Ok, I did it!  I had my first Park Lane Jewelry party.  It was a new Fashion Director/Host, and made my $5 kit (yes the kit is only $5, and comes with $1,000 worth of jewelry).  I invited about 25 people, and had 7 show up, which was perfect.  I also was able to get 5 bookings.  Yes, we had to play fun games and hand out tickets to motivate people to book, but they booked and also bought some items.  I am excited!  I look forward to making a few extra bucks on the side with this.  Of course I will talk more about this as I go along.  I am sure I will have good experiences and not so good. 

If you have been unemployed for a while and have a few people who love jewelry, especially if it's free, let me know.  I can not only help you become independant but can also get you out of the house and feeling some self worth again.

Ok, I am only a week away from my start up hosting party on the 29th.  I have met with my mentor 3 times, and feel ready for this new adventure.  I cannot believe how nice these items are.  I went to Chico's, Nordstrom, Macy's, and Dillards, and they didn't have as nice of jewelry as I find with Park Lane.  I am anxious to see if this first party has a decent turn out, and if I can truely move forward.  I feel extremely comfortable with the structure of the entire company.

I will write a review of my first Girls PL Party next week.

Ok, I am in with both feet.....  No I will not stop being crafty myself with what I enjoy making.  But I am really impressed with the quality, company ethics, and opportunity to rule my own world.  Keep in mind I have little or no expectations, seeing as though this is new to me.  I have never sold stuff before, so I may like it or not like it.  I do know that I am pretty motivated to try and make it work.  And if I did not try I may kick myself later for not having done it.  One thing I did like was that there are so many things a host and customers can get for near nothing.  There are some people who find negative attitudes with everything, however, weighing the pros and cons, this for me has more pros than I have ever found before.

Again, I am only testing the waters at this point.  I will post my journey along the way.  Nobody knows what the future holds............

The day is starting out pretty good so far.  I checked my email to discover I made my first sale on Luulla.com ( www.happigirljewelry.luulla.com ).  This is shipping to a woman in Myrtle Beach,SC.  So excited, and with also incorporating Park Lane jewelry into my hobbies I will surely be busy.  My Park Lane will never mix with my handmade items or be sold on Luulla.  But with having both available I can accommodate any budget.  Now, keep in mind I have never hosted a party before.  This may or may not be "my thing", but I am willing to give it a shot.  And if nothing else I get free jewelry.

However, keeping my own jewelry creativity going helps keep my mind off other things, so I believe it will all come together nicely.  I will keep my blog updated...

It has been a long while since my last post.  With having started a new job June 4, I've not been actively creative.  A bit of a dry funk I guess you could say.  Not selling anything on either site I am on, and though I have had my things featured a few times on Luulla.com, I am just not being productive.  Though it is my fault for not listing my 100 items, that is a lot of work.  Which some or all would say that I am just not interested in selling if I have not done that, which maybe is true.  I may find another site to post on, or just go back to Etsy, not sure, something to think about. 

So with this photo, this is what I have enjoyed over the summer, animal watching.  This is a baby that was born around June, and is getting quite big.  The other day he was learning how to make fence posts squeek if he pushed on them with his back side.  He's pretty cute, I was surprised at the lack of babies this year around these parts.

Has anyone heard of ParkLane?  I went to a little country fair and a gal was setting up her Park Lane jewelry displays.  They have very nice things at reasonable prices. Just curious.

Can you believe it is already July?  June has ran by me, as I have started a new job, and have just focused on that during June.  So far I have no  complaints, it pays the bills.  However, the never ending dream of having my own shop gets further and further away as the years pass.  I visited a local tourist mountian town today, and had a great time.  Again it made me dream more of how sweet it would be to have my own little rustic store.  Though I know there are issues there as well, when running your own business. 

With July now here, I am going to try to get back to a design schedule.  I may even dabble in other gift items that are not jewelry, we will see.  For some that are already thinking of Christmas, now is a great time to start shopping.

This photo I attached is a pair of little wacky wire earrings, made with fire polish beads.  Something fun to wear, that have a little sparkle.

With our world now moving with technology of Kindle, Sony, Nook, & many others.  Sometimes you may get a itch to pick up an actual book.  To feel the tangible product, turn the paper pages, and see real ink.  While on vacation in central California I picked up a few little bookmarks.  After adding a little bling to each one and setting a reasonable price of only $6, I figure it is something that at some point will need.  It does not matter if you use this for church on Sundays, for your favorite magazine, or even a novel or journal.  Good old fashioned bookmarks will never go away.

In addition to bookmarks, I also threw up some of my gypsy bracelets, which are pretty kewl.  They are random glass beads in a variety of colors strung on memory wire.  These are fun to wear, especially casually.  You can check them out in my store www.happigirljewelry.luulla.com