I have the BEST news to tell everyone. I have a BRAND NEW Linda Walsh Originals Dolls - Handmade Dolls & Crafts website at http://lindawalshoriginalsdolls.net/ .
It was created by Annie Kelly of "In A Pickle Webdesign" and I and is being "hosted" by her. In fact, this is the second website that Annie and I have designed and that is being hosted by her. My first was Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns and I am so happy with that website that when it came time for this new website I didn't hesitate for a second in choosing Annie. You see, Annie is the BEST when it comes to customer service. She is also someone I proudly call my "friend."
My BRAND NEW website is filled to the brim with all my handmade dolls & crafts and the "dollies" and I couldn't be happier. Actually since the "dollie's" are thrilled - I'm happy. You see, I have to keep 1,496 "dollies" happy or else there is chaos at the Walsh residence. And, we can't have that!
In fact, we've added a few more dolls to the new website that haven't previously been seen before on our other Linda Walsh Originals Dolls website. They, of course, are proud as peacocks and are over at "The Dollie Storage Room" strutting about. I can't wait to hear what the other "dollies" have to say about all their strutting. My opinion is, "Let them have their 15 minutes of fame. It can't hurt anyone. Right?"
Then again, we're talking about "dollie's." They have their own set of rules for what is and what isn't proper "dollie" behavior. There will be more about that in a future post. In the meantime, I hope you get a chance to visit our BRAND NEW Linda Walsh Originals Dolls - Handmade Dolls & Crafts website. The "dollies" and I would love to hear any comments you might have.
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Linda Walsh Originals Dolls -"Handmade Dolls & Crafts for Grown-up Girls!"
Linda Walsh Originals DOLLS NEW Handmade Dolls & Crafts Website- Handmade Dolls & Crafts
Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns - "Instant Download E-Patterns for Grown-up Girls!"
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About Us!
Hello! My name is Linda Walsh and I am a doll maker and doll pattern designer and you are reading one of my many, many one of my blogs.
I thought you might like to see a picture of who I am, but as you can tell from the picture above I always have to be different. Now, I know what you're going to say. You're going to tell me that that isn't a picture of you, Linda!
Well, you're right! It's a picture of "The Little Victorian Girl" that has become my Linda Walsh Originals mascot and logo.
So, why am I showing that as a picture representing me? For a really good reason - SURVIVAL!!!!!!
You see, I live in a house filled with over 1,496 handmade dolls and, they rule everything. Albeit, I created all of them and they aren't human. But, that doesn't matter to them. They out vote me just by sheer numbers.
So, to keep peace in "The Dollie Storage Room", which is where they live - over the garage, I had to make the picture that represents all of us "The Little Victorian Girl."
We, that is, all the dolls and I, are the owners of Linda Walsh Originals which sells "Doll Patterns For Grown-up Girls!", Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns which sells "Instant Download E-Patterns For Grown-up Girls!", Linda Walsh Originals Dolls which sells "Handmade Dolls & Crafts For Grown-up Girls!", and my BRAND NEW Linda Walsh Originals Dolls - Handmade Dolls & Crafts Website.
The "dollie's" and I also write a monthly column called "Tips From The Blogging Queen" for the Faithful Friends Online Monthly Newsletter.
We also have a monthly sewing club entitled "Linda's Twelve Months of Sewing Club" that offers everyone who is a member a chance to get some of my Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns at a discount. It's twelve months of sewing. Twelve months of buy featured "Instant Download E-Pattern" and get a FREE* E-Pattern (*of equal or lessor value) emailed to you. What could be better than that? If you'd like to know more please visit our "Linda's Twelve Months of Sewing Club" blog.
And, we have two bookstores - one all about dolls called Linda's Amazon Associates Store for Books on Dolls and Doll Making and the other all about crafts called Linda's Amazon Associates Store for Books About Crafts and Crafting. They're filled to the brim with books. So, if you love books, dolls, and crafts you're going to love our bookstores.
Plus, we have a wonderful blog to go with our bookstores called "The Book Review Corner." I have an extensive collection of books on dolls and crafts that I have acquired over the years and thought it would be fun to review some of the books in my collections, as well as other books concerning dolls and crafts. It's a great blog to visit.
If all that isn't enough we also have "a zillion blogs"which we also write for. Needless to say we do a lot of writing. Our blogs are as follows:
Linda's Blog
DOLLS BLOG by Linda Walsh Originals
Linda's 12 Months of Sewing Blog
Instant Download E-Patterns Blog
I Love Crafts and Craft Blogs
Tips For Crafters On The Web Blog
Testing The Blogs Series and Helpful Blog Tips Blog
The Best FREE Craft Articles
The Book Review Corner
Tips From The Blogging Queen and Linda's FREE Articles Blog
We actually have seven other blogs, but, you get the idea. We do have a "zillion" blogs.
Why so many, you might wonder? Well, the dolls just love to see their names in print.
We also have two other blogs which are actually plugboard blogs. They were created to help give the small business crafter on the web a place to plug their website for FREE. They are:
Dollie and Crafts Plugboard
Crafting For All Plugboard
A lot of our blog readers asked if we would be converting our Linda's How-Do-I Series? Helpful Tips For Crafters With Websites and Blogs to .PDF versions and we decided to not only convert them into .PDF format for you , but to make them available as "Instant Download E-Pamphlets" as well.
So, our Linda's How-Do-I Series? Helpful Tips For Crafters With Websites and Blogs that we wrote for our "Tips For Crafters On The Web" blog is now available in four .PDF "Instant Download E-Pamphlets" on our Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website.
We also have a toplist entitled "Top Blogs By Crafters" that we started to showcase some of the best blogs by crafters on the Internet. You see, I like to do as much as a I can to help showcase "crafters" on the net.
Why?
For a couple of reasons.
First, the crafting community on the net is one of the best communities out there. Everyone is always so willing to help everyone else out.
Secondly, because I don't think the crafters on the net get the "respect" that they should from the mainstream Internet. So, wherever I can I try to promote all the crafters on the net.
And last but not least, I need something to write about in all those blogs besides "dolls" - don't I?
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I've decided to offer a FANTASTIC DOUBLE DEAL on all the individual advertising on all my respective websites once a year - at the start of the year.
The DOUBLE DEAL is really FANTASTIC!
WHY?
Because it is a DOUBLE on the time period for the price of buying one period of time. For example, if you buy the button advertising on the top of my "Top Blogs By Crafters Toplist" for ONE year you would get TWO years for the price of ONE year.
Or, for example, if you buy the 3 months button advertising on the sidebar of my "The Dollie & Crafts Plugboard" then you would get it DOUBLED to 6 months and only pay the price for one 3 month period of time.
This applies to ALL of the individual advertising on all my respective websites with advertising on them. These include either the "Top Blogs by Crafters Toplist", the "I Love Crafts and Craft Blogs" blog, "The Best Free Craft Articles" blog, the "Testing The Blogs Series and Helpful Blog Tips" blog, the "Tips for Crafters On The Web" blog, the "Dollie & Crafts Plugboard", or the "Crafting For All Plugboard."
Our FANTASTIC DOUBLE DEAL will run from January 16th, 2007 until February 16th, 2007.
Is that FANTASTIC or what!
I sound like one of those car dealers or furniture store ads on TV don't I? LOL LOL
To Place An Order - Email us or go to our Linda Walsh Originals Advertising page and click on the PayPal “Add To Cart” button for the applicable plugboard or blog that you want and the sequential advertising period that you want.
BE SURE TO ENTER FANTASTICDOUBLE in the note field of the PayPal checkout so we know you want our FANTASTIC DOUBLE deal.
Once we have been notified by PayPal we will email you for your ad specifics. Please be sure to supply PayPal with a valid email address or we won’t be able to email you for the information that we need for the ad you have chosen.
If you prefer for us to PayPal invoice you then please Email us and we will do so. Just tell us which type of advertising that you want in the email for your FANTASTIC DOUBLE Deal.
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You might be wondering what I'm going to do with "The Book Review Corner " blog?
Well, all sorts of things.
I'll be reviewing my favorite books, of course, and might even throw in a few surprises for our readers.
I might even show you pictures of some of the creations I've made from some of these books.
For the most part I will be reviewing books on dolls, doll making, crafts, craft making, florals, and all of the various sewing and crafting book subjects out there.
It's a huge umbrella, but I have a lot of books and I just LOVE TO READ.
Plus, I did mention I have a few surprises so my book review subjects won't always fall under our huge umbrella. I plan on having fun doing this and hope you will too.
Please come and see my NEW "The Book Review Corner" blog. Bring a cup of tea so you can stay awhile.
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Linda Walsh Originals Dolls - "Handmade Dolls & Crafts for Grown-up Girls!"
Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns - "Instant Download E-Patterns for Grown-up Girls!"
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It seems like everyone in the online crafting crafting community is getting a plugboard for their website or blog.
A what?
A Plugboard!
What's that?
Well, basically they are FREE remotely hosted boards that you can create using customized HTML code that allow users to add their advertising banner themselves onto the plugboard on your website or blog. Their banners remain on your plugboard until they are bumped off, in which case, they can return and plug their banner again. This creates traffic for your website as the users keep coming back to your website to see if their banner is still there.
Using plugboards is very, very easy. Users just need to enter two pieces of information into the two clickable boxes on the bottom of your plugboard. They enter their button or banner URL and website or blog URL and then click "PLUG". Their banner is then added to your plugboard.
Where can you get a plugboard? At Plug-Board.com
They are easy to use and can host 4 different size banners: 88x31, 88x15, 50x50, and 468x60. Most plugboards house 88x31 size banners. Each plugboard can hold 60 buttons. However, this can be adjusted so your plugboard can hold more or less buttons. You can change the "Buttons per row" and/or "Number of rows" of buttons in your settings. 10 buttons are archived at any point in time so if you need to delete a button then you won't have a blank hole in your plugboard.
Each plugboard can be easily customized and controlled through a simple easy to use control panel that you can access on the plugboard website. You can edit and control who uses your plugboard by deleting buttons you don't want, ban users IP's you don't like, and ban domains. There is also a "Flood control" feature that holds the specified seconds between plugging times to help prevent spammers. You can also set you account up so that you are email notified when someone plugs on your board. You can even decide what background color you'd like to use for your plugboard pr make it transparent.
After you establish an account and sign-in you will be brought to your "Posts" page where you will see all the banners on your plugboard. If this is a brand new plugboard they will all be blue in color with the text "Plug Your Site Here." You will also notice that there is a horizontal menu just above plug administration at the top of the page. The menu has the following options: Posts, Settings, Restrictions, HTML Code, Account, and Logout.
Each of these pages allows you to do different things to control your plugboard, which are as follows:
Posts - Here you can delete a banner, ban an IP address, ban a domain, and edit the IP of the button. The latter is useful if someone accidentally enters a URL or a website or banner with a typo and would like you to correct it.
Settings - On this page you can change your plugboards settings. You can change the background colour, disable posting, enter the number of seconds you want for flood control to prevent spammers, change the button size, change the number of buttons per row, change the number of rows, and edit your email notify.
Say for example you want to change your plugboard which uses 88x31 size banners from having 60 buttons set-up as 10 buttons per row and 6 rows to fit the sidebar of your blog. You would change the number of buttons per row to 2 and the number of rows to 30. If you want a really large plugboard on your website you might change the number of buttons per row to 8 and the number of rows to, say, 15 so your plugboard now holds 120 banners.
If you want to change the background field then just type the hex code without the # into the box or leave it blank for transparent.
If you don't want other people to post on your plugboard then click in the disable posting box and it will add a check mark there which will prevent users from posting their banner to your plugboard.
Flood control helps with spammers and contains the number of seconds you want to allow between plugs. Leave the flood control field blank to disable it.
If you want to be notified when someone adds their banner to your plugboard then check the E-mail box.
If you change anything in your settings then you need to click "Update" so your settings are changed.
Restrictions - On this page you are able to remove the ban on multiple IPs or URLs that you may have previously banned. Each row shows either an IP being blocked or a URL being blocked. To add an IP, enter the IP under "IP" and click Update. You do not have to enter a URL to ban an IP or vice versa.
HTML Code - This page contains the customized HTML or Alternate Javascript code you need to add to your website or blog based upon the settings you chose. All you need to do is to copy and paste the HTML code from the first box to wherever you would like your plugboard to be displayed. If you know HTML you can edit the code on your website. For example, the default for the plugboards is "center" alignment. You might want to change the code so the alignment is "left" or right" to better suit your website or blog.
I have found that the HTML code is the best code to use for most websites and blogs. There is an Alternative Javascript code in the second box. I have used this as well. However, I have found that when there is a problem with the plug-board.com website that the Javascript code tends to freeze the plugboard and not allow the rest of a blog to be displayed. If there is a problem on the Plug-board.com website the HTML code will leave the plugboard blank or show an error message.
Account - This page has your plugboard account information on it and it can be edited. Leave the password field blank if you do not want to change it.
Logout - For signing off your plugboard account.
Plugboards are a lot of fun and I should know. I have 8 of them. If you'd like to check out my plugboards they are as follows:
"The Dollies & Crafts Plugboard"
"Crafting For All Plugboard"
"Top Blogs By Crafters Plugboard"
"DOLLS BLOG Plugboard"
"I Love Crafts and Craft Blogs Plugboard"
"Tips For Crafters On The Web Plugboard"
"Testing The Blogs Series and Helpful Blog Tips Plugboard"
"The Best FREE Craft Articles Blog Plugboard"
If you like PLUGBOARDS then you will love ours. We have hundreds of little blinking mini-banners from doll makers, doll sellers, crafters, craft sellers, graphic artists, and any other small business that is involved in the craft industry. Please come and visit our plugboards. You're guaranteed to have a wonderful shopping trip. There are many, many fine small business doll, craft & graphic related websites listed who are just waiting for you to visit them.
Also, I maintain a list of websites with plugboards on them on my "The Dollies & Crafts Plugboard"and on my "Crafting For All Plugboard" . There are close to 400 websites with plugboards on them on my list now. I try to update my list every month and show the date that a new website was added next to it's name so if you just want to plug on the newly added websites you can. All of the "Graphics" websites and professional "Plugboard" websites are labelled as well.
If you'd like to see the list of plugboards with websites on them just go to my "The Dollies & Crafts Plugboard" and on my "Crafting For All Plugboard" and click on the "CLICK For Plugboard Websites List - Updated 12/28/06" link at the top of each blog or at the top of the sidebar. Or, just scroll down the blog until you see it.
If you don't have a plugboard you can get one at Plug-Board.com. So, come on! Start plugging!!!!! You don't want to miss out on all the fun - do you!
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Linda Walsh Originals Dolls - "Handmade Dolls & Crafts for Grown-up Girls!"
Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns - "Instant Download E-Patterns for Grown-up Girls!"
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We've revised the rules for our "Linda's Twelve Months of Sewing Club" to make it easier for everyone to participate. The revised rules are listed below:
 I've got the best news to tell you. I'm revising the rule for my Linda's 12 Months of Sewing Club.
Why? Well, I thought it might be fun to offer everyone a chance to get some of my Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns in a kind of Buy 1 featured "Instant Download E-Pattern" and get 1 Emailed E-Pattern FREE* type monthly deal.
A chance to buy the featured "INSTANT DOWNLOAD E-PATTERN" once a month and get a FREE Emailed E-Pattern* (*of equal or lesser value).
What's the catch? No catch, really. You just have to be a member of my Twelve Months Of Sewing Club.
Does It Cost Anything To Join? NOPE. It's totally FREE.
Totally FREE? Yup, totally FREE. There's no cost to joining. All you have to do to become a member is subscribe to my Twelve Months Of Sewing Club Blog.
How do you do that? The subscription is in the first article at the top of our Twelve Months of Sewing Club Blog. Just enter your email address in the box and click Subscribe me!
You will be brought to a new screen where 1) You will be asked to check your email address, and 2) Input the text from the image that is shown in the box in #2, then 3) Just CLICK "Subscribe Me."
Our Linda's Twelve Months Of Sewing Club Blog subscription has a double opt-in confirmation. You will receive a subscription activation email from Feedblitz@mail.feedblitz.com.
YOU MUST CLICK THE LINK IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL to start your subscription to Linda's Twelve Months Of Sewing Club Blog.
How will it work? Simple, really.
Every month we will post an article in our Twelve Months Of Sewing Club Blog about the featured "Instant Download E-Pattern" for the month. If you are a subscriber to our Twelve Months Of Sewing Club Blog you will receive an email with the post about the featured "Instant Download E-Pattern" for that month. Each post will contain a SPECIALCODE to buy the featured "Instant Download E-Pattern" for the month.
 If you are a member and you buy the featured "Instant Download E-Pattern" for the month within the month then you will get a FREE* (*of equal or lesser value) E-Pattern emailed to you. Just add the SPECIALCODE for the month in the COMMENTS section of your PayPal checkout along with the name and number of the FREE* (*of equal of lesser value) E-Pattern that you want emailed to you.
Do You Have To Buy A Featured Instant Download E-Pattern Every Month? NOPE. Only buy the featured "Instant Download E-Patterns" you want.
How Do You Buy The Featured Pattern? The featured "Instant Download E-Pattern" will have a clickable link to the page that the featured "Instant Download E-Pattern is on in our new Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website.
If you are a member and want to buy the featured "Instant Download E-Pattern" and get the FREE* (*Of equal or lesser value) Emailed E-Pattern all you have to do is click the link in the post and you'll be brought to the "Instant Download E-Pattern" page of my BRAND NEW Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website for that featured pattern.
Here you can add the "Instant Download E-Pattern" to your shopping basket. or continue to shop for more of our "Instant Download E-Patterns." When you're ready to buy just checkout with PayPal.
 If you are a NEW CUSTOMER to our Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website CHECKOUT consists of first creating a USER ACCOUNT. You will be required to select a USER ID and PASSWORD and submit the required account information. This is very beneficial to you as when you return to shop with us in the future, all of your information is stored away for easy check out!
Plus, should you have any problem with downloading your "Instant Download E-Patterns" you will be able to return to your account and download it from there.
Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns uses PayPal for the processing of all forms of payment. The next steps would be to REVIEW YOUR PAYMENT and Continue the PayPal Checkout Process. Don't forget to add the SPECIALCODE for the month in the COMMENTS section of your PayPal checkout along with the name and number of the FREE* (*of equal of lesser value) E-Pattern that you want emailed to you.
Once you have PAID you will be brought to a quick "YOU MADE A PAYMENT" page which will redirect you back to our Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website.
After payment is verified and collected by PayPal you will receive an ORDER CONFIRMATION EMAIL from Lindasoriginals2@aol.com containing your "Instant Download E-Pattern" order number and order information. You will also receive another DOWNLOAD ACCESS EMAIL from Lindasoriginals2@aol.com containing your DOWNLOAD LINKS. Then all you have to do is copy/paste the download link into your browser window.
If you are a PayPal customer you will receive a third Email from PayPal confirming your payment to us.
Due to the internet, and internet service providers and instant product notification system time out sessions, it is possible that you may not receive your email notification right after payment is made.
If you are in a rush for your "Instant Download E-Patterns", simply return to our Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website (LindaWalshOriginalsEPatterns.com) and LOGIN (top left screen). Click on the YOUR ACCOUNT link and then click on your ORDER HISTORY. While in your Order History Screen, Click on VIEW to view the order in question. If the order is in the PROCESSING status, you will find the DOWNLOAD HERE link to your E-Patterns in the Order Summary area of the next page. Click on DOWNLOAD HERE and your E-Pattern download link will be displayed. Then all you have to do is copy/paste the download link into your browser window and follow the directions for the download.
Then all you have to do is to save the Instant Download E-Pattern .PDF file to your computer. That's it.
That's It? Yup! Easy as pie.
 Do I have to do anything every month? NOPE, just be a member of our Twelve Months Of Sewing Club by being a subscriber to our Twelve Months of Sewing Club Blog. As a subscriber you'll receive the email post with the featured pattern for that month and the SPECIALCODE. Of course, if you just want to read the post on our Twelve Months Of Sewing Club Blog you can do that too.
If I'm not a subscriber to the Twelve Months Of Sewing Club Blog can I still get the FREE* (*Of Equal Or Lesser Value) E-Pattern? NOPE. You have to be a subscriber of my Twelve Months of Sewing Club Blog. How do I join? The subscription is in the first article at the top of our Twelve Months of Sewing Club Blog. Just enter your email address in the box and click Subscribe me!
You will be brought to a new screen where 1) You will be asked to check your email address, and 2) Input the text from the image that is shown in the box in #2, then 3) Just CLICK "Subscribe Me."
Our Linda's Twelve Months Of Sewing Club Blog subscription has a double opt-in confirmation. You will receive a subscription activation email from Feedblitz@mail.feedblitz.com.
YOU MUST CLICK THE LINK IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL to start your subscription to Linda's Twelve Months Of Sewing Club Blog.
So all I have to do to become a member is subscribe to the Twelve Months Of Sewing Club Blog? Yup! That's it!
That's It? Yup! We're going to have a grand old time. Twelve Months of Sewing. What could be better than that?
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EXTRA!
EXTRA!
READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Have you heard the NEWS?
Have you heard the NEWS?
The FREE PREMIER November 2006 issue of Primitive Times Magazine (i.e. e-zine) is HERE.
It's jam packed with 20 pages of terrific information for crafters. FREE recipes, FREE E-Patterns, FREE printables, FREE painting on soap instructions, FREE graphics, tons of craft business information, crafter of the month, the best Fall front porch winner, FREE craft ideas, sewing and quilting information, WAHM information, crafting information, FREE stitcheries, FREE Samplers, FREE projects, craft promotion information, primitive crafts instructions, FREE candle making information, and so much more.
You don't want to miss it.
And, you can DOWNLOAD IT RIGHT HERE!
Just CLICK HERE to download your Primitive Times Magazine (.pdf e-zine) copy NOW!
Posted by Linda Walsh Originals- "Doll Patterns for Grown-up Girls!"
Linda Walsh Originals Dolls - "Handmade Dolls & Crafts for Grown-up Girls!"
Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns - "Instant Download E-Patterns for Grown-up Girls!"
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 Do you ever have one of those days when you think to yourself, "Life Is Good!"
Well, I had one of those days yesterday.
Everything just seemed to fall into place and I was in a TERRIFIC mood.
I had just finished putting the final touches on my BRAND NEW WEBSITE - Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns (http://lindawalshoriginalsepatterns.com) when I got my FIRST order. How GREAT is that?
So, I thought I'd tell you about my BRAND NEW WEBSITE - Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website.
You might be wondering why I needed a new website.
Well, I am always looking for new and innovative ways to improve your E-Pattern shopping experience. So I decided to create a special website for you to easily buy and download all my "Instant Download E-Patterns."
A new website that would look like my main website, but provide the ability to handle multiple "Instant Download E-Patterns." One where I could provide a LINK for each doll pattern so you could buy the "Instant Download" E-Pattern" if you wanted to.
I am very excited by my new Linda Walsh Originals "Instant Download E-Pattern" website and hope you like it too.
On my new website you'll be able to buy ALL of my doll and craft patterns as "Instant Download E-Patterns" and be able to do so using a new "Instant Download E-Pattern" SHOPPING BASKET feature. That means that you can buy as many "Instant Download E-Patterns" as you want and just add them to your shopping basket. The shopping basket is always in the upper left hand corner of my new website so you can always see how many E-Patterns you are buying.
When you're ready to checkout you do it once. You don't have to buy each "Instant Download E-Pattern" individually anymore. And, with the shopping basket feature you'll receive one email that contains the download links for all the "Instant Download E-Patterns" that you have bought.
Plus, if for some reason you don't receive your email with your download links you can always return to my Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website. Just go to www.LindaWalshOriginalsEPatterns.com and LOGIN (top left screen). Click on the YOUR ACCOUNT link and then click on your ORDER HISTORY. While in your Order History Screen, Click on VIEW to view the order in question. If the order is in the PROCESSING status, you will find the DOWNLOAD HERE link to your E-Patterns in the Order Summary area of the next page. Click on DOWNLOAD HERE and your E-Pattern download link will be displayed. Then all you have to do is copy/paste the download link into your browser window.
Isn't that wonderful?
I think it is.
Of course, you can always still shop at my main Linda Walsh Originals website where I sell "Doll Patterns For Grown-up Girls!" On my main website you can buy all my doll patterns as PRINT patterns, buy all my E-Patterns and have them emailed to you by me as attachments, or buy my "Instant Download E-Patterns" via a LINK to my new Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website.
Plus, if you don't want to make the doll yourself and prefer one that is already handmade you can shop at my Linda Walsh Originals Dolls website where I sell "Handmade Dolls & Crafts For Grown-up Girls!" I hope you get a chance to visit my new website and hope you like it, too. Maybe my TERRIFIC day will rub off on you and you'll have a "Life Is Good!" day, too. I certainly hope so.
Posted by Linda Walsh Originals- "Doll Patterns for Grown-up Girls!"
Linda Walsh Originals Dolls - "Handmade Dolls & Crafts for Grown-up Girls!"
Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns - "Instant Download E-Patterns for Grown-up Girls!"
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I'm so excited! I'm so excited! Here I go with "The Pointer Sisters" song, again.
I'm so excited! I just can't hide it! Dah-dah-duh!!!!!
I can hardly wait to tell you this. It's just wonderful, wonderful news. Well, at least I think it is.
Come on now, you've got to be wondering what my news is? NO?
Aren't you even just a little curious? You are? Aren't you?
I thought so.
Okay, Okay. I'll spit it out!
 Well, my big news is that I am going to be an editor for the new Primitive Times Magazine and have a column on the new Primitive Times Magazine website called "Dear Linda."
As an editor some of my articles will be appearing in the .PDF downloadable version of their print magazine (i.e. e-Zine). Isn't that wonderful news?
The new Primitive Times Magazine is the brain child of Angela Wenke from Heartland Marketplace. Angie asked me to write a column and magazine articles for her. I'm extremely flattered that she asked me and I'm thrilled to be part of this new adventure and amongst such a gifted and distinguished group of crafters and editors.
I've written about Angie a few times on my "I Love Crafts and Craft Blogs" blog as Angie has a billion blogs like I do, except she has "little munchkins" and "Snow White's seven dwarfs" working for her. They wouldn't come to work for me. They said I was "too cheap!" Go figure!
In any event, Primitive Times Magazine is a brand new downloadable magazine with a brand new website. It's slogan and motto is "Primitive Times Magazine - Where Crafters Unite" and "Uniting Our Crafting Community One Crafter At A Time."
I just love that motto and slogan, don't you. Angie and I are one mind when it comes to "crafters helping other crafters on the internet." What helps one helps all of us.
So, what can I tell you about the new Primitive Times Magazine and Primitive Times Magazine website?
Well, they (or, maybe, I should say "we" as I'm now, officially, an editor) are an online Primitive and Craft Magazine hoping to offer you the best of the crafting community. I think, at least as of today, we have 10 editors from all different walks of life in the crafting community, which is fantastic all by itself!
 Our Primitive Times Magazine website is still having the final touches applied to it, but you can check it out at http://primitivetimesmagazine.com/.
It will contain articles from a woman's point of view and all our archived articles. Our website will also be filled with all sorts of crafting, primitive, country, WAHM, and business information as well as columns and/or pages filled with articles and tips from all of our editors.
You will also be able to meet all the editors and learn a little bit about each of us and will be able to contact us all individually. Here's my "All About Linda" page. Check me out and while you're there check everyone else out, too!
We will also have all sorts of fun things, crafting tips, recipes, links, business information, advertising capabilities, a FREE plugboard, a banner exchange, a topsite, and a blog. That's just a start. There will be lots and lots of exciting and new avenues for us to pursue as we all get our thinking hats on.
Plus, if you are in need of some great advice on making your business grow, search engine submission, promoting your business, crafting suggestions, blogging, how-to do anything or everything, primitive ideas, the how's, what's, when's, or where's, etc. you can email us and we will try to answer your questions.
Our .PDF downloadable print version (i.e. e-Zine) is going to be a monthly e-Zine, hopefully, beginning with the November 2006 issue. Our online magazine is going to be filled with interesting articles from all different aspects of crafting. Something for everyone.
Whether it's crafting business tips, craft show information, how-to's, craft making, featured crafters, tutorials, doll making, primitive decorating, primitive business articles, primitive crafts, sewing tips, WAHM information and tips, decorating ideas, recipes, craft projects, blogs and blogging, pattern design, FREE patterns, craft specific areas like quilting, etc., we will have an article sure to interest everyone.
And, we're just starting out so the universe is our neighborhood.
Plus, and this should come as now surprise with Angie as the creator, Primitive Times Magazine will also have a Primitive Times Blog to support the magazine and website and for featuring advertisers, other blogs, spotlight businesses, and some of our own articles.
So, please stop in and take a look around our Primitive Times Magazine website. As I mentioned we'reis still fine-tuning the website. We don't have all the kinks, links and typo's worked out yet. So, if you find a mistake don't hold that against us. We aren't, officially, open yet.
We are all really excited about our new Primitive Times Magazine website and new Primitive Times Magazine. We hope you are too.
Don't forget to bookmark our Primitive Times Magazine website and be on the lookout for our November 2006 Primitive Times Magazine e-Zine.
I'm so excited! I just can't hide it! Dah-dah-duh!!!!!
Posted by Linda Walsh Originals- "Doll Patterns for Grown-up Girls!" Linda Walsh Originals Dolls - "Handmade Dolls & Crafts for Grown-up Girls!"
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I have fabulous news to tell you. Just fabulous.
Annie over at Pattern-Central has been very busy lately updating websites, starting on-line craft shows, gearing up for the annual FolkArt Square doll challenge, creating new websites, and a myriad of all things.
One of the things Annie has been working on is updating Pattern-Central which sells all kinds of patterns and where Linda Walsh Originals is a doll pattern vendor.
I have to tell you that the updated Pattern-Central website looks wonderful and Annie has done a terrific job with it. The main page is simplified and easy to navigate as are the vendor's pages.
You can select 5 different areas to browse from any page that you are on: The Pattern Place (which has the regular print patterns by category), Supply Station ( which has supplies and printables), Instant E-Patterns (which has Instant Download E-Patterns by category), FREE patterns (which are just that - FREE), and By Vendor (which is where all the vendors like "Linda Walsh Originals" is listed.) There is also a "Stitchery Club" and a shopping cart which is in the upper left hand corner of every page so you can always see what's in your shopping cart.
The best feature of the update is that all the e-patterns have now been converted to instant download e-patterns. So, all of my Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns at Pattern-Central are now "INSTANT DOWNLOAD E-PATTERNS." Plus, you can order several instant download e-patterns at the same time due to the shopping cart feature. Isn't that fabulous? I think it is.
Once payment is made through PayPal an email confirmation will be sent to your email address. This confirmation email will contain all the links that you need to download your e-patterns. For example, if you ordered 4 instant download e-patterns then your email will have 4 different links. One for each instant download e-pattern that you ordered.
According to Annie: "In order to get your patterns INSTANTLY after payment, you MUST CHOOSE the payment option of PayPal - INSTANT E PATTERN Payments at check out. Failure to use this check out option, will not grant you a download link via email to retrieve your patterns. (Your order would then be manually processed and you will need to wait for your e patterns to be mailed to you).
Due to the internet, and ISP providers and IPN time out sessions, it is possible that you may not receive your email notification right after payment is made. If you are in a rush for your instant patterns, simply return to Pattern Central's website and LOGIN (top left screen). Click on the YOUR ACCOUNT link and then check your order history. While in your Order History screen, view the order in question, and if the order is in PROCESSING Status, you will find the DOWNLOAD link to your e pattern in the order summary area of the page."
I just love the looks of the updated Pattern-Central website and my new Linda Walsh Originals vendor area. Plus, I just love the multiple instant download e-pattern ordering capability. It's terrific.
Plus, as Annie said if you don't get the email confirmation you can just log-in to your Pattern-Central account and download you e-patterns from there. That is just fabulous.
I hope you like the changes. I, of course, think they are "FABULOUS!"
Posted by Linda Walsh Originals- "Doll Patterns for Grown-up Girls!" Linda Walsh Originals Dolls - "Handmade Dolls & Crafts for Grown-up Girls!"
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