Taking Pictures of Jewellery Designs

Something I’ve been enjoying the results of is my collection of pictures of my work over the last few years. I take pictures of my fancier necklaces and collect them in a folder. The only sorting is by year really. Now I get to look through the designs and get to see...

Visit Us at the New Look Rocks Market!

Come visit us at our new stall at the famous Rocks Markets! We’re located in the Rocks Centre courtyard, just by the Argyle Centre (and its new pub). It’s a great market to come visit with friends for a relaxing weekend escape – whether you’re...

How To Create Your Own Sale Success

To build a successful business there must be some selling involved to get the incoming cash flow. I haven’t come across a business yet that just has money come into it because people think it is a fine thing to give a business their money. Even charities must sell to...

Seasonal Change Influencing Creative Designs

You know those days when you get the feeling of the change in season and it gets the creative juices going? Mine has got me thinking in terms of colors for the season. It is like a hunger that must be satiated before I can feel settled. So creating and making until...

Craft Fair Directories to Explore

For all of us making a living from our craft business knowing where to sell is a constant quest. I started showing my beaded jewelry at a few different arts and craft shows in regional areas and it was such a good thing that I’m doing more of it. So I got looking...

Customer Loyalty Program Ideas

I was buying DVD’s and was given a discount voucher with my receipt that is valid in 2 weeks time. So they are giving their shopping (spending) customers a loyalty reward and bringing them back into the shop within the month to spend more and all with a simple...

Looking after Money

I started my Christmas shopping this week, it wasn’t planned it was much more about opportunity. I do like to get my Christmas gift shopping started early because it spreads the cost of the season over months rather than trying to jam it into just a few weeks...

3 Month Business Plan for Success

I was listening to an interview with a successful business woman, Lynn Fox, who said small businesses need to have business plans that focus on the coming 3 – 6 months. Lynn Fox keeps her single page business plan on the fridge so she constantly sees...

Just Loving the Olympics!

I’ve really been enjoying the Olympics this week, especially with the swimming and the gymnastics. I cheer for everyone, especially in the gymnastics when you see the individual characters of the competitors, because of all the hopes and dreams each...