Posts by Sharon

Need Some Motivation – Here’s Some Help

Life Coach Lynn Cutts of Manage Your Muse has a great weekly motivational tool that she sends out via email every Monday a.m. Weekly Challengers is free; but that doesn't mean it isn't valuable. I've been a faithful reader for several years now. I've found this quick motivational tool as a great way to start the week off with a positive attitude. I take the "challenge" and work through it silently throughout the week by reflecting on it during my short rest periods from the computer or beading. Take the challenge and see how it can make a difference in your personal and creative life.

Become a Rose of Sharon Jewelry Fan @ Facebook

Rose of Sharon Jewelry has its own Facebook Fan Page. If you're a Facebook member, this is a quick and easy way to keep in touch. Fans will receive special discounts and early notice of our upcoming promotions.
Also don't forget to join our birthday club - free earrings on your birthday along with our monthly newsletter. Sign up on the right.

WordPress Ate Blog Subscribers

It seems that something has gone wrong with my WordPress blog subscriber program and it may have eaten some subscribers (or at least their info). If you receive this post message, it means you are still safe and secure in my database. If you didn't - well you cannot read this can you - but I will try to contact you directly to have you resubscribe. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Time for Creating – Important or Just Urgent?

An aha! came to me today about time for creating. When you never seem to get to a project, is it because you are too busy? I always seem to be busy - even when I'm playing with the boys - my mind is elsewhere (shame on me). Most of the time if I look carefully at what fills my day, I discover I've been putting out fires or dealing with the urgent things in life. Now do this... Now do that. But am I really doing the important things in life?

As you rush through the day, ask yourself is this important or just tugging on your brain as urgent? Urgent things aren't necessarily important; nor are important things necessarily urgent. Many important things are best done slowly and deliberately - like reading a story to your child or slathering your dry skin with a fragrant cream. Neither are urgent for they have long-term importance in your life.

Create your own set of "IMPORTANTS" and focus 80% of your time on those. Don't let the URGENT GREMLIN* tell you otherwise. Soon your creative projects will find their rightful place in your life.

(* Thanks Lynn for helping me name this nasty selfish creature.)

Black Jewelry – Never Out of Style

Fashion's universal color is black. Always in style - black handmade jewelry amps up your looks as it captures and reflects the light on your hair, eyes and skin. Bedazzled is a new 2-piece necklace set hand beaded by Betty and available now in the Rose of Sharon Jewelry store.

Every woman should own at least one fabulous black necklace for "after 5" events. This is my personal favorite to Bedazzle 'em. bedeazzled-necklace-set bedazzled-clasp


Spring Floral Jewelry Series – Handmade Softly Spring Necklace and Earrings Released Today

Betty's newest in her Spring Floral series was released today. Softly Spring features plum faux pearls and a beautiful pink, lilac and teal enameled floral pendant. Such a beautifully classic handmade necklace set would really brighten up your wardrobe for many seasons to come. Check out Softly Spring now. softly-spring-necklace-set softly-spring-focal
Please let Betty know how much you enjoy this lovely Spring necklace set. The comment link is on the left!

Faux Handmade Jewelry

Have you noticed lately that a lot of jewelry featured in magazines is faux handmade? The makers of mass-produced jewelry (and if you see it advertised it has to be made in a factory somewhere) are trying hard to capture what is unique and special about handmade jewelry. But you know it just isn't the same. No one carefully sorted through every single bead, dreamed for days about how to finish a single bracelet, took necklace apart 3 times just to get the drape perfect or redesigned a $30 pair of earrings for a special customer.

Don't you just love it? Thanks to all our customers, friends and fans who appreciate what goes into every handmade piece of jewelry created by the women of Rose of Sharon Jewelry. Want to share your appreciation? Tell others about Rose of Sharon Jewelry - don't be stingy - there's plenty of wonderful designs to go around - no matter what you like!


Selling Your Jewelry Art

Selling product is the goal of having a business. It has become even more important to concentrate your attention every day on growing your sales as competition is tremendous. I spend 90% of my work time promoting and marketing Rose of Sharon Jewelry on a budget. I'm always wondering around Twitter, Facebook and the Web looking for ideas and ways to maximize our exposure.

I found Craft Biz Blog this evening and thought I'd share it with my fellow jewelry artists and other handmade sellers. This article especially caught my attention - Why are Your Crafts Not Selling? Terri Belford is a Craft Business Coach and she has an interesting angle on this age old question. Even in a down economy, people are joyously buying handmade but not everyone is selling! Drop by her site use this article to really look at what you are doing. It can be tough to be truthful as your art is your soul but if you want to be profitable then it is worth the potential uneasiness.

To leave a comment and join the conversation - check the link to the left. I'd love to hear your ideas on how you keep on selling.

Making beautiful handmade jewelry or quilts or clothing or home decor uses your creative brain - but marketing and selling uses your analytical brain. And not every one is adept at using these opposite skills. If that is the case, perhaps you have a relative or friend who can help out - partnering with someone with opposing talents is a great way to fill out your business team.

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