Stuff I Love and Stuff I Made

As promised, here are a few items and vendors I am mad about after meeting them at the Oddmall:

Rainy Daze Hoodie ( RockStarRehab.Etsy.Com)
Feather Belt (RockStarRehab.Etsy.Com)
Skeleton Hair Clips (or anything from The Strychnine Sisters)
Painted Shoes With Suction Cups (Crafttastrophe.Etsy.Com)

And here is something I listed today:


GET IT HERE!

Post-Oddmall Report

Oddmall is sadly over. It was a lot of fun and we met loads of super folks. I believe it would have been more profitable if we hadn't had to travel to Ohio. So I don't think I will be making the trip for their November show. It really bums me out, though, because it was a blast and there are a lot of ladies and gents that I want to reconnect with. Thank goodness for the intertubes.

I got great tips on Pittsburgh shows similar to the Oddmall. Hopefully some of the same people will be at them.

The next show I will be doing is the Old Allegheny Christmas show. I sold loads of stuff there last year. It's also a bonus that I will be able to promote Antiquitea.

That's all I got in my brain for now. I will be posting again - either later today or tomorrow - with some links to great stuff I saw at the Oddmall.

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Oddmall

It's less than one week away! I'm going crazy making sure I have everything ready. I have been getting ready for this show for a long time, it seems. Even if I don't sell a thing, I feel that it will be a good marketing opportunity and I am really looking forward to meeting some of the people I've talked to.

If you would like more information, please visit www.oddmall.info

Let's all say a prayer that the show does so well that they decide to do one in Pittsburgh!

In The Beginning...

This blog is designed to focus on and promote Freshwater Designs Jewelry and my vintage bead shop, Refresh Beads. I have been on blogger for a while, but only for personal use with a random sprinkling of jewelry-related posts. I thought it was high time I had one just for business. But fair warning - I am not very businesslike! Haha.

I just started this new blog, so bear with me. I need to work on it. All I have really accomplished is choosing a background.

You can visit either of my sites right now on Etsy! I'll love you if you do.

Freshwater Designs
Refresh Beads

I thought I should post something even though I am not finished with the layout. Most importantly to let folks know about the show I will be doing in May. My husband, Evan, and I will be travelling to Hudson, OH for the Oddmall. It's about 2 hours from Pittsburgh and we are lucky enough to have a cousin in Medina to stay with. Thanks, Mimi!

I've checked out the crafters and artists who are attending and there are a lot of other jewelry designers. Some really amazing stuff is going to be at this show and I can't wait to see it all in person.

I'm working on lots of new display ideas and great designs. Busy, busy, busy. Which reminds me...I should probably get up from the computer now. Sitting here won't get the jobs done, now will it?