I'm back!! Did you miss me? :)
Wow, it's that time again, isn't it? Well, just because I haven't posted doesn't mean I haven't been doing anything--on the contrary! I've been pretty busy. I hope I can remember everything.
1. I got a hold of the local ovarian cancer organization about helping with their Run/Walk. Luckily, it doesn't conflict with Indy or Columbus, so I can do all three! What am I thinking? ;) Just kidding. I attended their latest meeting and I'm excited to become more involved in their group as much as I'm able.
2. I bought two jewelry holders on clearance that are super cute.
3. I ordered a car vinyl for the back window advertising my Teal4MyMom twitter and blog (so if you're visiting from the info on my awesome purple Fit, welcome!!) as well as a banner for my booths at the Run/Walks. I also got nifty little labels for my jewelry bags. Little by little, I'm making progress.
4. I added a pinboard on my Pinterest for Teal4MyMom. Check it out (search Janine Rigg) if you're inclined! I posted a pin to this blog, so if you're here from that, welcome to you, too!
5. There has to be a #5. I can't end at 4...hmmm.....oh, I know! My husband and I recently bought a house and before we moved our stuff in, we painted several rooms. Ben chose the color for one and I chose the color for the other. It's a nice dark teal.
All right, That's everything I've DONE, but there's still a lot TO DO.
1. I need to email Indy and Columbus to make sure they know I intend to vendor their events.
2. I just cataloged the jewelry I made, sold and had left over from last year.
a. Made--(goal was 125 total, 80 to be added to 45 left from 2009) 81, 126 total, not including pieces made at the events
b. Sold--(goal was at least 30 at each event, since I sold 29 in 2009) 59, so very close to my goal
c. Have left--93 separate pieces
d. Need--(anticipating selling around 30 at each event) 57, way better than the number I was faced with this time last year
3. Not only did I catalog, I also counted how many of each I would potentially need of each item based on the sales of the last two years. Bracelets are HUGELY popular. I have half of the needed pieces projected for bracelets. Most of the other items I'm pretty well set with the number I have, but it couldn't hurt to have a few more. I'm really happy with the position I'm in this year in terms of supply and demand.
4. My hope this year is to photograph each individual piece instead of doing group pictures. Then, I can post a "bracelet" or "earring" or "keychain" blog entry and just add the individual pics to their respective posts as the items are made. This will also help me keep track of the which pieces are available or not once they are sold, because at that point I can go in and remove that picture.
5. I'm entertaining the idea of doing a credit card swipe thing that would plug into the iPad (of if there's no wifi, seeing about using the husband's iPhone). Still tossing the thought around in my head.
Whew, that was a lot! If you made it through the whole thing and still have your sanity, congratulations. You win a free teal keychain or cell phone charm from my inventory. Seriously. Email me your home address (email found below in signature) by SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 with whether you prefer a keychain or cell phone charm and I'll snail mail it to you as a thank you for reading my novel of a blog entry.
Orders can be requested from pictures, but no guarantees are made that the piece will be available. All pieces are different. Custom orders accepted. Prices negotiable, 50% used to buy more beading materials and 50% donated to an ovarian cancer organization. Email me at janinemkr@gmail.com for order requests! RIP Rita Ann 7/1/2001
