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Is this how your customers see you?

10/27/2014

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I first saw this video about eight or nine years ago. The story behind it is that Rockwell Industries was doing a video shoot. This guy was one of the crew. While they were testing the cameras and lighting, he put on a lab coat and started talking. This was the result.

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Top Ten Signs You're In the Wrong Show

5/20/2013

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10. The booth next to you features a real dog driving a toy car with a radio playing "Who Let the Dogs Out."

9. Your booth is in front of a bar where the patrons are shouting the "F" word in every sentence.

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What a great experience!

10/14/2012

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I think the photos will speak for themselves.
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All is right with the world

9/7/2012

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The Art-A-Fair Festival is now over. I've been sleeping in, goofing off, being lazy, and basically getting some much needed rest.

Today, my best friend came over. She is visiting from Texas, so I haven't seen her in a while. Unfortunately, we didn't have much time together. So, we spent what little time we had doing our usual stuff: breakfast and the mall.

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Merry Christmas to all my artist and crafter friends!

12/25/2011

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Every year I hand make a few very special Christmas cards. This year, life interfered and I didn't have the time to do it. So, here, for your holiday pleasure, is the "Twas the Night Before Christmas" explanation that I sent with the plain, boring, printed cards...

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Instant Artist Statement

7/6/2011

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Time for some fun. You know how we all hate to write those dreaded artist statements. Well, here are some randomly generated ones that sound really artsy. The website is called Arty Bollocks Generator. This is just for fun, I don't recommend using any of these. (And, you can check Wikipedia in case you want to know what bollocks are.)
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    Loretta Alvarado, Fiber Artist

    About the Author

    Helping artists and crafters improve their sales, one word at a time.

    Loretta Alvarado is the author of several business for artists books. She spends most of her time in her studio making art and writing. But you can sometimes find her on Facebook.



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