It is the end of the school year and I am sure the kids are getting anxious for summer vacation. To help them survive the end of the year, make them a special after school treat, Reese’s Pieces Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies. Peanut butter lovers will go crazy for these cookies. The peanut butter cookies [...]

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Do you have a craft room? I recently revamped our office into a craft room, and I’m excited to decorate it! We kept the walls pretty minimal in color because I want to use a bunch of color in the decorations. I recently made this sign: “Make Stuff”! I love the saying “make stuff”, because [...]

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In partnership with our friends over at Happy Go Techy, we are SUPER (DUPER) excited to kick off the Promote Your Business Contest today! The winner will get A FREE SPOT at the Happy Go Techy event here in Seattle on June 25th! That’s right…Happy Go Techy is generously giving away a complete vendor package for their event to a very lucky member of Meylah’s community (a $325 value)! The vendor package includes: A 3' x 5' table at the eventA dedicated blog post on Happy Go Techy featuring the vendor’s productsInclusion in Happy Go Techy’s event guide mobile app and booklet. Contest Details Terms of Entry To win this contest, you need to put your social media skills to work! The Meylah member with the most Facebook likes on a single product in their Meylah storefront will win. It’s as simple as that! Here’s the fine print: You must be a member of Meylah (It’s free to sign up!)You must be able to participate in person at the event here in Seattle on June 25, 2011Select 1 product from your Meylah storefrontSend the link for your selected product to us at meylah@meylah.com (we will reply back to you to via email letting you know we received your submission)Encourage your family, friends, customers, colleagues and others to click the Facebook “Like” button on your selected product…the most likes wins! Duration The contest begins at 5 AM, May 24th, 2011 and ends at noon on May 31st, 2011 (Pacific Standard Time). Notification of Winner Meylah will notify the winner via email on May 31st to coordinate all the details for the event! The winner will then have 24 hours to respond to Meylah’s email notification coordinating the event details. If no response is received within the 24 hour window, the vendor booth package will be given to the runner up under the same conditions. Legal Disclaimer Meylah will determine the winnerThe selection of the winner is final and solely at Meylah’s discretionMeylah accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage that occurs as part of participation in the contest or accepting the prize (ie: if the event is canceled but the winner already booked a plane ticket)Accommodation and transportation to and from the event is the winner's sole responsibility. Good luck and we look forward to announcing the winner next week!Main image courtesy of smemon87.

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Thanks to Elmer’s Craft and Tell campaign, I was able to get together with my girlfriends for a fun night of crafting. There were lots of treats, loads of magazines, and fabulous crafting supplies provided by Elmer’s. Did you know that along with their adhesives, they also have cutting tools from X-ACTO?! It was just [...]

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Did you notice them...the product flags? There are a few new product flags you may have seen flying to the left of your main product images. We love getting feedback from our members and we even love it more when we can use that feedback to help improve our platform and increase sales for our members.We have introduced a lot of new features on Meylah because of the great ideas shared from all of you and today we wanted to highlight one of these great ideas...the new product flags that appear to the left side of the main product image.Free Shipping FlagDo you offer Free Shipping? If you do, then you'll love this. We've created a new flag so your customers can easily see the products with free shipping. Customers love free shipping especially when buying online so we wanted to make sure these products with free shipping stand out. This is a great marketing tool for your business and we've also designated a complete Free Shipping section on the Meylah marketplace to showcase all products with free shipping!Inventory In Stock FlagAll Meylah storefronts have automatic inventory management so at any point in time you'll know how many of each of your products you have in stock...well, this is also important to the customers shopping so we've introduced a new flag that lets the customer know how much quantity is available on any specific product.Digital Product FlagThe digital product flag is appears on all of your digital products and downloads that you sell and is easily identified with the green icon and downward facing arrow. And if you give any of your digital products away for free, we've also made it easy to track the downloads on those products from the content management system of your storefront.Are there any product flags you wish you had available on your storefront? As always, we'd love to hear your feedback.

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Alright ladies, are we ready to start? Supplies assembled? Let’s get to work. I am a visual learner, so this post is a lot of pictures and video. Lucky for you guys, my good friend and business partner (Heidi Loewen) is an amazing photographer. If you aren’t a visual learner, and would rather learn by [...]

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I’ve got dirty fingernails. I’m sorry, I know we just met. Is that too much information? But seriously, this time of year my nails seem to be in constant need of some face-time with a manicurist. But I don’t really consider it a problem; it’s more of a blessing. Because this time of year is [...]

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Adopting certain principles in your life can also have a great impact when overlapped in your business. Here are 5 great guidelines that are wise to live by in both life and business:1. Always try to have a sense of humor, it keeps the good times rolling, breaks up tension, and lightens your spirit when the going gets tough.2. Use words wisely...they are very powerful!3. Don't get intimidated by other who seem more accomplished, just keep pushing!4. Don't make the same mistake twice!5. Have a short memory when things don't go your way…it helps you move on more rapidly. What other principles should be added to this list?Main image courtesy of Josiah Mackenzie.

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Feeling stuck? Muses on strike? Doldrums got you down? Take your Inner Muse outside to play with a little guided imagery. Ideas are like flowers. They need fresh air and sunshine to thrive. More...

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Recently I went looking online for a way to make homemade tortillas. You Tube has a lot of great videos on how to make them, most use about the same method. I’ve included my personal recipe below, but I still suggest watching one of the videos to get a better feel for it. I really [...]

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