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Daily Wire Tip Apr. 23: I Need Your Help!

By on April 23, 2011
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Hi everyone,

Confession time.

Steaming, Hot Coffee

No More Grounds

I was drinking my morning coffee yesterday, trying to find a good Tip for this morning, but I just couldn’t do it. It wasn’t the coffee’s fault; the coffee was perfect – a special treat, some beans roasted in Washington state that my friend sent as a gift. Here was my problem: I was staring at a page full of questions that I just couldn’t publish. Thinking about the Tips as a cup of coffee, I’d already enjoyed the whole mug, and all I had left were the grounds.

I know I’ve been sending you a Daily Tip every day for a while now. And even though they were really interesting and helpful for a while, lately you’ve probably just been skimming them and then deleting them.

Here’s why: for the last few years, people were asking us questions right and left! We were flooded by curious minds asking questions about wire working techniques, sales ideas, and even asking lapidary and rockhounding questions. But in the last few months, that flood of questions has nearly petered out – only a few questions trickle in a week, if that – and many times, they’re not even related to wire jewelry. I know I need to change something – I need to make the Tip of the Day better.

Here’s Where You Come In

I’m asking for your help. Think about it: What do you want to see in the Tip of the Day? Or better yet, what questions do you have for Dale Armstrong or other members of the Wire-Sculpture team?

Many people have written in to me, telling me they read the Tip of the Day with their morning coffee. I am so honored that you allow Dale and me into your inbox every morning. Please tell me how I can make our morning time together more enjoyable and interesting for you!

How to Help Us Out

There are 3 ways you can help me by sending me your suggestions and Tip of the Day questions:

  1. Use the “Ask a Question” form on our website
  2. Call our Customer Service number: 1-877-636-0608
  3. Or New: Send an email to tips@wire-sculpture.com

If you have a couple (or more) questions you’d like to ask Dale, me, or one of our staff members, please send them in! If you don’t have any questions now, just let me know what topics you like reading about. For example, personally, I really enjoy reading information about the different gemstones and minerals, because I don’t have that background like Dale does – I really do learn something new every time I ask her about rocks! (We had a great time together in Tucson, as she introduced me to dozens of stones I’d never seen – amazing!) But that’s me – what do you love reading about? Let me know at tips@wire-sculpture.com.

I’ll Only Send You Tips if You Want Them

And one more thing – If you ever decide you would like to stop receiving emails from me, it’s very easy. Look at the bottom of every email from me: there will always be the words “Change Your Email Preferences” and a link called “Click here to unsubscribe from all emails.” When you click that link, we will ask you to confirm, and then remove your email from our email list. If you would just like to stop receiving one email series, though – for example, the Daily Deals, and you’d like to continue receiving Tips, please call us at 1-877-636-0608 or reply to this email with what you’d like, and we will take care of it for you!

Email Me

Thank you for taking the time to read this email. Again, please send me an email at tips@wire-sculpture.com with your suggestions on how to make the Tip of the Day better for you – as well as any questions about making or selling wire worked jewelry. We’re here for you!

Best Wishes,
Rose Marion
Wire-Sculpture.com

P.S. For the caffeine-inclined: If you were wondering, the coffee that my friend sent me is by Craven’s Coffee, specifically the Eastern Washington University Eagles Blend – I highly recommend it; it has served me well for many years, as it has as countless other E.W.U. alumni. What’s your favorite coffee?

9 Comments

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    margaret

    April 23, 2011 at 7:21 am

    Rose, I love reading the daily wire tip and I find if I have a question, being fairly new to wrapping, the answer is usually somewhere in the blog…and when I go searching I find other topics I hadn’t thought about so I read that too..I reread blog posts I find interesting and always come away with something I didn’t see the first time..so maybe a repeat of some older tips for some of us newbies…

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    Peggy

    April 23, 2011 at 7:47 am

    I enjoy reading the tips daily and hope you will be able to continue. If I have any questions, I will not hesitate to send it in from now on. Thanks for all of the useful information I have obtained from them up to this point.

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    Martha

    April 23, 2011 at 9:06 am

    Hi,
    I really enjoy the tip of the day and have even asked a couple myself. Some of the questions that were asked had been on my mind as well. Dale’s answers are always easy to understand and concise. I will miss them if they stop.
    Thank you,
    Martha

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    Margaret O

    April 23, 2011 at 1:23 pm

    I agree with Margaret who suggested that you start running some of the older tips for us that are new to Wire sculpting and wrapping. Thanks! Love looking at the blog for tips as well.

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    SHELLEY FOLK

    April 23, 2011 at 2:45 pm

    I ENJOY YOUR TIP OF THE DAY AND PRINT THEM OUT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AND PUT THEM IN A 3-RING BINDER. I AM NEW TO WIRE WRAPPING AND GO TO DIFFERENT ONES DIFFERENT TIMES. I WOULD MISS THEM IF THEY STOPPED.

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    Sarah

    April 23, 2011 at 7:53 pm

    I enjoy reading the tip of the day and DO read it on most days.

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    Patty

    April 23, 2011 at 9:14 pm

    I am very new to all of this (in fact I’m mostly at the “read about it stage) and enjoy the tips in my inbox- for when I get to the “Do-It” stage….:)

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    Marian

    April 23, 2011 at 11:33 pm

    I read my tip every day and would really miss them if you stopped. I’ll think of something to ask!

  9. avatar

    Vanessa

    April 25, 2011 at 12:20 pm

    I am new at making wire jewerly, and really enjoy the tips.