Someting New

Sorry it's been so long since I blogged but honestly there hasn't been anything to talk about.  Let me just say I've had some serious changes in direction for work and life.  I can't write about it because I can't even explain it when speaking to someone.  However, if I continue to have a positive mind and stay focused then I will meet my goal in 1 year. 

Mother's Day = Money (Hopefully)

There wasn't a blog from me yesterday because my day got turned around a little.  It started out just chillin out in the house and then something brought me out.  When I got out the house I took full advantage and didn't get back in until 12:30am.  I didn't realize it but this is the perfect week to go out because Mother's Day is right around the corner and I had many people asking to see my jewelry to purchase something for their mother.  If I would have been thinking yesterday would've been the perfect day for me to carry around my jewelry bag but I didn't have it.  That's cool because it still didn't stop me from passing out my business cards. 

While I was out I texted Nicole and she asked me to email her all my pieces I have for sale to her.  Hopefully she will buy one, which I think she will.  P.S. - that's the girl in NY - she's awesome!

Mr. District365 also is working his magic and trying to help connect me with other jewelry makers or people who can help further me along.  Also, I'm still working with the facebook page making and posting pictures and giving information about the stones I use.  I even try to share things about how I feel and what I want to use material wise.

Last minute I'm not going to the lounge tonight as I mentioned 2 days ago.  Why you asked, well first I'm tired from last night and two I don't know, but it's cool.  Gotta go and update my facebook page.  Hope you check out  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jewelry-By-Miava/199258913444783
 

Goldstone Is So Beautiful

I made another necklace today with the Goldstone beads I have.  They are not the focal point of my necklace but they just seem to go so well with the stones I have.  So today I decided to put them with this green and orange colored Agate I have.  I'd been wanting to make this necklace for awhile and today was the day I did it.  It was so beautiful out that I actually got a lot accomplished.  I was able to even people watch at Lafayette Park, but that's beside the point. 

So on my way to people watching, I was waiting at the light and saw that this lady on a wonderful leather and pearl necklace.  Now usually pearls are very formal and kinda boring, but with the leather it gave the pearls an informal look with an S&M twist.  I was all over it!!!  I've decided next trip to the store leather will be in my bag.  Plus I have enough beads where I can make something fun and funky with a little leather added to it. 

Also,  I've been keeping up with my facebook page Jewelry By Miava and I have 1 person (other than myself) that likes my page - I feel good.  I wonder if they read or have read my blog?

P.S.: Before I forget I might have an opportunity to show my jewelry this Wednesday.  Not quite sure as the place is a lounge and it's like a party or something going on but I got the "somewhat" invite from a person who is friends with the lounge owner.  It's kinda nerve wrecking for me to do things like that as I still suffer from anxiety really bad, but I can have a drink and be cool, but right now I don't have anything to lose.  So if I go what's the worse that could happen, nobody buy anything.  Well hell that would happen if I stayed home.  So at least if I do take this opportunity at least people will see me and I'll be out and about mingling around.  But like I said I'm not quite sure if it's going to happen but it's only 2 days away so I will let you know if I do it or not. 

I'm gonna leave you with the necklace I made tonight.  The Agate beads ROCK!  Hope you like it.

Possibilities

So I finally had the meeting with the guy from twitter and things went really well.  We talked, ate and I showed him my jewelry.  He liked all my stuff and thought there was great potential for me to go far.  He said he would try and help me as much as possible and even gave some great advice (which I'm always willing to take).  The thing that was so good about him was that he goes to all these different places in and around DC so he was able to recommend places to me that would be good for me to put on a show.  Despite the fact that I've been looking around for arts and crafts shows to display my jewelry, I still want to put on a show myself.  The only thing that's been hard is getting the people because I don't know alot of people and also if I did have a show in someones house I know, I don't want to post flyers all around DC and then have strangers show up - a little awkard if you ask me.  And also meeting the guy yesterday he gave me a great idea about possibly using this place BloomBars which is a non-profit place.  I think they allow artists to put on shows there, not quite sure I have to do more research. 

In the end he said that May could be a good month for me, yeah really, I hope so too but maybe he knows something I don't know. 

Aside from that things went good and I'm happy with the possibilities that could be. 

One more thing, I put up a facebook page dedicated to my jewelry called "Jewelry By Miava".  For some reason it's linked to my personal facebook site but i'm thinking that could be a good thing for those that don't read my blog or go to my Etsy shop could then see these post I put up and go there just to be curious.  This is definately going to be a challenge because I usually don't write on facebook but now I'm going to have too but just in a business way.  Hey another thing for me to learn about.  I swear I hope this pays off in the long run cause I would be really pissed to put all this effort and time into something that doesn't pan out.