Welcome to my weekly round up of what's been going on here...

April is upon us so 24 events added to the calendar, and easter items added.

So......what else has been happening?...

Contents:

• News and updates
• New Members
• Forum
• Galleries
• Blogs
• Fairs
• Tutorials, Tips and Printables
• Articles
• Raffle, Medals and Competitions
• Business Directory
• Polls
• Newsletter
• Next Week

News and Updates...

• News:
  • This isn't strictly news but thought I'd share this with all of you out there who like to research like I do...  

• Don't forget to check out our Easter Article.

New Members...

• New Members:
  • Welcome to Patsy , littleb, Plef3806, cruisein and Eileen!
  • Get Involved!:
  • To register, (It's free!) please click here.

Forum...

• (you need to be logged in first to view)
• New Threads:
  • **IMPORTANT** - Lost email
  • House Covering - a member needs your help! Please take a look.
• Get Involved!:
  • If you've not already introduced yourself, please pop a line or two in the "Welcome Mat". Just click on "New Thread" and tell us a little bit about yourself.  If you've not already introduced yourself, please pop a line or two in the "Welcome Mat". Just click on "New Thread" and tell us a little bit about yourself.

Galleries...

• New Galleries:
  • kathyb
• New Comments:
  • Grandies Miniatures (2 comments)
• New Photos:
  • kathyb (9 photos)
• Notes:
  • We now have 42 Member Galleries
• Get Involved!:
  • Some people when registering are ticking the "Enable gallery" box but not putting what name they want. Without the name I'm afraid we can't set it up. If you are one of those people then please email me at gallery@icklebits.co.uk with your username and preferred title. Gallery will be set up within 48 working hours.

Blogs...

• New Blogs:
  • No new blogs
• Notes:
  • We now have 21 Blogs
  • To read the latest posts go to www.icklebits.co.uk/blogs then you will see the latest posts by each member
• Get Involved!:
  • It's been brought to my attention that people are setting up their blogs but not posting in them! You all clearly need an incentive to get posting...any ideas welcome. Please email us at blog@icklebits.co.uk.

Fairs...

• Fairs and Events Coming Up:
• Wow! The 17th is a busy day!
  • 1st April -
    • Online Workshop - submitted by Lynxes
  • 3rd April -
    • Willerby Fair, Hull - UK
  • 4th-10th April -
    • Chicago International Miniatures Show and Sale
  • 7th April -
    • Three Blind Mice Chicago Show and Sale 
  • 8th April -
    • Independent Miniature Artisans Chicago Show & Sale
    • Three Blind Mice Chicago Show and Sale
  • 9th April -
    • Independent Miniature Artisans Chicago Show & Sale
    • Three Blind Mice Chicago Show and Sale
  • 10th April -
    • South Wootton Fair, near King's Lynn - UK
    • Lyndhurst, Hants, UK
  • 16th April -
    • Desborough & District exhibition and fair submitted by Lynxes
    • Pudsey Fair, Leeds, UK
    • Gateway Miniature Fair & Sale, USA 
    • Mini Les Bois 31st Annual Show & Sale
  • 17th April -
    • Gateway Miniature Fair & Sale
    • Mini Les Bois 31st Annual Show & Sale
    • 21st Spring Lancaster Area Dollhouse Miniatures Show & Sale
    • South Normanton, UK
    • Devizes, Wilts, UK
  • 22nd April -
    • Stevenage Fair, UK
  • 24th April -
    • St Ives Fair - UK
  • 25th April -
    • Newport Pagnell, Bucks, UK
    • The Greater Cleveland Miniature Show, 2011 - CANCELLED
    • Winter Gardens Pavillion, Weston Super Mare, UK
  • 30th April -
    • 10th Annual Fun Day, MA, USA 
      

Click here to view the calendar

• Get Involved!:
  • To add an event (log in first) please click here

Tutorials, Tips and Printables...

• New Tutorials
  • No new tutorial links
  • Videos: (you need to be logged in to view)
  • Polka Dot Cake
  • Opened Book
  • ">Candy
  • Daily (ish!) updates at our tutorial blog. Click here to view.
• New Tips:
  • No new tips
• New Printables:
  • No new printables
  • Notes:
  • We now have 767 tutorials listed on icklebits (including videos)!!!
  • Click here to view all tutorials for March
• Get Involved!:
  • Do you have a tutorial, tip or printable you want to share? If so, please email us at tutorials@icklebits.co.uk or click here for more info.

Articles...

• New Articles:
  • Do You Like To Prepare?
  • How Do I Insert A Video Into A Forum Post?
  • April Fair Dates
• Notes:
  • We have 492 articles to date. Click here to read...
• Get Involved!:
  • Do you have an article you would like to share? If so, please send it to us at features@icklebits.co.uk or click here for more info. We look forward to reading them.

Raffle, Medals and Competitions...

• Raffle:
  • FREE for February! - You can enter as many times as you wish! 
  • Prizes:
    • 1st = 200
    • 2nd = 100
    • 3rd = 50
  • Raffle will be drawn on 1st April 2011
• Competitions:
  • No new competitions
• Get Involved!:
  • Do you have an idea for a competition? How about donating a prize...free advertising for you! Email us at competition@icklebits.co.uk

Business Directory...

• New Entries:
  • No new entries
• Notes:
  • Click here to view the all of latest entries in our business directory
• Get Involved!:
  • Do you have a business or website you would like to put in the directory? If so click here for more info.

Polls...

• New Polls:
  • No new polls
  • Get Involved!:
  • Why don't you suggest one? Email us at admin@icklebits.co.uk with your suggestion.
    100 icklepoints awarded for any published poll!

Newsletter...

• Find out the latest before everyone else!
• Would you like these FREE weekly updates sent to your inbox?
• These are just brief updates of new tutorials, galleries, blogs etc for that week to save you searching the website. We now offer that to your inbox for FREE!
• If you would like that then after logging in, click on Newsletter in the User Menu. Then go to My Subscriptions and tick "Yes" and Save. If you would rather we do that for you then email us at newsletter@icklebits.co.uk with your username and request and we'll do it

Next Week...

• Hm...not decided yet! 

See you next week!

Donna

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