Dear Margot,
I just picked up your book Beyond the Bead and I LOVE IT!!!!! It has been a long time since I bought a book and have been SO inspired!!! I have been crafting for the past two days and can't stop!!!! (I don't even want to go to work tomorrow!!!) I love the fact that your projects are easy to do and don't cost a lot of money. That is my kind of crafting! Once again, THANK YOU!!! I love your work!!!!! Brainstorming my next project,
Stacy Clayton : )
Thank you Stacy! You made my day. In light of Stacy's predicament, I've created a form letter anyone can present to the boss if they need to take a day or more off for a Beyond the Bead craftsravaganza.:
Dear (insert your boss's name here)
Please excuse (insert your name here) from work today. She/he purchased my new book Beyond the Bead. I had no idea when I wrote this book the power it might have to inspire binge crafting marathons. Do forgive. (Insert your name here) is not the least bit responsible for her/his need to craft beyond the bounds of decency or the regular work week.
Please feel free to email me with any questions or concerns. Hopefully (insert your name here) will be able to return to work fully crafted out in the near future, but it make take up to three full days to experience crafty saturation.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Warmest regards,
Margot Potter
The Impatient Crafter™
'Impatient, Imperfect and Impetuous, a craft expert for the rest of us'
I'm giving away one signed copy of each of my new books Beyond the Bead and Bead and Wire Jewelry Exposed along with some super studio swag in celebration of their most auspicious sales figures. Leave any old comment here and I'll select a winner next Tuesday.
xoxo
Madge
33 comments:
ROFLOL! Margot you are hilarious I love it. ANd congratulations on the book. how wonderful to inspire others.
Oh how funny, Margot! I need some of your "clever" pills you seem to have an abundance of!
Please? :)
Yeah, I've been meaning to post a thanks ever since I got Beyond the Bead for my wife for her birthday, but, um, well, I've poured all this UTEE everywhere now, and my wife's been getting a little stamp-happy, and now the cat's a little scared...
Major congrats on the books' success! Though, not at all surprising! And, thanks!
You should print a warning on that book!!! Congratulations! You don't have to be funny, but you are!
Count me in! Best wishes for doubling your current sales!
"any old comment"
:-D
Another fun post! Can't wait to get my copy of Beyond the Bead, but I'll have to for a day or two. Poor delivery guy, I hope I don't injure him when I rip the package from his hands in my hurry.
I would use the form letter, but I have an annual review coming up, so I think saying I've got a cold might be a better excuse...
I'm in love with your books, they're super informative and ridiculously inspiring. You've got me looking at the jewelry world in a new, different way! Who knew that crafting could be so easy?, and that making mistakes is just a part of it! I could never come close to thanking you enough, but I hope this comes close.
Very clever idea to create a letter ahead of time so that when inspiration hits you are all ready to stay home. Love it.
And that will be a great book to have to inspire me.
I'd just leave that letter on my fridge for my husband. Or, "Sorry, no laundry today, Margot got me jump-started!" haha!
Congratulations on the sales!!!
-Jan
I abouslutely lOVE beyond the bead but i just bought the impatient beader gets inspired so my parents were like another book? Plus i mean one book means beads and supplies so you know! I LOVE YOUR WORK, BOOKS and VIDEOS!
~ Dannix! :)
Love the book! All of my students were oooing and ahhhing over it when I brought the book to class. Several of them ran out and got their own copies!
Just wondering - think we can adapt the letter to use on our spouses to get out of housework?!?!
Congrats on all the success!
Suzann Sladcik Wilson
Corrine
Hee.
Thank you!
xoxo
Madge
Molly
I should bottle those!
Honestly I'm often not very clever...just ask my family!
xoxo
Madge
The Storm77
Ha ha! I can see how the UTEE might scare the cat! So glad your wife is enjoying!
Cheers,
Madge
Thanks everyone for your super comments! Keep 'em coming! Please feel free to adapt the letter to suit your personal needs.
Cheers,
Madge
I love your letter, but wonder if it will work for me as I am my own boss! Haha! Thanks for the laugh! Btw - your new book sounds amazing!
~Evie
I just wanted you to know that I just might use that letter for this comming Friday!!!! You made my day!!!
Margot, at the moment, I am my own boss. I wonder if that letter would work on me?
Congrats on the books!
I lov the letter!! Too bad it won't work for me...lost my job -sigh! But this is giving me some extra creative time that is turning into some awesome new work.
Cheers to many more printings of the new books!!
sandi m - chgo
Margot, do you think the letter will work on my husband? Like, why the house is not clean, no dinner on the table, no clean laundry and no groceries in the house????
Warmly,
Leslie
Your new books look absolutely brilliant! Thanks for the inspiration!
Love it! But since my 'Bosses' have 4 legs, I don't think they will buy it. Congrats on how well the books are doing, but I am not in the least surprised by it!
Hysterical !...and I am loving your blog....talented and witty .
Thanks for all the great comments folks! I've been swamped with work and these little messages in bottles have truly made me smile.
xoxo
Madge
What a great letter! And you deserve it. I only have one of your books but it has to be one the best craft books I have ever seen for inspiration.
I am enjoying your blog. The letter cracks me up. I can't wait to see your book. It looks so full of inspiration.
Congratulations on the book! :)
Your books are on my wish list. You always inspire me to come up with my own ideas. Of course I wan to make your stuff too.
melodyj(at)gmail(dot)com
Congratulations on the book sales! How about a craft that uses dust bunnies? Seems a shame to have to get rid of them...
Love the form letter!
I love your books Margot. Please enter me in your giveaway!
dpierce2007@comcast.net
Just found you would love your book count me in,
Pretty Please:)
I love your form letter to excuse a crafter from work, do you have one that I can post on the frige? to my hubby and 4 dogs and 2 cats?
Excuse the MoM from MoM duties please, crafting in progress..
do not disturb.
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