Sydney abcd Meet-up Winter 2012: Sharing

Hi gang, it's time again for our quarterly Sydney abcd meet-up for art, craft and design bloggers. We would love to invite you to come along to our next meet-up on Thursday 16th August!

Our meet-ups have always been about making connections, so for our cosy winter meet-up we've adopted the theme of 'Sharing'. We figure that our group of lovely and talented women must have a wealth of information and tips they could share with each other in small groups. This will also allow us to mingle and meet new people too!

Venue: The 3 Weeds, 193 Evans St, Rozelle, NSW (back room)
Date: Thursday 16th August 2012
Time: 7-9pm
RSVP: for goodie bags by 12th August 2012 (now closed). RSVP without goodie bags up until 16th Aug in the comments section below.

Parking: street parking gets a little tough in Rozelle; we encourage you to arrive early and have a drink or some food at the bar, or to take public transport. Buses run right up Victoria Rd regularly (get off at the BP). In the spirit of 'sharing' we also want to encourage you to car pool. You never know; there might be someone who lives right near you! Simply comment if you are able to car pool and which areas in the RSVP below.

We will be dedicating about 45 minutes of the meet-up to small group sharing around some interesting topics related to blogging. Everyone will have the opportunity to share their ideas and we will be swapping groups every 6-8 minutes so that you will get to meet everyone. We have lined up some of our abcd girls to be 'conversation starters' with these topics of their choice:

Kate (Katie Crackernuts): How much do you actually share - private v publicTessa (Down That Little Lane): The most successful promotional tool for my small businessAmy (Badskirt): Why I blogSaffron (Saffron Craig Fabrics): How I've grown my blog audienceSteph (Bondville): Should I keep up with my blog, or just use Facebook?

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We are so excited to hear what everyone has to share and hope it will be a great way to learn from each other and get to know each other as well.

In keeping with our 'sharing' theme we are changing up the ever popular goodie bags for this meet-up. This time we thought goodie bag contributions could be about sharing something a little more personal. Maybe you would like to share a copy of your favourite recipe, a meaningful quote, something you have made, one of your patterns, a photo your love, your go-to online resources, your favourite places to hang out in Sydney, your favourite treat; whatever you would like to share with new friends. Of course please include your website/shop details etc with your goodie. We love to follow up with a visit! Remember, no marketing promotion please - while abcd is a place for sharing we aren't all about promotion - in the goodie bags, or in person.

Goodie bag participation is optional, but you will only receive one if you add something to the bags. Remember to RSVP with GOODIE BAG PARTICIPANT below before 12th August 2012 so we can tally up the numbers and let all the participants know. Numbers are usually around 30, so if you want to get a head start use that as a rough indication, although do be prepared to add more if needed.


We will also be handing out a short survey for you to fill out during the meet-up; we're keen to know how we can improve our meet-ups and help you get to know each other in a meaningful way. For those who can't attend, we will be making the survey available online too.

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Don't forget to RSVP in the comments below! We would love to see you.

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See you there,

Steph (Bondville) and Lisa (the red thread)