Final day!!!

Today is the final day for preparations. I still need to go get the gift bags and tissue, create the info packets, get featured seller info together, price items and get it all for movement!

Sadly, we're expecting rain all weekend, so I hope that nothing gets wet! Yesterday I took a butt load of photos, and today, I'd like to show some off.

These are earrings I created just for the party:


There are some cuffs too!


I also did a small set-up of the new displays. The trays came bare, so I cut up some scrapbook paper to add some colorful pop to them.




Well. I am off! Too much to do and too little time to do it! Take care

Down to the wire!

Well, it's just two days to the party and I have no clue how I'm going to be ready in time! Haha

What I still need to do:

Price items
Create order form for each piece of jewelry (ex. necklace, bracelet earrings)
create a packing list
Make a few more "free" earrings
Prepare the gift bags
Create information bits about the featured Etsy Sellers
Make a mock layout so I make sure it all flows well

Tomorrow night everything will get packed up and ready to go. We're expecting rain all weekend, so we'll see how transport and my shoes/dress hold up with the rain. Eek!

I also am excited/nervous for the earrings. Hopefully they don't close around the hoops that are in. The hoops have a smaller gauge than the earrings from LimeGreenModern

There will also be a ton of picture taking and catalog making today as I prepare. Hopefully tonight or tomorrow I can update with some really cool pictures!

Take care

I feel crafty!

As signs of life are starting to come back in Noah and I, I'm starting to get motivated for the jewelry party in 18 days!

I really wanted a fun and crafty way to display the earrings I'm working on. So, I decided to take a picture frame (with no glass) and put up a few rows of knotted hemp. I think I'm going to add two more to even it out. Originally I was going to have the earrings on earring cards pinned on with mini-clothes pins.

Here's how it turned out!



My mission over the next two weeks is to complete this to-do list for the party (along with filling any orders that come in, they take priority of course)
Earring cards
Displays
Compile packages so items are ready to take home
Stamp boxes
Make 'thank you' tags
Create new items
Make 10 more pairs of free earrings

Once I fully kick this cold/head cold/sinus infection/whatever I'll be able to hit the ground running. Noah's still working on kicking his croup and ear infection. It doesn't help that he got a new molar in the midst of his sickness.

Until later. Take care and stay safe!

What have you done today?

In my never ending quest to have the perfect packaging and be prepared for the party that's still...oh a month...away, I have been doing research and getting things prepared. AND BAKING!

Today's conquest involved researching the best place to find displays. I already have a couple earring displays, a ring display set, a cuff display and a couple necklace displays, but I want/need more!

Here's a rough example of what I do have.


I've also come up with a new way to display my earrings. The ones that are next to the wing display will be put on cards and in bags. Those will be attached with a clothes pin to some ribbon that will be in a picture frame with no glass!

The invitations have also been made and will be going out next week, well this week I guess.

The address has been blurred out since it's my mothers house.

And here are the care cards I boasted about yesterday.


Noah and I also made some strawberry muffins today! They're very yummy. We had enough batter left over to make a small muffin cake that's just for him. I'm sitting here eating my muffin slathered in butter.

Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday!