For March birthdays the gemstone is Aquamarine – a beautiful blue gem stone that is usually set in gold. The name comes from the seawater color of the gemstone and today it is the lighter bluer that is popular. The healing crystal properties for aquamarine are...
It is probably one of the most obvious things for me to say, but I love Colour so when I found out Victoria Finlay’s first book was called “Colour – Travels Through the Paintbox” I just had to read it. And I’m loving it. The stories...
Come see our beautiful new designs for gemstone jewelry online. The sterling silver gem stone jewelry comes with free gift wrapping so makes great gift ideas as well as something special for yourself. Many of the pieces are gem stone jewelry one of a kind designs so...
I love butterfly and dragonfly jewelry and have just been making updates to my Dragonfly and Butterfly Jewelry online area. Butterfly in Amber set with Sterling Silver – pin and pendants available. Dragonfly Jewelry Silver Sterling Save $25 when you buy this...
Just in! This fabulous beaded jewelry watch is on elastic so it is so easy to fit and wear anytime! Click here to shop online for beaded jewelry watch sale. Smiles, Belinda http://www.CreativelyBelle.com/sale – see our online jewelry sale here – join the...
Last night I was looking through “1000 Glass Beads – Innovation and Imagination in Contemporary Glass Beadmaking” by Lark Books (2204) and I remembered all over again why I fell in love with the book and just HAD TO HAVE IT. 1000 Glass Beads is a...
Part of the success of a small business is having the flexibility to try new things and adapt to new conditions. For me this year this means doing more craft shows so I get to travel around the country more. So I thought I’d share some craft show listings to...
Well I got caught up in the searching around for books so here are some more books about selling your craft, making a business from your craft, business basics and lots of useful information. Remember, support other independent businesses and get your books from...
It has been a busy month with setting in place what’s needed to make this year a success. Something that I’ve found really useful and important to do is review my business and marketing tools. So I’ve gone over my flyers for shows and markets with some improvements...
For all of us building a creative business sharing wisdom and the simple how-to’s is vital for making it work. Coming from a writing and IT background I needed to get advice from experienced sources and have found reading books by people who are doing it to be...
