). It will save that website address in your new folder. ! Now - whenever you visit a site that you know you'll be looking for next week, just save it in your Favorites, in your special folder. I have folders for SmallStuff, Recipes, Ebay, etc. Make as many as you need. And, you can even make a folder IN a folder! Under my SmallStuff folder, I have sub-folders for Dollhouses, Pintables, Lighting, Walls n Floors, Tips. We all want to be organized, but don't seem to want to take the time to do it. I have found that spending an hour going through the last 25 digests trying to find that great site I visited last week, is NOT a good use of my time. I'd much rather put the site in my Favorites, where I know I can find it in a few seconds. If you have no further need for that site, you can always delete it from your Favorites. Clutter anywhere is nothing but confusing and time consuming. I know that for a fact because I have boxes and boxes of miniature stuff that I labeled correctly, but I usually spend much too long looking for that one little item I need. That's because, when I'm cleaning up, I often just throw everything into the wrong box! So you can see that I don't always practice what I preach! Now that I've implicated myself, maybe I'll go un-clutter that mess! Cecile near Philadelphia |
White-washed wood: You can take regular acrylic white paint and thin it with water. Brush on and wipe back with a soft cloth. Use a piece of scrap wood and play with different ratios of paint & water until you find the one that matches. Teddi |
Wedding miniature: Check out http://www.wilton.com It's a website for cake decorating. Use them a lot because I've been decorating cakes for about 30 years, in addition to raising 5 kids and working to keep afloat (the heck with making ends meet - I can't even get the to wave at each other. Just bought the wedding cake topper "First Dance" from Wiltons for about $15.00 and am going to do a roombox (somewhere down the line) It is 6" tall (the groom). It is a resin figure and can be painted to tone down the gloss, match hair color, etc and make the happy couple look more realistic. In addition, Wiltons has 1" wedding bells and smaller doves and stuff that could be added as decorations and there area all sorts of mini flowers in stores to make a bouquet in your daughter's chosen color scheme. Diann |
A suggestion for mini stores: I have been having an idea exchange with a mini store about the qualities I look for in a resale shop from an artist/buyer viewpoint. They liked one of those ideas and suggested I pass it along here on SSD. Soooooo- - - - - A service that would be very nice at local miniature stores (or shows in towns without mini stores) would be a mini photo studio complete with good lighting, backdrops and/or settings, a quality (macro) camera, knowledgeable photographer, and PC with Internet access. Keep in mind that many miniers do NOT have all the facilities at home to take top quality photographs. I, for one, simply have not yet learned how to download pics from my camera and put them out to the net. I picture this service as being a free service for customers if pics are limited to digital format. A reasonable charge world be appropriate if film were used in a film camera to generate negs and prints for potential publication. Customer provides own disc or CD blank if digital copy wanted. Potential advantages to the shop could be- - - -
Benefits to customers could be - - -
Mel K. In Las Vegas |
Mini Photos: I think that's a great idea... but there should be a charge. The photographer has to be paid... the camera has to be purchased ... the picture taking area does use up room (that could otherwise display merchandise for sale)... and I think that mini shops are having a very hard time making ends meet without additional expenses. But which one of us wouldn't be willing to pay for a very good picture when we need one?? I love the idea! Or... just offer a free picture for every $100 purchase made at the shop... or in some other way to help the shop to cover the expense of providing that service. viola |
Creating a webpage: HTML stands for hyper text mark-up language...basically the idea that at its very simplest, you're just modifying whatever text you want on your webpage w/ a simple language. I tend to think that people make it seem more difficult than it really is by references to all sorts of things that may or may not actually be a part of webpage design and it can be simple to learn. At its simplest, you decide you want to make some text lead to another page, so you mark off that text w/ a tag or code that tells that text to be a link. If you still want to give it a shot, try http://www.htmlgoodies.com/ I really like their approach. In any case, using software is always a good option and can be faster. Which program do you have? Not all are easy to use! :) Also, try typing "web page templates" into a search engine and you can find basic, pre-designed templates that will have some sort of structure and probably some graphics. For this, try http://home.netscape.com/browsers/templates/index.html and http://www.freewebsiteproviders.com/webpage- templates.htm These will need modification (You may already have Netscape Composer, which can do this) and are very simple. You're welcome to privately email me w/ specific questions regarding your program, designing your page, or whatever you want. Regarding the cost of having someone else do it, it can totally vary. However, esp. if you want your webpage for business reasons, you can find companies that specialize in small businesses or people who aren't interested in a lot of bells and whistles, so can be cheaper. Anyway, I'm sorry for the length of this post. I even cut out some stuff! :) Basically, I wanted to assure you that it's not as hard as it looks. Heidi in Colorado |
Creating a webpage: If you go to http://www.htmlgoodies.com and on the left it will say Primers, under that click on HTML. It will walk you through how to make a web site. It has everything you need in easy, step by step instructions. I've made 3 of my own personal web sites using information from that web site. Jessica |
Web design: For the question about Web Design and how much it costs etc. I have to highly recommend the talents of Anne Gerdes, who is also one of the moderators of this Digest. She not only is an expert at design but she knows many things that will help you be successful. Her charges are very reasonable - she works very quickly and you will NOT be disappointed. I learned more from her in my initial conference call with her than I ever could have on my own. She is Wonderful !! If you want your money's worth give her an opportunity. (She doesn't pay me to say this either) You can access her site http://Gerdesdesign.com Jean in Seattle |
Web Site design: I also can recommend our own Anne Gerdes! Even with my 'slowness' in getting data to her, she never griped at me (OK, there were a couple of teasers - LOL) and did a terrific job. I consider her fee an investment in my business...and I take my business quite seriously :) Anne can update and make changes in a flash...far, far faster than me buying software, then taking months to properly learn how to use it...again, worth the cost when compared to the time I'd spend not making my products, just to learn software. Just wish she was a bit slower in sending the bills ! LOLOL! Laura in OKC |
Packaging the dolls so they survive in checked luggage: When returning from the CIMTA shows, we use the plastic "shoe boxes" from most any discount store. Wrap your doll in tissue paper to hold it firmly in the box, then either tape the cover on, or we use large rubber bands. This works very well. Tom & Kari |
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