Something I love about presenting my handmade jewelry designs at Craft Fairs, Wedding Expos, Jewelry Parties and Jewelry Shows is having all my work around me on full display. I know this sounds obvious but the key is I love what I do and playing with the beads. I...
Something my arts and crafts has given me is a love for Colour – all sorts of colors. So as a birthday present I was given the Victoria Finlay book “Colour” and I’m loving it. I’m only into the first 20 pages and there’s already...
For any of us who love jewelry we enjoy the beauty of the designs and want to revel in them as much as possible. So tucking them away in a jewelry box to get all tangle up and forgotten about is a bit back to front. For me I have found that using creative jewelry...
Building a good quality customer database list is the goal for all growing businesses and a key reason why we get out there at craft shows and fairs all year round. I know for me capturing customer contact details is crucial for creating and maintaining a strong...
I’ve been working in some different mediums lately – namely pastels and pencils – and I’m finding it is influencing my work (jewelry design). This regularly happens when I make time for doing something else creative, another craft, working with color etc but I seem to...
If part of your New Year’s resolution is to improve the profile of your blog the check out this 75 websites you can submit your blog to – it’s amazing. It will take some time to sort through but you can really get your blog out there for the world to...
I love the ‘Conversation Hour’ with Richard Fidler on the ABC and today was no different. Again Richard interviewed an amazing person. This time it was a man who has created Everyday Hero – a website that managed to raise over a million dollars in a...
I wrapped up last year by working with a business/life coach and I’m really feeling the results of that effort today. To get this year going I did a big clean out. My spare room/work room/store room was getting down to only having one little narrow goat’s track...
This year I’m going to do something different, I’m going to explore regional craft shows. I missed out on a break away from the business last year and I really missed having a holiday to recharge the inspiration batteries – so important when you have a creative...
I’ve been doing a stack of clearing out this month and have been really enjoying the sense of space and liberation but what happens when I go into one of my favorite craft shops? I bought more and added to my stash! It was the colors all over again that did it to me,...
