Don’t forget the card! Are you taking Dad to lunch, to a movie, golfing, to a car show…you get the point. Maybe you don’t need to buy a gift per se, but you should still give Dad the perfect card to complement the experience you are so lovingly giving him. Here are a few of my favorite [...]
Entries from May 2008
May 30, 2008
Daily Gift Finds for Dad
Dad is a tough guy to shop for. How do you find the perfect gift for the Dad that has everything? I’ll be doing a daily gift find post to help out my readers and showcase some unique gift ideas. Enjoy!
First up today, we have a customizable “Daddy Ring” from bddesigns. This ring is perfect [...]
May 29, 2008
Expanding Your Business to Wholesale/Consignment
I’ve seen a lot of questions lately looking for information on the wholesale/consignment world. I’m interested myself, and did some digging today.
Your first step should be to figure out your costs, what you want to charge wholesale and what you want to charge retail. I found THE BEST blog post in the world about formulating [...]
May 28, 2008
Loving it - Today’s Etsy Finds
I’m completely intent on snagging more treasuries on Etsy (for those non-Etsy readers, treasuries are a way for buyers and sellers to showcase other’s work they like). That being said, I’m always amazed at the fabulous finds I come across when browsing for treasury worthy items. Here’s a few sellers I fell in love with [...]
May 26, 2008
Monday, Monday, Ya da da da da da
What a lovely day. Really. No television (who wants to watch daytime television really? I turned it on for five minutes while I ate my Cheerios and Maury Povich was on doing more paternity results…seriously…how many paternity shows can one man do? How does Connie Chung do it? Cheese!)
The weather was cooler today, in the [...]
May 25, 2008
Sunday Blahs
I have always felt “blah” on Sunday. Since forever. It’s something about the way life moves on a Sunday, the way the light is different, the sleepiness of the whole day that gets me that way. However, on a holiday weekend like this one it feels like just another day. Yeah!
Off to watch “My Left [...]
May 21, 2008
Another Beautiful Day
Not too much here on the homefront folks, unfortunately my work weeks are usually not too eventful because of A) spending 8 hours at my fabulous job and B) being tired when I get home and having to get to bed at a decent hour. However, today was lovelier than usual because a friend of [...]
May 19, 2008
Winner of the Victoriana Earrings Giveaway
After much deliberation over how the winner should be chosen, I went old hat and threw all the names into a bowl. I’m proud to announce the winner is….Roxy! By the way, Roxy has a pretty nifty blog about shopping and fashion that is a fun read. You can find her in my blog links, [...]
May 19, 2008
Bad Blogger, Yes I Know!
Hello happy readers! I’ve been so busy designing my new jewelry line and getting this baby of a business off the ground that I’ve completely neglected the blog for 10 whole days!! Whoa. Time flies, really it does.
Here’s what I’ve been up to:
* designed, crafted and posted the first four in a series of the [...]
