The 2010 Reader Poll Results

Earlier this year I hosted a quickie survey about you, our readership. Some of the results: Our DIY Brides …

• Have beginner to intermediate craft skills
• Will make 4 or more crafts for her wedding
• Will spend between $500 – $1100 on their wedding crafts (Though approximately half of you do not have a budget for your crafts AT ALL. Seriously, we need to have a chat about this.)
• Will hire 3 or more vendors for your big day
• 40% have a wedding budget under $15,000
• 32% have a budget between $15,000 – $25,000 (The average US wedding budget this year is hovering around the $20,000 mark.)
• 28% have a budget over $25,000

Most of the data is pretty much in line with what I expected. The thing that surprised me the most was the change in budget demographics. In surveys past the average DIYBride reader was very much in the mid-range budget area. This year has seen a migration from mid-range to both smaller and more luxe budgets. It’s a fairly spread among all budget demographics now. That’s a very exciting prospect but also hugely challenging in planning out projects. To everyone who participated: thank you! Your input is valuable and tremendously appreciated.

Weekend Diversions

Happy Weekend!

I’m quoted in a Forbes Magazine website article this week. Please read With This Click, I Thee Wed, their take on how couples are using the internet to plan weddings.

For fans of the DIY Bride books: good news! I recently signed on to do a 3rd one and am blogging about the experience in my Behind The Scenes blog. If you’ve ever wondered what goes into writing a craft book, come join me as I chronicle my journey from concept to finished product. I also write about the business of being a blogger, work-life “balance”, and other business-y stuff as time allows.

And, speaking of the books, I have a DIY Bride book giveaway coming up next week.

Hoping your weekend is a great one,

Khris

Sneak Peek: The Crafty Countdown

It’s been about 5 months since I finished the manuscript for my 2nd book, The Crafty Countdown, which is due to be released on 22 December of this year. (It takes about a full year from the time a manuscript is received for the book to hit the shelves.)

As the book has gone through editing and various stages of production, I’ve received little peeks here and there of the design and layout. This is going to be such an adorable book! My publishers, Taunton, have really outdone themselves. I’m super excited about it and wanted to share  a peek of the front cover artwork. Isn’t it cute?

{Edited to add …}

I just found out that it’s already available for pre-order on Amazon!

Right here: The DIY Bride Crafty Countdown: 40 Fabulous Projects to Make in the Months, Weeks & Hours before Your Special Day