Revised Again!

Version 3 Released Today!

“Secret Vendor List”

NEWLY REVISED — Version 3!!

http://www.ladybugwreaths.net/secretvendorlistrevised

VOLUME 3 IS DIFFERENT

This Version is Four (4) Videos

Shop right along beside me at my favorite vendor location.  I’ll be showing you materials which I have found to be most successful, money-making supplies, I’ve ever used in my creations.

In these videos:

• You’ll get a close-up view or each item on the video
• Prices are revealed (which you won’t believe, by the way!)
• Item numbers are given to you (so that you can call and order)
• I show you everything I love to use (items which are of good quality, but with VERY reasonable prices.)
• And, most importantly, I pick out supplies for myself such as greens and florals that WILL save you TONS of money!
• As you are viewing each item in the videos, text on the video screen quotes pricing information and item numbers.

“Secret Vendor List”

Revised Version 3

Regular Price $197.00

Price is Only $137.00

Until June 8, 2012
(Then Price Will Go up to $167.00)

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
OR TO PURCHASE

http://www.ladybugwreaths.net/secretvendorlistrevised

NOTE: If you have purchased Secret Vendor List and
gave us your name and email then you automatically
receive access to Version 3.

(An email went out to the buyer list early this
morning with the link to the new version.)

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
OR TO PURCHASE

http://www.ladybugwreaths.net/secretvendorlistrevised

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“Secret Vendor List” Testimonials

Email from Susie:

My FREE Video Series Will Teach You
How to Make a Bird House Wreath.

I have been working very hard lately!  I have filmed a series of videos just for YOU that are absolutely FREE. 

“Wreath Tips From Start to Finish” will teach you how to make a wreath, a beautiful one at that!

In this seven video series, I will be teaching you from start to finish how to make a beautiful XL bird house door wreath!  I have had many requests for years asking me how to make a bird house wreath so I decided to make this one a FREE video in my “Wreath Tips” series!

Remember, there are a total of seven (7) videos, and you can watch them at NO CHARGE TO YOU — these are my gift to you.  Why?  Because I know many of you are aspiring designers who just need a little boost – a little help to get started.  And, many of you, like me, have battled chronic illness for years.  I needed JOY, I needed  something that made me feel good about myself again.  I pray that this series does the same for you, getting you started on a path that leads — well — who knows where?

I released the very first in this series in January, when I showed you how to add honeysuckle and preserved sponge mushrooms to a wreath.  (But we are not going to be adding a clay pot to this wreath as I did in the first.)  If you haven’t seen it, or don’t remember what we did, here is a link to it, and I certainly recommend watching that segment again:

http://bestofnancy.com/wreath-tips-honeysuckle-vine-preserved-mushrooms/

The second video (Vol 2-A) in my “Wreath Tips” series is about supplies, and adding many greens to your wreath.  I get emails and requests all the time about the many different forms and types of greens I use in a wreath.  Well, in this video, you will find out!

And….SURPRISE! I am also going to be telling you also how you can find out where I purchase my own greens at AMAZINGLY low prices!

Here is a link to this second FREE video for you.  I hope you enjoy it and learn from it.  I will be releasing these to each of you in my newsletters until you have all seven (7) FREE videos in the series.

http://youtu.be/_oQK0A6SxDc

I know without a doubt that after viewing the details and steps with me as I make a beautiful, full, extra large bird house wreath, you’ll be able to make your own also.

In one of the videos, I even show you how to buy an inexpensive white wood birdhouse from Michael’s (my local craft & hobby store) and distress it in such a way that it looks like birds have been using it for many years! Look at this sweet, rustic bird house above after I have added it to this special wreath.

Enjoy These Videos – Learn From Them,
& Remember, More Are Coming Soon!

“Secret Vendor List”
Revised Again!
Version 3

  “Secret Vendor List”
NEWLY REVISED — Version 3!!

 http://ladybugwreaths.net/secretvendorlist/

It has been exactly EIGHTEEN months since my “SECRET VENDOR LIST” was released.  WOW, this has really been an exciting eighteen months for Ladybug Wreaths and ALL our students!

So, do you remember me telling you at the one year anniversary that the “Secret Vendor List” had literally FLOWN out the door?  Well, now we are EVEN MORE amazed, because you continue to smash the sales records for that first year!  And…not only that, I hear daily from customers who are anxiously awaiting this new update…

My goal for the second update was to give you MORE information than the first book, and I did that.  My goal for the third update is to give you even MORE information, but in a different form for one particular vendor.  I want this to be simple and easy for you!  Well, believe me… IT CERTAINLY IS!

VOLUME 3 IS DIFFERENT!

This release has FOUR VIDEOS in which you can shop along right beside me at my favorite vendor location.  I show you materials I have found to be most successful in my creations.

In these videos:

• We show each item to you
• I tell you prices (which you won’t believe, by the way!)
• I give you item numbers (so that you can call and order)
• I point out everything I love to use (items which are of good quality, and VERY reasonable prices)
• And, most importantly, I pick out supplies – greens and florals that can save you TONS of money.
• As you are viewing each item in the videos, text on the video screen quotes pricing information and item numbers.

Along with my DVDs, Coaching at www.BestofNancy.com,
or even private coaching with me,
this updated “Secret Vendor List” will
give you the keys to becoming as successful,
or even more so, than I am!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkAOpXzrFcw

RELEASE FOR
“Secret Vendor List”
Version 3
Scheduled for: Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Nancy Recommends

New Custom Wreaths:

The wreaths pictured below have been listed for sale this week on Etsy.
To view all of the beautiful wreaths for sale right now, click on this link:

www.Etsy.com/shop/LadybugWreaths

Patriotic Wreaths are beautiful, and flying out the door now for Memorial Day, July Fourth, and many other occasions.  If you would like to place an order for
a custom wreath, please contact Nancy:

LadybugWreaths@gmail.com

Beauty That Lasts;
Silk Flowers, No Longer Silk Anymore

It is not hard to design a beautiful arrangement out of artificial flowers which will be with you for many years.  My goodness, it is amazing how artificial flowers have changed in my years in the floral design business.

I still have customers asking me for silk flowers, which were experimented with starting in 1970.  For a while all you could find was silk or plastic, and actually the plastic was better.

I know you must remember the arrangements belonging to relatives which sat on their kitchen tables.  If you touched them, they were sticky and had a fine coating of a hairy type substance on them — dust and dirt!  Yuck!  I still remember the way they felt.

And then when the flower cleaning sprays came out, they became even dirtier.  Some people even thought if you sprayed hairspray on an arrangement it would last longer and stay cleaner longer, but not so.

One of the first changes was latex.  The first year I saw it at the Atlanta Gift Market, I fell in love with latex magnolias.  They looked so real — nice and stiff — yet soft to the touch.  Yes, I purchased tons of those, and then got stuck when heat or sun turned them dark brown.

But, they finally “got it right”!  Just look how beautiful the flowers are, and how vibrant their colors, in the arrangement above.  This arrangement just happens to be the one that I made filming “Buds & Blossoms” DVD.

Silk flowers, even though still called silk, are no longer silk anymore.  They are all synthetic.  Some may still be from latex, but the new latex process has been perfected in such a way that they no longer turn brown, thank Heavens!

It is so easy to make a beautiful arrangement with these real-looking, synthetic blossoms.  These arrangements will literally last for years.

Synthetic flowers are true to color, and are important accessories for any room in your home.  The best thing is they really don’t require much, if any, care.  They don’t need to be watered, pruned, or sprayed, and a quick blow from your hair dryer or a few poofs from a can of air (the kind used to clean out your computer keyboard) will keep them dust free.

A wonderful thing about using these new synthetic flowers is that you can purchase almost any type of flower you like.  If you are truly a horticulture expert, you’ll probably be able to find a synthetic substitute that looks just like the real thing.

It is now possible to have a vase of beautiful tulips looking like they have just been picked from your garden matching your decor year round — and I mean artificial ones.  You can arrange artificial tulips in a vase just like the real ones above.  When crocuses are not blooming, you can have silk ones.  Succulents, hellebores, foxgloves, pepper berries, branches, and so many other varieties are always in plentiful supply.

So, take a look around your local hobby store, and see which “almost fresh” flowers you would like sitting on your table…

Latest Revision of “Secret Vendor List” Coming Soon

The Secrets I’ve Held Onto For Many Years are Growing & Growing & Growing More in my Upcoming Release — Version 3!

If you’re looking to tap into the resources of a floral designer with 25 (plus) years of experience, this will be one of the most important newsletters you’ve EVER received!  And…the reason is…Version Three of my highly sought after “Secret Vendor List” is being released soon!

“Secret Vendor List”

NEWLY REVISED – Volume 3

http://LadybugWreaths.net/SecretVendorList/

If you’re looking to tap into the resources of a floral designer with 25 (plus) years of experience this will be one of the most important newsletters you’ve EVER received! And…the reason is…Version Three of my highly sought after “Secret Vendor List” is being released soon!

Check out Make a Wreath using my suppliers!

Nancy

If you have a business, you need a Facebook Page for your business! I know I have blogged on this topic several times but I am still amazed at how many businesses are missing out on this opportunity!

Enough about that – this post is for those who have a Facebook page and want to understand more about the role of apps in the new Facebook page design.

I am talking about those four images under the cover image. (See below)

You now have room for four images!  You can not move or remove the Photos app but you can change or remove the other three.  This is important ‘real estate’ on your Facebook page!  You will want to optimize this space for your business.

We just added several training documents to BestofNancy in the premium members area that show you how to change these apps as well as how to make and add custom images.

If you want to learn how to setup your Facebook page, we show you how!  Learn more by going to learn Facebook Pages and much, much more.

Most of You Know ALL About me…

I put a different post on my Facebook page today. It suddenly dawned on me that I have well over 2,000 people on my newsletter list, and around 2,500 “likes” on my Facebook page. This means that there are close to 5,000 people who know a lot about Nancy Alexander!

I also started thinking that I don’t know nearly as much about each of you, as I would like to! Thousands of you have ordered my products from me for many years. I recognize your names, particularly the many of you who are repeat customers. Sometimes, I remember faces if I have seen a picture of you on Facebook or location. But, for the most part, I cannot put a face with the name.

When you call or email me to place an order for a wreath, I often recognize your voices. I really try to remember what you ordered from me last when you say you want something similar in size, shape, and color. My memory isn’t as good as it used to be! I sincerely wish I knew each of you, my loyal and faithful customers, students, and followers as much as you know me.

So, This is What I put on my Facebook Page Today:

What are “YOU” up to today?

Most of you know all about me… ). I am a child of God, am married to the man of my dreams, have an amazing family – with four “exceptional” grandchildren. I run a growing, bursting at the seams, business that I love!

Most importantly, God has entrusted me with a “ministry” helping and encouraging so many of you. This is one of the many surprising, and miraculous gifts I feel so unworthy to have received. I am blessed and humbled to be able to share with you how I have “overcome” many obstacles in my life — Thank You Lord!

Now, P-L-E-A-S-E… I really want to know about each of you!

Notes From Happy Customers

“Yard Sale Treasures”

REALLY! Everyone wants to know how I always have a GREAT yard sale and make lots of money! So, I’ll tell you some of my tips here, and you can read about the others in my popular e-book, “Yard Sale Treasures”.

FOUR TIPS FOR THE BEST YARD SALE EVER!

 NUMBER ONE – ADVERTISING:

I take out an ad for our yard sale in our local newspaper. I know they’re expensive, but don’t hold back on this one! I first told the lady I wanted the boldest, showiest ad they had so she would know that up front.

I told her I wanted a bold headline with all caps, a yellow background, and a border. The title of my ad was: “BEST YARD SALE EVER!!”

Make sure your ad either begins with a number (like your house number), the letter A, or the letter B. Do you know why? It is because yard sale ads are in alphabetical order. You really want your “showy” ad right up near the top.

I listed every single thing I could think of — yes, I really did. My ad was big! It was long! It caught everyone’s attention!

I ran my ad for 2 days, Friday and Saturday, for a Saturday yard sale.

I ended my ad with “YOU’LL BE SORRY IF YOU MISS THIS ONE!!”

Then, I took out a FREE ad on Craigslist. You can put anything you want in this ad.

NUMBER TWO – SIGNAGE:

I purchased fluorescent orange poster paper.

We used the widest Magic Markers we could find in black.

Use as few words as possible on your sign! Mine said: YARD SALE, then a big, bold arrow pointing in the right direction, and then Allen Woods (my subdivision).

If your signage is correct with arrows pointing in the right direction, they do not need to know your street name, or even house number until they pull onto your road.

My husband sat down before the yard sale and listed every major road all around us. He then rode around and figured signs from those intersections, and where the arrows needed to point at every single turn until they arrived at our house. Everyone complimented us on how easy it was to find our house! We had about 12 signs!

NUMBER THREE – PRICING:

I know it is a pain! Believe me I know!!! But price EVERYTHING!

You’ll get more money for each and every thing you sell. Even half used bottles of shampoo, dog supplies, old books, children’s toys, clothes – everything!

Don’t skimp on pricing materials! Buy hang tags at an office supply store! It will be worth it! Buy pricing stickers, too, for other items. Pin prices on with safety pins, if necessary. (Note: see how we made over $1000 at our yard sale.)

Have smaller poster type pieces of paper to tape to tables, in addition to putting prices on each thing.

NUMBER FOUR – NEGOTIATE:

Don’t sit behind a table and let everyone come to you, if you have a crowd.

Walk around, greet your guests, talk to them about the day, if you see them looking at something, discuss it with them.

Be willing to negotiate a price — that is part of the thrill of a yard sale.

If there is something you just WILL NOT negotiate on, put “firm” on the price tag.

Wear something with big pockets to hold your money and, every so often, go inside and empty them, leaving only enough to make change with you.

Have plenty of help, if you are going to have a big one like we did.

We had a minimum of three people walking around all the time.

On several occasions, we had up to 30 people shopping, asking questions, and buying.

Learn more about finding treasures at yard sales!

Well, YES, you DEFINITELY CAN make over $1,000 having a yard sale!
I’ll tell you how I did it… 

Being an Artist, a Crafter, a Designer, and a lover of eclectic antique “treasures”, you can imagine what I must bring home. Well…maybe you can’t imagine, after all! Lol!

I am certainly not what you would call a “hoarder” by any means, but if I find a great deal on something that I find intriguing, then I must bring it home! Sometimes, I definitely think it may NOT be a good thing that I can enter an Antique Mall, or walk up a driveway to a yard sale, and spot these treasures long before I even get to them!

There are pluses and minuses to this particular “gift?”. On the plus side, my home, garden, and shop are filled with many eclectic treasures that I adore! They brighten my day as I glance at each one in my goings and comings. They bring a smile or a pleasant thought as I remember where I accidentally found that particular one.

And, then there is the minus side, our large attic was also filled with many eclectic treasures that I just could not pass up — even though I didn’t have the perfect spot for them. I would think — well, I just know the kids (not really kids now) might want to use this one day, so I’ll save it for them. But, they really didn’t want most of this “stuff”!

Also, if you really want to know the truth, I just couldn’t bear to let go of things from my parent’s home, my aunt’s home, and my grandparents home when they left their earthly homes.

Okay, it all caught up with me about a month ago. I had much too much stuff! I had accumulated things from Yard Sales, or Tag Sales, thinking I would sell it on Amazon. Then, there were baby clothes, toys, and…well…junk, junk, and more junk!

I told my son and his wife if they would help me clean out the attic, the garage, and my shop and hold the yard sale here – that I would give them ALL the money. Of course, they jumped at the chance to make just a little more to pay on our grandson, Austin’s, medical bills from when he was a preemie in the NICU. They were probably thinking $400 to $600 maybe??

But, we all got started cleaning out. And, YES, I had definitely saved too much JUNK! I’m telling you – and I’m not kidding – we had mostly “junk”!!! I had saved things I never should have saved! And, since I have lost over 100 lbs, there were still my “UGH” clothes that I never wanted to look at again.

The REALLY funny thing about this story is that I did not sell any of my treasures – the things I loved! I just got rid of the junk making room for **MORE** treasures! Shhhhh…… don’t mention that one to my hubby, he hasn’t figured that one out yet!

So, now do you want to know how I did it — how I made $1,258.00 on junk at my yard sale? I only had one item which sold for $35.00, one which sold for $15.00, and ALL of the rest sold for $10.00 or less. Well, actually, most of it sold for $1, $2, and $3.

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“Only FIVE Days Left…” By Nancy Alexander

Donate to the March of Dimes,
And Win a Chance at a $200 Wreath
“Designed by Nancy”

For every $25.00 you donate, your name will be added to our drawing giving you a chance to win a $200 custom wreath made by Nancy.  We will film the drawing which will be held on the day of the walk which is April 28th!

This is a cause that is VERY DEAR TO OUR HEARTS! You see, our little grandson, Austin Thomas Alexander, age 2, would not be with us today if it were not for the research and development of drugs used to save the lives of many preemies every single day! Not one little life should be lost because of lack of funds in developing these new “Life-Saving” Treatments!  You can read more about Austin’s story on my blog:  http://nancysramblings.com/ 

Austin’s Second Birthday!

 On our “Family Page” on the March of Dimes website, you can donate to our family team and have an option of several forms of payment.

THE DEADLINE FOR THE DONATIONS IS APRIL 21ST!

Austin Thomas Alexander Just a few hours old:
Weighing 3 lbs., 5 oz.

Our sweet little baby on a C-Pap Machine

WE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS FOR EVERY SINGLE TINY BABY!

Smiles & Blessings… Nancy

If you use Facebook at all you know that they have been promoting their new timeline layout.  Many of those with personal profiles have changes over.

Now Facebook is telling all Page owners that all pages will be converted to the timeline format on April 1st.  No, I do not think that this is an April Fools gig!  :o)

The training we had in Best of Nancy a few weeks ago was on the upcoming changes and how to maximize these changes for business pages.  I have made a total of 3 video tutorials showing how to make these changes.

In summary, here is what you need:

Cover image: 851×315
Profile Pic: 180×180

Pick three apps that you want to highlight and use for visitor interaction.

Overall I think the changes are going to help businesses interact with their visitors/fans and I encourage you to learn what you can do to use Facebook to promote your business.

Check out what Nancy and I have done with our pages:

Internet Tutor

Work From Home Ideas