One thing I love about creating hand stamped jewelry is that no two designs are ever alike!!
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Personalized Especially For You!
Here's a custom charm bracelet made for someone special!
One thing I love about creating hand stamped jewelry is that no two designs are ever alike!!
One thing I love about creating hand stamped jewelry is that no two designs are ever alike!!
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Time flies!
So it's been five weeks since I brought home my little bundle of joy! Where has the time gone? I feel like he's grown so much in just a short time!
On the jewelry front-working on some pearl designs and new hand stamped designs!
Shipping orders from July 13 this coming week!
On the jewelry front-working on some pearl designs and new hand stamped designs!
Shipping orders from July 13 this coming week!
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Jackson's Arrival
OK Friends....
Some of you may have known that I was pregnant and expecting our first child over the past few months, and now I have exciting news to share, my son, Jackson was born on June 16th, 2012!!! I am happy and overjoyed with our new edition to our family! Hubby and I are no longer 2 with a puppy... were 3 with still one sweet Yorkie!
After recovering for the past week, settling in, and figuring feeding and sleeping schedules (still figuring this out)... I am just now getting back into making jewelry orders, focusing on new items and balancing being a new mom. I have a few weeks off as well from my day job and plan to take full advantage of balancing jewelry making and motherhood! So wish me luck! I always have new ideas and hope to finally be able to bring one or two to life!!
Any moms out there who balance it all?? Any suggestions, tips, or thoughts? Please leave a comment and share!
Some of you may have known that I was pregnant and expecting our first child over the past few months, and now I have exciting news to share, my son, Jackson was born on June 16th, 2012!!! I am happy and overjoyed with our new edition to our family! Hubby and I are no longer 2 with a puppy... were 3 with still one sweet Yorkie!
After recovering for the past week, settling in, and figuring feeding and sleeping schedules (still figuring this out)... I am just now getting back into making jewelry orders, focusing on new items and balancing being a new mom. I have a few weeks off as well from my day job and plan to take full advantage of balancing jewelry making and motherhood! So wish me luck! I always have new ideas and hope to finally be able to bring one or two to life!!
Any moms out there who balance it all?? Any suggestions, tips, or thoughts? Please leave a comment and share!
Friday, May 25, 2012
First Magazine Publication!!
So I decided to take a bit of a leap if FAITH and purchase some advertising space in Pregnancy & Newborn magazine to promote my hand stamped jewelry! (fitting being that I am a new mom to be- and that lots of mommies out there love my jewelry).
While the advertising cost may be small to some businesses out there- it was a lot for me to commit! But I think with some Faith, Hopeful prayers and a lil extra Love into my product line- I can get the growth I am looking for- praying, praying for the return on the investment!
Wish me luck! And check out the Free Stuff page of P&N June issue on stands May 28th! You will find me in there!
While the advertising cost may be small to some businesses out there- it was a lot for me to commit! But I think with some Faith, Hopeful prayers and a lil extra Love into my product line- I can get the growth I am looking for- praying, praying for the return on the investment!
Wish me luck! And check out the Free Stuff page of P&N June issue on stands May 28th! You will find me in there!
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Mother's Day Weekend
Well I can't believe it's been a month already since my last post! Time surely keeps flying by. I've been busy in the studio preparing several Mother's Day orders and just completed the last one to be overnighted for one special mom!!
In addition, I have been doing those last minute preparations to prepare for the birth of my son! Only a few weeks to go!!! This past week has been rough on my body-I am very tired and starting to notice changes to my body to help get ready for the big day!!!
Below is a picture of some me and some of my girls at my bridal shower!
It was such a fun day!!
I must say for being a "new mom to be" I feel like I am one lucky girl this Mother's Day!! I am excited for all the things to come with being a mother.
Even my lil yorkie, Lucy has been in on the family action helping us prepare-she climbed in this new car seat to show us how it will be done when we go to buckle in our lil new guy in car!!
I must say for being a "new mom to be" I feel like I am one lucky girl this Mother's Day!! I am excited for all the things to come with being a mother.
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!
In addition, I have been doing those last minute preparations to prepare for the birth of my son! Only a few weeks to go!!! This past week has been rough on my body-I am very tired and starting to notice changes to my body to help get ready for the big day!!!
Below is a picture of some me and some of my girls at my bridal shower!
I must say for being a "new mom to be" I feel like I am one lucky girl this Mother's Day!! I am excited for all the things to come with being a mother.
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
New Toddler Name Bracelet
This lil cutie was created for a special little toddler girl named Lucy! She'll be styling this fun little piece in her family pictures coming up-custom created just for her!
So adorable!!
So adorable!!
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Sharing, Blogging, Business Branding and Branding You!
So I just checked into my IndieGoGo account, and I am sad to report no results on raising the funds to support my little business in my mini corner of the world wide web. My goal was to purchase advertising space in mommy magazines, and show off my talents of handstamping custom creations!
Advertising can be sooo expensive, and I have found a few magazines that would be perfect to be a part of... but I dont think I am quite ready for that advertisng expense! Although, I am ready for the next steps in growing my business to that level.
On the brighter side, I found three wonderful and helpful sites to help me learn of other ways promote, and thought I'd share them.
First up is: The SITS Girls: a bloggng website helping other bloggers blog more effectively, creatively, and support others in "bloggy goodness" as they like to say! They even have free forums, and Blogging Boot camp! I am up for this lttle adventure of learning more in the craft of blogging. As we know I could be better about it, and blog more often. I have several thoughts and ideas that run and dance in mind each day of things to put on my blog and share, but getting them here is another story, and I'd like to make and extra effort to be more apart of the blogging universe. I think SITSGirls is a good place to start.
Second: I stumbled onto the Blog: Rags to Stiches - where Alissa blogs about her life, dreams, struggles and triumphs. And it is through her inspirational blog featured on the SITSGirls site, that I also found the thrid great site....
Passionfruit: where bloggers can sell and promote other small business and blogs through thier own sites and to others alike. So I signed up for an ad space on Alissa's blog - a small advertising piece of change to learn about the process and set up my account there as well. These three sites were just one little glory of my day!
I orginally set up this blog to talk about a day in the life of a jewelry artist.... an rightly so, I will. But after today's adventures of surfing the net... it will include the journey of not only crafting, and creating jewelry, but now also the aspects of building a small business brand. And in addition to that, I hope to incorporate this blog mainly as a place where you can learn more about me - not only as the artist who creates those custom pieces but also the woman who shares her journey in life with family and friends!
So, as an add in here for the first time... something more personal.... My hubby and I are expecting our first child this summer! I am excited to say that I am just around 11 weeks away form the big day. We've had lots of homemade projects going on up to now (guest room redo to baby room), and I think it would be something neat to share...
So stay tuned to The Dashing Pearl, because there's more to come form this creative crafting, jewelry artist, wife, and mommy to be..... and I cant wait to share with you!
Advertising can be sooo expensive, and I have found a few magazines that would be perfect to be a part of... but I dont think I am quite ready for that advertisng expense! Although, I am ready for the next steps in growing my business to that level.
On the brighter side, I found three wonderful and helpful sites to help me learn of other ways promote, and thought I'd share them.
First up is: The SITS Girls: a bloggng website helping other bloggers blog more effectively, creatively, and support others in "bloggy goodness" as they like to say! They even have free forums, and Blogging Boot camp! I am up for this lttle adventure of learning more in the craft of blogging. As we know I could be better about it, and blog more often. I have several thoughts and ideas that run and dance in mind each day of things to put on my blog and share, but getting them here is another story, and I'd like to make and extra effort to be more apart of the blogging universe. I think SITSGirls is a good place to start.
Second: I stumbled onto the Blog: Rags to Stiches - where Alissa blogs about her life, dreams, struggles and triumphs. And it is through her inspirational blog featured on the SITSGirls site, that I also found the thrid great site....
Passionfruit: where bloggers can sell and promote other small business and blogs through thier own sites and to others alike. So I signed up for an ad space on Alissa's blog - a small advertising piece of change to learn about the process and set up my account there as well. These three sites were just one little glory of my day!
I orginally set up this blog to talk about a day in the life of a jewelry artist.... an rightly so, I will. But after today's adventures of surfing the net... it will include the journey of not only crafting, and creating jewelry, but now also the aspects of building a small business brand. And in addition to that, I hope to incorporate this blog mainly as a place where you can learn more about me - not only as the artist who creates those custom pieces but also the woman who shares her journey in life with family and friends!
So, as an add in here for the first time... something more personal.... My hubby and I are expecting our first child this summer! I am excited to say that I am just around 11 weeks away form the big day. We've had lots of homemade projects going on up to now (guest room redo to baby room), and I think it would be something neat to share...
So stay tuned to The Dashing Pearl, because there's more to come form this creative crafting, jewelry artist, wife, and mommy to be..... and I cant wait to share with you!
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