Bead Trends and a Giveaway

 

The March issue of Bead Trends is out and as usual the pictures are just wonderful! I am fortunate to have two pieces in this issue. One piece is called Cerulean, I created it with antique glass beads, (they look like turquoise but are not) and a handmade pendant.

The other piece is a bracelet called Bayberry, I created this piece with a pendant focal from LeAnn of SummerStudios as well as smoky quartz and  fancy jasper rounds.

...and now on to the giveaway portion of our program.
To all my very wonderful readers and new bead soup friends I would like to offer you a chance to win the March issue of Bead Trends magazine. All you have to do is stop by my facebook page,say hi and become a friend. I will pick a random winner on Tuesday morning. 

 Ok, dokey... see you in FB land.

Back to School with "Grader"

I just stumbled upon this great site and thought I would share it with you. 

 Grader.com is a suite of tools that helps you measure and analyze your marketing efforts. I know it is the boring side of business but it is easy to use and see how you are doing in the cyber world.

I especially like the blog grader  and there is a website, facebook and twitter grader. So you have nothing to lose so hop on over and check it out!

ArtFire here I come!

Roughly 5 months ago I signed up and became a member of Artfire. At the time the promise of a lifetime fee of $7.00/month( this was a special promotion fee, no longer available) sounded very good with no other fees, so what the heck I will give it a go. Here we are at the end of August and I finally got around to listing a few items in my new Artfire shop. It is a work in progress as I learn my way around this community. What prompted me to get the lead out and work on it was the addition of the new Artfire Kiosk that goes on your Facebook page. I just love the fact that you can purchase directly from this Kiosk without leaving facebook and that you do not need to have an Artfire account to do so, that is one Fabulous application!!

Here is one of my new Artfire listings....

Treasured Memories Couture Locket Necklace