Craft Room Makeover

I have been meaning to share my craft room. I finished it a looong time ago, but I never got around to taking pictures of it and posting about it.

I have barely set foot in here, other than working on a few things for S.R.'s Room at the beginning of the summer. Once the kids go back to school, I will have more time to work in here.

So, let me give you the tour of this walk-in-closet-turned-craft-room.

There isn't a lot of space, but it's perfect for what I am doing. 

The antique sewing machine belonged to an aunt or cousin of my mother's many moons ago...not exactly sure what her connection was. 

When I was a little girl, I used this sewing machine table as a desk to do my home work on. I can't tell you home many hours I popped that pedal up and down while working away on homework.

 The way I had the room set up before made it very difficult to stay organized. To see a before, you can go here.

I ripped out two wire shelves(FYI-they leave ENORMOUS holes in the wall), and gave the walls a fresh coat of paint.

I did a major cleansing of the craft room as well, and donated an entire van load of crafty goodness. 

Now that the clutter is gone, everything has a place, and there's some room to grow.

I needed an "idea board", and loved the look of a crib spring. It's been all over Pinterest, and I had one. Trendy and free...can't beat that!

  My main storage piece has to be my most favorite thing in the room. I had these cube shelving units, but they always ended up looking messy and disorganized. I looked online for storage bins, but they ranged from $6-$12. I needed 18 storage bins...that's a lot of money! So, I went to Target, and low and behold in the dollar section they had storage bins($3 each). I wanted all the same color, but when you're rummaging through the dollar section, one cannot be overly picky.

I found inspiration from the Land of Nod

here

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here

With 2" wide painter's tape, number stencils, and some white fabric paint, I was able to get a similar look.

All of this for less than $60 versus $108-$216 before taxes and shipping. Not too shabby, eh?

 Another favorite in the room is the diy chalkboard. 

It is an access point into the attic, but with a little chalkboard paint, now it's actually a useful piece...I mean it was useful before..if you needed to get to the backside of the attic..but it's even more useful now, since we'll probably NEVER bust through it to get to that part of the attic:o)

I'm totally digging this new space, and it's so much easier to create in an organized environment...well it will be once I have a few minutes to myself;o)

 What are some ways that you have organized your craft space? I would love to hear!!

Bright Future of Online Businesses through Business Listing in India

India is a very big country; there are so many cultures and traditions. I love India because all places are having different type of celebration their traditions. If I got the time for living in India then I surelylove it. Whatever, this blog is not for living in India or not, it’s about business in India. Do you think that doing business in India is good for business future? This blog is totally related to only, what the futureof online business in the Indian market.

If you are thinking to start your business in India then it’s very nice time to start because this time all businesses are being online. Yes doing business online is very easy and effective rather than doing business offline. Today all people are spending their almost time on internet surfing. They try to search all things before buying those things. They already know that, where the best way to find informative information is for shopping? Therefore, your work focuseson that place where your potential customers come.

The best place to list your business online is Online Business Directories. For, local business owners if they want to promote their business locally then they can list their businesses in local online business directories in India. There are two types of business directories, Paid or Free. Both are same but some features and benefits are different in these directories. In my opinion free business directory, listing is best for local businesses.

Both directories are good for your businesses because nowadays people come at these directories for searching products and services. They contract with buyer and supplier through these directories. The main part of online business directory is your business category. So make sure before list or add your business in directories that add in the relevant business category. These online business directories listing also help in search engine ranking.

Why Featured Listing Important in Free Online Business Directory India

Nowadays, online business directories listing become very popular for different business owners. They add or submit their business details in free or paid online business directories. Do you think about featured listing in these online business directories? Why featured listing is so important for your businesses and how you can get, featured listing for your business from these directories.

What is Featured Listing in Business Directories?

Featured listing a term that used by online business directory moderators. They manage your business listing and short-list your business for featured listing.  If your business got the featured listing then it would be great for your business because this feature shows your business on top of directory and you can get more traffic.

   

To get featured listing you need to contact with directory moderator. You need to send them an email and ask what the guideline of featured listing is. Moderator will re-email you with the full guideline of featured listing. Normal guideline of featured listing is that you have real business; your services must be active and related to your businesses. You have a business website, your business address, phone numbers; business logos and product information must be accurate.

Once you complete your registration on any free online business directory in India then you need to see, that directory has featured listing service or not. If they are providing featured listing services then you need to create an email with full details of your real business and send them. There are so many benefits of this type of listing. The main and important benefit of this is your business will show on the home pageof that directory. Moreover, your business gets first priority in relevant field. Featured listing is the best part of any online business directory so if your business is listedin, then your business will grow faster and you can get potential customer easily from there.

Personalization is key to customer satisfaction and Customer retention (Another Infographic)

It really is getting tiring how marketers are ignoring that nobody wants to be a part of the "BLAST". It is about time that we marketers stop doing blasts and start building our software which caters to individuals (at least if we want to be successful).

Importance Online Business Directories for Local Businesses

Online business directories are very important for all type business owners because its play a vital role in business success and growth. Nowadays, people are using online business directories to find what they want or are looking for. If they are looking for a local plumber, a hotel, restaurant of local area services then they prefer these online business directories because these directories are providing all information according to user needs. 

 

If we are talking about India then you all know, that India has a huge area of businesses. Therefore, it is very difficult to find a local business in India but if you use these free online business directories in India then you get the accurate result according your needs and requirements. These business directories in India are beneficial for both user and business owners. As a business owner list their business on paid or free business directory they are attracting the probability of fetching more targeted traffic to their website. These types of lists also helpin search engine ranking on major engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing because all local or international directories give a back link to your website that count as a vote of the client's site. 

Search engine ranking is a very important factor for local business growth and their popularity. Generally, an online business directory has listing made according to the category to which a business belongs. Therefore, it is very important to know that which category is relevant before listing your business in local directories. Moreover, it helps business owners build a wide network of buyers, suppliers, manufactures and their business relatives. I have already shared many things about the benefits of online business directory if anyone wants to read more about business directory then they can read on my blog that is online business directory listing in India.

Handmade See Saw-Made by Me!

Guess what. 

I've been doing a little wood working...

and I'm totally digging it..

like a whole lot!

S.R. asked the hubs to build her a see saw the other day. 

I found the plans on Ana White's website, and after looking them over, I decided that I could make it....all by myself.

The hubs has been so hard at work on the half bath, I thought it would be one less thing for him to worry over, and I could try my hand at construction.

He cut all of the wood for me because pressure treated wood is so heavy. I needed his muscles to straighten the base a bit (the wood was warped) and to attach the see part of the saw(is that right??;o)), but other than that, I did it by myself. 

S.R. kept asking me if I was sure I knew what I was doing...I did because the instructions were so easy to follow. I plan on staining the wood to match the play set soon.

The kids LOVE their new toy. The neighbor kids LOVE the new toy. I LOVE that I made something that everyone LOVES! Now I'm ready to find something else to build...any suggestions?;o)

On a side note, I thought I would share the beautiful rainbow we had in our backyard the other day...I love moments like these when we can take a second to appreciate God's promises. 

I hope you all are having a great day. Try to stay cool in this heat!

Benefits of Online Business Directories for Small and Large Businesses

Nowadays online business directories are more popular because there are fictional hundreds of such directories all over the internet. Today, all businesses mean small and large businesses are always looking for ways to drive more traffic to their websites. Free online business directories are best option for increasing traffic for these types of businesses. When you are listing your business in these online directories, your business will be able to take advantage of the many benefits these directories provide.

Infect people are using these online business directories to put a product and service so you will be able to reach your targeted customers. Business directories also help topromote a website link as one can list images, business descriptions, web URL and your business maps so that customers will know exactly how to get to your business. These online business directories are providing another feature that called premium listing. This is a part of paid listing; in this type of listing your business list on the first page of a search, business directories have evolved d to become an effective marketing tool. 

There are so many benefits of paid or free online business directory in India. However, you need to know that how your business gets benefits from these directories. For this, you need to pick most relevant and popular directory for your business. Make a list of these local business directories and submit or add your business in these all directories.

The main feature of these directoriesor you can say the beauty of online business directories that you can list not just your business name, address and phone number of your business, you can enhance your listing with more business details like business description, click-able business URL, facilities, list of services, business logos, opening hours, product pictures and map listing.