Cyber Monday SALE!

Time to get your shop on!!! Black Friday for the internet is HERE and it's known as CYBER MONDAY! This sale is for MONDAY DECEMBER 1st ONLY! 12am central time to 11pm central time. YOU MUST PAY by 11pm on DECEMBER 1st to qualify.

All sales are time stamped, so be sure to purchase early to qualify for this sale.
ALL purchases over 20.00 on MONDAY DECEMBER 1st will receive:

Gift Certificate for 20.00 off a future purchase. (Yup it's like getting the stuff FREE!).
Free Bow necklace (8.00 in my shop right now).
Free Pair of Pearl Drop Earrings (8.00 in soon to be Lollishops Shop)

Free lollipop Cell Charm! (6.00)

That's over 40.00 in goodies for FREE!
Be sure to use CODE: BFfree for your goodies!

Rules and Not so Fun Stuff:

*Only transactions from 12am-11:58pm on DECEMBER 1st 2008.
*ONE free gift pack per person/mailing address.
*MUST be paid for before 11:58pm on MINDAY DECEMBER 1st.
*MUST use code at check out, no convos or add ons later please.
*Free bow necklace and pearl drop earrings colors will vary based upon availability.

*Items from MichellesCharmWorld on ETSY Qualify.

Sneak Peek at My New Line

A Treasure Trove of Wearable Sweets from MichellesCharmWorld on Lollishops

So it's almost time for the grand opening of Lollishops! The site opens up on Friday the 28th, i'm on vacation and my shop will not open up for business until December 1st. I'm giving you a little sneak peek at some of the goodies that you will find in my shop when it does open!

The first 5 customers to spend over 15.00 in my NEW Lollishop store will get the cutest little purse full of goodies! These swag bags are limited to 5 because there is over 25.00 in merchandise here!! A perfect stocking stuffer!! You get one of my bow necklaces, a rhinestone heart cell charm, Lollipop Ring, lollipop bracelet, pink pearl earrings, pair of bow barrettes and a discount card off your next purchase!

Shop MichellesCharmWorld on Etsy or Lollishops a virtual dollhouse of treasures and sweets for your body!

Laundry Day Necklace by MichellesCharmWorld on Etsy 20.00

My Etsy Shop is all about the funky and chunky with pieces that are sure to make people turn twice. Pieces for the truly bold and daring! This accessories are all about conversation pieces! Large and colorful!

Sweet and Pretty Bow Necklace by MichellesCharmWorld on Lollishops and Etsy 8.00

My Lollishops Shop is all about the dainty feminine girl that likes a little bit of quirky to her everyday pieces. I still use a lot of bright colors, but this line is more towards the sweet and pretty! Bows, candies and dolly goodness are what you will find in this candy shop of wearable sweets!

Social Networking....Do You?

Retro 80s Computer Necklace by MichellesCharmWorld 16.00

With the dawn of the computer era being a great place to shop, it seems that most of our advertising if not all should be online. There are just such a sea of places, it's difficult to know where to start! The easiest of all of these was the blog! It's easy to set up, but the difficult part about it, is keeping it fresh daily! I usually spend breakfast time and clean up of the dishes thinking of what to blog about. If I have a thought in mind, but i've blogged that day, I will usually type it up and save it for posting another time :)

On to happier thinking! There was once a time that I had no clue what-so-ever Myspace and Facebook were and in fact I really wanted nothing to do with them, they were a hodge podge of stuff I just didn't understand. Then there is Flickr, Of course just as I get into the swing of it all a new thing comes up and it's called Twitter. I feel like they are popping up everywhere and anywhere! (feel free to add me on anything by just clicking the links to my profiles).

The question then becomes, how do I make these sites work for ME? I know you all are thinking that! To me, Myspace is still a black hole and I needed a lot of help for my site to still look as less-than-stellar than it does :) To make this site work for me, I really had to find someone that knew the ins and outs way better than I did and that's my cousin! I have several people that are in my niche market that i'm related to and see quite often, so in exchange for putting my Etsy mini in their profiles they get free goodies every now and then. This has helped me a TON! They have loads of friends and the time to spend hours on this site! For my part, I send out bulletins on sales or really interesting blog posts, but I try hard NOT to spam my friends with too much of the bulletins. I remove people that seem to post them non-stop. The newest thing i'm trying is switching around my profile picture every now and then, What make some people click may not work with others! I'm going to start copying and pasting my blog posts from here onto the blog there too, just to give it a little more of a not abandoned feeling! Myspace gets me some pretty good sales from first time Etsians.

Typewriter Necklace by MichellesCharmWorld 10.00

With Facebook, I feel a bit more comfortable, though this is NOT the place to start if you don't have anything else. People cannot view your profile unless they are your friends and customers usually don't want to add you as a friend since Facebook is a lot more personal than any of the other sites. I pretty much use this site to connect with my friends (old and new) Family (far and near) and Etsy shop owners. To get the word out about sales or new items I use the status bar at the top and I also post a NOTE to my profile. Facebook gets me a lot of blog traffic in the end and a few sales if that from sellers.

Camera Necklace by MichellesCharmWorld 13.00

Flickr is defiantely my friend and where I have been most successful! Be sure to follow the rules though! No shop information or links, no for sale verbiage (sold, see my profile, for sale) and not a strictly commercial site (only things for sale photographed). If you break these rules, you risk getting shut down. YES it happens, and it has happened to friends of mine. AND I was one of the lucky ones that got a warning before being shut down. I was able to fix it all up straight away and i'm doing much better now! Just keep it personal too! There seems to be no rhyme or reason for the warnings vs. the shut downs, so play it safe. The admin on this site is verrrrrrry verrrrrrrry slow in getting back to you about anything, so be sure you allow yourself enough time if you need to get a hold of someone. It seems that my studio shots and ones of my supplies seem to get me the most traffic and people into my store that do in fact lead to sales. (remember my previous post about where my sales came from). I keep alot of my family photos visible to only certain people though, just to keep it on the safe side. The key here is to be active in the community. Don't be greedy! I love to join groups, add my photos (Not millions at a time, that is a huge turn-off) and chat in the discussions! (I really dislike seeing tons of photos from someone in group pools and no active participation at all in the discussions). COMMENT on other peoples photos! If you like when people write nice stuff about your goodies, wouldn't you want someone else to say the same about yours? It's common courtesy online people :) That's all! I think the networking aspect of this site is what makes it my favorite, but oft neglected little pearl in the oyster.

Tweet Tweet Bird Bath Ring by MichellesCharmWorld 7.00

Finally Twitter! This one is super easy to use, once you figure out there is no deep down secret! haha! You just post what is on your mind, what you are doing, what you re looking at etc. and read what everyone else is doing. Tweeting is a lot fun this way. I can say for sure this one has lead to 5 sales in the month or so that I have been there. With here try NOT to spam everyone with your shop link and items 24-7. That gets annoying and gets you unfollowed. Don't add people and then unfollow them and then add them again when they unfollow you. It's not a game on who can add the most people.

Movie Queen Video Camera Necklace by MichellesCharmWorld 15.00

Next on my list is testing out You Tube, I need to make a video first and then I will see what happens from there! That's about it for me! Have any other sites that I should be checking out????

Blow Out Sale

Picnic Basket Necklace by MichellesCharmWorld 12.00

I have some items ending soon in my shop and I will not be renewing them. It's your chance to get them at an awesome discount! They are all the ones pictured in this post. You can get them at 50% off the listed price just by going there from this post and entering the code: 50BLOG

Boombox Necklace by MichellesCharmWorld 12.00

This offer is good ONLY on the 4 items pictured. A great discount for my blog readers!! You can get some of these funky necklace for only 6 DOLLARS EACH!! What a great bargain! Don't forget to check the coupon corner <-------over there somewhere to see what other great discounts I have going on too! This offer is only good until these items have sold! Get one, Get 2, get all 4 and I will even SHIP THEM FOR FREE!!!

Vintage 80s Love Charm Necklace by MichellesCharmWorld 12.00

Great way to get a lot of Christmas shopping done too! Those pretty pink cameo earrings would only be 4.50!! How fabulous is that?! Don't forget the code when you check out or you won't get the discount. Just check out with the code: 50Blog and then wait for the revised invoice. This is a HOT HOT HOT sale, so payment must be received within 24 hours or I have relist the item. Now get shopping!!

Pretty Pink Cameo and Bow Earrings 9.00 by MichellesCharmWorld

When Life Gets In the Way...

Mantle Clock Necklace by MichellesCharmWorld 13.00

Where did the weekend go? It's what time already? What DAY is it? Do you find yourself asking these questions often? Sometimes I just want to run and scream and jump out the nearest window. (Hmm..seeing as how i'm on the 1st floor, nothing much will happen, but I would be very cold!) With 3 kids, sometimes life just gets in the way of your good intentions. These past 2 weeks have been crazy, I have not been able to keep up with MichellesCharmWorld like I should be and my new line for my Lollishops store is painfully lacking. We've spent the last 2 weekends in Downtown Chicago for entire days and while fun, I constantly had this nagging sensation that I had to get back to work. It's my busiest time with custom orders, wholesale orders and non-internet orders and yet there I am playing with boats in the water at the Childrens Museum and wondering just how the heart works at the Museum of Science and Industry. I don't feel guilty, since my children and family always come first, but I do feel a bit lost. I schedule my day as it is during the week and even stick to my 3 unhealthy hours of sleep a night, so work as much as I can when the house is silent. The only thing I can do is throw myself head first into mondays! For today, the dishes will wait and the errands will be run by my husband. This morning I will move a small table of work into the playroom and while the kids watch a movie I can get some work done. Not a great solution for every day, but it helps with mondays. Hopefully I will get some new supplies in today and that can help get my creative juices flowing right where they should be! I better run now, i've been invited to a dance party in the next room!

Boombox Adjustable Ring by MichellesCHarmWorld 8.00

Fridays Funky Finds

Fabulous Corset Top by MissAlphabet

As you can tell from my creations, i'm anything but normal! I'm a tattooed formorly pierced mom of the 3! I like fun, fantastic and as Sharpay would say I just want FABULOUS! My everyday life is pretty much the same. I like stuff with a bit of edge or frill or cuteness to it. I want to start out my funky find with a shirt I got on Etsy recently. I loved the pink ribbon corset look of this! It was so pretty and eye catching that I had to have it! I had it in my favorites forever and I know it's not exactly wintery, but it arrived and I threw it on it's warm and soft and soo wonderful. I threw on my armwarmers, rain hat and was good for the day! I think I tore it out of it's package so fast that the envelope is still on the floor somewhere! Run over to MissAlphabets Shop she has the most fantastic pieces ever! I've got my eye on this next:

Summer Strawberry Sundress by MissAlphabet 68.00

Sometimes I love to spend an afternoon browsing Etsy using keywords just to see what I can find to buy next! My favorites are not crazy and full like some and not empty like others, I use them just for items I intend to buy or my husband will buy for me. I like to keep it down to the basics of what I really want and usually try to clean it out of sold items and such every other day. (Just reminded myself to do that!) Go ahead and take a peek at my favorites!These are some amazing treasures I found on my last hunt! I always laugh when I use keywords and my own items pop up! I know I am tagging correctly for someone shopping like me!!From Left to Right:

Coffee Corset by Jenngee 9.00 (I need to buy one of these soon! Perfect for putting in your purse and maing something as simple as your daily Starbucks look fabulous!

Washing Disher Neckly by MichellesCharmWorld 20.00 (This was my ode to making something as not fun as dishes a bit livlier! You know, more fantastic!)

Vintage CareBears Lunch Box from RunOntheSun 11.50 (Lunchboxes have become super fun in my life lately! I use them as purses and little diaper bags, funky, different and eye catching!)

Safety Third Grenade Shirt by SafetyThird 20.00 (This shirt has cool written all over it! For me as a mom, I love that it says safety third! We are always telling our kids to becareful!)

Check out to Etsy and check out all the goodies that they have to offer! Or run out and get all of the items here! It's always fun to have someone else do the hardwork and all you have to do it pay! Hmm..now if we would only get someone else to pay too, then life would truly be....FABULOUS!

The Last of fridays funky finds leaves you with a whole lotta looking you can do for the weekend!

From Left to Right:

Acrylic Star Charms from PinkyNoodles 2.25 (Perfect for the kitschy crafter!!)

Have a Seat Shoulder Bag by BlackBags 54.00 (I love everything about this bag; roomy for kid stuff, easy to clean, unisex look so husband can carry it too as a diaper bag!)

Love to Sew Charm Bracelet by MichellesCharmWorld 12.00 (Perfect gift for the sewing machine goddess!!)

Pink Lace Button Up Leg Warmers by Starlingslaw 25.00 (Totally perfect with ballet flats and a velvet black mini! Argg.. I think I need these!!)

Can Supplies Create Happiness?

I get into these ruts sometimes. Where nothing I do is ever good enough or I just don't feel like creating anything new for MichellesCharmWorld. Sometimes I just want to walk away from the love of my life! (Crafting, not my husband! heehee!!!) . Then a package of colorful goodies will come and all of a sudden i'm seeing fabulous things in my head, too many of them to keep track of, so I have to start RIGHT AWAY! The absolute worst is when we are on our way out the door and I open my package in the car! Argg...I can't write in my little notebook enough and I just want to go home and play!

Plastic is so colorful and vibrant it seems to bring me out of my winter blues in the drab and dreary grey that is the cold months in Illinois. It's so fun and cool to look and create with that it seems to perk me up when it's 100 degrees outside and all I want to do is jump in the pool and stay there forever. Plastic is truly my heaven, so yes I do think supplies creates happiness!

Yesterday was a good supply day, I got a swap package in the mail from Brazil and the goodies were amazing, as only another countries treasures can be! I then got some great little mini purses on sale AND 50% off the sale price, so it looks like I have found the packaging for myswag bag giveaways for the first 10 customers I have at lollishops!! I will be giving away one EXACT Lollishops giveaway bag next week some time, so keep checking on the blog!! I can't wait to start creating with the goodies!

If you ever get in a rut, or feel like sales are too slow to go on, go ahead and get yourself something new, ANYTHING! Even something on sale at a craft store and turn it into something FABULOUS! Or, you can come over to the crafters dark side, the world of PLASTIC! It always cheers you up!

Love To Shop Charm Bracelet by MichellesCharmWorld 15.00