Monday Clean Up!

Fall is coming and a new week is starting! Time to tackle shop clutter! Do you have some items in the back of your shop with low views? No hearts? Just not your shop style anymore? Why don't you take them and 'revamp' them? Breathe some new life into an old piece by adding something, taking something away or making it something different all together?? This can be just the jolt your shop needs! Don't forget to change up your featured items! Make them eye catching and alluring! Anything you can do to bring in new people!! Don't forget to enter my Raffle at MichellesCharmWorld! All you have to do is buy something to get a ticket to win a 30.00 gift certificate!

Back To School!

I can't believe it's Back to School time! I feel like a kid wondering WHERE ON EARTH Summer went? I think the weather had a lot to do with it too! We just didn't get the sweltering heat this year! (Not that I am complaining!!! haha!). Oh well, life goes on and now it's time to start SHOPPING!!! This week my fellow Eclectic Artisans Street Team Members and I are sharing what we have for back to school! Seeing as how clothing is a BIG part of Back to school, even if it's just new uniforms, Accessories are a MUST! So be sure to swing by MichellesCharmWorld and get some BTS goodies! I have a huge BUY ONE GET ONE FREE SALE going on in a section of my shop and I am also having a BIG Raffle to win a 30.00 gift certificate to my shop! The more items you buy, the more tickets you get! It's easy to enter!!

Want to read what my other team members have in stock for back to school? Check out Indigo Orchids blog!

The Raffle is Going Strong!

We are 3 days into the Raffle and 14 tickets have been given out!!! Be sure to stop by my shop and start buying!Have your eye on something in the shop?? NOW is the time to BUY BUY BUY! I am having a raffle for a $30.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE to my shop!!!!! What do you have to do for a ticket??? Just Buy! For Every Item you get from my shop, I will include 1 ticket to the raffle in your package! (buy 2 items get 2 tix, 3 items 3 tix) Raffle ends on September 18th! 1 Month to win! Extra Bonussssss....If you buy 6 items you get 10 TICKETS!!

What Brought Me to Etsy....

This weeks blog ring for the Eclectic Artisans Team questions, what brought us to Etsy to sell? This question always makes me smile as I think to my time selling at small craft shows, through e-mails, my Photobucket account and Ebay. I did pretty well through word of mouth, but then I had a sweet buyer on Ebay send me a message! she told me all about Etsy and how she thought my stuff would sell really well there!! How sweet is that? So I owe my Etsy conversion to the wonderful MissKnits! Please stop by her shop, she's a sweetie and right now her pin cusions have caught my eye! LOVE IT! I would like to take this little moment to thank her very much for her kindness! I was able to open up to a whole new audience and it's been fabulous! In face I just reached my 2000th sale last week! I couldn't be happier!! So in the end, it was a sweet woman with a big heart that brought me to open up my Etsy Shop!
Head on over to IndigoOrchids blog to check out what brought her to Etsy?

Thoughts for Tuesday!

So much going on in my head, I can't believe it's only Tuesday! This summer has been filled with a lot of crazy events since I have had family in town from Mexico! It's all been super fun, but at the same time very tiring! So this is just a jumble of random thoughts!

Why on earth do stores have LOADS AND LOADS of aisles and only ONE is ever open?! How much do they spend to install all these aisles? Even at Christmas Time OR even the day after Thanksgiving they at most have 3 registers open and the rest seem to have dust on them! It's just ridiculous! Michaels is FAMOUS for this! Last night I think I was in line for like 1o minutes BEFORE the guy called someone to help him out.

We went to the Wisconsin State Fair to see Demi Lovato and the weather was crazy! It was HOT HOT HOT one minute then we were being told to seek shelter the next!! It would drizzle and then Hail! It was crazy, but fun!!
We love spending time by the river, here we are feeding the ducks! We have to grip that baby like crazy, because he likes to get too close!!

We all went bowling and it was so much fun, but with so many people, it really took all night! haha! We had like 4 lanes and there were so many kids, but it is definately a memory made! haha!
Have your eye on something in the shop?? NOW is the time to BUY BUY BUY! I am having a raffle for a $30.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE to my shop!!!!! What do you have to do for a ticket??? Just Buy! For Every Item you get from my shop, I will include 1 ticket to the raffle in your package! (buy 2 items get 2 tix, 3 items 3 tix) Raffle ends on September 18th! 1 Month to win! Extra Bonussssss....If you buy 6 items you get 10 TICKETS!! Starts TODAY!!

Creative Organizing!

Todays Team Blog Ring is about creative Organizing! I am having some difficulty getting my post up right now, and I don't want to mess up the ring, so here is the link to the NEXT BLOG!


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KellsCreations (http://www.kellscreations.com/blog)
AweShop (http://www.aweshop.blogspot.com)
Team BLOG (http://theeclecticartisansteam.blogspot.com/)

What Motivates Me....

This week in connection with my Eclectic Artisans Team Members,we are finding what motivates us to keep on keepin on! It's the perfect topic for the Summer as I seem to have just gotten so lost and caught up in the Summer Season, that I barely have time to do anything else. Life really seems to get in the way sometimes. So I sat down this morning in the quiet of the early morning and thought about what gets me going.

I always find a sure-fire way for me to get started is to get some new supplies! Even if it's something small, it starts getting my mind going! I love when I am in a slump and a supply order arrives in the mail, it's just what I need to take a seat and crank out about 10 new pieces! Check out what motivates other team members by reading the blog ring with the next blog in line!! IndigoOrchidDesigns.

My Wishlist....

There are some things that I find myself wishing I had for my shop! They are items that are not necessary, but of course they are things that would be NICE to have :) So here I am sharing my shop wishlist. Please do a blog post on yours and share your link here!
First on my list is this AWESOME Micro Card Reader from Propay! It's the size and convenience factor that had me loving it, but the fact that it stores information even if I don't have wi-fo totally SOLD me on it! This is definately a must have as I move on to bigger shows. Next would definately be some EBAY gift cards! I Love getting new and funky goodies from there!

Ikea is home to all things fabulous for trinkets and treasures and at the top of my list is THIS! I LOVE this piece! It has all the storage a gal could ever ask for and a flat top work space! This is where all my pennies are going for sure!! I could go on and on showing you goodies that I would LOVE for my shop! I will definately share more another time! For now head on over to INDIGOORCHIDs blog and view her wishlist!

Easy and Fun Crafting......

Looking to do something crafty, but don't know where to start? This bracelet is super easy if you have the supplies on hand! Search through your jewelry box for all those single earrings that you insist you will one day find the other pair to! The chunkier and funkier, the better! I used some pieces that I had found at a garage sale Junk Box. To make it easier I tried to only use ones that had holes in them, except for the flower! haha! I loved it too much and had to drill the tiny side holes.

Use pliers to CAREFULLY twist off the backs of the earrings to leave them naked backed and flat and then you are all set to link them!

You will need:
Pliers
6mm Jump Rings
Clasp Set
6-9 Earrings or Pendants

**Have some singles you would love made into a bracelet or necklace? Contact me with photos and I will see what I can do for you!**
http://michellescharmworld.com

Wordless Wednesday......

I sit here exhausted, but of course smiling! It's been a looong and sometimes sad month, and I am truly sorry for abandoning all my readers! I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things and hope you can bare with me through the bumps ahead! I figured I would leave you with a post of all the insanity we have gone through this month! We have done and learned so much, so I have not been just sitting around doing nothing while I have been away!!!

WE HAVE BEEN:

Exhausted from a busy month!!
To Fairs in many towns....

Getting haircuts in cool places!!

Gone Boating !

Visited New Parks!

Blueberry and Raspberry Picking at the orchards!

To the Waterpark! (2 more to visit next month!)

Go Karting! (The kids FIRST time driving themselves!)

Exploring New Neighborhoods!

Checking out a Japanese Market!

Visiting Farms!

Getting Fun photos taken!

Exploring new Junk Shops

Fun Family Festivals with Face Painting!

We even watched this bridge being built one night!

Train Museums!

Trolley Rides!

Now I'm slowly listing new things too!

Until Next time.....what have you been up to this month??

It's the Eclectic Artisan Team Scavenger Hunt Time

Ready to put on your Sherlock Holmes gear and HUNT?! It's on! July 1st - 10th, the Eclectic Artisans are hiding an American Flag in their shops and waiting for YOU to find it! There are 15 shops participating, which means you have to find 15 flags! Each shop has hid ONE flag in ONE of their listings. Hunt and FIND!

Be one of the FIRST FIVE people to EMAIL ME the listing LINKS (all 15) as to where the flag is hidden in each shop and you will win YOUR CHOICE of THREE of the gifts above! Email me ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TO: MichellesCharmWorld@Gmail.com. NO comments here please! We don't want to give away the answers!! The first person to email me all 15 flags will get to pick 3 of the 15 prizes, 2nd person gets to pick 3 of the 12 prizes that are left, 3rd person gets to pick 3 of the 9 prizes that are left and the 4th person gets to pick 3 of the 6 prizes that are left and the 5th place person gets the remaining 3 awesome and fabulous prizes! This is going to be FABULOUS! Now Read below to see the shops that are playing and what their prize is! Click on the shop and start hunting!!!

Jeraly Designs invites you to take a look around her shop and find the flag! Her prize is this wonderful pair of earrings!

Pop into MichellesCharmWorld and take a look at a colorful paradise while searching for the flag! You can win your choice of a red or black Princess Crown Ring!

DivaDea offers these gorgeous buttons as a prize from her shop of polymer creations! Be sure to step into this fun and colorful shop and look for the flag!

At HairbowsWonderWorld you will find an amazing assortment of goodies for your hair to shine at special events! Even some beautiful bridal bouquets! Tale a look! Her prize is a PDF instruction on how to make a ribbon penquin!

Jaybird Designs is offering this beautiful treasure bag as a prize in your choice of 1 of 2 colors! This shop is definately one to stop and enjoy while hunting for your flag!

TCPJewelry has a colorful prize set being offered to the winners! Please stop in and browse this wonderful oasis of jewelry while hunting for the flag!

AweShop is a shop full of jewelry that gives you a tranquil and relaxing vibe! Stop in and take a look around at everything while hunting for the flag! She is offering up these pretty little earrings as a prize! WeeWoobies is a colorful and creative shop full of an assortment of bright and fun goodies! While searching for the flag check out the fabulous pin cushion that she is giving away as a prize!

Visit Punky N Munky for the most AMAZING hair trinkets EVER! You will be amazed as you hunt for the flag in this shop! She is offering this ribbon headband as her prize!

TashaDesigns invites you to stroll through her shop and look through all the treasures as you hunt the for the flag! She is giving these pretty butterfly earrings as her prize!

KellsCreations is offering this fantastic ACEO to the winner of her prize! Now head on over to a colorful shop of jewels and look for the flag!
FotoGeeni offers this gorgeous print as her prize! Her shop is a look through her lens at New Zealand and it's surrounding areas! Be sure to stop and look around while in her shop! It's a mini vacation!

SongBirdSpectre is offering up the most fabulous print as her prize! While looking for the flag, take a minute to enjoy all that her shop has to offer!! TheCreatorsPalette has this great book on how to paint watercolors as her prize! This is your last stop in the hunt for the flag! Take some time to enjoy all the work in her shop!

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READERS! Just FOR YOU! We ARE ALL also Offering up a 20% discount off your purchase before shipping in ANY of the shops listed! Just use code: ScavengerHunt20, This code expires on July 10th. NOW GET HUNTING! Remembe to EMAIL ME all your answers at one time:

MichellesCharmWorld@Gmail.com