Hello! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. It has been a busy time for me but a lot of fun.
I read a few interesting articles over the weekend and thought I would share them with you. Are you ready for the Holidays? Have you done everything you can to get your products out there [...]

I was clueless when I made my first fragrance and essential oil purchases. I was not able to read a manufacturer supplied description and get any REAL sense of what a fragrance would be like. Top note? Middle? Wha? While I still rely on fragrance samples, understanding fragrance notes guide my decisions on which samples [...]

I know that many of my readers are also chandlers so I’m posting this article for them. 30 Creative and Cool Candle Designs by Zuzu Top will get you thinking outside the box.

I’m thinking these will look great on my patio next summer.
Visit Zuzu Top to see more.

Everyone loves a good mystery and Christy from KBShimmer has used this knowledge to move her discontinued, surplus and less than perfect products.  Products that have encountered cutting mishaps or color woes can really pile up and this is a great way to sell them at a discount to recoup some of your costs. Package [...]

Erin of Inner Earth Soaps lives in Bondi Beach, Australia. She has been making handmade soap since 2006. She enjoys the process of designing new soaps and coming up with new and different color/scent combos. She uses a lot of additives such as clays, botanicals, silk fibers, honey and sea salt.
To see more of Erin’s [...]

Listed a new Etsy Banner Bundle today…it comes with options – matching Twitter background and/or matching business card designs that you print yourself.

Sonnee posted about this fabulous looking soap on The Dish Forum. Inspiration for “Zebra on the Beach” came from her swimsuit! Just goes to show you that inspiration truly is all around us. Sonnee tells us how she made it using real silk cocoons on her blog: Duffin’s Soap Bakery

Handmadeology University has a nice collection of detailed articles/tutorials on marketing your products online. If you haven’t read the articles yet, read them today and put the info to good use for the holiday rush.
Day 1: Mindset: Business and Technology
Day 2: Facebook
Day 3: Why Blogs Build Your Customer Base
Day 4: Get 100+ Twitter Followers in [...]

Well the countdown to the Holidays is officially starting with November just a few short days away. Are you ready? Is anyone ever REALLY ready? If you are ready then – well – you’re fabulous and need no help from me. For the rest of us I will be writing a series of posts to [...]

INFORMATION YOU CAN USE
Essential U Blog – Sitting on the Social Media Bench
Great article written from an industry leader on why you need to get into the social media game to grow your business.
Twitter and Facebook Updates to Show in Search Engines — Are You Prepared?
If you use Twitter and Facebook to promote your business, [...]