In June Dad & I were featured on the Fox10 Morning Show with Kristen Anderson. It was a great experience & I only choked up once. Whew! Next time I’ll sit more lady like but for the most part I’m really happy with it. The bummer is that I didn’t download it to a dvd & it’s no longer available for viewing. Crikey, .
Well folks, fall is coming & you know what that means…festivals, boutiques, craft fairs & church bazaars. I’ve got my calendar out & this kitten is signing up for even more fun events this holiday season. I plan to work 1-3 events per month Sept-January. I’ve got my booth packing down to a vintage suitcase science & my tiki .
My dad delights in building me things that save me time & keep me organized. Whenever I make jewelry, I typically dump the bags of jump rings onto my work station & then have to hunt around for the right size every time I need one. This mess drives him batty so he dreamt up a jump ring organizer.The idea behind this organizer .
Well I’ve never had a charm bracelet with items collected on my travels. I’ve made them or repaired them for others including “The Adina” & one for my close friend Michelle. “The Adina” has lots of fun items including the top off a champagne bottle, foreign coins & sentimental items. .
These are my moms’ buttons, buckles, pins, thread & even a watch face. My two sisters & I recently went thru her things & sorted all her items. She passed away last Christams, 2011 & we were just now ready to do it. She .
I thought it would be interesting to show the steps it takes to make a Ruby Mae charm. I hang these off each item I sell. Recently, the grandmother of a new baby named Ruby Mae Googled the name & my website popped up. She was tickled to find me & then bought two of the charms. My eldest son .
It was an exciting media week for Ruby Mae Jewelry. What a difference good advice makes. With the guidance of a fantastic social media consultant, Bev Lefebvre, I now know the proper format for a press release, signature line & email etiquette. We reconnected after 20+ years thanks to Facebook. After our second meeting, I had a smile on my face, so excited .
This month marks the 1 yr anniversary of my new little business, Ruby Mae Jewelry. So much has happened that it's hard to believe where I started & where I am now. Looking back, the numbers tell the story. I've created close to 400 items. I've worked 12 festivals & 5 home shows. I've obtained 4 licenses & started a blog. My .
Last wkd I worked my first festival/art market/wkd boutique/ get out on a sunny day and shop event. It was at Cheap Thrills in Phoenix & I learned a lot. I learned I needed shade & I didn’t bring my own. A quick trip to Big 5 & now I’m set w a 12ft accordian style pop up tent. I .
Ruby Mae Jewelry is the daughter I always wanted. She is sweet and cute and feminine and fun to play with. She is named after my mother Patty Mae Jacobson and her mother Ruby Snedigar.If I had a daughter, that is what I would have named her. I officialy began RMJ May 1, 2011. Altho I’ve made jewelry for .