Kelly Dobbs Henthorne, Abshier House

Step by Step / Updated 10-18-2022

Chalk paint can be used to paint almost anything — walls, kitchen cabinets, metal, wood, and even fabric — but the most common use is to give new life to old furniture or to make newer pieces look old. The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn't a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work. You can just dive right in.

Article / Updated 05-01-2017

Eventbrite gives you a great deal of control over how your event page looks. If you fill out the basic information, include a logo, and do little to no customization, your page looks like this: Source: Eventbrite.com But you'd probably like it to have some more pizzazz. To change any of the basic information, you can click the Edit button and make any desired changes. To change the look of your page, follow these steps: Click the Design option. Choose a theme from the options shown or click the Or design your own option. Source: Eventbrite.com You can choose from 15 different themes. As you highlight your theme choices, the page at the bottom of the screen changes to give you a preview of your chosen theme: Source: Eventbrite.com Or, combine your two options. Choose a new theme and make your own selections as well. The figure shows the same theme with a box header (wow, that's red) and a box border (also red, but not so intense) added. Source: Eventbrite.com Add a header or footer by selecting the Custom Header/Footer option. The figure shows the header trying to load. . ."Loading Preview." You are only limited in color combinations by your own imagination or sense of style!

Step by Step / Updated 05-01-2017

You've found an event you want to buy tickets for promoted on Eventbrite, an online event planning service, or you've been invited to attend by the event's organizer. So how do you go about buying tickets? For many Eventbrite events, you can purchase tickets on the Eventbrite website rather than waiting to pay at the door.

Step by Step / Updated 05-01-2017

An event isn't an event without attendees. For public events, you can use the promotional tools available through Eventbrite. But, how do you invite specific people to your private event? Suppose you are organizing a family reunion. You've done the hard work, set the date and time, booked the location, decided on food, and made a guest list. Now, it's time to let Eventbrite send out the invitations for you. First, of course, you have to have set up your event through Eventbrite. Create your event page and make your event live. Then follow these steps to have Eventbrite send the invitations:

Step by Step / Updated 03-09-2017

You might want to sell tickets to an event through Eventbrite, which offers event-planning services for events both large and small, for-profit and nonprofit, and public and private. Here's how you can sell tickets to your event.

Step by Step / Updated 03-27-2016

If you have a document that you need to sign electronically, and yours is the only signature required, you can do so easily in DocuSign. Log into your DocuSign account and follow these steps:

Step by Step / Updated 03-27-2016

EchoSign, the electronic signature software from Adobe, enables you to sign documents without the hassle of printing and copying them. Follow these steps to sign any document:

Step by Step / Updated 03-27-2016

You can use DocuSign, an efficient cloud-based digital-signing software package, to create your own document templates. Suppose that you are coordinating a craft fair and need to have each vendor sign off on the rules and regulations. You can create a document template and have DocuSign send a signature form to all the vendors for you. Sign onto your DocuSign account and follow these steps to create a template:

Step by Step / Updated 03-27-2016

With Eventbrite, you can create any kind of event, from a family reunion to a large festival with ticket sales and thousands of attendees. To begin, go to the Eventbrite website. Then follow these steps to create a family reunion:

Article / Updated 03-26-2016

Eventbrite is an online event-planning site from which you can create an event page, register attendees, track attendance, and even sell tickets online or at the door. Post an event online. With Eventbrite, you can post any kind of event, from a long-overdue family reunion, spiritual retreat, community art festival, or really just about anything that involves people getting together. Events that are free for attendees, also are free to you, the organizer. Customize the event page. You have almost complete control over how your event page looks and what you can offer on that page. For example, you can offer a discount code for online ticket sales, merchandise (t-shirts branded with your family name for that reunion), or even a secret code to get into the event (knock on the blue door and say "Rosebud"). Sell tickets online. Through Eventbrite, you can offer online tickets sales through PayPal or credit cards. You also can track the payments and issue refunds. Promote your event. Eventbrite gives you the ability to promote your event through social media, to send out invitations, and to have your event be findable through most search engines. Sell tickets at the door. With the free Neon app, you can sell tickets at the door and register people as they arrive. Track ticket sales and registration. Through Eventbrite, you can watch and evaluate your sales in real-time. Before you can do any of these cools things in Eventbrite, you need to sign up for an account. Go to the Eventbrite website and click the Try It Now button. Source: Eventbrite.com Provide your email and password, and you're ready to create an event.