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PartyLine Newsletter - Archive>
Vol. 3, Issue 9 -- September 2005
PartyLine Newsletter Lisa at HGPgal.com
Lisa DeClue, Designer http://www.HGPgal.com
Volume 3, Issue 9 September 2005
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WHAT’S INSIDE
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Monthly Specials Contest
News & Events Join the DecoForum
Tip of the Month
Specials
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30% Hostess Benefits!!
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September is the best time to have a party with me. Gather
your friends together for a fun time of info., floral
arranging and hands-on fun. Contact me this week to book
your in-home or catalog party to be sure to get your first
date option! All Hostesses will receive 30% of the total
commissionable sales from their party in FREE products for
the month of September!
(Commissionable sales means everything except Bonus Buys,
which are already discounted.)
Let It Snow Special
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It’s time to get ready for all the wintertime entertaining
and hot chocolate serving you’ll be doing in the next few
months! From September 1 through September 30, buy a set
of mugs and a set of snack plates from our exclusive Let It
Snow pattern and receive the matching square platter for
only $5.00. That’s a total value of $71.50 for only
$49.50! (You’ll earn and additional $14.85 in free product
on this special if your order exceeds $100.)
News & Events
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New Pottery Pattern
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More intricate than the classic Country Gardens stoneware,
the Welcome Home collection is brand new for Fall 2005!
Collect one color or mix and match to complement your
décor. The dinner plates are all solid and the salad
plates are multi-colored. Their shades of olive-sage, blue
and golden yellow reflect the earthy tones of the
Mediterranean style, particularly French Provincial/Country
and Tuscan. And because they are oven, microwave,
dishwasher and freezer safe, you can really use them!
Wow!!
Two-tiered pricing on beginning
Your Wholesale Home Décor Business!
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Home & Garden Party is offering two Designer starter-kits
for $149.00 with a $300 merchandise value, and two kits at
$99.00 with a $200 merchandise value!! Plus an optional
completer kit for only $49.00. Please see our new Designer
Kits for yourself! Now is the BEST time to join my Home
and Garden Party team!! You won’t be in business by
yourself – you’ll have access to a terrific network of
online and in-person support, and you’ll get a head start
on your business with a CD of my HGP files to use.
http://www.HGPgal.com/kits.html
Work-At-Home-Mom Site Listing
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I have created a page on my website for other
Work-At-Home-Mom sites I've found. When you're ready to
shop, stop a WAHM! Please be sure to check back often for
new updates here and throughout the site. If you are a
WAHM or WAHD and would like to add your URL with a brief
description of your business, please do so. This is a
family-friendly site: no adult content. NO affiliate sites
or marketing. I sell home decor and candles, so we've got
that covered. I retain the right to edit or delete any
entry.
Link To Me!
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If you like my decorating resources, tips and ideas on
Decorating with HGPgal, why not put my logo on your site?
To add my logo, just add the following HTML code to your
page (opens in new window):
<a href="http://www.hgpgal.com" target="_blank">
<img
src="http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a382/HGPgal/th_button15.jpg"></a>
That's all. There are no files to download. Thank you!
New Home & Garden Party pages!
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Please see www.HGPgal.com/HGP.html for all HGP-specific
information, including the catalog and products,
fundraising and business opportunity. You may also view
the Product Gallery there.
New Resources Added
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Check out the variety of new resources added in the last
two weeks. Costumes & Halloween links!
http://www.HGPgal.com/links2.html
Tip of the Month
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Every month I write or find an article of particular
interest to my customers and website visitors. This month,
because our stoneware pottery prices have been reduced, I’d
like to share with you the joys of using our wonderful Bean
Pot as a slow cooker. Here’s an article from my friend,
Sherry. If you’d like to receive a bunch of **free Bean
Pot recipes,** just email me!
What's So Great About Slow Cooking Anyway?
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By: Sherry Frewerd
http://familycrockpotrecipes.com
sfrewerd@cox.net
As I walked through the grocery store aisles a few weeks
ago, I noticed the increase in prepackaged slow cooker
meals. I’ve been using my slow cooker and reaping the
rewards for years, so it was no real surprise to me when
others started proclaiming the benefits of cooking with a
crock pot. Why did it take the rest of the country so long
to catch up? With this increase in popularity, I’ve
recently been asked by a few ‘newbies’ ‘What’s so great
about slow cooking anyway?’
That’s an easy question to answer even if all you’ve ever
done is make chicken stew with your slow cooker. It’s just
so dang simple and the food tastes better when cooked
slowly and evenly in a crock pot.
I’m a work at home mom. I operate a Family Child Care and
also have a busy online business, both of which keep me
going all day long. That on top of my daughter’s activities
and the in and out nature of my husband’s business, we’re
usually searching for time to sit down and eat, especially
eating together as a family. There’s where the slow cooker
comes in handy. I have tons of slow cooker recipes, and can
find just about anything to cook that my kids and picky
husband will like to eat.
Since I work at home, having the kitchen stay a comfortable
temperature is a must, as I spend quite a bit of time there
preparing meals and snacks for my day care kids. I use my
crock pot year round, and love its usefulness during the
warm weather months when I can fix the beginnings of the
meal in the morning when I’ve got other ‘stuff’ out on the
counter anyway, put it all in the pot, and then clean up
the whole mess when I’m done. The crock pot requires very
little clean up itself, so there you have yet another major
reason for why slow cooking is so great.
For those of you who work away from home, consider this
scenario: As the day goes along, the slow cooker is busy
fixing your meal for you, and when you walk through the
door at the end of another grueling day at work, your
dinner is waiting. All you need to do, depending on the
recipe you’ve selected, is prepare a side dish or salad,
add some bread, set the table, and call the family in to
eat. Simple, simple, simple; and very satisfying to come
home to.
Here is a favorite slow cooker recipe that you can try with
your family. I’m sure you’ll all love it.
Country-Style Crock Pot Chicken (use your Bean Pot!)
6 carrots, sliced
6 celery stalks, sliced
8 chicken pieces
1 can (10-3/4 oz) cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1/3 c or chicken broth
2 tsp cornstarch
Slice vegetables and place in crock pot. Place chicken on
vegetables. Spread undiluted soup over chicken. Sprinkle
dry onion soup mix. Do not add any water. Cook on High 4
hours, or until chicken is done. Stir often. 10 minutes
before serving, mix broth and cornstarch. Pour over
chicken, stir well. Serves 4. Call the family in and enjoy!
About the Author: Sherry Frewerd is a busy work at home mom
of 3. Visit her website for delicious slow cooker recipes
http://familycrockpotrecipes.com. Sherry is also a Watkins
consultant.
Contest
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This month I’m giving away a set of two garden stakes –
perfect as the warm weather gives way to cooler Fall
breezes.
To be entered into all of my prize drawings automatically,
sign up to receive the *PartyLine Decorating Ezine* at
http://www.HGPgal.com/newsletter.html. Don’t forget to
confirm your subscription by replying to the autoresponse.
Decorating with HGPgal
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Your source for decorating information and beautiful
details for your home at exceptional prices! (Shipping of
catalog products just in the continental US.)
http://www.HGPgal.com
DecoCake Greetings
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http://www.HGPgal.com/cakes.html
Greeting Cakes offer a fun way to send the perfect
sentiment for family, friends, or anyone on your list. The
4" microwaveable cakes are so much more fun than just a
card. The cakes are yummy gifts your friends will always
remember!
HGPgal.MakesParties
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http://www.hgpgal.makesparties.com
HGPgal offers party items online to help you create
memorable events & enhance your themes. Browse our unique
selection of novelties, accessories, gifts and favors. We
have party supplies for almost every occasion! Check back
often to see the new additions. Back To School and
Halloween are up and ready for your event.
Happy Decorating!!
~Lisa
Home Décor * Fundraising * Career Development
"Making A Difference One Person & One Home At A Time"™
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