First of Many Upcoming Introductions

Hi, fellow bloggers. I am entering into a new venture with plans to introduce you all to some of my favorite artists and blogger. As any of my fellow jewelry makers/designers or other artisans will tell you, we are always looking for one more avenue to reach you, our adoring public. We thrill at your most meager compliment; your "oooohs" and "aaahhhhs" make us simply giddy. And if you should actually wish to possess one of our creations, well,words are inadequate to explain our excitement.


LOL. Well, that was pretty sappy, but if you are still reading, I assume you ARE interested enough to find out who some of my favs are. To begin with, let me introduce you to a fellow Mississippi crafter. JewelryByMignon.....She creates beautiful jewelry..... She writes.....She paints beautiful pictures.....She loves Twilight....She enjoys the beach.... What else can I say? The girl is great. Although I have never met my new friend face to face, we have found that we have much in common. A physical ailment that left us searching for new ways to feel useful and make a little money at the same time, as well as a faith in God big enough to carry us through whatever life throws our way. Her most recent camping story with "hubs" and the "wee one" cracked me up. Check her out, won't you?!?

http://www.jewelrybymignon.etsy.com/

http://www.artbymignon.etsy.com/

(Mignon also has a shop on Artfire.)

Handmade Craft Show

Do you love to shop??? Do you love craft shows?? Of course, you do! But nobody wants to have to deal with traffic, crowds, excessive heat or rain. Forget finding a baby sitter, taking a day off work, all that walking and lugging around your packages.

I have found the perfect solution. A place to shop 24/7/365. It's a virtual craft show!!! Don't you love it! The Handmade Craft Show promotes handmade artists and crafters from almost anywhere and offers a way for them to increase online exposure for their online craft shops or personal web sites. You get to see a sampling of their beautiful work (kinda like window shopping, ya know) PLUS there is a link to their shop if you want to see even more (like stepping inside to look around).

So if you are looking for great deals and wonderful handmade, one of a kind items for yourself, your home or for special gifts, it's the place for you. And by shopping there you will also be supporting the arts and crafts community. What are you waiting for?!? Oh... yeah... you need the link, right. OK, here it is: www.handmadecraftshow.com

If you are an artist or crafter, you should really check this out. Go to the Handmade Craft Show now to rent your virtual booth for just pennies a day. It's a great way to increase traffic to your site and boost your sales. So go.... go now! What have you got to loose?

My Jewelry Collage

I Love Etsy

I Love Making Jewelry

Some of my jewelry can be seen and purchased from

my on-line shop at

http://www.2harrisons.etsy.com/

If you are not familiar with etsy.com let me tell you about it. Etsy is a community of crafters who make anything and everything you can think of. Each crafter can set up his/her own shop using etsy's templates. Marketing, taxes, and all the other aspects of owning a small business are part of having an etsy shop. The shop owner photographs each item to be listed and downloads the pics. Since shoppers are not able to actually touch the items, turn them over and feel them, photographs are extremely important. They have to provide as much info for the shopper as possible. Learning to take better pics has been a real challenge for me, but thank goodness, these newer digital cameras make things so simple, I am getting better all the time. (I still have a long way to go, though).

Here are a few of my recent listings.

These are for sale now