After the sale...

At the attempt to draw in buyers, I optimistically offered sales from black Friday through cyber Monday. However, the sales where not enough to entice buyers. It's hard to make your items pop out when swimming in a sea of 1,000s of other fish. For now I will survive, since I am only a one woman operation and unable to handle bundles of orders. Still the hope lies in a dark watery cave that the sea will clear and I will be the fish everyone else is fishing for.

Until then, I've deleted by website. One less thing to maintain and an attempt to cut costs. Now I can hopefully bring more light to this blog, for it is a much more entertaining way to display my business cork. Don't be sad my model friends. Your photos will still be displayed proudly.

Holiday EtsyFest

It's soon to be a very Happy Thanksgiving. I hope everyone is going to have a wonderful holiday and stuff themselves with lots of bird or whatever your favorite holiday treat may be.

I also wanted to mention a great way to do some holiday shopping. I am participating in an etsy wide holiday sales event starting Thanksgiving and ending December 1st.

Many shops are participating in this sale, so check it out. I can't wait to do some shopping myself. Feel free to check out this blog for an official list of the shops involved.

http://heatherknitzgiveaways.blogspot.com/

Party's over...

The party's over, but there's still work to do. The party was much better than I anticipated, and I believe we all had a great time. I busted my tail, but at least I got to finish the night off with a massage from the massage station Charlotte had set up. I don't think she rested all night.

Now it's back to work drumming up non-existent business for my etsy shop. Sales have really dropped, and this party really helped give me a boost :) Hopefully the holiday sale I'm participating in

Nov. 27 - Dec. 1 with fellow etsians will draw in some interest. It will be like an etsy yart sale for holiday shopping. My sister shop doesn't even have items listed yet, so I've got to put my nose to the grind stone and get grindin.

Now if I can only find more time to donate to this blog....

Christmas Party Extravaganza

Holly cow! I can't keep up with all the things I've got to do. I'm co-hosting what's hoping to be a fabulous holiday fashion trunk show. It's going very smoothly except finding the time to make my items for the event. There's going to be jewelry, scarves, bags, handmade soap, stationary, and much more. Along with the items mentioned for purchase there will be food, drinks, and door prizes. The door prizes are amazing. All donated by the crafters selling at the party and you don't have to be present to win. You just have to be there to sign up for the drawing. My favorite part is the massage station where you can get a chair massage to help you relax before or after you shop. Plus our massage therapist will be giving a $20 discount on gift certificates. I'm getting really excited. I better get back to work.

Pamper Me Please

I would like to introduce a fellow crafter that is there for all your bath needs to pamper yourself in luxury. Melissa makes wonderful products that almost no women should be without. You should totally check out her bath bombs. I wanted to get to know more about her and her business, so I asked her the following questions.

1. How did you get started with Pamper Me Please?

I have been a stay at home mom since my little girl was born almost 3 years ago. While she was taking her naps I got bored so I started to look for things to do. I wondered for a long time how bath bombs work so I did a lot of reading and found some recipes for making them. I must say the first batch did not work. I added too much liquid and had an entire bowl full of fizzy foaming goo. Ooops :) From there I worked on the recipe until it was exactly the way I wanted it. After making the bath bombs for my friends and family for a while I decided to start selling them on Ebay. I got tired of Ebay's ways. That is where Etsy came into the picture. By that time I had a second baby. I had two kids under the age of 2 so I liked the idea of being pampered and figured there were many other people out there looking for the same thing. That is how Pamper Me Please was born.

2. How long have you been making all your lovely goods?

About two and a half years.

3. Where do you operate and where can people purchase your goods?

I make all of my items in my home. I have turned an extra bedroom into an office for all my business goodies. I am currently selling the majority of my items in my Etsy shop. http://www.pampermeplease.etsy.com/ There is also a cupcake decorating party company called Cupcakes Gone Wild in California that offers my mini cupcake bath bombs as party favors. I am working on getting my items into a tanning salon in Nashville Arkansas and looking for additional local stores to sell my products. I sell at local art and craft fairs when I have the time to go to them. The next show I am planning on selling at is the Holiday Extravaganza in Bella Vista Arkansas on Nov. 22nd. It is run by the Mothers Of Preschoolers (MOPS) and will be at the Bella Vista Christian Church.

4. What is your favorite item you're selling right now?

That would be a three way tie. lol I love the Cupcake Bath Bombs - they are just so cute, Soap N' Scrub - it is so bubbly and makes my skin feel amazing, and Lip Balm - I can't live without it in the fall and winter when my lips get dried out by the weather.

5. Do you have any special promotions or goods made for Halloween? If not, how about Christmas?

As a matter of fact I have a couple of items made for the Fall/Halloween. I have several candy corn scented items right now. I think am most proud of the candy corn cupcake bath bombs. I am working on ideas for Christmas, my favorite holiday!

I would like to thank God for blessing me, my husband for being my biggest supporter, and my mom for always believing in me!

Pamper Me Please is also involved in some free giveaways in October. Check out their blog for more information and to get entered into the giveaways. It's as easy as leaving a comment on their blog post. Good luck! http://pampermepleaseshop.blogspot.com/