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10 Crafty Ways to Make $600

5/16/11 3:06pm by croqzine
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[Editor's note: I know what it's like to be a struggling craftypreneur with big dreams of taking a long distance business seminar. That dream can become an attainable goal. Heather Mann from DollarStoreCrafts.com shares ten ways to earn extra cash. Whether you are saving for her business cruise, a new computer, or glossy-coated business cards, many of these ideas will help! - Kathy]      Read more >

WIC is not Welfare

8/27/10 6:51pm by croqzine
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Do you WIC? WIC stands for Women, Infants and Children, and is a government program that provides grants to state-run programs that provide healthy food vouchers for many pregnant and nursing women, their babies, and children up to age 5. WIC programs also provide nutritional education and counseling for participants. There are some income requirements to be accepted to the program (185% below the poverty line - in other words, above the poverty line), but WIC is not welfare.  Read more >

Just Say No to Spec Work

8/27/10 6:32pm by croqzine
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I recently received an email request. This is not the first of such requests I’ve received, nor will it be the last. Perhaps you received the same request (or have received a similar one in the past). This request asked me for a spec article to be published in a print magazine. Spec in this case means working for free for little or no benefit to myself or my website.  Read more >

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daily blog about crafting on the cheap

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Full Name
Heather Mann
Member Since
October 2008
About Me: 

Heather Mann is the owner of Dollar Media, a company which owns and operates several blogs in the craft and home niche. She is founder of DollarStoreCrafts.com, a well-trafficked daily blog devoted to hip craft tutorials at dollar store prices, as well as CraftFail.com and DecorHacks.com.

Heather is one of four blogging business women who make up the Crafterminds, a super-group of expert craft bloggers who mentor bloggers as well as connect the craft industry to niche bloggers. She's been blogging since 2000 when she hand-coded her own online journal in html.

Heather is thrilled by: innovation and simplicity, frugality, teaching people what she knows, making connections with people, collaborating, and taking projects from idea to execution. She has been featured in Reader's Digest Asia, Sunset Magazine, and her work has appeared in FamilyFun Magazine, Readymade Magazine, on Kaboose.com, Disney's AmazingMoms.com, ApartmentTherapy.com and others. She was named as a Top 10 Craft Blogger by Babble.com.

Heather is also the mother of three little boys under the age of 5.

Location: 
Portland, OR
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portland, or, pdx

Employers: 

Dollar Media LLC, Owner

About Me Tags: 

blogher, crafts, diy, blogger, professional blogger, professional crafter, mommy, mentor

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