This Labor Day weekend was a glorious one, and I am so grateful for that. The skies looked ominous Saturday morning as I packed up my pieces for Platt-A-Palooza. I had been staging the 16-foot area in my home-across 2 rooms. The weather channel predicted thunderstorms for the entire duration of the craft fair. However, […]
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Can you do me a favor? Would you do a sunshine dance for me on Saturday? I’ll be making bargains with the weather deities as I prepare for one more outdoor show. My next Pop Up will be on August 30 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Platt A Palooza. Platt Hill Nursery is hosting […]
Before my 3-day escape last week I did a photoshoot for Etsy. This week I loaded more inventory onto the shop, as I explore other venues to display and sell my work. Draw was inspired by the fabulous pencil handler Lauren Levato-Coyne. She taught me how to draw, and her friendship has drawn me into […]
Before the Independence Day festivities I had some fun at Aurora Rose Boutique. Mannequins were adorned with my pieces. I might play with a scarf pendant necklace in the Fall. I set up for my trunk show there with a pretty and whimsical view. Having extra surfaces to display my wares was nice, as well […]
“If we can’t self-market, we’re inhibiting ourselves.†~ Erica Thomas Last week the Network of Entrepreneurial Women gathered at 57th Street Books in Hyde Park to discuss How to Brag. NEW Co-Founder Erica Thomas led the discussion with research on how women are conditioned to not boast about their achievements, since if they do they […]
This week I am busy tagging my pieces for the Aurora Rose Trunk Show on Saturday. Originally I printed tags because I had to tag hundreds of pieces, but now it is more convenient to handwrite them on pre-punched jewelry tags. Branding is a constant evolution, especially when different boutiques and shows have different tagging […]
I’ve been reviewing my inventory and adding some new pieces over the past two weeks. Next Saturday I’ll have my only summer show in Lemont, an indoor trunk show at Aurora Rose Boutique. The fun starts at 1 and goes until 4, though I will probably hang out open to close. Aurora Rose is doing […]
It’s been a year and three months since I started showing at Aurora Rose Boutique, and since then my shelf has undergone a few transformations. Owners Kim and Amber take such pride in their store and I love seeing the rearrangements they make to best display the handmade products created by more than 40 vendors. […]
The lovely Aurora Rose Boutique is hosting trunk shows throughout the year, always on the fourth Saturday of the month. This Saturday, May 24, Dresses For Lili will be on site from 1 to 4 p.m. Susi will be doing a demonstration and taking custom orders for her inspiration collage necklaces, cuff collage bracelets, fun […]
Last week the Network of Entrepreneurial Women gathered at Symphony’s for a joyous dinner. Since our group was intimate we skipped the anticipated progressive dinner and conversed about business challenges and joys instead. We brainstormed where to promote ourselves, celebrated one attendee’s milestone of needing to hire, and discussed our goals for the year. It […]
