Month: January 2013

Universal Pricing

Universal Pricing

Sounds like an odd title for an article but I have in my mind a short piece on wisdom for pricing your handcrafted products and art. Last FALL i finished a marathon 5 days of shows which were lovely. I met a lot of very 

Schedules, Time Management and Life

Schedules, Time Management and Life

Tempest Fuget – latin expression for Time flies!  … as a kid time seemed to  sometimes stand still… i could not wait to be a certain age, or for Christmas to come, or …. fill in the blank.  As an adult, working full time and 

Packaging development

Packaging development

I wrote briefly about our plan s for new product which leads to a new puzzle…how to package our new products. shape matters here…especially if we are going for romantic, sentimental with a plan for sanitary handling by people. Wrappers? Boxes? Tins? So many ideas…As 

Winter is preparation time

Winter is preparation time

As you know, the fall and early winter have been brisk times for us… running with activity, keeping production levels of our products high, restocking shops, doing trunk shows, and filling internet orders.  We love the busy nature of the late fall, but now is 

Russian Christmas

Russian Christmas

Yes, i know, Christmas was two weeks ago.  But i have fond memories of my childhood, and celebrating Russian Christmas on January 7th.  As a child i had the dubious pleasure of celebrating christmas on December 25th like everyone, and then again on January 7th 

Are you organized?

Are you organized?

There are times in my life when i would answer the question “Are you organized?” with a resounding YES!!!!  Every duck is in its row, everything has its place.  And then there are times when the idea of a sense of organization flies out the 

A return of Eggs for Spring

A return of Eggs for Spring

Spring is around the corner, and so is our hopes of warm weather, bright skys and spring flowers.  Last year we introduced soap molded into egg shapes.  Each soap is approximately the size of a standard large chicken egg, and is a great size for