Great day yesterday on Etsy, we sold 4 headbands! We really need to get busy making lots of new stuff, we have a couple of shows coming up that we are going to do, and a Prom Headband Party.
There’s no rest for the wicked
Jill
I know I have been an absent blogger lately, just too many things on my plate. My new website is up and running as of today. I still have a lot of work to do on it, and the store is not up yet, but I love the look thanks to the branddoozie team!
I hope you will go and check it out
Jill
I have not been a very good blogger for the past few months, sorry.
A friend of mine who is going through breast cancer right now just sent me this link, you have to go check these bra’s out they are great!!
And while your at it check out my new Etsy site. I am going to post a lot more headbands in the next few days, but this will give you an idea of why I’ve been such a bad blogger, I’ve been too busy!!
Three years ago tonight we got that phone call. The one as a parent you have nightmares about, that you pray you never receive. We rushed to the hospital hoping it was not as bad as we feared, but is was. For 24 hours they kept her alive, but I knew she wasn’t there. Life would never be the same. I am thankful for the 18 years I got to be her mom, I am thankful for all the love and support form my family and friends, I am so thankful for the most wonderful husband in the world. When beautiful clouds are in the sky, I always think they are put there by Ellese, that she is up there doing one of her art projects. I miss her so much it hurts.
I have been treading water as fast as I can but I can’t seem to get enough done in a day. I know I have been bad about posting here, but between trying to get my new site done, getting things set up on Etsy, writing copy and designing (not to mention my day job) I just cant seem to get ahead. So if there is anyone still out there checking in on me, I’m sorry, and I will try to make it up soon, but for now I’ll just post some more pictures, so you can see what I’m doing 
As promised here are a few of my headbands, I can’t wait to get my new website up and start selling them
Enjoy
Jill
Just a quick update on my new venture. My website is coming along great and will be up soon. Right now we just have a landing page with our new look, but the actual site with pictures and a store will hopefully be up in mid to late February. I’m about to shoot some of my pieces today, and I will post some pictures here in a few days so you can get a sneak peek.
Amber and I went into LA on Tuesday and found a lot of great vintage stuff. We found amazing old netting, feathers and metal pieces, I can hardly wait to start designing with them. I am having so much fun , I’m glad my daughter pushed me to do this. I so needed to be really creative again.
Jill
I’m steeling this article from my good friend Lynn The Piggy Bank Painter. Who also used part of an article from CafeMom. This is an important issue that most people don’t even know about. A law has been passed that will really hurt a lot of small business’s Just what this country needs in this time of economic turmoil.
This is an excerpt from an article at CafeMom. Please click this link to read the entire article.
“For those who don’t know, the CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008) is an act designed to protect our children from unsafe toys, aka.. lead at excessive levels.. and thats a noble cause, HOWEVER, this act requires ANY item designed, marketed to, intended for use by, or looks like it could be designed FOR any child under the age of 12 must be tested. Sounds like a good idea, but you have to consider that the cost for these tests (estimates on different websites vary) have ranged from $100.00 to $4000.00. Even if we assume its $100.00, the average crafter cannot afford to have every “batch” of their craft tested. This act is poorly written and doesnt adress the REAL problem… it forces testing on products manufactured in the US, when our products werent the problem to begin with. We should be forcing testing on every product IMPORTED to the US, but a witch hunt on good American companies making good healthy products is not helping. In this economy, do we really need to put more of a burden on our businesses?” Read the entire article here….
What this means to me is I could very likely be out of business in one month. At this moment, I am not sure if my piggy banks would be considered a toy, but I know there is no way I could afford to have each piggy bank I paint tested for lead by a third party. Santa and birthday plates would be a thing of the past…..
There are grass root movements out there to have this act amended to fit us (very) small businesses. Us mompreneurs, crafters and wahms. YOU can sign an online petition at the Handmade Toy Alliance to have this act changed. You can also write to your United States Congress Person and Senator. You can find a sample letter here, along with a link to find your conrgress person and senator.
Please, please, please pass the word around. We desperately need your support…..I can’t imagine a day with out a piggy bank to paint. I’ve worked so hard to get this business where it is today, it just doesn’t seem possible that it could all be gone in one month…and it makes me ill just thinking about it.
(google HR 4040 for more info.)
I hope you will help by making some noise about this and help save many small business!
Jill
I know I have been missing in action lately. Just have not had the time or the energy to get to my blog. The Christmas season is full of so many mixed emotions for me; it’s kind of like a rollercoaster of happy and sad going down the track and breakneck speed. Once I got them safely behind me I got caught up in all the fun end and start of year busy work I need to do for two businesses. Then I added in the task of trying to get all my new designs done for Be Something New and there has been little time left over to breath. I promise to anyone out there checking to see if I’m still here, that I will try to do better in the New Year.
The next few months will be a little crazy, but I will try to be a good little blogger and let you know what’s going on in my life, and soon I will have a new web site for my headbands, veils and headpieces, and you will get a chance to see my creative side. But right now I better get back to work all the paperwork on my desk.
Happy New Year
Jill
This time of year is so full
Our plates are full of too many things to do
Our minds are full of so many great memories
Our hearts are full of warm wishes for good friends and family
Our stomachs are full from too many Christmas goodies
Our credit cards are just too full
I want to wish all of you a holiday season full of all the good things this time of year brings and enough time to enjoy them all.