As Mother’s Day approaches, This Year Give The Perfect Gift – A Gift from the Heart

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A Gift from the Heart

Waukegan, Illinois – [February 21, 2009] –
Cake in picture made from towels to look like a basket.

Mother’s Day is approaching, With the word “frugal” on everyone’s mind this year Barb Ireland owner of Make A Diaper Cake says, Make a gift from the heart.

Mother's Day is the one day you get to show your mom exactly how much you love her. Why not give her a gift of all of her favorite things, all put together to resemble a cake. She’ll know how much she means to you when she receives one that has her own special soft fluffy bath towel, kitchen hand towels uniquely matching the kitchen she works so hard in, or perhaps her favorite flavored coffee. You can fill the towel cakes with all the items your mom loves the most.

Some unique ideas also including making a tea cake, coffee lovers cake, gardeners cake, or spa cake. Add some ribbon or tulle and flowers and you have made the perfect design cake, that mom is sure to love and never forget.

Try these tips to make a towel cake for Mother's Day:

1) Making a template for the cake base is very simple. By folding the towels a certain way and using corsage pins, ribbon and some patience you to can make these wonderful gifts.

2) To make a Spa Cake - First ask yourself is Mom a bath person or a shower person?

For the Mom who loves to soak in the tub use-Bath teas, Bath salts, Scented Candle, Bath Bombs, and some nice silky body butter for after the bath.

For the Mom who loves taking long hot showers, use-Shower Gels, Body Scrubs, Scented soaps, a long handled Body Sponge, Sea Sponge, and some nice Body Lotion for after the shower.

3) To Make Tea Cakes-Take a kitchen towel with pictures of a teapot or teacups, gourmet teas, gourmet honey, and lemon cookies or Mom’s favorite chocolates. You could even fit a cute mug in the cake.

4) Coffee Lovers Cake-Same as above but coffee themed. Flavored coffee, mints, mug, chocolate spoons, flavored sticks for stirring and maybe Mom’s favorite magazine or book.

5) Put your creation on a pretty round plate as a keepsake for Mom. Take some tulle from the fabric store and wrap cake up, tie with ribbon add a nice card and you have made the gift Mom will never forget. Best of all everything can be used with these cakes.

For more information stop by our site at http://www.makeadiapercake.biz and chat with some of our more than 300 members who are sharing ideas and tips on the cakes they are making. This is also a perfect opportunity for those looking to start a home-based business. Unique, fun, and profitable. What more could you ask?

Five Ways to Use Craft Fairs to Increase Your Product Sales

By: Barb Ireland

It’s that time of year again! Spring is right around the corner. I don’t know about you, but spring is one of my favorite times of the year. For some of us the weather is getting warmer, the grass is getting green again and birds are singing. This time of year also marks the calendar with plenty of craft fairs, street fairs and summer fun. And for the crafty business owner spring can bring in dollars! Below are some great tips for both beginners in this industry and seasoned crafters as well. For the newcomer this type of selling can help you gain confidence and learn selling skills by interacting with customers. So read on and find your gems.

1)Hand out those business cards and flyers! Keep in mind this is totally free advertising for future sales, and remember word of mouth travels fast, and this is your main mission.

2)Gain custom orders. Have a sign somewhere stating you will do custom orders. This is a wonderful way to develop a relationship with any buyer, and could produce future sales.

3)Do be selective. Not all shows are going to have a lot of traffic. Make sure you discuss traffic with the person in charge of the craft fair.

4)Experiment with the set up or your station or booth. Try different eye-catching designs, lighting, and banners and so on.

5)Survey your market. Obtain consumer’s reactions to your products. Ask them for suggestions or comments on your items and really listen to what they say. This will help you discover what they are looking for and what the buying trends are for the season.

Most of all have fun and interact with buyers, greeting them with a smile. This will always leave a good impression and help build a lasting buying relationship.

This article is by the Founder of www.makeadiapercake.com - Barb Ireland has taught well over 30,000 women on how to make diaper and towels cakes for fun or profit. May be reprinted as long as the author’s bio remains intact.

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