Website is a go!!!!

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Finally, the website has been launched. It has been a long process, but hopefully, will be well worth the effort. Thanks again to Peter Sansome for the webdesign. Thank you to Katja (KM Designs) km designs on the wonderful job that she did with the logo for Karlande Designs.

Thank you to everyone who offered support and encouragement through this process.

I also got signs done for my car doors. I am very pleased with the results.

Website almost ready to upload!

Hi,

It is an exciting day - my website is in its final stages of being tweaked so that it can be launched. Peter Sansome is the designer of my website. He is doing a fantastic job!

Things have been moving ahead at an incredible speed! I have gotten more beach glass! I received a shipment of sea glass from The Grand Bank Heritage Society. I tumbled quite a bit of it - some really fantastic pieces - so beautiful!!! I will post some pictures soon.

Check out the website for the new addition (to my stock) of the Harmony Balls. They are exquisite. The information on the site is included with a card that accompanies each Harmony Ball.

Please check out the site and let me know what you think!

Andrea

Thank you to my jewelry friends

Hi,

I would just like to say thank you to all of the wonderful people whom I have met since I started my jewelry business full time. It has been a scary time for me - taking the plunge! I have been overwhelmed by the support and encouragement that I have received from those in the industry and others in support networks. Pete Barrett in the Department of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development has been an inspiration and source of great advice. Tanya Jarvis Reid and Leanne Avery from NLOWE (Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs) have both been incredibly supportive. Thank you to all of the people who have attended the various workshops for patience and advice. I have made such wonderful friends.

Focus Group in St, John's

Just getting ready to attend a focus group at the Devon House in St. John's. It is sponsored by the Craft Council. I am really looking forward to it today. It should be very interesting. It is dealing with issues to do with jewellers in Newfoundland. I am still working on pricing my jewelry and on getting my Cancer Awareness jewelry ready for market.

Must get going.
Andrea

Business plans

Hi,

I just finished an online application to receive funding for a student employee under the Canada Summer Job. It is nerve wrecking to try to make sure that I do everything correctly. It is exciting at the same time. I hope that the application is successful.

I just received a further update about a Precious Metal Clay (PMC) workshop that is taking place from March 6 - 9. I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT IT!!!! I can't wait. It should be a great learning experience. I am hoping to be able to incorporate techniques that I learn from this workshop to my other jewelry projects, especially my beach glass jewelry.

Things seem to be moving ahead.

Take care,
Andrea

Marketing Your Business on the Internet

Hi,

Welcome to Karlande Designs. I am currently in the process of setting up my business in Handcrafted Jewelry. I design and create jewelry using different media such as: beach/sea glass; gemstones; pounded metal. I am also developing a line of Cancer-Awareness jewelry - part of the proceeds from the sale of the jewelry is donated for Cancer Research.

I am so excited about moving ahead.

As a matter of fact, I am currently in the middle of a "Marketing Your Business on the Internet" to learn how to market my business.