Memorygirls - Make Do and Mend

Memory_Girl

ClootiesMum wrote: »

Hi MG

Glad things are going well.

Sorry, but can't help you with the school as I'm now back at work :j

Will catch up later

CM

I hope your happy about being back? Should think so cos the weather has been a bit pants today.

Lets have a cuppa some time soon and catch up

MG

lucielle

Thats a good idea for the recipes. I'm doing WW its suits me better and its weigh in tonight. I'll be pleased if I've stayed the same and even happier if the universe decides on the loss of lb.
L

Memory_Girl

Good luckfor tonight Lucielle - we had a very scrummy potato and chickpea curry with loads of basmati rice ( a favourite with the boys which is always handy and mega cheap to boot)

Got both boys in the bath (which means the floor is probably awash!!!), so got tim efor a quick ramble.

Been looking at how many of my books I've got in the loft - I've got about 300 of each (I've written 2 and we get given them when they are reprinted) Now they retail at £10 each or 2 for £15 as "Back of room sales" after seminars. Thats a lot of books I could sell at a profit - if I could find a way of marketing them - so thats my plan for this evening, to come up with as many ideas for selling my books as possible.

populating a mind map as we speak - but feel to chip in and help this brainstorming - the wackier idea the better. Lets see who can come up withth emost off the wall suggestion - LOL>

Off to wash some hair

Memorygirl

FrankieM

Ebay, Amazon....at Uni's?...carboot sales

boredofbeingathome

I think those books sound great- but why not at a seminar have a bit of fun?

Bear with me here- i saw a similar idea on a show somewhere but i love it.

Buy a decent bottle of champagne- attach to the top of the cork lots of raffle tabs on a string- each one to buy at a decent price- say somewhere between £5- £10- The one around the cork wins the Champagne and a book- the others all get a book. You can attach up to about 100 if you are careful and everyone is a winner I think you have to put some sort of cup over the top so no one can see where the winning string is- but i thought it a great idea for a charity raffle and often wonder how i can turn it into something else.

You could use it as a starter to warm up the folks as they will be getting the books at a bargain price.

Lara44

I wondered if you could do some tutoring work next year MG, seeing the success you've had with your friends' kids? Might be a nice way to earn some extra cash on the side for the mortgage and you could sell some books to their parents

vasseur

boredofbeingathome wrote: »

I think those books sound great- but why not at a seminar have a bit of fun?

Bear with me here- i saw a similar idea on a show somewhere but i love it.

Buy a decent bottle of champagne- attach to the top of the cork lots of raffle tabs on a string- each one to buy at a decent price- say somewhere between £5- £10- The one around the cork wins the Champagne and a book- the others all get a book. You can attach up to about 100 if you are careful and everyone is a winner I think you have to put some sort of cup over the top so no one can see where the winning string is- but i thought it a great idea for a charity raffle and often wonder how i can turn it into something else.

You could use it as a starter to warm up the folks as they will be getting the books at a bargain price.

This is an excellent idea!

Ellidee

Memory Girl are you on facebook ? Some of my friends from a crafting forum have links to their 'shops' on there - could you sell some books that way maybe ?

Buffythedebtslayer

Not relating to the books but thought you ladies might be interested in this

http://dayzeroproject.com/

will work on the book idea

xxx

lucielle

Well the universe is truly wonderful, I lost 1.5lbs despite having italian twice last week.
L