Author: Barbara Bloom

Business Calculations

Business Calculations

Yes, art is great, but to run a business you have to think seriously about costs, accounting, and even determining at what point your have covered cost of supplies, cost of time, and are at break even. I discovered an amazing site that offers various 

New Business Cards

New Business Cards

Yeah…we are doing the happy dance to have new business cards that are legible, current, concise and memorable. The sunflower is our adopted logo, and in this version it is a statement.  We loved the vibrant colors and the graphic presentation that jumps at you 

Our retail presence has expanded

Our retail presence has expanded

  Over the weekend we struck a deal with Ecclectic Boutique located at 2379 Professor Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio.  Its a beautiful vintage storefront housing an amazing collection of gently worn clothing, shoes, and fashions.  I was actually visiting the small bridal boutique in the back 

Our products are in Tremont

Our products are in Tremont

Yeah, Tremont, that fun and trendy artsy neighborhood on Cleveland’s South Side…. I have roots that keep me tied to that neighborhood since my childhood, having grown up in the Russian Orthodox Church on Starkweather famous for having been the one in the movie “The 

Better Photos make a difference

Better Photos make a difference

Last weekend I spent a part of the day taking a new set of photos for our etsy shop of Steve’s soap.  Our soap sells well online, but some of the feedback i have received was to improve the photos, make them tell a story. 

Art on the Hill

Art on the Hill

Mantua, a small and sleepy town in Portage county, comes to life for the Art on the Hill Festival… and that will occur this Saturday, July 13th. from 10am to 5pm.  Live music, and entertainment, great food, all the restaurants are also open, and lots of 

Freedom

Freedom

July 4th… and here in the USA we still have the freedom to celebrate the birth of our nation these 237 years ago.  And this year I find myself wondering if our founding fathers would approve of the direction and decisions we have made.  Our