Month: March 2015

Focus on Ingredients: Tea Tree Essential Oil

Focus on Ingredients: Tea Tree Essential Oil

Have you ever heard of Tea Tree Oil?  I first became aware of it appearing in shampoos several years ago. I did not know very much about it so I joined my husband in doing some amazing research to learn about this substance, how it 

Spring is here and so are new brooches

Spring is here and so are new brooches

Inspired by some new amazing finds in beads, and some inspiration…. and here are a few of the new brooches i just finished.

Pitching your products to a major retailer

Pitching your products to a major retailer

Opportunities exist for local artisans to pitch their products to major retailers. We have to keep our eyes open for those opportunities, and when we find them we need to prepare adequately for that meeting.

Do you take Credit Cards?

Do you take Credit Cards?

Its a great question that still comes up frequently.  And when someone is holding a large order of soap, or selecting a hand dyed silk scarf and they ask that question I used to cringe.  Yes, Cringe because at one point we did not take credit