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Post by keflavik on Sept 1, 2007 9:19:13 GMT -5
Sister Michelle, You mentioned in another thread that you were starting a business selling diapers. (Prov. 31: 24 "She makes linen garments and sells them . . .) How is this going for you? I used to make/sell hooded towels and various other baby items to sell until the fourth child came along in 5 yrs and then something had to give! I now just sew on the side sporadically for others. Tell us how you're doing it so we can be encouraged!
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Post by tbhas6 on Nov 8, 2007 23:25:14 GMT -5
I make and sell jams, jellies and fruit butters at a meat co-op. The co-op distributes every 8 weeks and I always leave with a good amount of meat and some money in my pocket for additional food supplies ... tb
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Post by jalynn on Nov 23, 2007 9:50:21 GMT -5
Have you ever used the Angel Food co-op? They have a web site.....angelfood.com I haven't yet but know a lot of people who do....check it out.
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Post by tbhas6 on Nov 23, 2007 11:18:04 GMT -5
Hi Jalynn, Yes, I know about the Angel Food co-op, our church is a distribution site for our community. Talk about saving money on the grocery budget - our coordinator "shopped" all three grocers in our town and the cost for the gorcery list offered by Angel Food that month ranged from $53 - $86 depending on which store he went to. You can't beat the $26 price that Angel Food offers. Unfortunately, my #3 can not eat any type of bleached flours, bleached sugars, monosodium gulitimate, high frutose corn syrup, artificial colors, artificial sweeteners, and an entire host of other processed foods and common food additives. Therefore, we do not purchase the Angel Food menus as many of the foods are processed foods or have additives that my child can not consume. I make EVERYTHING (including condiments) from scratch because of his diet restrictions. I know making everything from scratch sounds like a lot of work for some folks, but it's forced our family into consuming a healthier diet. I've cooked this way for so many years now, that we don't even like processed foods anymore. The biggest down side to my way of cooking is that on the rare occasion when we go out to eat, I am usually disappointed with the quality of my meal and my poor #3 is restricted to a salad without salad dressing (unless he remembers to bring his own from home). For all you families out there, it is worth a few moments to check out www.angelfood.com and find a distribution site near you. Anyone can participate, there aren't any income restrictions and you can order as many "boxes" as desired. It will certainly save you money and/or extend a limited budget ... tb
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Post by mustxstitch on Nov 30, 2007 1:00:38 GMT -5
My Hubby works real long hours and I stay at home. I am going to start sewing modest clothing for plus sized women and maternity/nursing clothing...I have an 8 hour shift every night when hubby works 11 pm to 7 am to sew up samples to show people. Any hints on how to start marketing this service once I have samples ready to show? I thought about setting a goal of Feb 1st to place an ad in the local weekly shoppers in three communities nearby. One friend suggested ebay but it always looks like such a hassle and pay pal makes me break out in hives...I am in the proicess of trying to change to our new bank account with pay pal and it is harder than I thought...LOL! I would like to sew locally and do fittings to be sure my projects are well made and fit well.
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Post by tbhas6 on Nov 30, 2007 10:31:15 GMT -5
In our area many churches periodically hold craft shows/country bazaar's. Maybe you could research your area and begin showing samples and or taking orders there. As we always like to give our brothers and sisters in Christ the first opportunity, our church has a bulletin board where we can post services for hire OR services needed. If your church has a similar 'communication' system, maybe you could post an advertisement there...tb
p.s. - I think it is lovely that although your husband works the "grave yard" shift, you run your schedule on the same time as his.
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Post by mustxstitch on Dec 6, 2007 13:30:45 GMT -5
If we had children at home this would not be possible. As it is we have a harder time getting our baby granddaughter so we changed from sleeping 8 am to 4 pm and now sleep 1 pm to 9 pm so we can taker the baby a couple mornings a week. Otherwise it seemed like we would just get her and it was time for bath and to put her to bed. now we play in the mornings. Hubby worked 9 shifts last week when the baby was in Phoenix and is buying me a second sewing machine tomorrow for our business plan. What a guy!!! I can't sleep without my sweetheart home...I would miss him too much. We just had our third wedding anniversary. He is my gift from God!
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