A year later..

Hey everyone!! MAN it's been a long time since I posted on here! Sorry about that. Things will change VERY soon. :)

I participated in my FIRST craft show on December 3 in Shellsburg, Iowa! I was SO nervous about it.. in fact the couple weeks prior, I don't believe I slept much. LOL! There were 62 vendors there and somehow I was the only booth with cards! My mom helped me with a ton of stuff so I wouldn't be overwhelmed :) THANKS MOM! We did alright!! We hit our goal so we were pretty excited! We are already talking about doing it again next year! I will be sure to post info about it when it gets closer to that time.

Just also heard news about a craft show in March.. I emailed the guy and asked for info so we'll see if I get into it or not. I will keep you all posted!

Best part of the craft show (besides meeting new crafters/vendors) was getting 3 custom orders!! I am really trying to push the custom orders cuz I feel that's when I do my very best work. So, spread the word!! :)

I have set up a fan page on Facebook! Search Jazzy Belle Creations and you should see it! It's open to the public so be sure to "LIKE" and then tell your friends to do the same! I haven't announced on Facebook yet, but the whoever is the 100th person to "Like" JBC will get a free $20 custom order of their choice. (It will get you about 5-6 cards or an altered item basically.) I will be making a photo album on Facebook also with things for sale so be sure to check it often to find new things!

Anyway.. wanted to update since it has been such a long time! I am going to make an extreme effort to upkeep this!! I may be looking into starting an actual website to put my things for sale and starting up my Etsy site. Much to come!! :)

Thanks for visiting!! Hope everyone is having a great day!!

P.S. I will post pics soon..

Custom Orders!!!

That's right!!! I had two custom orders to complete before July and I think they turned out GREAT!

I am ALWAYS willing to take custom orders and requests for items!! It's more fun than just making something at random! Let me know if you know anyone that would be interested in having me make them a card!! I charged $8 for each of these due to materials and my time. I keep track of both so I can price fairly! :) I have business cards I can mail also if you'd like to see one!

The theme on this one is Vintage/Elephants :) I LOVE Pickles and Onion (the Elephants from Daisy and Dandelion) so I was totally excited to use this image :) Paper is random vintage-y looking that i found in my stash. I used Distress Stickles on the flowers to make them have more color and match the paper better.

The theme on this one was 4th of July... and it is by far my favorite out of the two cards... I used Glamour from the Cheeky Cherry Collection from TGF and Basic Grey paper from the Boxer collection. The flag is cut out from a piece of paper.

My flowers came from Wild Orchid Crafts and Michaels.

If anyone is interested or has any questions, email me at amyjsamuelson@yahoo.com and type "custom order" in the subject line!! I will email back promptly and ask you questions and get things figured out. I am having custom order forms printed at some point so I will be able to mail em out.

I hope to do a craft show this fall... so once I find out details I will post them!!

Thank you for stopping by! Have a GREAT 4th of July!! :)

Amy

Update!

It's been awhile, so i thought i should post and let ya know what i have been doing!

I have been busy making Valentine's Day cards, Birthday cards and cleaning house, so i haven't been getting much done business wise. I have been reading a book on Feng Shui and trying to incorporate it into my home to see if it helps. So, i have been going thru everything and getting rid of things we don't use or need anymore... getting rid of "someday" clothes... (clothes that i plan on wearing or just don't want to get rid of cuz they are cute but i don't wear em... or clothes that i have saved of Madi's that we don't need to save). I also read somewhere that if you get rid of 50 things that you don't need anymore that it clears your mind. I can't remember where i read it but i figure why not try it out! :)

I have been making lil doll-sized scarves for craft shows and my Etsy store... (i haven't posted anything on the Etsy site yet but i hope to get internet back soon so i can do it!) Madi loves them... she had me make a bunch for her lil stuffed kitties and Build-A-Bear animals and dolls. I figure if she likes them, other little girls will, so i am going to make a bunch of different colors and lengths for them to choose from and if they want i can take special orders to make a matching scarf for their little girl! :) i'm excited! They are super fast and easy for me to do so i can make a whole bunch in one night if i sit down and don't do anything else.

Next step i hope to accomplish within the next couple weeks is getting business cards designed and ordered. My mom and i are going to sit down and design them together so they reflect both of our tastes and we can get both of ours ordered at one shot. I will send them out with cards and RAKS and such to people to get the word out (if they aren't seeing it here already) and placing them at random business locations.

I hope to make this dream a reality by this time next year. My goal for this year is to make $365 selling crafts. I think it's realistic... right?

Anyways, off to get some things done, hope all is well with everyone and take care!

Amy

Jazzy Belle Creations

Welcome to the official blog of Jazzy Belle Creations!

My goal is to make and sell cards and other handmade crafts!!

I have been crafting pretty much my whole life and I plan to team up with my mom to start this business and get it thriving!

I will be posting photos of our creations and plan to open an Etsy store by Fall of 2010.

We will be happy to take custom orders and suggestions on things to make as well as making things for fun. We will offer tutorials at some point and will give you How-To's as well as supply lists to make things.

Please feel free to leave comments on the page!!

Also, feel free to stop by my other blog to see some of the crafty creations I have already made!

Thank you for stopping by and become a follower to keep up to date on what we have going on!!

Have a great day!!

Amy