2010 Will Be The Year!!!

2009 was great, really. I grew enormously as an artist, and my understanding of business has grown exponentially. Ok, maybe not exponentially, but I do understand more than I did!

As great as 2009 was, 2010 is going to be even better! I will have some fun and fabulous "collections" and I will promote them ferociously! I am working on several of these collections currently, and hope to have a photo shoot in the next month! For the first time, ideas are actually coming together into multiple pieces...very exciting, as I have spent a lot of time evolving my style and focus since beginning my company in 2007. I feel more than ever that I actually "know what I'm doing".

My main goal for 2010 is to further develop the branding of my business, as well as obtain press coverage to get my name out there, all while having fun and continuing the learning process, which never stops!

I hope all of you realize your goals in 2010...at least some of them. Never stop trying! And never stop dreaming!

URBAN BAZAAR

The Urban Bazaar is this weekend!!
I will be there sharing a booth with MayBug Bows!!!

Jewelry Tag Branding

As anyone who is trying to build a business knows, branding is a crucial part of marketing. For quite a while I have realized that when someone purchased one of my items, chances are, two months later they will not remember who made the necklace or where it came from. I finally came up with a solution after seeing what a fellow seller on etsy was doing.

After running out of ink on my inkjet printer and not wanting to pay the money for new cartridges, I decided to hand-typeset a logo tag on shrink plastic. Not perfect, but it really adds something to my pieces, and at least now people will remember where their purchase came from. I wish I had done this sooner! I was able to fit about 48 tags on one 8x10 sheet of shrink plastic. The cost of one sheet is around 60 cents. So each tag costs me just over 1 cent!

Don't get me wrong, I would love to have tiny metal tags with a professionally embossed logo like this, but for now, my charming little hand made plastic tags will have to do.

M&M Pendants!

One of my favorite new items in my etsy shop! Real m&ms encased in resin with real candy sprinkles! You can choose any of the usual m&m colors and either the tiny round rainbow sprinkles or the oblong rainbow "jimmies". SO sweet! Each pendant measures about one and one-eighth inches in diameter. Yummy!

Gift Gallery 2009

Yesterday I participated in the 2009 Gift Gallery, held at Cure of Ars church and school in Leawood, Kansas. It was a great show - the best I've ever had, actually! Here are some shots of my booth:My good friend Lauri Meyers also had a booth with her mom that was super cute!And here's a shot of Angie with JunieC's setting up her darling booth.

I think I had more success at this show than in past shows because of my booth set up. In the past I have had just one small table, but I have learned to utilize more space and spread things out so buyers can see. Overall, it was a great experience! I really, REALLY appreciate my mom helping me with this show, although I didn't get a photo of her - she's the BEST!!!

New Press Kit - Finally!

I have been working on my "new" press kit slash look book since early this year and finally have it up. Feel free to take a look by clicking on the link in the upper right of this page.

Custom Swarovski Necklace

I just finished this custom Swarovski necklace that will be worn to a wedding by the mother of the bride. It's a simple design, but is so stunning! I used a large teardrop crystal AB pendant flanked on each side by smaller teardrops. The remaining beads are rounded bicones, which are much more comfortable against the skin than the non-rounded version. I hope the customer loves this as much as I do!