I am working on a very special project for engaged military couples. I am seeking partners, sponsors, and business participants in all areas of the wedding industry. Sorry to be so cryptic but I want to keep the big surprise for the couples. If you’d like to learn more, please pop me an email at info {at} diybride [dot] com or use le contact form.

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Here’s your chance to give me a piece of your mind (not that you’re very shy crowd to begin with). I need your input on 11 burning questions (below). Your answers will directly help me understand your DIY wants/needs. Since my crystal ball and membership to the Psychic Wedding Friends Network only go so far, this is where your help comes in.

The survey below will take about 5 minutes of your time.

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DIYBride has new RSS feed addresses and options:

• If you’re subscribing via a RSS reader, please resub to http://feeds.feedblitz.com/DIYBride.
• Want to read DIYBride feeds on your mobile device? Sweet. Subscribe here: http://m.feedblitz.com/diybride
• Saaay… you want us delivered via email? No prob! https://www.feedblitz.com/f/?Track=http://feeds.feedblitz.com/diybride&publisher=21241236 . You can also use that URL to get updates via Skype, AOL Instant Messenger, Microsoft Messenger, Twitter, and Yahoo Messenger.

If you have any questions, please drop me a line and I’ll walk you through how to get subscribed.

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Tomorrow I’ll be heading to CHA, the Craft & Hobby Association’s big trade show for the craft industry that’s held on Sunday and Monday. CHA is where hundreds of craft companies of all kinds showcase their new products to retailers & media in the craft industry. While I’m there I’ll be blogging and twittering about the cool wedding craft-related products I find.

If you’re not yet following me on Twitter, you can find me at http://www.twitter.com/diybride . For my CHA-related posts, search for the hashtag #diycha and that’ll bring up my CHA-only posts. (In the twitter search field, just type in #diycha.)

I’ll likely blog once or twice while I’m there. I’m not yet sure what the wifi situation is at the venue or my hotel.  Check back here for updates.

If you’re attending the trade show, I’ll be signing copies of my new book, The Crafty Countdown, on Sunday 11/24 from 11 am – 12 pm in the R & M West Coast booth (#4212) at the Craft & Hobby Association Winter Trade Show. Please stop by and say hello!

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If you’re a vendor with a booth, please let me know which one. I’ll try my best to stop by! I’d love to showcase your crafty wares for DIY Bride readers.

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In support of my new book, The Crafty Countdown, I’ve decided to hit the road. I’ll be touring around the country to teach day-long DIY workshops.  What better way to get you some hands-on time with supplies and techniques to make your DIY wedding totally awesome, right?

To pull this off, I need your help. If you’re interested in bringing some DIY Bride goodness to your city, please let me know in the comments or the comment form! (If you know of a neat, locally-owned spaces where I could hold workshops please include that, too. Any leads are much appreciated.)

Thanks, everyone!

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The Crafty Countdown should be available at your favorite craft stores and booksellers on 22 December. It’s currently available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders, and IndieBound.

Here’s a peek:

The Crafty Countdown! It's here!

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The download area is back and at a new link: http://www.diybride.com/downloads/. Please update your bookmarks accordingly. The forums will be offline for a few more days. Thanks for your patience!

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DIY Bride will be offline over the weekend beginning Friday afternoon while I complete some upgrades. Thanks for your patience and see you on Monday.

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DIY Bride receives about 2,000 non-spam emails a month. Since the the site is run by little old me, please understand that it can take a few days (or more) for me to respond to your questions. To put it in perspective: if I spent only 5 minutes per email I’d be answering it for 5.5 hours/day, 7 days a week. Not very productive, right?

To expedite the email process so that I can respond to you in a timely manner, I need your help and understanding.

1. When asking a question about your wedding project(s), please provide me with details. I’m getting a lot of questions like: “My wedding is in June. What should I do for my centerpieces?” and “How do I make a pocketfold invitation?” and “Any ideas on how to add pizazz to my dress?”

These are perfectly legitimate questions but don’t provide me with enough details to give you a proper answer so I push these types of questions waaaaaay down on the priority list.

I can’t answer those types of questions without knowing things like:

• What’s your budget for the project(s)?
• What’s your theme or color scheme?
• What’s your wedding style (casual, elegant, country, rustic, shabby chic, modern, minimalist, etc.)
• What size do you want your invites to be?
• What does your dress look like?

The more detail I have, the better I can answer your question.

2. Business mentoring. I appreciate that many of you are aspiring bloggers or book authors (rock on, creative peeps!) and are looking for someone to guide you. While I am thrilled that you’re coming to me (really? me? awesome!) I don’t have a lot of time for one-on-one mentoring. That’s not to say I won’t help out here and there, just don’t expect me to share my entire business model, trade secrets, or info I’ve spent hundreds of hours and/or thousands of dollars on.  Since this is a big topic in my emails, I’m launching a behind-the-scenes blog were I’ll be sharing some of the inner workings of running DIY Bride and being a writer.

3. Please read my the blurb above my contact form. It outlines my email process and clearly states that I do not accept link exchange requests. I’m perplexed as to why I receive about 100 link exchange requests (or demands) per month.  They’re all deleted, by the way.

4. Be nice. ‘Nuff said.

5. Other business stuff. I rarely respond to press releases but that doesn’t mean that I’m not interested or haven’t read them. Most simply don’t necessitate a response. If you have a business query that warrants a response and haven’t heard from me in 3 days, email me again.

Thanks for your understanding, everyone. I appreciate it!

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