Last Chance to Win

Today is the last day to enter to win my April giveaway. The prize is a lovely Botswana Agate bracelet. To enter, click here. It's easy to enter. Just become a follower of my blog if you aren't already (current followers can enter as well), visit one (or both) of my shops, pick your favorite item, and post it in a comment on the thread.

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Ajdjss Guild "Spring Cleaning & Treasure Hunt" Event

The Ajdjss Guild "Spring Cleaning and Treasure Hunt" Event is on now and runs through May 1st.

***To visit the guild's studios please click on the studio links provided on the right side of this page just under the slideshow of jewelry prizes for the treasure hunt***

When you visit our studios you will find that each one has a special section called "Spring Cleaning"--check out this section for fabulous sales and specials on beautifully handcrafted jewelry and wonderful jewelry supplies. Deals you will find hard to resist.

But that's not all--We are having a "Treasure Hunt"--with the chance for you to win fabulous handcrafted jewelry from our talented jewelry artisans!

Here are some items from one of the guild members, Silver River Jewelry. She has some incredibly beautiful and unique items available in her shop. Please click here to see more of her wonderful items.



If you would like to see more wonderful artisan jewelry, please visit the other guild shops as well. For more details and to enter the contest, please click here.

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Pamper Yourself

I love handmade soaps. They leave my skin feeling cleaner and more moisturized than storebought soap. My favorite soaps so far are olive oil soaps, but I have also heard wonderful things about goat's milk soaps and look forward to trying them soon.

I always take a look at shops that sell handmade soap and would like to share one with you. The shop is Shine Your Hiney Soap on ArtFire. Not only are the soaps lovely, but I have heard wonderful things about them from others I know who have tried them. I hope to find out how great they are firsthand in the near future.

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Accept Payments with No Fees

I love selling online, but hate the fees charged by some companies to accept payments. I was so happy when I heard of Revolution Money Exchange (RME). You can accept payments and transfer the money to your bank account or spend your money in other shops that accept RME. Best of all, there are no fees.

I accept Revolution Money Exchange payments in both my shops. If you accept RME, please comment with your shop name and link. I'm trying to put together a list of shops that accept RME.

If you haven't heard of RME and are interested in learning more, please click here to visit the Revolution Money Exchange site.

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A Bit of Cheer to Brighten Your Day

I love small zipper pouches. I use them for everything - makeup, jewelry making tools, crochet needles, change, my daughter's small toys, and the list goes on. Most of the pouches I find are rather plain, but occasionally I run across a few that have a bit of personality.

Imagine my delight when I found an entire store of pouches with personality! DJStoreroom on ArtFire offers beautiful, cheerful, bright pouches along with her other great items. Here is a bit about the artist in her own words:

"DjStoreRoom is registered in Singapore as a sole-prop business in 2009 Febuary and operated by myself, a work-from-home-mother. I operate my business daily, from Monday to Friday ending at 6pm each day to focus on my family, marriage, child, friends and other commitments. Setting goals and priorities is important to me as I seek to bring forth my greatest potential and courage in achieving sweet victory and showing magnificent actual proof in my life.

Handmade Treasures by DjStoreRoom is my creative outlet where my handmade bags and crafts are being sold. Crafting and sewing allows me to focus on my hands and my projects, and it makes my happy which in turns fuels more passion for creating.

Sharing tutorials for sewing bags and more helps to create value for others while creating value for my own growth."

Please take a look at her store today and see what you can find to brighten your day.

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