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Little Hippo Presents: 12-May-2013
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Sunday, May 12. Next stage for the Hippos. So, next stage - friend told me about the Own Art. Scheme which is something I would love to achieve for us. It's basically a credit scheme backed by Arts Council England. Where customers can buy larger pieces on credit and the scheme allows us to be a broker. Win win :) The customer gets to buy larger pieces in stages, we get to sell more originals, artists get to be seen more so everyone's happy! As always, a huge thank you to everyone that has allowed this to...
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Little Hippo Presents: 16-Apr-2013
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Tuesday, April 16. It's your first craft fair stall - don't panic! This is not meant as an exhaustive list of things to do or not do, and those of you that are more experienced will probably chuckle at some of the things you forgot on your first outing! Firstly - don't panic! Easier said than done when you are surrounded by fabulous stalls that seemed to take no effort, but everyone started somewhere. Each crafter had their first stall somewhere - however slick and organised they may look today. Change -...
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Little Hippo Presents: 10-May-2014
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Saturday, May 10. I keep getting asked about how to use twitter because, well to put it bluntly I can't see myself without it now (yes, I can hear you hollering nerd from the back thank you! So, for those completely new to it, or those that have an account because they felt they should but have never used it because it just looks too complicated this is for you. It really doesn't matter which, but it will shape how you use it so worth considering as you go along. Your name and profile:. Unlike facebook p...
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Little Hippo Presents: 28-Apr-2013
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Sunday, April 28. So you want to set up a shop? We get asked quite often about setting up a craft shop, what advice would we give etc so figured it might be helpful to put a few things on the blog. As always, not saying this is a foolproof plan or even that what we did would work for you but if nothing else it might get you thinking about what you need to consider - and most of all, good luck! If you don't try you never know what you might have achieved :). If you're brave enough, take some flyers and st...
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Little Hippo Presents: 27-Apr-2013
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Saturday, April 27. This is a collection of posts to showcase our amazing artists and crafters, apologies if your favourite isn't on here yet but got quite a few to go through! Saturday, April 27, 2013. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Subscribe to our newsletter. Promote your Page too. There was an error in this gadget. 2011 Chez Hippo. Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.
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Little Hippo Presents: 16-May-2013
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Thursday, May 16. Why credit bothers me. Someone told me yesterday that it appears as if I just randomly pluck ideas out of the air and leave people going err where's this one come from? So, thought it wise to try and give a little context to the banking comments I've been making recently on twitter. You have £1,000 coming in each month. Your credit bill is £150 per month. Normally you pay this, but you can't pay much more. Then the washing machine breaks so you need a new one. Thursday, May 16, 2013.
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Little Hippo Presents: 17-Apr-2013
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Wednesday, April 17. A basic guide for putting work in the shop. This is not meant as an exhaustive list, things change all the time so please don't take this as set in stone. However, the principles that apply to us probably apply to other shops and galleries so it may be useful to use this as a starting point for other sites. Where possible visit the shop/gallery beforehand. Would you shop there? Can you see your work fitting in with what else is on offer? Do they already stock something similar to you?
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Little Hippo Presents: more twitter thoughts
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Saturday, May 10. I keep getting asked about how to use twitter because, well to put it bluntly I can't see myself without it now (yes, I can hear you hollering nerd from the back thank you! So, for those completely new to it, or those that have an account because they felt they should but have never used it because it just looks too complicated this is for you. It really doesn't matter which, but it will shape how you use it so worth considering as you go along. Your name and profile:. Unlike facebook p...
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Little Hippo Presents: 05-Oct-2013
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Saturday, October 5. Apologies for lack of blogging, been slightly caught up in a few things! We had our our Artists and Crafters Fair not long ago, 50 stalls of handmade gorgeous work from local makers with customers really impressed that it was a real craft fair and not just a bunch of re-sellers and the standard this year was amazing! One lady I talk to on facebook reckoned they all took evening wear to change into, will have to check on that one. Can you take it up a notch and keep growing?
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Little Hippo Presents: Plotting again!!
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Saturday, October 5. Apologies for lack of blogging, been slightly caught up in a few things! We had our our Artists and Crafters Fair not long ago, 50 stalls of handmade gorgeous work from local makers with customers really impressed that it was a real craft fair and not just a bunch of re-sellers and the standard this year was amazing! One lady I talk to on facebook reckoned they all took evening wear to change into, will have to check on that one. Can you take it up a notch and keep growing?
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