{"id":9671,"date":"2010-05-01T03:21:34","date_gmt":"2010-05-01T10:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=9671"},"modified":"2014-07-16T11:57:06","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T18:57:06","slug":"polymer-clay-tutor-blogging-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor-blogging-schedule\/9671\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking About Changing My Polymer Clay Tutor Blogging Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cindy“Please let me
\nknow your<\/span> thoughts
\nand opinions about
\nthis…” ~Cindy-L<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I know that many of you include my blog articles video tutorials in your daily routine. And for this I can’t even begin to express how grateful and honored I feel, to have become such a close part of your lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cindy, Thank you for your dedication and wonderful sense of humor. I wake up each morning wondering what you will come up with today. LOL. I always feel like you are my New Best Friend and I know you so well. Thank you for being you! <\/span><\/span>~Beverly-S<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I do is check for the new blog.. LOL. Actually, I start the coffee first and go to the blog while it is brewing. Later I go to my “day job” and dream of the day when I can stay home and play with clay !!! <\/span><\/span>~Anna-S<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Just finished my morning ritual… turn on computer, start coffee, pour coffee, sit down at computer and open your blog. Sound familiar anyone? Needless to say there is always something special waiting. Cindy, thank you for expressing what many of us feel, that this is our clay home to which we bring our creative yearnings and know they will be satisfied. Beyond that, indeed, there is something more, this sense of community, family, friendship. It would be impossible, I think, to identify all the factors that contribute. It certainly begins with your talent and generous spirit in being willing to share it with us. Maybe, too, in a world where egos dominate and there is very little genuine kindness, we, from all countries and all walks of life, as Cindy put it, have found an exception.<\/span> <\/span>~Elizabeth-S<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I look forward each mornings to reading the blog. It helps make my day a little better.<\/span> <\/span>~Barb-C<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cindy and Doug, Your combined efforts and products marked a turning point for me to the better as a major life improvement. I cannot thank both of you enough and am in your debt. It means the world to me that you both are so professional, caring and supportive. I wish you both the very best that life has to offer. May your business and reputations prosper and grow with daily blessings from me. Every day, each morning, I cannot wait to rise, grab a coffee, and read the latest blog and all the comments. It has been a long time since I have felt that type of motivation and excitement. Each daily blog post, comment and video get better and better, and it is so amazing and enjoyable to watch and participate! Fondly always.
\n<\/span><\/span>~Jocelyn-C<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I like being able to read and watch your videos with my coffee in the mornings.<\/span> <\/span>~Barb-C<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Just hoping everything is okay Cindy. It’s 9:30 on Wednesday morning and there’s no daily post yet. I’m so used to seeing a new post each morning by the time 8:00am rolls around! Just want to let you know someone is thinking about you and hoping everything is okay. Actually, the 1st thing I look at each morning is your daily blog. You have taken over my life Cindy!!! lol<\/span> <\/span>~Maureen-G<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks for all these inspirational blog posts Cindy. I’m enjoying them and learning lots each morning with my coffee – and from the comments too!<\/span><\/span>~Aims<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I LOVE Cindy’s site because it’s so much more than instruction (which is excellent) but a community which I was sorely lacking. My coffee and I are here every morning to see the next dose of polyclay fabulousness! This has fast become one of the few things I must do every morning. Coffee, email, Cindy’s polymer clay site just to see what’s new… sometimes I don’t even do the email… just coffee and Cindy to calm my hectic whirlwind. Cindy Lietz’s talent, know-how and willingness to share it all, combined with this supportive, inquisitive group of artists, new and old makes an incredibly unique, enjoyable, need-to-have-in-my-life place. I can’t thank you all enough! Fabulous!!! <\/span><\/span>~Melinda-H<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I agree with everyone else. This is THE place to come for everything clay and we can never thank you enough for your hard work, enthusiasm, and great tips! This is the first site I check every morning (even before my etsy shop)!<\/span><\/span>
\n~Carrie-W<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now after 2 years (26 months to be exact)<\/em>, the wonderful community here is growing to a point where Doug and I are starting to fall a bit behind in being able to keep up with all of the demands associated with managing a site like this.<\/span><\/p>\n

So we are re-evaluating a few things… and your input would be greatly appreciated.<\/span><\/p>\n

One area I’d like to discuss today, is the possibility of going to a 5 day blog publishing schedule (Monday to Friday), instead of the 7 day format you all have become accustomed to.<\/span><\/p>\n

So the question is… could you live without me for 2 days out of the week?<\/span><\/p>\n

Actually, it wouldn’t be too drastic of a change. The blog site would still be available on Saturday’s and Sunday’s… for you to read and comment at. It’s just that I wouldn’t post new articles during the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

This shift would allow Doug and I to start spending more time on creating the extra videos you guys have been asking for… like putting together a lanyard course for example… and also teaching some more complex cane projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have an idea for Cindy, your life must already be a madhouse trying to keep up with everything on this site, maybe, do the lanyard video and set it up to be sold stand alone to those who want it.<\/span> <\/span>~Ken-H<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cindy, If there is a way that we (those of us who wanted the lanyard tut) could buy this tut separately I too would join in. <\/span><\/span>~Joyce-M<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I hope that this idea for a lanyard tutorial will come up again. I’ve looked far and wide online and there is nothing out there that is easily understood or filmed halfway decently. When other people film a clay tutorial, why do they not understand the importance of the close up? And don’t get me started on the sound quality. Anything on YouTube I have to plug speakers into my laptop so I don’t have to lip read. With Cindy, you KNOW you are going to get a professional, easily understood and well thought out lesson with great picture and sound. It’s like Cindy and Doug went to film school. They get it. <\/span><\/span>~Jill-V<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cindy, I think a separate lesson open to those of us interested in lanyards, would be great. Thanks for allowing us the input to shape what we’re learning here. <\/span><\/span>~DJ<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Please tell me what you think about my “Weekendless”<\/em> proposal. I’m really curious to hear what everyone has to say about it. You guys have been getting really good at speaking your mind… and I appreciate hearing from all of you.<\/span><\/p>\n

To put this little idea to the test, let’s try something that has never been done before over the past 26 months. Tomorrow (Sunday, May 2, 2010), I’ll hold off from publishing an article here at the blog.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now we all know this is not going to cause the world to come to an end, but it will give us (me included)<\/em>, a chance to see what it feels like.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t worry, I’ll have a new post ready for you first thing Monday morning. It will be a Spotlight article. Until then…<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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