To celebrate the upcoming change of season we have a wonderful new Freshwater Pearl Necklace and Earrings set competition! We’re giving away 5 sets of Freshwater Pearl Necklaces and Earrings valued at $575 to bring joy into 5 lucky winner’s lives!...
What a busy and productive time it’s been lately with lots of new necklace and earrings designs being created. I’ve been working with beautiful gemstones, handmade lampwork glass and Czech crystals to create attention grabbing necklaces and earrings. The...
I just love books and when I can combine beautiful books with stunning jewellery then I’m in 7th heaven and this gas certainly happen with my latest jewellery book shopping – “jewels and Jewellery” from the V&A by Clare Phillips. It is a...
I’ve been wondering how many times can I give my jewelry and other creations as presents to friends and family before it is all too predictable and boring for them? You know how it goes, they say they love what you’re doing and buy things from you but do they really...
When you’re making something regularly do you find it useful to create in a different medium to refresh the creative spirit? I love photography, quilting and sewing, drawing and painting and find this helps with my creative business (jewelry) but it wasn’t until a...
I have the ever popular Necklace Display Stands back in stock. They are very popular birthday gifts and are great space savers while showing off your lovely necklaces perfectly! Of course there’s a great collection of earring holders also available online for...
Years ago when I was getting together my jewelry party plan kit I made sure my carry bags for my stock were all beautiful because customers see them and presentation is so important but now I’m bringing that concept into my work space. I’m moving away from using bland...
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...
I watch a great wildlife documentary dvd last night and found it so inspiring – the animals and plant life itself but also the camera work, the composition with the frames, the images and the sheer colors. The movement of the animals in full action is still with me...
Getting a grasp on how to get ready on the wedding day is so much easier when you have a wedding day timesheet to work to. So here’s an timesheet to get you started based on preparation at home, a 4pm wedding ceremony followed by a sit-down dinner reception....
