It is strange for me to start a blog with an apology but I have to - I am sorry that there was no business tips blog on Monday, I have been feeling rather swamped lately and time flew by, service will resume on Friday.

So, what's new in the world of Butterfly-Crafts?

Well, I bought a domain name not too long ago and have a website that is a work in progress: www.butterfly-crafts.com I am yet to decide the structure of the website yet so watch this space for updates.

I will be sending out the first Butterfly-Crafts newsletter shortly, there is still time to sign up for the first issue, just click the link over to the right of the blog. The newsletter is going to be sent every 4-6 weeks and include highlights of new items, special offers and general news. I am hoping that the new Artfire coupon codes will be up and running by the time I mail as then I can offer my newsletter recipients a very special offer to launch the coupons.

Something exciting is that I now write for Handmadenews and had my first piece pubished this week. I am writing a series on cross stitch at the moment and will possibly follow up with a series on knitting.

Finally, a really exciting development is the Artfire Kiosk being added to facebook. This is such an amazing development by the Artfire staff enabling verified members to have an application similar to rapid cart available on their facebook pages where buyers can buy directly from the facebook page. Take a look at my kiosk on the Butterfly-Crafts fan page.....and maybe even become a fan!