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Saturday, 19 September 2015

This Week's Best Sellers

This Week's Best Sellers

Best Selling Items
This Week are Enamel Charms, Crystal Beads & Glass Pearls.
4 Enamel Black & White Panda Bear Charms
23 x 28 mm

35 Ivory Glass Pearl Beads 12 mm

70 Clear Crystal Beads 8 mm

100 Fuchsia & Royal Blue 8mm Glass Pearls


230 Turquoise Abacus Glass Pearls 8 mm x 6 mm

4 Green Enamel Four Leaf Clover Charms
25 x 21 mm

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Tuesday, 8 September 2015

Wasted Bubble Wrap

Wasted Bubble Wrap

Bubble Wrap….
You either Love it or Hate it,
 Me I’m indifferent



Oh yeah you go through a stage at first, when it is

 OH  !!! LOOK BUBBLE WRAP

You just have to squeeze it popping each individual plastic cushion, just to hear it pop, as well as the disappointment when you push one and it doesn’t pop, or someone had made to it first. You will even go as far as fight with a friend or work mate to get the piece just for yourself, as it is supposed to relieve Stress you tell yourself.

Ok I have been through that stage
Second stage it is, Ok I will keep this as I will need it to use as packing material, when I am sending out stuff, except that the amount of Bubble Wrap arriving in your orders are 6 times more than the orders that need it going out.
Thirdly, Then you become a Bubble Wrap Hoarder, it’s everywhere and I mean everywhere. You find places for it to hide, that didn’t exist for other stuff. You have boxes of the stuff, you offer it to the charity shops, but after the 15th box they begin to put the closed sign on the door , when they see you coming towards the shop, then you find uses for it, such as wallpaper , ( Only Joking ), but it makes good insulating. Then you give it away to people, who don’t want, then you start using it for other things like anything from Underwear to Hiding the cat in.


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                                             And you Thought I was Joking

You recycle it, till the recycling people, stop lifting it and stopping picking up your other recycling in case, you have it hidden in something else. Also there is another problem with it, people you know, then begin to bring you there’s, with either the line “ Thought you could use this” or  “I know you collect this”
 When you see it, you begin to cringe, knowing you have to find a use for it.
Finally, after trying to let it fly away in a high wind  Shouting after it “Fly, Fly like the Wind”,  just to find it has returned later and is wrapped around the garden gate, clinging to it like a child , who doesn’t want to go somewhere and having a tantrum
 My last resort is to put in my ordinary Rubbish, just to get rid of it, the guilt of that haunting me, the fear of the refuse collectors, knocking my door and handing it back to, saying “ Mate, You must have put that in the bin by mistake”
Me, I think, there should be a place for retired, popped Bubble Wrap……

Note:-
Actually, I have used Bubble Wrap, when building a stud wall and used it as insulating, as well as packing it tightly into black bags and used it to block the area above my sliding Garage Door, keeping the drafts out and helping keep frost from forming in the garage and I do use it for packaging, I make little Bubble Wrap bags to put the Beads into, when posting out


                                         Honestly , This is not me, Really!!!!!

OMG,
 I have just discovered there is App for Bursting Bubble Wrap to relieve Stress

                    There is a Bubblewrap Appreciation Day which is January

SAY NO MORE.....
#bubblewrap


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Wednesday, 11 February 2015

For Free.. Yes Free....Helping you to use Social Media for your business.


This Month is Social Media Month at Wicked Princess Beads
and you can learn as we learn
and for nothing.
All you have to do is take the time to look over the ideas and things, that we are being shown;
Below is an article about how to break down your Social Media, whether it is your Blog, Facebook or Twitter.
These Market Strategies, are great ideas, some may not apply to you now, but who knows....
Check this out


Monday, 29 September 2014

New Opportunities

New Opportunities
                    Last Week I received an email from my local Business Centre , just across the way. It was about a new opportunity , a new idea for our local town and it was backed by The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Ballymena Business Centre, Creative Industries Innovation Fund  and the Department of Culture, Arts & Leisure and I had been sent this, because I had done my first years business, with the help & guidance of the Ballymena Business Centre, who have also kept in touch with free courses and other help since.

This is part of the email, so as I fit the criteria , I have applied, now it is all down to the waiting and to see, if I am one of the lucky 20,
      After I had handed my forms & pictures in, which are below. I headed into town to see the New Shop, that is situated in the Town Centre

So here's hoping, Fingers crossed, Etc, Etc,
Keep you posted on how I get on.


My Arts & Craft Business
Ballymena Business Centre 

Do you produce and sell your own arts & crafts?  Would you benefit from free town centre retail space in Ballymena and a programme of support to help you grow your arts and craft business? 

My Arts & Craft Business is a Ballymena Business Centre Programme supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
 Applications are open to any person from Ballymena and Neighboring Council Areas.  Twenty   participants will be selected to benefit from this opportunity.

My Arts & Craft Business participants will benefit from the following:
  5 month free Retail Space in Ballymena Town Centre to exhibit, showcase and sell products
  Business Mapping to position your business within the Causeway Coast and Glens footprint
  Ready 4 Retail Interactive Workshops to maximize town centre trading, merchandising and retail opportunities
  Creative Cluster Mornings to share experiences and learn from craft and retail experts
  Promotion of products tourism venues, galleries, hotels, retail outlets and craft organizations
  To be part of a new and vibrant town centre project within Ballymena 

My Arts & Craft Business application criteria will focus on the following aspects…...
   Age 18 and over
   Resident in Ballymena or Neighboring Council Areas
   Self Employed Creator of quality arts and craft products

   A desire to grow your arts and craft business



Thursday, 31 July 2014

Working on New Website Layout

 
   Wicked Princess Beads has now got a brand new themed and layout for it's Website.
Been working on it all Day, that is after I put another coat of paint on the walls, Hopefully both the walls & the website, will be finished, tomorrow. 
Still have my Wordpress Blog to link to the website, but that can wait till the morning
So let me know, what you think and is it any easier to shop with.
And what I was to Blog about today, Well you'll get that all tomorrow.
So look forward to blogging to you
 

Wednesday, 30 July 2014


Introducing our new freeform natural gemstone collection featuring vibrant Amethyst Stalagtites and brilliant Stabilized Turquoise.
New Stones!

These unique freeform gemstones make perfect centerpieces for designing one of a kind jewelry. Get your hands on a stone no one else has.
Stalagtites are formed at the roof of a cave and begin with one drop of mineral-rich water. When the drop falls, it leaves behind the thinnest ring of calcite. Each subsequent drop that forms and falls deposits another ring. Over time, these rings build to create a stunning column of minerals. These amethyst stalagtite crystal slices are buds from columns of amethyst stalactite that took millions of years to develop deep within a cave of mother earth. They are polished on both sides and make a beautiful centerpiece, jewelry or meditation crystal.
Turquoise has been prized as a rare and valuable stone for thousands of years due to its unique hue. Turquoise was known in antiquity as “the truth stone”, symbolizing a time to be honest with yourself.
Each image is the individual stone you’ll receive; pick out the perfect one for you. These gemstones will not last! Try designing with these new stones while you still can.
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