Sheron Cardin's Input...: January 2008

I have an addiction I would like to confess knowing I am in good company. I am addicted to tearing pages out of magazines no matter where I am...the doctors office, the dentist, any waiting room will do. I just have to have "it" and feel so lucky I stumbled upon the best plaster wall color, or the clever trick of the trade I rely on so much, or the to die for recipe that I will use for my next dinner party.

You all know what I am talking about...and these piles and piles of tear sheets are a source of pleasure as well as pressure. I categorize the food from the bedrooms and the Chinese from the French. I shuffle the folders and 3 ring binders often, renewing and refreshing my creative juices.

Thanks to the era of technology, I have been scanning my precious finds and saving/savoring each photo with cropping, lighter/darker, and so on...you get the picture! Since I am in the process of clearing/de-cluttering before the Chinese New Year February 7th, I have gathered my newest finds and prepare them for their final journey. Page after page are uploaded and glide to the floor spilling into colorful arrangements until I get the the last one. As I flip it over making sure it was not another great idea or desirable object overlooked, I found this astonishing ad for Corian tile...yes, I know, so what!

Read it and tell me what you think it means. (skip the small print)

Do you read it the same way I do? It sounds like they are talking directly to home stagers to me! 

That's right! You are NOT GREEN until you order your very own bamboo sheets! I am not kidding. I might be the last one to know about these but I understand they feel way beyond the silkiest thread count.

I am so excited about taking my green living to a new level that I am announcing the product in my February newsletter. Target carries them if you can believe that...but my favorite online store is Viva Terra...not that I have anything against Target, Viva Terry is one of my affiliates so I will support them.

(Now if you are going to order your very own, I  shamelessly ask you to support my affiliate and purchase them from  my shopping mall.)

If you happen to be the savviest environmentalist around and actually sleep on these bamboo sheets, please do let us know how they really feel. I just ordered mine. 

I subscribe to several enlightening newsletters having to do with green living but...I would like to know if I am missing the BIG one...that one connection that you feel is the best one with the best information

Here is a list of who I subscribe to currently

• Care2
• Environmental Defense Action Fund (a part of Al Gore's program)
  
• Al Gore
• Miscellaneous do it yourself e-zines like This Old House, Do-it-yourself, etc. that offer tips.

Plus I love watching 'Living with Ed' and Tivo all his shows.

Thank you for your suggestions!!!

If you missed the original announcement about the exciting new Stager Idol Competition please click here.

Time can fly by so quickly so I want to gently remind all my creative counterparts that there is a deadline to submit your before and after photo's to Stager Idol!

You know you've got it! Every time you post your work you just know it is going to knock everyone's socks off so come on out of the rain and show the world what you can do!  

• The prizes are well over $12,000 now and climbing.
  
• Stager Idol is one of the best opportunities for a professional stager to get exposure.
  
• I believe that HGTV and other TV stations will be watching due to the quality of judges we have and where they work...it is going to be a dream making machine for many.
  
• Don't miss this opportunity to get your work seen!
• This is your chance to become famous!
• Take a cruise for two
• Talk one on one with the celebrity judges. They will get to know you and you will be able to put that into your portfolios.
  
• Don't miss the chance to be a contestant...you don't have to win to be famous...look at Blake, Daughtry, Clay!
  

If you have any questions, please email myself at californiamoods@sbcglobal.net or shell@realestatestagingassociation.com or leave here in the comments.  

If you have not had the time to check into the details of Stager Idol, here are some quick links:

• How Stager Idol works
  
• General Rules
• Prizes
• Judges
• Sponsors
  
• How to enter
• Stager Idol message board
• Main page

We are looking forward to our very first Stager Idol and we hope you are too. Spread the word

A few months back, a local business owner and  myself were talking about how nice it would be if we had an easy way of cleaning our dogs at home. It led us to talk about a mobile dog wash business. (true entrepreneur spirits) While doing the research and crunching the numbers,  we realized it was not a viable business. With the ideas resting not so quietly on the back burner, we continue to drag our unwilling dogs to the groomers. I don't know about her but my grooming bill for one little house puppy is $1200 a year! These little indoor dogs live long lives, sometimes 14 to 15 years. Now we are talking big money...around $17,000 in just grooming for the lifetime of one little itty bitty dogie!

In an article published in Rismedia November 30th written by Mark Nash titled "What;s in and What's Out with Home Buyers in 2008", he lists some obvious and not so obvious changes but wait...item four in the What's In category is, you guessed it, PET SHOWERS!

For an estimate of about $4,000 you can build a very desirable and fashionable PET SHOWER in a laundry room or garage! With a pet shower I would be saving and estimated $13,000 on the care of one spoiled pup. I too am predicting that the Pet Shower is going to be the HOTTEST new ticket in property assets.

The photo above is taken from a very cool custom tile site by Margaret Licha Designs and it prove that dogie showers are the new buzz word for pet owners.

What do you think?

Sometimes years can go by without ever remembering someone or something until.........until that one song comes on and fills the room like this one. Time stands still and all I can do is crank the volume up and sing as loud as I can. See if it happens to you!

Here is a flier you can send to your local agents and stagers that you know. Just send them the link to this post...that should do it. I sent this flier out to thousands on my mailing list and you can do the same. If you would like to copy it please feel free. If you would like me to send you one direct that you can forward in flier form, just contact me. The font is different on the original.

RESA is proud to present...

				Stager Idol is designed to allow Professional Home Stagers from all backgrounds to compete for the coveted position as Stager Idol 2008! The competition runs from January 15th through May 25th 2008. The winner will be announced on May 28th! Stager Idol will be judged by the public first and then the 10 with the most points will be interviewed and judged by our celebrity judges seen below. The one chosen will win over $10,000 in money and prizes! Last but not least , earn the well deserved recognition of the BEST in North Amercia.

	ENTER HERE TODAY!!! Only One Will Be Chosen By These Celebrity Judges * Stephanie McWilliams of Fun Shui * Margie Kyle - Desperate Designs * Ann Maurice the House Doctor!

Stager Idol is brought to you by RESA - the premier Real Estate Staging Association run by its own members...the Professional Home Stagers of North America. Chapters are forming all across the country. See if there is one near you!

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