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		<title>5 Reasons You Shouldn&#8217;t Worry About Copycats</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copycats are a fact of life in the business world. No one likes someone suckling at their creative teat (okay, sorry&#8230; bad metaphor), but instead of getting mad, get over it and get AWESOME. 1. You aren&#8217;t the only creative person on the planet. The farting unicorn t-shirt I designed for my band is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brusha brusha brusha!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post brought to you by Tom&#8217;s of Maine. All opinions are 100% mine. I am super mega picky about toothpaste. I don&#8217;t want whitening and I ESPECIALLY don&#8217;t want toothpaste made by a company that tests on animals. The answer: Toms of Maine! And they&#8217;ve got a new flavor especially for kids: Silly Strawberry. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How does your garden grow?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post brought to you by Bulbs. Dig, Drop, Done.. All opinions are 100% mine. As I mentioned a few posts ago, we just bought a new house. That means a new yard to play in! One thing I planted a lot of in our current house were tulips and daffodils. They&#8217;re some of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stay frosty</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post brought to you by PackIt. All opinions are 100% mine. We just bought a new house (YAY!) and there&#8217;s lots of be work done (BOO!). We&#8217;re staying in our current house until we have everything settled in the new house, so that means there&#8217;s a lot of comforts missing&#8230; like a fridge. PackIt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Olive Oil taste test!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post brought to you by Carapelli. All opinions are 100% mine. While I know the importance of buying quality ingredients when it comes to cooking awesome food, sometimes I just buy what&#8217;s cheap. The truth is, sometimes the cheap stuff is just as good as the high priced name brand. Other times, the difference [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New business cards! And mailing envelopes!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I ran out of business cards the other day, and after hours of searching for my business card design file, I decided to just design a whole new card (after I found the old one, of course. ha!). I went with a printing company I hadn&#8217;t used before, which had a lot of recommendations around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why handmade is &#8220;so expensive&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;$70 for a t-shirt?!&#8221; &#8220;I love your website, but everything on it is overpriced!&#8221; &#8220;Your stuff is too expensive.&#8221; &#8220;Are you rich or something?&#8221; &#8220;I could make that for $5.&#8221; &#8220;Sorry, but that&#8217;s a rip-off.&#8221; &#8220;$80 for a hoodie? You&#8217;re not Gucci.&#8221; I&#8217;ve heard it all. At first it hurt my feelings and made me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Handmade Marketing on a Budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today’s Crafty Business Advice Question comes from Ti of NomBieCraftz. What is the best way to advertise on a budget? Social networking is one of the best ways to market your shop, period. And it&#8217;s free! Okay, so as the saying goes, &#8220;Time is money&#8221;. So it&#8217;s not free-free, but the time invested in getting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Secrets to Twitter Success for a Handmade Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Don&#8217;t just tweet about sales and new listings, people learn to tune that stuff out. Tell people about yourself, your day, your thoughts. Try to make it interesting and specific. Just tweeting a random thought with no context is going to get ignored. Bad: OMG, watch where you&#8217;re going, psycho. Good: I wish grocery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Silhouette SD digital cutter review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I finally sat down to play with my new Silhouette SD! I&#8217;ve been intrigued by the personal electronic cutting machines for a while now, and I&#8217;m ecstatic to finally have one of my own to play with! I know you&#8217;re probably super jealous, but I&#8217;ve got good news for you. Now through June 29th, [...]]]></description>
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