newsletter ideas
Newsletters are easy to send out, and they’re one of the best ways to connect with your current and potential customers, because people keep them and read them when they have time. But how do you come up with new ideas for your newsletter? Follow these steps!
DIY Projects
A great way to come up with new ideas for home, business, or decoration is to do a DIY project. If you’re feeling ambitious and already have some carpentry skills, try building some bookshelves. After you build them, look around your house and figure out if you could use another set of shelves somewhere else in your house. If not, set them aside for a garage sale or consignment shop. When it comes to DIY projects for new furniture, remember that building something out of wood isn’t always easy; it requires measuring accurately and being sure all of your measurements are square when you put everything together.
If you don’t have woodworking skills, you can always try making a simple pillowcase or burlap bag. Start by measuring your pillows and then picking out fabrics that will work with both your bed sheets and each other. Sewing these types of projects is easy if you have a sewing machine, but if not, there are plenty of tutorials on YouTube to walk you through it step-by-step. Once you have your pillowcases or bags sewn, all that’s left to do is fill them with treats and give them away as gifts!
Family Fun Activities
There are plenty of family fun activities that don’t require any money. Start a collection of old timey photos and memorabilia to create a scrapbook of past memories and adventures. On summer nights, get everyone in your household involved in bedtime stories. Or make popcorn and break out an old-school board game for family night entertainment. With just a little creativity, you can come up with new ideas for home decor that don’t involve emptying your bank account or adding hours to your week.
When it comes to new home ideas, a little bit of creativity can go a long way. Many people turn to home décor as an easy way to quickly and inexpensively update their living space. However, there are plenty of new home decorating ideas that don’t require breaking your budget or adding hours to your week. For example, start a collection of vintage photos and memorabilia that document previous vacations and fun outings. Then create scrapbooks that allow you and your family members share those memories on future trips or even during quiet nights at home together. When summer arrives, get everyone in your household involved in bedtime stories on hot nights by taking turns reading different parts of a book out loud until you’ve reached its satisfying conclusion!
Home Decorating
Whether you’re just remodeling your kitchen or overhauling your entire house, now is a great time to make improvements. Home improvement has been a big business for decades and shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, home improvement is a growing market and shows strong growth over last year. New ideas in home decorating are always popular, but there are still lots of ways to spruce up your living space—from transforming that empty basement into an elegant family room to re-doing a tattered dining room table set—to give every room in your house new life. For suggestions on improving each space in your home, check out our newsletter!
Easy Meals
For better or worse, food is a major part of our lives—particularly if you’re a parent. Keep things easy and healthy for yourself and your family by relying on quick, nutritious meals like instant oatmeal with fruit and milk for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and lean cuts of meat with veggies over rice as dinner. For added convenience, keep these items on hand: whole grain pasta with marinara sauce; canned beans; fat-free cheese; frozen fruits and vegetables; low-fat yogurt.
How To Use A New Design Trend
If you’re looking for a new design trend to put on your home, I have just one word for you: trompe l’oeil. Translated literally as fool (or trick) of (the) eye, trompe l’oeil is a visual illusion that uses shadowing and lines to create an optical trick so that viewers believe they are seeing something that isn't there. This concept has its roots in French art and architecture during medieval times, but it's been popping up everywhere from coffee shop menus to fashion magazines to wallpaper designs in recent years. While flat floral prints are great, why not try bringing some depth and dimension into your space?
To get started, pick a surface you want to decorate. I like using trompe l’oeil on walls and doors—places where people tend to notice it right away—but it also looks good on fabric and furniture. If you’re painting your home, be sure to only select interior paint that is safe for surfaces you want to decorate with trompe l’oeil. Since texture adds another layer of realism to your design trend, don't skimp out on quality when buying materials. Your wallpaper will look more authentic with a deep pile or your paint job will really pop if it has a heavy sheen.
Trendy Hobbies
Everyone knows by now that hobbies have a great potential to bring in extra cash. For example, you can take up baking and start making cakes for your neighbors or do simple repairs around your house and offer them at a discount to people in your area. As long as you know your target audience and are ready to work hard, money can be made with any hobby. Some require more effort than others, but no matter what you’re into—knitting, carpentry, cooking—you can turn it into profit. If you don’t have one already, make sure to read our guide on How to Start a Hobby Business.
Another great way to make extra money with your hobbies is to become a lifestyle expert. Rather than focusing on only one hobby, you can create content around various topics related to home improvement and lifestyle topics. This could include setting up a shop on Etsy or creating your own website where you’ll share tips on how to decorate a house. There are plenty of ways you can go about it, but be sure that whatever you choose it’s within your capabilities and aligns with your interests so that you don’t have any regrets later down the line.
