Well, I made it through my first show! It was awesome!!!
I think t…
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Added by Char Ouellette on October 30, 2008 at 6:00pm —
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Well I applied for my first show...a juried show at the Sister's Harvest Festival Oct. 11-12. I got accepted!
Wow now what?... I am a little scared because it has an average attendance of 15,000.
I just purchased my canopy, folding six foot tables, some displays ( I am going to use my plastic carrying boxes for risers), I am checking into a vinyl banner for the valance of the canopy etc. and table cloths. I think I will have posters made of some of my best sellers too.
I need to do some resea…
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Added by Char Ouellette on September 7, 2008 at 12:51pm —
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This will make you smile!
The video was downloaded to the web on Saturday, June 20, 2008. By Sunday, it had 1 million hits. By Thursday, it was everywhere — embedded on Facebook and MySpace pages and flooding email inboxes and translating into millions of viewers, thousands of comments, and official "gone viral" status.
But this one is no YouTube vanity trip. This one is different. This one feels important, necessary, and artistic; it's a concrete manifestation of the change that the world's l…
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Added by Char Ouellette on July 16, 2008 at 8:51am —
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In our business it is nice to have something simple and quick to use to promote our shops.
This is an online program that I recommend to my students when they have to make a brochure for History class. It is called My Brochure Maker and here is the link:
http://www.mybrochuremaker.com/
Enjoy,
Char
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Added by Char Ouellette on July 15, 2008 at 1:00pm —
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Sooooo I am hoping for some shameless s…
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Added by Char Ouellette on July 15, 2008 at 11:52am —
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I am working on a new piece and thought it might be fun to show it to you in progress. I wish I had taken pics through the whole process but this will have to do.
The class I am taking is box making and inlay so I incorporated both in this piece of the Thee Sisters Mountain Range. Two…
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Added by Char Ouellette on July 11, 2008 at 10:58pm —
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My biorythms must be in sych!
Woke up and checked my site and started to post the new necklace below. I noticed my hearts on Etsy kind of went wild (increase of about 30 or so). I figured something was going on. That's when I checked the treasury I had been in and found out it went Front Page..no wonder! And the item that was in it had over 500 hits. This is the first front page I have ever had! Wahoo #1.
Later I received a convo from a person that wanted one of my rings in a larger size...she…
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Added by Char Ouellette on July 9, 2008 at 2:59pm —
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The friendships in my life are so very important. I have some very dear friends who over the years have been with me through thick and thin. We celebrate the good and commiserate the bad. We support each others accomplishments and hold each other up when needed. True friend…
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Added by Char Ouellette on July 9, 2008 at 12:00pm —
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Scott and I were discussing tool suppliers and he suggested we post on the forums for ideas on suppliers. So please let the group know where you get your supplies, do you carry a wholesale account at these places, the best prices you have found, etc. It would be nice to help each other out and maybe we can all save a little money at the same time.
If anyone knows of a way to do bulk buys that might be an option for the group as well. I know of the Nancy's Bulk Buys on Yahoo but have not used it…
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Added by Char Ouellette on July 7, 2008 at 11:42pm —
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Oh, I love having summer's off of work! Deep breath....
I am doing some really fun stuff. This is my reward for sending 9 months out of the year with teenager's!!!
First, I started an Agility class with my girl Sophie.
Sophie came to us 2 years ago by a fluke. She had been running wild for over…
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Added by Char Ouellette on June 24, 2008 at 10:00am —
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I've been experimenting and came up with this fun idea for earrings.
I just posted a lime green pair yesterday and the red ones today and they are getting lots of hits, probably out of curiosity. The filigrano glass is pretty amazing and gives a cool effect.
They are not my typical…
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Added by Char Ouellette on June 14, 2008 at 1:00pm —
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~~~~~ Wednesday, June 11- Friday, June 20 ~~~~~
I am celebrating the coming of summer with many other Etsy artisans.
All items in my shop are 10% off!!!!
*Just contact me in my Etsy shop about the item you want and I will adjust the price for you!
*Or you can purchase and I will refund 10% of the items price through PayPal.
Enjoy......
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Added by Char Ouellette on June 11, 2008 at 7:30am —
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I won a $20.00 gift certificate today and got a treasury west!
Indiecojewelrydesign offered $20 in her shop for whoever could come up with a slogan for her shop. I looked through her shop to get a feel for it and her wording and came up with the winning slogan, ~IndieCoJewelryDesign...Make an Impression~
I am getting a pair of her cute little earrings. I haven't worn anybody elses jewelry for so long this will be fun. She is a new seller so take a look at her shop.
I also got a treasury west…
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Added by Char Ouellette on June 7, 2008 at 8:13pm —
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For those that would like to try lampworking but do not want to invest too much into it until you know if you will like it, here is a great set-up for under $100. I was reading in the in the Lampwork etc. forums
http://lampworketc.com/forums and found this supplier.
http://www.howacoglasssupplycompany.com/torchwork_beginners_kit.html
The Kit includes:
Hot Head Torch
AV 2000 Safety Glasses
Fiber Blanket
4 oz EZ Bead Release
Hot Head Clamp Set
Bead Rake
6 - 1/16th - 9 inch mandrel…
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Added by Char Ouellette on June 3, 2008 at 7:30pm —
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Things are winding down at the high school Media Center where I work and we got the seniors checked out today, the rest of the students will be checked out next week....then only a few more school days and I will have more time to create!!!!!! YaHoooo. It is always hectic around this…
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Added by Char Ouellette on May 29, 2008 at 10:06pm —
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Today was our ORBS (Oregon Regional Beadmaker's Society) meeting at Aquila Glass in Portland. The special guest Jenny Newtson.
Jenny has been working with and promoting Trautman Art Glass. (TAG) If you have never heard of TAG you really need to check out their web site. (listed below) Jenny demonstrated the range that this glass can achieve. For more information about the glass read below:
The guy who first manufactured colored borosilicate glass is now applying his innovative color science to…
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Added by Char Ouellette on May 18, 2008 at 9:54pm —
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I received this very nice convo today through my Etsy site:
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Hi there,
We featured you on our blog. We hope you approve of what was written. We *finally* checked our email yesterday and are so glad you wrote to us! Your stuff is fantastic!
http://www.handmadefinds.com/char-ouellette-poetry-in-silver/2008-05-16/
If you approve and you have a banner, we'd proudly display it on our blog.…
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Added by Char Ouellette on May 16, 2008 at 9:30pm —
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