My work in progress! Another picture of Catherene the Great!

Please be patient with me while I get the hang of blogging. This still a little new to me.

Right now I am only writing a blog on Mondays; however that may change as I figure out that I have more to say on things.

I am a little late getting started today. Darn insomnia!! I realized last week that I did not have all of the beads I needed for this project, so I had to order the beads I forgot. I am waiting to get them in the mail. I was able to get something done on the project though and here is my latest photo of it:

I have named it Catherene, the Great!

New feature in my weekly blog

It is Monday and a holiday (President's Day for those that may have forgotten) and I am late getting started this morning. I am going to begin putting work in progress pictures on my blog. I have a pendant I have started planning and trying to work out the dimensions for a special order, for a special friend. It is heart shaped and is in beautiful colors!! I am trying to determine the scale so I can resize the pendant.

Of course pictures online are mostly way different than in real life, mine included, and so to determine what size with out a pattern or directions can be tricky! That being said, this is where I am at in this project:

Progress on my Artfire shop

I now have 5 items in shop that have been revised. All of the descriptions have already been updated and the 5 items also have new pictures. They are the first 5 items in my shop. Let me know what you think. http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/RoxysRox

Revamping my website

I have had my website, http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/RoxysRox since, I think 2008, and I decided to revamp the entire site. I have only had 5 sales since it opened and decided that there was something I was not getting, so I consulted with someone on Artfire for a critique, JimJuris, http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/JimJuris and he has been giving me pointers and is helping quite a bit. 

It will take me a few weeks to get it all done but I think it will result in more sales and maybe I might be able to make a living off of my site. Please be patient while my site is under construction. 

Wow! I did it. I finally got into my blog account and connected it to Google+. Hopefully, this will help with promotion of my jewelry. I have not posted since 2009. I had forgotten about it until I decided to write a blog.

https://handmadeartists.com/shop/roxysrox

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/RoxysRox

Here is my latest creation for Valentine's Day but it can be worn year round. 

I am walking on air!

Okay, so I get most of my supplies from Fire Mountain Gems. I love those guys! A couple of months ago, I noticed that they have a section where you can post photos of your work. I thought "What the heck" I get lots of complements on my avatar on Etsy and Artfire, so I thought I would enter that photo. A short time later(can't remember how long) I got an email from them and they said they would like to put my photo on their Customer Photos section and that they would send me an email when they posted it.

Well yesterday, I got an email from them and they have put my cuff bracelet on their website. I am so excited.
Here is the link. Go check it out!!
http://www.firemountaingems.com/galleryofdesigns/snapshots_design_gallery.asp?docid=9A7E&WT.cg_s=Customer+Snapshots&sact=search

So much to do and so little time

First, I am on a two week hiatus from my "day job". Wahoo!!!! Now, where to start. I guess I will start by deep cleaning my house, getting my finances in order, all while trying to make jewelry and get caught up with all my online shops, blogs, social network sites, etc. I think I have spread myself to thin with all the social sites. Some of them require that we promote others (not that I don't want to, I just don't have the time)

Most of my customers at work(I actually do sell my items)say I should submit my designs to the company I work for and I would love to, but I just cannot do it fast enough. They also ask if I sell locally and I would love to as well, however, I sell my products as fast as I can make them (and that is a good thing), so I have no inventory.

I have also signed up on Google Analytics and I have not been able to find out how to get it to work for my shops.

That is why I have not posted a blog in quite a while!

Okay, off to get busy. Stay tuned for more in the next two weeks.