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Sometimes our friends in the media will write about or feature the samples and contributors they find in their monthly Media Samplers. Hooray for press!
Jena did another wonderful write-up
of her favorites from the April Sampler. To read the post in its entirety, please click here!
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 Hooray for our friends in the Southern Hemisphere! Annette of Nut and Bee was featured in lip magazine -- Sampler Contributor and media recipient. Super thanks to Michelle Lovi and congrats to Annette. |
 Click HERE if you'd like to read the entry and read more of the wonderful posts on the CRAFT blog! |
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  Sister Diane did an amazing write-up of her March Sampler favorites! Featured in her post are Abbey Christine, Wonderland Q, Amy D, Yankee Girl Designs, Things That Make Scents, and Reprodepot.com. You can read it by clicking this link! |
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 Thanks to the awesome Linda of Adorn Magazine who shared her Sampler with her office neighbors Vogue Knitting, Bread and Badger got a wicked feature for her knitting candleholders! Click the image to see a larger version of the picture! |
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Another great post by Susan of West Coast Crafty, highlighting her favorites from the March Sampler!
Mentioned in her post are Wonderland Q, Hip Drip, Re-Conceived, Paper Zombie and My Sunset Road!
 In a previous post, Susan also mentioned her samples from ReproDepot.com -- also from the March Sampler. You can read the entire post at this link. |
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The terrific Susan of West Coast Crafty posted her love of the samples she received in the March Sampler from ReproDepot.com!
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 Jena of Modish posted her favorites from the March Sampler! You can read her post here! Mentioned in this post are: My Sunset Road, Abbey Christine, Hip Drip, Button Storm and Reprodepot! |
 Nat posted this Sampler How-To from Rose Travale to the CRAFT blog |
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The very awesome Natalie has just posted to the CRAFT blog about her February Media Sampler You can read all about it HERE.
 Mentioned in Natalie's post are boygirlparty, ipodcrafts.com, Nut and Bee, Hip Drip, Wonderland Q and Scrub Your Butt Soap Co. |
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The always awesome Linda of Adorn Magazine posted her favorites from her Sampler, including Boygirlparty.com, Miss Chief Productions, Manic Trout, Alpaca Love Club, ipodcrafts.com. You can Click Here to read the entire entry! Thank you, Linda!Boygirlparty.com, Miss Chief Productions, Manic Trout, Alpaca Love Club, ipodcrafts.com
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The lovely Jena of Modish will be chronicling her Sampler favorites each month. Her top five picks from the February Sampler were from ipodcrafts.com, Fiber of Her Being, Cat and Monkey, WonderlandQ and Sugar Lily!
Click Here to read the entire article.
The super duper Christina Loff interviewed me for Sfist.com! Thank you, Christina!!
I make a bunch of shout outs to people like CROQ zine, the sf craft mafia, the rps collective, CRAFT magazine, WonderlandQ, Rosebud Designs, my dog, ArtFibers, Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics, Rumpelstiltskin, Adorn Magazine, Craftie the plush robot mascot.
You can read the whole article interview Here!
The CRAFT blog wrote up Two Busy Bees' Tea-Stained Valentine's How-To!
Our Australian friends at lip magazine wrote up Heyday Fashion's crocheted earrings!
CRAFT magazine did a little write-up on The Glitter Workshop's Ephemera Packs!
Please visit WhipUp.net to read the entire article!
The very lovely and completely excellent Natalie Zee Drieu of CRAFT magazine interviewed me for the Craftzine.com blog! I make shout outs in it! woo hoo!
Click Here to read the entire interview!
Check out the third edition of Craftypreneur Roundup -- Diane's series on "indie crafters who are making their own businesses," all of whom were chosen from the Sampler's Contributors...
Jillian Chisnell, of Little Evelyn
Terry McClary, of Starchild Crafts
Rachel Johnston, of SBS Teas
a mention of the Sampler in What You Make It's Holiday Shopping Guide... the mention includes Yankee Girl Designs, Nut and Bee, Button Arcade and Amy Burhoe. Click here to read the latest edition of What You Make It.
Modish mention of Papered Together.
Please visit WhipUp.net to read the entire article without the messy saved-for-webness I did here!
Snail-mail samples
By Kim Ossi
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
(MCT)SUPER SAMPLER We don't know about you, but the only time we get real snail mail is when we get a card for our birthday. But getting stuff in the mail is fun. And that's the very simple idea behind The Sampler (www.homeofthesampler.com). Granted, you pay for a subscription to the service, so it's not FREE stuff in the mail, but still -- real mail!
The Sampler sends subscribers monthly packages filled with handmade products from indie designers across the country. So you never know what your mailing will include, which, honestly, is half of the fun. (You can see "peeks" on the Web site.)
We just got our first package and some of our favorite stuff includes a hair pin featuring a button from Two Busy Bees (www.twobusybees.com), tattoo-themed rubber stamps and ink from Asta Arts (www.astaarts.com), a felt taco magnet from Cute As a Button, a makeup bag from Holland Cox (www.hollandcox.com), pins from Art Star Friends (www.artstarphilly.com) and gift tags from Mary Ann Abbot (www.averymarydesign.com) -- just to name a few. (And yes, some of the quality is better than others, depending on the designer's skill level.)
Go to the Web site and sign up (click on the right side of the main page: "learn about subscribing") to be alerted the next time they're accepting new subscribers. The Sampler has to limit subscribers so you'll get enough cool stuff in your package.
Also, stay up-to-date via their My Space page (MySpace.com/gosampler) or via LiveJournal (Community name: SamplerSampler). A one-month subscription is $23, or get three months for $53. Not too bad for a surprise in the mail.
© 2006, McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
Kim said that we can probably expect to see this write-up in "Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Charlotte Observer, Buffalo (N.Y.) News... and others I'm totally forgetting right now." So... please keep your eyes peeled and let me know if you see it anywhere! I'd love to post it!
Featuring the works of Honorable Mention, Barcelona Bath & Body and Rosebud Designs.
Presenting Craftypreneur Roundup #1 -- the very first edition of Diane's quarterly series on "indie crafters who are making their own businesses," all of whom were chosen from the Sampler's Contributors! Diane is awesome!
In this podcast, Diane interviews...
Chicaloo Photography
Miss Misa
Glamscience
please Click Here!
ReadyMade Magazine and Leah of Craftster.org were kind enough to show their support for the Sampler's trip the MTV Movie Awards Pre-Show Style Lounge!
Note: actually, the number of samples you get doesn't increase with the number you contribute!
