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Posted by Darlene on November 26, 2019 at 1:00 pm I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
I just got 211 yards of fabric delivered to my door! That means it’s fabric unboxing day!
I hope so much that I love what’s in this box. I’ll settle for like if necessary because often the fabric I only like is the fabric others love. And the fabric I love… well, let’s just say I have an odd taste in fabric. lol
Everything you see in my upcoming unboxing video will be sold either during my exclusive sales for Patrons and Youtube Members or on eBay which is where I post my exclusive sales leftovers.
Stay tuned for a video later!
Did you know… if you buy my fabric to make stuff that you sell on ebay or etsy, you might want to seriously consider become a patron or member because I now offer advertising as a perk for the $5 per month levels. That’s some very inexpensive advertising, don’t you think? And guess what? It’s working! You can contact me for more details at advertising@darlenemichaud.com
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Posted by Darlene on November 26, 2019 at 9:17 am I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
Check out one of my patron’s !
These are all vintage items. My favorite? Those adorbs little pig potholders!
If you become one of my patrons or youtube members, I will be happy to promote your ebay or etsy items if I think are a good fit for my audience. Want to discuss first? Email me at advertising@darlenemichaud.com and send me your ebay and/or etsy links and I will get back to you after I check them out. Thanks!
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Posted by Darlene on November 26, 2019 at 9:02 am I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
Please remember that I don’t eat this stuff so I did not test this recipe. I’m just posting so you can try it!
INGREDIENTS:
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Cake Base
1 box Betty Crocker Super Moist yellow cake mix
1/2 cup butter, melted, cooled slightly
1 egg
Filling
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted, cooled slightly
3 eggs
2 cups fresh or frozen (thawed) cranberries
(see my tips below)
DIRECTIONS:
1: Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 13×9-inch pan with cooking spray.
2: In large bowl, stir Cake Base ingredients until well blended. Press evenly in pan.
3: In another large bowl, beat cream cheese and 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Beat in 1/2 cup melted butter and the eggs, one at a time, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in cranberries. Pour and evenly spread batter into pan over cake base.
4: Bake 38 to 43 minutes or until golden brown and center is set. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
5: When ready to serve, sprinkle 1 tablespoon powdered sugar over top. Using sharp knife, cut into bars or squares. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.
Darlene’s Tips: This recipe would be good using any fresh or frozen berries! You can also add other stuff to either the cake base or the topping, like coconut, chopped nuts, candy morsels, whatever! Serve with ice cream or whipped topping.
Source and Images: General Mills (Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Tablespoon, Box Tops for Education, Que Rica Vida)
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Posted by Darlene on November 25, 2019 at 5:59 pm I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
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What is a penny auction?
A penny auction is an item that you list on ebay with a starting bid of just one penny. A true penny auction will also offer free shipping. If someone wins the auction for a penny, that’s all they pay. One penny!
Why list a penny auction?
Penny auctions are a great way to advertise your ebay stuff. People are curious to see what you are offering for one penny. New customers will quickly bid with the hopes of winning for a penny. Your regular customers, who realize the price will go higher than a penny, are at least excited about maybe getting the item for a very low winning bid. And it does happen! .
Should I list everything for a penny?
No! Use penny auctions as attention-getters. When curious potential customers come in to see what you have that starts at one penny, they will most likely check out your other listings. Always have some items for them to buy right away. You can also list higher priced auctions too.
What if everything sells for pennies?
In the beginning, if you don’t have established customers and no way to promote your stuff, you will for sure be giving your stuff away. Not only will you be giving it away, but after your ebay fees, paypal fees, postage and the cost of your supplies, you will most likely be paying out of pocket to sell those items. Think of it as investing in your business. You are paying for a very unique and targeted form of advertising.
What do I list for a penny?
Since you will probably start out by giving stuff away, list stuff you already have on hand and that you would be willing to donate or toss out. Make sure it’s cheap to ship! Look up shipping costs on USPS. If you are confused by all the options, package one of your items and take it to the post office to find out how much it would cost to send. If it’s too much, don’t list it. Aim for light weight, flat, not rigid and not breakable. I mostly list fabric but I do list other stuff too, like my plus size tunics, quilt tops and whatever else I come up with.
Keep listing!
List on a regular basis. Make a schedule that works for you and stick with it. Make sure your listings overlap so that if a batch of listings end, there are still other listings up and running. Never let your listings dry out unless you are forced to take a vacation (lol) or you are sick.
Promote your stuff!
Post your new listings on whatever social media you use. Ask your friends to share your posts. Make some simple business cards with your youtube name to hand out to people. Include an insert in every package you send asking your buyers to join your facebook group or inviting them to visit your auctions again. You can also shout it from the roof top. That might work. Might not.
Give it time!
Nothing happens over night! You need to be patient. All you need are a few bites to know that you are on your way. But don’t become overly enthusiastic and quit you day job simply because you got a good winning bid on one item. Be happy. Not stupid.
Once you are on a roll…
If you are successful with your penny auctions, you will quickly discover that you will get decent bids on most of your stuff. Some items might go higher than expected while other items might end with a very low bid. Look at the over all picture. If you listed two items that you hoped would sell for $5.00 each, but one sold for $12 and the other sold for only 50¢, you are still ahead of the game!
I love when one of my penny actions ends with a low bid () because I want my customers to see that there is an actual chance to get something for next to nothing! And I always make up for it in other ways.
One important thing you must know!
Do not put the term “Penny Auction” in your ebay title. Ebay put a stop to that long ago because there are people out there looking to bid on actual pennies, as in coin collectors. Putting “penny auction” in the title is misleading. Ebay will take down your listing. Using that term in your description, like saying “I list penny auctions every few days” is allowed.
I have been selling on ebay since Jan of 2000. Please visit my ebay store to see what I’m currently up to!
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Posted by Darlene on November 25, 2019 at 1:05 pm I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
Check out this fantastic that my patron, Leah, has on ebay. This is auction format with a low starting bid and free shipping! Also . It’s totally impressive!!!
If you become one of my patrons or youtube members, I will be happy to promote your ebay or etsy items if I think are a good fit for my audience. Want to discuss first? Email me at advertising@darlenemichaud.com and send me your ebay and/or etsy links and I will get back to you after I check them out. Thanks!
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Posted by Darlene on November 25, 2019 at 12:12 pm I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
Please remember that I don’t eat this stuff so I did not test this recipe. I’m just posting so you can try it!
INGREDIENTS:
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1 roll Pillsbury refrigerated peanut butter cookies dough
8 pretzel sticks, cut into thirds
2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup coarsely crushed pretzel sticks
(see my tips below)
DIRECTIONS:
1: Heat oven to 350°F. Shape roll of cookie dough so it forms a point all along the top and remains rounded at bottom. If dough is too soft to cut, wrap in plastic wrap, and place in freezer 15 minutes.
2: With thin sharp knife, cut dough into 24 slices (about 3/8-inch thick). Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Place cut pretzel piece at top of each cookie at a slight angle. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until cookies are set. Cool 1 minute then remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely.
3: In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High in 15 second intervals, stirring after each, until smooth. Using frosting spatula or knife, spread chocolate on top portion of each cookie to look like acorn shell. Place on waxed paper. Immediately sprinkle crushed pretzels over chocolate. Let chocolate set before serving (place in fridge to set quicker).
Darlene’s Tips: I bet you could just cut the cookies round and then shape each one into an acorn shape. Might be easier and will make them each look a little different just like in nature! You don’t have to add the crushed pretzels if you don’t want. You can see in the image they left some plain. If you don’t want pretzels for the stem, you could use a piece of shoesting black licorice. You could use sugar cookie dough if you don’t want peanut butter. And you could use butterscotch morsels for the acorn caps for a different color acorn.
Source and Images: General Mills (Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Tablespoon, Box Tops for Education, Que Rica Vida)
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Posted by Darlene on November 25, 2019 at 8:20 am I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
Check out my 11 New Penny Auctions with Free Shipping!*
*Free shipping for USA only. Other countries must be part of eBay’s Global Shipping Program. I still cover the shipping charges to get the package to ebay, but then you must pay eBay the remainder of the shipping charges.
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Posted by Darlene on November 24, 2019 at 9:11 am I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
Please remember that I don’t eat this stuff so I did not test this recipe. I’m just posting so you can try it!
INGREDIENTS:
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Round store bought cookies of your choice (or bake some if you want to)
Chocolate frosting (see my tips below)
Candy corn
Orange decorating icing (see my tips below)
Miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits
Black decorating gel
(see my tips below)
DIRECTIONS:
1: Pipe frosting on outer edge of half of cookie (see my tips below).
2: Arrange candy corn over frosting for feathers.
3: Pipe orange icing onto each cookie to resemble turkey face and feet.
4: Use orange icing to attach baking bits to turkey face for eyes (see my tips below).
5: Pipe black gel on baking bits for centers of eyes (see my tips below).
Darlene’s Tips: Instead of using orange decorator icing, you can buy or make white frosting and tint it orange with food coloring (mix red and yellow). Use the orange frosting as the glue for the candy corn and also for the face and feet so you do not have to buy chocolate frosting too. For the eyes, use some of the white frosting to pipe on the eyes and add mini chocolate chips or cut pieces of shoestring black licorice for the pupils. Just use the picture as a guide and do whatever you want. Make one as a guide to show the kids then give them the rest as a fun Thanksgiving activity. Have fun with it!!
Source and Images: General Mills (Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Tablespoon, Box Tops for Education, Que Rica Vida)
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Posted by Darlene on November 23, 2019 at 10:15 pm I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
Small Stuff Quilt Series Ep.5
Flower Block Almost Done
Sampler Quilt Sunday
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Posted by Darlene on November 23, 2019 at 8:45 am I use affiliate links in some of my posts. I may earn a commission if you use my links. Full disclosure.
Please remember that I don’t eat this stuff so I did not test this recipe. I’m just posting so you can try it!
INGREDIENTS:
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1 box (18.4-oz.) Pillsbury Family Size Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
4 oz. cream cheese (from 8-oz. pkg.), softened
1 egg
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup Jif creamy peanut butter
1/2 (16-oz.) can chocolate fudge ready-to-spread frosting
(see my tips below)
DIRECTIONS:
1: Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, beat brownie mix, melted butter, cream cheese and egg 50 strokes with spoon until well blended (dough will be sticky).
2: Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets to make 24 cookies.
3: In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and peanut butter with spoon until mixture forms a ball. With hands, roll rounded teaspoonfuls peanut butter mixture into 24 balls. Lightly press 1 ball into center of each cookie.
4: Bake at 350°F. for 10 to 14 minutes or until edges are set. Cool on cookie sheets at least 30 minutes then remove from cookie sheets..
5: Spread a thin layer of frosting over peanut butter portion of each cooled cookie.
Darlene’s Tips: Since you are using a brownie mix to make these cookies, the dough will be much wetter and stickier than typical cookie dough. That’s okay, you are not doing it wrong. lol You can make just the plain brownie cookies if you want to skip the whole peanut butter and frosting part. You can also add some chopped nuts to the batter and/or some baking morsels in the flavor of your choice, chocolate, peanut butter, butterscotch, vanilla… whatever!
Source and Images: General Mills (Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Tablespoon, Box Tops for Education, Que Rica Vida)
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