The Buckle Boutique Design Team Call!

The Buckle Boutique is looking to expand their Design Team in 2015!  We are looking for crafting bloggers who love to share ideas of how to add sparkle to your scrapbooks, cards, home decor and more!  If you love rhinestones and bling we want to see what you can create!

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 Applications should include

 Name:
 Address:
 Blog/Website:
 Phone:
 Email:

 Tell us a little bit about yourself . . . how long you have been crafting, your favorite crafts, what makes your projects stand out from others and why you want to work with The Buckle Boutique.  Please list any past or current Design Teams you are a part of.  Include links to any and all social media sites you use. Provide links to three projects that show your crafting style and ability to create a project tutorial with video or step by step photographs

At least one of them must incorporate products from The Buckle Boutique.

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 Applications can be sent to Shawn Mosch at jmosch0410 at aol dot com
 All applications must be received by February 15th, 2015.  Design Team will be announced February 29th, 2015 on thebuckleboutique.wordpress.com and craftychicsblog.blogspot.com

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 The information below detailsout your requirements if accepted to The Buckle Boutique's Design Team and the Design Team benefits. The Buckle Boutique Design Team As a member of The Buckle Boutique’s Design Team, I agree to the following terms

• I will provide at least 2 original projects along with project tutorials on my blog per month featuring products from The Buckle Boutique. These project posts will include completed project photos.  When cutting the rhinestone sticker sheets into shapes I will one of the following
  • Include information on die cutting/shape cutting instructions
  • Include photo showing shape coming out of a large sheet
  • Include a link to the die cutting instructions video n The Buckle Boutique’s blog
• Project posts will include links to The Buckle Boutique’s website and social media.
• Projects may be created and posted on my blog to enter challenges for other blogs and websites.
• Projects will be creative and showcase a feature of The Buckle Boutique products.
• If I am participating in events for other Design Teams I am on, it is acceptable to use The Buckle Boutique products on those projects. This allows for cross-promotion and for a larger audience to see the product.
• I will post The Buckle Boutique button on my blog.
• I agree to NOT post completed project photos using products from The Buckle Boutique on social media until the projects are complete and have been posted on my blog with links to The Buckle Boutique. This will help to drive traffic to blog and promote the product.  “Teaser” photos are allowed to be posted that give a preview to your full projects on other blogs or social media networks, but links should then go to the full project posts.
• I agree to be an active participant on The Buckle Boutique’s Facebook page. This can include, but is not limited to
  • Liking and sharing project posts once they appear on The Buckle Boutique’s Facebook page on your personal Facebook page, your blog’s Facebook page and Facebook crafting groups you are a part of.
  • Liking and sharing photos posted on The Buckle Boutique’s Facebook page
  • Promoting Design Team events, such as blog hops, on social media outlets
• I agree that ALL free products I receive from The Buckle Boutique will be used for Design Team Project posts, and not for personal gain. If I will be selling items I create that include products from The Buckle Boutique, creating one display or sample item is acceptable, as long as it is used for a Design Team post, but all “inventory” that I will be selling would need to include product that I purchased.
  • If I will be selling items I create with The Buckle Boutique’s products, I am eligible for wholesale pricing when purchasing products.
• I agree that when I receive products from companies that The Buckle Boutique is partnering with due to my Design Team status, I will use at least 50% of these products for projects to further promote The Buckle Boutique products, and not for personal use.
  • I agree to include links to the partnering company in the post.

Design Team Member Benefits Free products from The Buckle Boutique Wholesale pricing on products from The Buckle Boutique needed for handcrafted items I am selling Networking/Partnering with other crafting companies Product from companies The Buckle Boutique networks/partners with Commission on sales generated off of new wholesale clients for The Buckle Boutique Additional compensation will be giving to any Design Team member who had a project featuring The Buckle Boutique products showcased in a crafting magazine.  Compensation will be relative to the size of the magazine and the amount of traffic it generates. There may also be opportunities to attend trade shows and other events as a representative of The Buckle Boutique.