Are you Pursuing Your Passion?

When I started selling online, my goal was to sell lots of jewelry.  Jewelry is my passion and I knew the more I sold the more I could make.  As we know if you want to make any money selling online you have to work hard and do a lot of marketing.

On my journey of marketing my shop I discovered blogging.  I really enjoy blogging, and now I equally market my blog and my shop. 

I didn't plan on enjoying blogging so much. When I started it was just to share new items and things I learned along the way.  My passion for blogging has grown over the last couple of years and now my goal is to build a community where we can share, learn, and grow as creative individuals.

With blogging and creating jewelry I am pursuing my passion full force. I feel very lucky everyday to be able to do what I love and what makes me happy.

Are you pursuing your passion?

Motivation Monday

Guest Blogging

I am thrilled to have the opportunity to be a guest blogger on the Etsyfix blog today.

My post is called The Power of Inspiration, and I would love for you to take a moment, stop by EtsyFix, and let me know what you think.

Have a great weekend!

DIY with Kzieglerdesign

I had a pair of blue Converse sneakers that fit well, but never wore. I didn't like how they blended in with my jeans - I prefer a pop of color on my feet. One day, I decided to attack them with a Sharpie, and now they're purple!

After they were all colored, I set them in the open window for a couple hours to get the stink out. So far, the color's rubbed off on the laces a bit, and I haven't worn them in the rain yet, but I have a feeling the color won't run too much. Just be sure to not wear your favorite socks the first time :)

The best part is, this process will work great on pretty much any kind of shoe, just make sure to give them enough time to dry.

What color would you make your shoes?

Street Art

I recently found this website full of street art and I was amazed! I choose a few of my favorites to share and I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. 

I wish I could see this art in real life. I don't know if I could just walk past them without examining every detail. Want to see more check out Street Art Utopia.

What would you do if you saw one of these pieces of art while you were walking down the street?

Be Inspired - An Autumn full of Orange

Word to Inspire

“Orange is the happiest color.”
Frank Sinatra

Idea to Inspire

Be inspired by the color orange. Use only the color orange for one day and enjoy a boost in your creativity.

Photos to Inspire

The color orange is one of my favorite autumn colors. I found a nice collection of orange on Flicker today. I hope you enjoy all the different shades of orange, shapes, and textures.


Orange Ranonkel in Macro by JenvanW


Orange sunset by doug88888


Orange Leaves by Billingham


Pumpkins by John-Morgan

Unplug

The season is starting to get busy and finding down time is a little harder.  Since my daughter went to college I seem to work all the time, even forgetting to take a day off.

When I do turn off my computer and unplug I like to read magazines and watch a little TV.  Lately my husband and I have gotten hooked on Mad Men and anytime I watch TV we watch another episode (really good show, easy to get addicted).

I also like cooking and hanging out with friends, but when I really want to unplug a little light reading and TV is all I need. 

What do you do when you want to unplug?

Motivation Monday

It's that time of year where you are setting goals for yourself to get through the holidays. You may be setting sales goals for your shop, personal goals for your holiday planning, even goals for gift shopping, what ever kind of goal you are setting it's time to get started.

Want to stay motivated and achieve success? Share your goal

Easy ways to share your Goal:

Tell all your family and friends - the more people you tell, the more success you will have.

Announce your goal to a networking group - having people outside of your family and friends circle is even more motivation.

The forums are another great way to put your goal out there - participate in Etsy Holiday Boot Camp and share your goal in the forums.

Write about your goals in a blog posts - that's what I did when I started 100 Days 100 Sales, I put my goal out there and now I am working hard to achieve that goal. My plan is to share my success at the end of my 100 days.

However you choose to share your goal, getting it out their will only motivate you more to achieve success. So tell everyone about your goal and have a great holiday season.

Have you shared your goal?