I want to give a great big thanks to the following Etsy sellers for featuring my jewelry in their latest treasury lists!
Oatkacreekstudio for the treasury It's a Madcap Life Team- Circles featuring my Fly Like an Eagle necklace.
Themadcapheiress for the treasury Madcapping It featuring my Modern Love Affair necklace.
Glasspassionsgallery for the treasury Take A Trip featuring my Storms A Comin' necklace.
YouWoodLikeThis for his Earth day inspired treasury Madcap team celebrates mother earth day by recycling and reusing featuring my Earth Bound necklace.
3pearls for the treasury Let's Take the Caddy Out For a Spin featuring my Green Aventurine earrings.
Medusa1307 for the treasury Nel blu dipinto di blu! featuring my Desert Oasis necklace.
MirrorIrorriM for the treasury Blood Stained Coal featuring my Hot Topic necklace.
Guindalejo for the treasury aegean featuring my Desert Oasis necklace.
I really appreciate your support of my work!
Here's a few of my latest treasuries:
bright madcap treasures for May
Lines
A little mystery.
All of them feature members of my team "It's a Madcap Life". We have some really talented and unique artists and sellers on our team. I hope you will check out their shops and see what I mean.
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Monday, May 2, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Doing what I love...
For years people (family and friends mostly) have told me I need to sell my jewelry creations online. I always had an excuse why I wasn't doing it.
1. I spend enough time making jewelry for family and friends that I couldn't possibly keep up with an online store.
Well, life threw a little kink in that...I won't go into details here but I found myself facing a lot more free time and having less help to find homes for my jewelry. I came to realize that I do have the time for it if I make the time. It has to be high on my list of priorities. Also, I can't rely on other people to do what I should be doing for myself. I have to be my own best salesman. And, as my own best salesman I have to promote myself in ways I am comfortable with. Since I enjoy making jewelry and spending time online, I am keeping both of us happy!
2. I don't want to sell online without a business license.
This one is just common sense. Of course I shouldn't be operating any kind of business without going through the proper legal channels first. I was just unwilling to spend the time researching what I needed to do to make everything legit. Once I started the process though, I started to become excited about my new little business. Once I had my business licenses and sales tax ID number I knew I had come a long way and I was going to follow through and try to make a success of it.
3. I had a case of "lack of motivation and overall laziness".
When you are a beaded jewelry maker, you develop a bit of an addiction to beads. In order to buy more beads to feed your addiction you need money...if I can sell a bit of jewelry here or there then before you know it...I have more money for more beads. So there is a motivating factor. As far as the laziness goes, well I think we all have moments of laziness in our lives. I just needed to get over it and move on and try to make something of myself.
Life has a way of sending challenges our way. Brick walls, obstacle courses, ties that bind us...it's up to us to take up the challenge and find a way to make it through, over or around. To find a way to cut ourselves free from the excuses that are holding us back.
Points for me to remember as I continue on this journey:
1. Stay motivated!!
2. Don't lose focus.
3. Keep promoting myself.
Sure, I haven't sold much yet or come even close to breaking even. But, I am just starting off. Now, the potential exists because of the steps I have taken and the work that has been done. The online world is a vast sea of artistic expression and I am just another fish in that sea. It is up to me to keep trying to get my name out there, let others see my work and judge it for themselves. I think if I can remain positive and keep working hard I may even get to where I want to be someday. In the meantime, thank you to all of you that have encouraged me along the way. I do appreciate it and I was listening, really I was. And now I realize I am enjoying every minute of doing what I love!
1. I spend enough time making jewelry for family and friends that I couldn't possibly keep up with an online store.
Well, life threw a little kink in that...I won't go into details here but I found myself facing a lot more free time and having less help to find homes for my jewelry. I came to realize that I do have the time for it if I make the time. It has to be high on my list of priorities. Also, I can't rely on other people to do what I should be doing for myself. I have to be my own best salesman. And, as my own best salesman I have to promote myself in ways I am comfortable with. Since I enjoy making jewelry and spending time online, I am keeping both of us happy!
2. I don't want to sell online without a business license.
This one is just common sense. Of course I shouldn't be operating any kind of business without going through the proper legal channels first. I was just unwilling to spend the time researching what I needed to do to make everything legit. Once I started the process though, I started to become excited about my new little business. Once I had my business licenses and sales tax ID number I knew I had come a long way and I was going to follow through and try to make a success of it.
3. I had a case of "lack of motivation and overall laziness".
When you are a beaded jewelry maker, you develop a bit of an addiction to beads. In order to buy more beads to feed your addiction you need money...if I can sell a bit of jewelry here or there then before you know it...I have more money for more beads. So there is a motivating factor. As far as the laziness goes, well I think we all have moments of laziness in our lives. I just needed to get over it and move on and try to make something of myself.
Life has a way of sending challenges our way. Brick walls, obstacle courses, ties that bind us...it's up to us to take up the challenge and find a way to make it through, over or around. To find a way to cut ourselves free from the excuses that are holding us back.
Points for me to remember as I continue on this journey:
1. Stay motivated!!
2. Don't lose focus.
3. Keep promoting myself.
Sure, I haven't sold much yet or come even close to breaking even. But, I am just starting off. Now, the potential exists because of the steps I have taken and the work that has been done. The online world is a vast sea of artistic expression and I am just another fish in that sea. It is up to me to keep trying to get my name out there, let others see my work and judge it for themselves. I think if I can remain positive and keep working hard I may even get to where I want to be someday. In the meantime, thank you to all of you that have encouraged me along the way. I do appreciate it and I was listening, really I was. And now I realize I am enjoying every minute of doing what I love!
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