New Stuff

I posted some new pieces in my Etsy shop. If you look to the right you'll see them. I also made FIVE of this pendant the other day, because my friends liked it and wanted to buy it. It says "Alis Volat Propris" - Latin for "She flies with her own wings." Very empowering for a female, and isn't the typical "believe", "courage", "faith" and "strength" so often seen out there lately. Of course I've used those words in pieces myself, and will continue to, but this one is unique to me. A lot of the women I know are strong (read: headstrong) and amazing women, and this fits pretty much all of the females I know. If you know me at all you'd know I wouldn't surround myself with anything less.

Anyway, back to the piece, I've also had it done in gold plate for a friend who usually wears silver, but wanted to symbolize new beginnings in 2009 by buying and wearing something she usually wouldn't.

I wear one myself...hopefully it's a piece that does well. More women should fly.

New Year....

I really don't like resolutions, but recently I came up with goals I want to accomplish in 2009, and somehow I don't think I can avoid calling them anything but RESOLUTIONS.

There are only TWO things I want to do this year.
1) Lose 20 lbs.
2) Grow my jewelry business

The first one will require discipline, etc. etc. I know what I need to do to achieve it. It's the doing it that is going to be the hard part.

The second one was stated in four words but requires a LOT of things on my to do list. I want to have a website created, I want to learn how to better market my jewelry, I want to do at least 3 shows this year, I want to hire a sales rep and get my pieces in at least 3 boutiques, and last - and this is something I JUST thought of while I was typing this, I want to have a piece featured in a magazine.

I don't think that's asking too much :)

I'll try to start blogging here more and featuring more pieces as I make them, and I'd like to learn how to take better pictures. Any feedback would be much appreciated.

Hope you all had a great New Years, and that 2009 is prosperous for you and yours!