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| sale as longas no changes are made and the byline, | | | | The Easy Quilt Kits website is an example of a |
| copyright, and theresource box below is included. | | | | complete,high-quality web site. It has links to resources, |
| Does Your Job Cause Stress? | | | | About us, |
| By Stephen Bucaro | | | | FAQ, and much more. Be sure to sign up for the |
| If your job causes a lot of stress, taking up a hobby | | | | Bee-Line |
| thatlets you work with your hands can help you wind | | | | Newsletter. It gives insight into Erica's experiences:from |
| down. | | | | starting a craft company, to the latest laugh-out-loud |
| That's why Erica Basile took a class on quilting. | | | | journeys she and her workers share. You will love |
| Aftermaking a quilt for her daughter, Erica put all of | | | | thehumor and the quilting tips! |
| theleftover squares into a kit as a gift for a friend. | | | | This is an example of how you can get paid for |
| After Erica got married and moved to Boston, she | | | | addingvalue. Erica and her workers add value by |
| didn'twant to go back to work, so she decided to try | | | | designing thequilts, selecting quality fabrics, and |
| to sellsome of her quilts on eBay. Within three months | | | | providing thequilts in convenient kits. All this saves work |
| she made | | | | for thequilter, who might never even get started |
| $6,000.00 on eBay. | | | | enjoying thecraft of quilt making if they had to go |
| But Erica found that making quilts from scratch was | | | | through the wholeprocess themselves. |
| verytime consuming. She thought it would be easier if | | | | You can start a Web business based on the principle |
| quiltscame in a kit with precut fabric squares. When | | | | ofadding value to any craft or endeavor, for |
| shementioned this to her friends, they thought it was a | | | | examplecollecting, cooking, sewing, painting, raising pets, |
| goodidea. So did the Small Business Administration, | | | | woodworking, and many more. If you don't believe |
| who gaveher a $40,000 loan to start Easy Quilt Kits, | | | | there's moneyin providing craft kits, click here: |
| Inc. | | | | After moving to Boston, Erica didn't want to go back |
| She created a website to sell her quilt kits, and | | | | tothe stress of working at a regular job. It looks she |
| withineight weeks it received 61,000 visitors. Visit and | | | | won'thave to now, since she expects to make |
| click on the "Patterns" menuto see pictures of Erica's | | | | $115,000.00 thisyear. |
| quilts. There are some verybeautiful and boldly colored | | | | Resource Box: |
| quilts, such as the "Tequila | | | | Copyright(C)2002 Bucaro TecHelp. |