Q: Find a clean, smooth, nonporous surface where your clay can dry for 24 hours. Put your clay down and do not disturb or move the clay while it dries. You'll need to be patient to make sure that you don't ruin your project. A cool, dry area (one with low humidity) is best. Mild air circulation is also helpful. Thicker projects (over 1cm) may take even longer to dry.Better to be safe than sorry. After 24 hours the clay should definitely be dry to the touch, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it is ready. If your clay project is thick you may want to give it some extra time. There are other ways to visually evaluate if your clay is ready as well. Resin based clay turns darker and more translucent. Paper based clay will stay very opaque. Once it is dry, carefully remove the clay from the drying area and take it back to your work area. You may want to lay down some newspapers or an old sheet. Be careful, while the clay will be hard it may be quite brittle. Don't drop it and risk breaking it. If desired, you can decorate your project further! Tempera, acrylic, and watercolor paints can be used on dry clay projects. You can also use glue to attach beads, sequins, fabric, and other fun decorations to your clay project.
A: Dry your clay. Check if the clay is dry. Remove the clay from the drying area. Decorate your clay.

Q: Decide who is going to do what once you start the event. Delegate people to retrieve and set up the equipment, someone to organize the goods and volunteers once they arrive, and someone to keep track of the money. Invite your friends that will contribute and try hard. Make sure you have an adult around so if you need any help, they'll be there to help. If you live in a suburb, consider moving the sale to the corner of your street, or to the front of the neighborhood. Move your set up to the reasonable area. Design attention-grabbing and colorful media with the date, time, place and cause being supported. Design and share posters online or put paper ones up in well frequented areas. If you are selling at a school, have your bake sale announced over an intercom, in the daily notice or school paper, or whatever is available. Advertise your organization through your clothes. If you are raising funds for your scout troop, for instance, wear your uniform. Bake sales are a good opportunity to bake a variety of goodies. A bake sale needs baked items, which ideally will be homemade. Have all your baking volunteers bake the goods the day before the sale, to ensure maximum freshness. You could bake the items yourself and this is usually the cheapest way. Divide the baking between many members, if possible. Alternatively, buy them from a local bakery or shop. This is particularly effective if people don't usually have access to such goods, such as at a high school. It also is easier for people who can't cook, or don't have the time. A lot of people like to have a bit of liquid to wash down sugary treats, and it is an additional chance for you or your group to earn a bit of extra money. Coffee, tea, iced tea, lemonade, water, and soda are all good options. However, use common sense: hot coffee probably will not sell well on a hot summer day.
A: Coordinate the work. Decide on an area you'd like to sell at. Publicize the event. Make the goods. Get drinks to sell as well.

Q: Pre-assessment is not a required step in the certification process. However, a preliminary review will give the certification body a chance to pinpoint any obvious errors or omissions in your documentation. Clearing up these issues before the formal audit will help you focus your quality system and improve your chances of successfully meeting ISO certification standards. If you opt to go through with a pre-assessment, you'll need to provide your chosen certification body with a complete, up-to-date copy of your Quality Management System paperwork. Be aware that the pre-assessment period may add 2-4 weeks to the certification process. On the opening date of your inspection, your registrar will sit down with key company personnel to introduce themselves and briefly discuss the proceedings. They'll then turn their attention to inspecting your company's operations and making sure they adhere to the standards detailed in your Quality Management System. Be prepared to offer your assistance any way you can. You or your employees may be separately interviewed or called upon to explain details of policies and procedures that are central to your operations. The actual audit is an ongoing process that may take anywhere from days to weeks. The exact length will depend on the complexity of your Quality Management System and the size and organizational structure of your company. Following the audit, the certifying body will send out a detailed audit report by mail. The report will summarize the registrar's findings throughout the audit and bring to your attention any areas where your company's practices don't match the standards listed in your Quality Management System (referred to as "non conformities.") The registrar may cite two different types of issuesMinor Non-conformities and Major Nonconformities. Make sure your project supervisor, internal auditor, and all other key employees are present when you go over the findings of your audit report. This is a brief document explaining the nature of the issue and articulating the measures needed to correct it. It's primary purpose is to demonstrate to the certifying body that you understand how an oversight fails to live up to ISO standards. Most Minor Nonconformities can be cleared up without the need for additional inspections, and won't hold up your certification. Minor Nonconformities refer to small procedural errors or instances where policy and practice don't quite line up, but don't ultimately impact that quality of your product or service. These citations point to glaring discrepancies in the way your business model is conceived and executed. Coming back from a Major Nonconformity most often involves a series of follow-up inspections, along with the costs associated with fixing the problem from within. Your company or product will not be approved for certification until all Major Nonconformity citations have been reexamined and cleared by the registrar. Major Nonconformities could also leave you subject to fines or similar penalties if they are discovered to be in violation of the law. If your audit report comes back with more than one Major Nonconformity highlighted, you may need to reconsider the content of your Quality Management System to determine whether it's feasible in its current form. If the registrar is satisfied with their findings, they'll report back to the certifying body with a recommendation that your company be awarded certification. You'll then be sent your official certificate. The document will display your level of certification and the exact set of standards you were found to be in compliance with, along with an official stamp from the certifying body. It may take 2-3 weeks for your certificate to arrive after you've gotten word of approval from the certifying body. Your business will also be added to a register of companies with ISO certification, which can be viewed by consumers as well as other businesses.
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Submit your Quality Management System documentation for pre-assessment. Pass the external audit. Review your full audit report. Submit a plan of corrective action for resolving Minor Nonconformities. Tighten up your operations to deal with Major Nonconformities. Await your ISO certification.