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WOOT! Studio Jewel featured on ABC News Made in America

WOOT! Studio Jewel featured on ABC News Made in America

Earlier this year I found out I was chosen to be featured by Diane Sawyers Made in Amer...
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Navigating the tides of the sea.

Navigating the tides of the sea.

Growth is painful, exhilarating, tumultuous. Growth is an ebbing sea of ups and downs...
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Is it time for a Railroad Switch?

Is it time for a Railroad Switch?

I need a new water cooler to hang around. In talking to myself...yes I really do that.....
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Serve Me. Know Me. Love Me.

Serve Me. Know Me. Love Me.

It's not what you think it is. I'm talking about true service, the kind we reserve for ...
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Goodbye Steve Jobs and thank you for impacting my life

As an artist, and a former graphic designer, I owe so very much to the man Steve Jobs. ...
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Etsy Success making your craft your full time business

How do you become successful on Etsy? How can I make my craft my full time job? I g...
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How to create a Vision Board for Kids

How to create a Vision Board for Kids

Yes I'm a homeschool mom. This year was a really tough year. As my business grew, so di...
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When the Pressure to Succeed is HIGH sometimes I want to hide

When the Pressure to Succeed is HIGH sometimes I want to hide

Pressure. Success. More. It's hard sometimes. I want to succeed...then I wish it would...
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The Stress of Being a Entrepreneur

The Stress of Being a Entrepreneur

The Stresses of Being a Entrepreneur ... Yes, it's exhilarating. Yes, it's rewardi...
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Just a glimpse into Bead and Button 2011

Just a glimpse into Bead and Button 2011

We have returned. It was eventful. It was overwhelming. It was fantastic! I am sorry f...
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Preparing for Bead and Button Show YIKES I'm a teacher

Preparing for Bead and Button Show YIKES I'm a teacher

So I've been talking about this, planning for this, preparing for this for quite some ...
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Are you a Cheerleader for yourself?

Are you a Cheerleader for yourself?

Last week I was working in my studio, when I overheard my youngest daughter as she was ...
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My Completely Narcissistic Top Ten List

My Completely Narcissistic Top Ten List

Do you ever have your "if only" moments? When you dream. Plan. Scheme. Wish? Well, if ...
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Top 10 Things I Struggle With in Business

It's easy to always sound upbeat and "on". It's easy to promote what I do, how I make i...
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Media Frenzy and What is really going on inside this jewelers head.

What an amazing few months this has been. A magazine cover, a newspaper article, a spot...
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Press week

Wow, what a week this has been! I have had so much fun being on the morning news on our...
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Top five things to give a jeweler - aka What I Want For Christmas

Do you know there are only 44 days left until Christmas? I knew you didn't. You were ki...
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Refreshing and Renewing my business

So where exactly have I been? Asheville, North Carolina! Yes I know I was JUST there la...
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Grand Rapids Press feature

Grand Rapids Press feature

Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood from the Grand Rapids Press came to my house last week to int...
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How to Set Up an ETSY shop for dummies (smart dummies!)

I have had a lot of questions in the last few weeks about setting up an Etsy Shop. And...
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