Friday, November 23, 2007

A Winter Wonderland Giveaway

The Eclectic Jewelry Artisans present:
A Winter Wonderland Giveaway

Three lucky winners will get a prize package worth $50!
Drawing will be held on Dec. 14th, 07.

Two ways to enter:
Visit http://eclecticjewelryartisans.com and find the member's banner
with the red outline.
or
Visit http://teamEJA.etsy.com and name one person in the "Reflecting"
category.

Send in your answer by filling out this form:
http://eclecticjewelryartisans.com/shopeja/misc/mailing.html

If you answer both questions, I'll give you 2 entries into the drawing.

Happy Holidays from the Eclectic Jewelry Artisans!!

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Getting Ready for the Big Show!

Am I the only one that stays up until 3am the night(or morning) before an Art and Craft show that starts at 9am the next day?
Yeah, I'm one of those nervous nellies that waits until the last minute. That panic that sets in that makes you create more jewelry in fear you might run out (HAH, only in a perfect world). Or the organizing of your display materials so that you pack them in the order in which you will take them out and put your display together at the show. Or the making sure that every item is tagged properly, shined or in perfect display readiness. Then of course there is the bringing of extra pens, calculators, sales receipts, hand-stamped gift bags and boxes, tissue paper for wrapping, or office supplies for just in case emergencies. Yes, ladies and gents, the rabbit hole goes deep! And then when you get to the show you are amoung the first to arrive to make sure that you get every bit of that 6 foot table space you put your money down on weeks or months ahead of time. As you put out your display you watch as the disorganized crafters drag their rumpled cardboard boxes filled to the brim with tablecloths and hanging apparatus that use to be used for something entirely different. Oh those poor lost souls that probably got a good night's sleep the night before as you pondered and preened after every last detail. It's insanity I tell you! But after all is said and done, you sit back and sip your favorite house blend coffee that you brought from home in your togo cup that you bought in bulk at Costco, as you sit and watch the other vendors scramble to get their crafts perfectly displayed. Hee hahahaahaha, YEAH!

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Vote for your Favorite and Win!

The Eclectic Jewelry Artisan Etsy Street Team is holding a designer's challenge and competition. Our theme is "Reflecting". When you vote, you will be entered into our free gift giveaway on October 26th!!

Here's what you need to do:
1. Visit the new Team EJA store at: http://TeamEJA.Etsy.com
2. Click on "Reflecting Competition" on the right-hand side menu to see all the entries.
3. Then click this link to cast your vote: http://eclecticjewelryartisans.com/shopeja/misc/mailing.html

If you are already an Etsy member, you may also vote by sending a convo.

Discounts: As part of the grand opening of the new Team EJA store, we are offering free shipping on all items through the month of October! In the note to seller just enter "Grand Opening" and we will send an updated invoice.

Saturday, October 13, 2007

What a Mess!


Ok! So it's Saturday night and my husband and I just looked through the Harbor Freight Hardware Catalog together while the children watched Madagascar. Sounds romantic right?!

He has been traveling a lot lately because of work and we have had very little time alone together. We talk to each other at least once a day when he travels but it just seems like we have had no downtime. My schedule is just crazy busy with work, volunteering at the kids school, maintaining the household, fundraising, trying to get pictures and postings up for jewelry and hmm maybe even making some jewelry.

I have been avoiding my work studio like the plague cuz it's just a mess! I need one good day just to clear off my workbench so I can make some new jewelry. I have some ideas and sketches of ideas but no room to create them cuz there's crap all over the place! Scrapbooking stuff, stamping stuff, beads, wire, tools you name it, it's down there.

I'm actually a pretty organized person and have been accused of being anal retentive about how I like to keep things in a specific orderly fashion. It just makes my life a litttle easier if I know where every thing is. Problem is that when I start making jewelry, I get carried away and stuff goes everywhere! I have been so busy that I usually am making stuff as I go and not taking time to clean up after myself. So I am dedicating Monday to cleaning up my work studio.

I work at a Bead shop (Katherine's Bead Boutique)which is like heaven to me. So I have been working to help get the shop organized also. So I am in the right frame of mind. I just have to force myself to get down those stairs and start tiding!

Wouldn't it be great if we could just have one extra day a week to do the little things that get pushed off the schedule or that would make the rest of the week easier?! Yeah, dream on!