Archive for July, 2010
Scrapbooking for Beginners : How to Add Titles to Scrapbooks
Learn how to add titles to scrapbooks and record memories in this free video on arts and crafts. Get scrapbooking and journaling ideas.
Expert: Stephanie Ovak
Bio: Stephanie Ovak has always been interested in genealogy and family history and has been a true scrapbooker for the last eight years.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
Duration : 0:1:47
15 commentsHow do I become a scrapbooking sales representative?
I just lost my job in real estate here in California. I love scrapbooking and stationary products and am wondering how I can become a sales rep. Thanks so much!
You can become a Creative Memories consultant.
http://www.mycmsite.com/sites/sgreenfield
visit my website and browse around all the details are under join my team at the top. If you have any questions at all just let me know my email address is sammyjo14_7@hotmail.com
1 commentHow do start a monthly online scrapbook kit?
I know how to assemble them and order the product. I am just not sure how to get business. Like, how do I set up a nice website, and how do I advertise it to get business? How do I show up at the top when someone types in scrapbook Page Kits.
You really should develop some form of a business plan to start.
E-commerce packages are widely available depending on needs and budget. First, you will need a domain name that is not already in use – try Network Solutions. From there, you will also need a web hosting company to host your website — I recommend 1and1.com since they have a wide variety of tools at your disposal that are user friendly to a beginner.
Also, if you plan to build the site yourself you will need basic knowledge of HTML/CSS. If you don’t plan to build it yourself then a pre-packaged site such as Volusion or Homestead will be helpful to you.
You have to build the foundation before you even begin to think about how to market it correctly. Your business plan should help you address this — as you will need to decide your target market and how best to reach them through various media.
Showing up at the ‘top of the page’ refers to SEO — Search Engine Optimization. There are two ways to approach this: organic and paid search. Organic Search is based on the content and relevance of your site as it pertains to search keywords. This is a fueled by search engine methodologies. On the second hand business pay for keywords or search terms. The budget you set for these terms will affect your page ranking for a specific search. When users click on your ad you pay based upon your top bid for that keyword.
2 commentsCan you replace a belly on a mobile home with scrap paneling?
They cut open the belly to release a lot of water throughtout the home and now are repiring it by putting in new insulation and screwing a piece of scrap paneling to the boards. Under the paneling is exposed insulation.
I am not paying a professional. The maintenace men in the park are fixing it at no charge
While the paneling would be strong enough to hold just insulation… it is not a vapor barrier! A mobile home NEEDS that vapor barrier to prevent moisture from entering the home from underneath.
I have made repairs like this myself, MANY times… there is NO REASON why it should not be done properly.
Whatever caused the leak in the first place should be repaired.
All of that wet insulation should be replaced (as stated).
The underbelly should be resealed wherever it was cut open, replaced if necessary. Underbelly plastic can be purchased at any mobile home supply company. Let me re-emphasize, it needs to be SEALED.
Whenever I have had to cut into the underbelly, I have always stitched the flaps of underbelly back together with a HIGH quality duct tape, and then used contact adhesive (applied to the new patch, and the underbelly seam) to glue the new piece over the cut. Never rely on just duct tape, and make sure that the glue has flashed off before attaching the new piece over the seam. The duct tape helps hold the seam together, while the glue is applied to both pieces. I have seen repairs where a service tech used only duct tape, and in 6 months, it was down. Your repairmen will tell you that the scrap paneling will hold better than any duct tape… and it will… but it will not seal out the moisture that naturally comes up from under the home. You should have a properly sealed patch over the hole or seam cut into the underbelly.
I will go one step farther… if you do not have a vapor barrier on the ground, you should. Plastic sheeting (6mil) is fine for this. Black plastic will help stop plant growth under it (blocks any sunlight that might enter the space), and it too needs to be glued at the seams, where it will be overlapped.
The repairmen will groan or complain when you tell them this, because it is more work, and if not done properly, can be messy. If the home belongs to the park, you may not want to argue with them about it, because it will be their own property that is damaged in the long run… if this is YOUR home, however, then you should insist on it being repaired properly.
Good Luck
3 commentsFoldable Scrapbook How-To
I discovered this type of scrapbook at a craft fair last fall & figured out how to make them. My daughter asked me to send her the instructions.
Duration : 0:8:43
24 commentsIs there any scrapbooking applications I can download onto my computer for free?
I had this scrapbooking thing on my computer and I think that it came with my kodak camera when I installed the kodak easyshare program. I recently uninstalled it, and I dont have the scrapbook program anymore. Does anyone know of any sites I can do scrapbooking for free?
You can download one from here:
http://www.photo-collage-software.com#173
2 commentsHow would I go about buying scrap aluminum by the tons?
Is there a certain process you go through to buy scrap metal? How would I go about buying scrap aluminum by the tons and shipping it overseas? Does anyone have any experience with this?
for scrap metal prices and information go to Demolition, Scrap Metal and Salvage News http://www.demolitionscrapmetalnews.com
Recorded on June 20, 2010 using a Flip Video camcorder.I have a big assignment due right after spring break?
Right now in English (I’m a sophomore) we’re reading Huckleberry Finn. Some of it I have trouble understanding, but once we discuss it in class it’s easier to figure out. We have this project due right after spring break and we have to present it. I really don’t like presenting. This week is the last week before spring break. We have to create a scrapbook on a powerpoint and each slide can have only 2 sentences. We have to cite everything we find (what website we found everything from), including pictures. We have to tell about things we found interesting or that stuck out to us in our topic. The topics to choose from are Mark Twain’s Biography, Slavery During the Time of the Setting of Huckleberry Finn, Hannibal, Missouri, Dialect and Local Color, Mark Twain’s Humor, Mark Twain and the Mississippi River, The Book Banning Controversy, Huck’s Lessons, and Freedom: What Does it Mean?. So far I think I’m going to choose the slavery one, but I’m not sure exactly what to look for. Just slavery during that time? I only have this week to work on it. Also, how can I feel less nervous about the presenting part? Thanks!
focus on slavery during that time, how slavery was shown/portrayed in the book, and your stance on how the book portrayed it [whether they were for or against it in your opinion, and how you feel about that].
EDIT: what helped me during HS presentations with being nervous was just realizing that most of the kids in class probably werent even paying attention to me or what i was doing…lol. theyre most likely thinking about something else and daydreaming.
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