Looking for Discounted Patterns?

If so, you will find them exclusively on the Pattern Mart newsletter. Each week one of our designers offers the newsletter subscribers one of their wonderful patterns at a sale price. This is your chance to purchase a fantastic pattern at 1/2 the cost! So if you haven't signed up for the Pattern Mart newsletter yet, hurry over and sign up so you won't miss any of the news, new pattern listings and the discounted pattern each week.

To sign up, just visit http://www.patternmart.com/ and join the mailing list from the main page.

Here's a sample of one of the discounted patterns on this past weeks newsletter. There is such a huge variety and every week there is a new one, so don't miss out!

Ordering Instructions:
To order click the purchase button and make payment through Paypal (Do NOT use e-checks or it won't download for you). Once you get to the page on Paypal that says YOU'VE MADE A PAYMENT, on the bottom right there is a button that says YOU MUST CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD. Click that. A blank page will come up. Don't X out of this page, it takes a few seconds before your download will start and open your pattern.

Allie Cat E-pattern offered by Wings and Paws Primitives



Discount Price: $3.50

Profiting from Printable Products

Alot of people may not realize just how much society utilizes printable products. I think printable items can be one of those products we take for granted at times. There have been many times I myself have been in need of a chart or record keeping template and have been hard pressed to find a good one among the free ones that are offered online. So I found myself creating my own. I also become interested in designing printable products for crafting.In the crafting industry printable products can take on many forms. With the computer crafting industry booming printable items are in sought out by crafters.

Products such as:
· Altered Art
· Decoupage
· Tags
· Collage
· Gift Tags
· Greeting Cards
· Book Marks
· Printables for fabric printing
· Scrapbook templates and elements
· Templates for gift boxes, envelopes, and various paper crafts.

Just to name a few. Besides the crafting industry there is also a market for other types of printables like business related products such as:

· Charts
· Templates
· Calendars
· Stationery
· Thank you notes
· Organizational printables
· Supply list templates
· Contact list templates

There is also a growing need for home schooling printable products as well as those geared towards children in general in the form of color pages, skill building products and many more. With a market only limited by ones imagination it's easy to see that profits could be achieved from designing and offering printable products.

Some of the benefits of offering printables are:

· The ideas can be limitless and the only limit is your own imagination.
· Once created they can be sold over and over, thus creating a product that has endless resell value.
· There is a growing need for a variety of printable products.
· Printable product sales can be automated on the internet by memberships to such sites as http://www.instantprintables.com/
· Automated sales of printable products create less work for the designer.

The price of printable products can vary depending on the printable itself. If it’s a simple business template or single printable image, the price may be between $2-$3 dollars. More complex products such as a pre-made scrapbook page may cost anywhere from $10-$15 dollars. The great thing about designing printable product though is once you have a product designed and ready for sale, the work is done and the product can be resold repeatedly.

So if you have always wanted to expand your current business by designing printables or start a new business now is the time!

© 2007 Kelle Arvay is the owner of Instant Printables which offers customers access to downloadable craft printables. In addition, she is also the owner of eCraft Classes which is a site dedicated to all types of online craft classes. Kelle has been working with customers for over 6 years.

http://www.instantprintables/
http://www.ecraftclasses.com/

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Our Newest Designers

We are very excited to welcome the newest designers to Pattern Mart! Each of them offers some fabulous patterns. Click on their name to view all of their patterns.

Southern Prim



PRIMITIVE HALLOWEEN FRANKENSTEIN
CROWS BOWL FILLERS ORNIES E PATTERN
Price: US$6.00



Soft In The Head



Socrates
Price: US$7.50


Craft-a-ru-ju



Gingerbread Bakers Kitchen
email painting packet
Price: US$7.50

Creative Times Magazine Advertising on Sale

As we finish up the final touches on the July/August issue of Creative Times Magazine, we also finished the ad count and now have the advertising spots available to purchase.



If your looking for a low cost way to get your business in front of thousands of readers, then Creative Times Magazine may be a great option for you. With ad spots starting at only $10, there is a lot of bang for your buck. All of the issues are archived and what this means for you as an advertiser, is that your ad will be seen long after the next new issue comes out.

For more information on advertising with Creative Times Magazine, simply visit: http://www.creativetimesmagazine.com/advertising.php at the bottom of the page you'll see the option for either placing an ad in the next issue or placing a website ad. Advertising space in each issue is limited, so if your interested in placing an ad be sure and reserve it early!

We also are continuously looking for quality submissions in the form of free patterns, featured businesses, featured homes as well as reader feedback. Visit the submission page here: http://www.creativetimesmagazine.com/submissions.php