OKAY blogger buddies....I need your help!
The contest/sale didn't work as well as I hoped. In fact, I didn't get ONE sale.
I'm okay with that....but this is where YOU come in.
What do you think I could do to get sales going again???
For every comment/suggestion, I will ship you one FREE pair of earrings.
So, along with your suggestion, please send me your address and your colour preference.
Thanks for your continued support!
Mar 28, 2010
Mar 21, 2010
CONTEST / SALE
I'm going to start doing some contests to make my fundraising & supply building FUN!!!
If you have any ideas for fun contests, PLEASE email me.
Today's contest:
The first 5 people to purchase a pair of earrings or bracelet will get 2 pairs FREE (not just 1 but 2 pairs). Make a comment, send me an email to let me know.
I'm going to upload a few of our newer designs for your viewing pleasure.
If you have any ideas for fun contests, PLEASE email me.
Today's contest:
The first 5 people to purchase a pair of earrings or bracelet will get 2 pairs FREE (not just 1 but 2 pairs). Make a comment, send me an email to let me know.
I'm going to upload a few of our newer designs for your viewing pleasure.
EARRINGS - $5 ea
BRACELETS - $10 ea
Mar 13, 2010
Creole 101
As part of my trip to Haiti, I am taking Creole (the official language in Haiti) lessons. We started about 4 weeks ago. Every Friday, 4 of us that are going to Haiti get together with our teacher, Renel. He is a young Haitian man going to college in Grand Falls. He has lived here for about 1 year and only speaks French.
Though it's challenging me, it is SO much fun getting together every Friday afternoon with the other's I am traveling with, all for one common goal: to learn to communicate with those we meet in our travels. Plus, Renel is such a nice young man.
As part of my commitment to study, I am going to start listening to video's on YouTube to get used to the conversational piece of Creole. I have decided that I will make a little 'Learn Creole' section on my blog for those of you interested!
Some of my favourite videos found today!
And my MOST challenging one is this one below. I'm going to try to go through this 30 minute story and translate the story (to the best of my ability)!!! I'm sure it will take some time!
Though it's challenging me, it is SO much fun getting together every Friday afternoon with the other's I am traveling with, all for one common goal: to learn to communicate with those we meet in our travels. Plus, Renel is such a nice young man.
As part of my commitment to study, I am going to start listening to video's on YouTube to get used to the conversational piece of Creole. I have decided that I will make a little 'Learn Creole' section on my blog for those of you interested!
Some of my favourite videos found today!
And my MOST challenging one is this one below. I'm going to try to go through this 30 minute story and translate the story (to the best of my ability)!!! I'm sure it will take some time!
Mar 4, 2010
Pay Pal button now working
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9 months to go
I am so excited...9 months until we travel to Haiti and my dream becomes a reality!
There is SO much to do until then...starting with our earrings! We need to make more earrings to sell. Plus, now we have bracelets and just starting to get into necklaces - with the help of so many wonderful friends!!! We are finally caught up and there is a slow down in the sales - which sadly to say I am thankful for. Now that I am working until the end of the school year, it's proved to be 'quite the adjustment' for time management!!!
Now we're working on our original ideas we had for selling our earrings. I have contacted our Town Manager and he gave me many great ideas! Some of our ideas are setting up a booth/table at our local mall, farmer's market and radio station on a given day to sell the earrings. Some ideas I got from the Town Manager is to contact local business's (specifically Walmart) to set up a table to sell earrings there, or possibly door-to-door campaigning. WOW...he was ever so helpful. He even offered that if we had to get a 'pedlars license' to sell on the street, that he would 'waive the fee' because he believed in our cause!!!
BUT first thing is first, we have to have a BIG supply of them first - which is what we are working on right now. Thanks to all my 'working bees' while I'm at work - namely Dianne, Bernice and Julia (who is making us our necklace 'prototypes'!!!) I really couldn't do it without them!
Other projects we are working on are making sacs for the rice (for distribution) - sewing them and feeding the draw strings, a summer garage sale of donated items where ALL the proceeds go towards projects for our trip (but NOT any of our travel expenses), Noah's special project to sell and the collection of donated medical over the counter supplies.
In all of this, I need to get in to get all of my shots for traveling, etc.
So you see...I am convinced that 9 months is going to FLY by like a blink of an eye!
There is SO much to do until then...starting with our earrings! We need to make more earrings to sell. Plus, now we have bracelets and just starting to get into necklaces - with the help of so many wonderful friends!!! We are finally caught up and there is a slow down in the sales - which sadly to say I am thankful for. Now that I am working until the end of the school year, it's proved to be 'quite the adjustment' for time management!!!
Now we're working on our original ideas we had for selling our earrings. I have contacted our Town Manager and he gave me many great ideas! Some of our ideas are setting up a booth/table at our local mall, farmer's market and radio station on a given day to sell the earrings. Some ideas I got from the Town Manager is to contact local business's (specifically Walmart) to set up a table to sell earrings there, or possibly door-to-door campaigning. WOW...he was ever so helpful. He even offered that if we had to get a 'pedlars license' to sell on the street, that he would 'waive the fee' because he believed in our cause!!!
BUT first thing is first, we have to have a BIG supply of them first - which is what we are working on right now. Thanks to all my 'working bees' while I'm at work - namely Dianne, Bernice and Julia (who is making us our necklace 'prototypes'!!!) I really couldn't do it without them!
Other projects we are working on are making sacs for the rice (for distribution) - sewing them and feeding the draw strings, a summer garage sale of donated items where ALL the proceeds go towards projects for our trip (but NOT any of our travel expenses), Noah's special project to sell and the collection of donated medical over the counter supplies.
In all of this, I need to get in to get all of my shots for traveling, etc.
So you see...I am convinced that 9 months is going to FLY by like a blink of an eye!
Mar 2, 2010
Earring ART (and lots of it)!
Yesterday afternoon, our pastor allowed us to gather in the basement of our church to make earrings. In all we had a turn out of 15 ladies, some of whom had NEVER made jewelry before (what great troopers they were)!!
I am so thankful to my church family and friends who took 3-4 hours out of their busy schedules to help in our mission. In total we made 240 pairs of earrings. AMAZING!!!
THANK YOU so much for your help! It's truly appreciated!
Feb 28, 2010
3 countries
I am SO excited...I just noticed that I have visitors from 3 countries now.
Second was the USA!! Of course, considering this is our neighbouring country and because I have friends there.
And now third I have a visitor from RUSSIA (Moscow). I am so thrilled and more inspired than ever. So to my blog visitor from Moscow "WELCOME" and 'THANK YOU'!!! Visit as often as you want and feel free to leave comments!
Again, thank you to all of my friends & family who are so supportive and give me so much encouragement to keep plugging forward with this dream!
Shopping for supplies to make 'earring art'
It's so much fun to shop when you have money to buy what you are looking for, right? Usually, I am not a big shopper for a 'woman' that is! When I want something, I know what I am shopping for, I go out and look for this specific item.
Well last night I had a blast and a half. Not only did I get to go into Michael's (one of my favourite stores on earth, next to Walmart of course) - but I got to go buy tonnes of beads for our earring making session this coming Monday. I had so much fun! I knew that the beads I bought would be made into beautiful earring art, and each time someone purchased a pair of these we would feed 20 people. This is just SO rewarding.
Though sales have slowed slightly, I know there is a big market out there that we haven't touched yet (due to not being able to keep up with the demand). During this week, I am going to start pushing forward with this.
So Monday is our big day. We have permission from our Pastor to use the church basement to get together with a bunch of women with one goal - make lots of earring art!!! So far, I have 10 confirmed women (and 4 or 5 unconfirmed). In total, we could have up to 15 women all contributing to our cause!
Keep posted, because I'll be posting photos of our 'rendez-vous' to make earring art on Monday.
Well last night I had a blast and a half. Not only did I get to go into Michael's (one of my favourite stores on earth, next to Walmart of course) - but I got to go buy tonnes of beads for our earring making session this coming Monday. I had so much fun! I knew that the beads I bought would be made into beautiful earring art, and each time someone purchased a pair of these we would feed 20 people. This is just SO rewarding.
Though sales have slowed slightly, I know there is a big market out there that we haven't touched yet (due to not being able to keep up with the demand). During this week, I am going to start pushing forward with this.
So Monday is our big day. We have permission from our Pastor to use the church basement to get together with a bunch of women with one goal - make lots of earring art!!! So far, I have 10 confirmed women (and 4 or 5 unconfirmed). In total, we could have up to 15 women all contributing to our cause!
Keep posted, because I'll be posting photos of our 'rendez-vous' to make earring art on Monday.
Feb 25, 2010
Earring Supplies
Weeefffwuuuuu....I was getting worried that we were going to run out of supplies for making earrings. But I know for sure we won't now thanks to a few reasons.
Earring sales have slowed slightly which (for now), I am secretly happy about considering I am working pretty much full time for the next couple of months.
Running low on supplies (both beads & earring hooks and posts), but over 900 earring hook & posts came in the mail last week, tonnes of wooden beads came in the mail this week and I'm getting away for the weekend (alone with my honey) and get to go shopping at Michaels Craft Store to buy some more colourful beads!
I'm really excited about this because on Monday afternoon, a bunch of women (possibly up to 12 or 15) are getting together in the basement of our church to make earrings! I'm so happy that we're going to have lots of supplies for them to use!
PLUS, I'm excited that we'll have lots of earrings made next week. This will allow me to start reaching out to some of our local businesses!
Can't wait...but I really shouldn't stay long and chat cuz my honey isn't coming home today (stuck in Toronto cuz of bad weather in his flight path) so I have LOTS of stuff to get ready for our weekend away and alone.
Will get caught up next week over our March Break when I have some more time!
Earring sales have slowed slightly which (for now), I am secretly happy about considering I am working pretty much full time for the next couple of months.
Running low on supplies (both beads & earring hooks and posts), but over 900 earring hook & posts came in the mail last week, tonnes of wooden beads came in the mail this week and I'm getting away for the weekend (alone with my honey) and get to go shopping at Michaels Craft Store to buy some more colourful beads!
I'm really excited about this because on Monday afternoon, a bunch of women (possibly up to 12 or 15) are getting together in the basement of our church to make earrings! I'm so happy that we're going to have lots of supplies for them to use!
PLUS, I'm excited that we'll have lots of earrings made next week. This will allow me to start reaching out to some of our local businesses!
Can't wait...but I really shouldn't stay long and chat cuz my honey isn't coming home today (stuck in Toronto cuz of bad weather in his flight path) so I have LOTS of stuff to get ready for our weekend away and alone.
Will get caught up next week over our March Break when I have some more time!
Feb 20, 2010
Donated items (so far), Garage Sale planning
We started off by making a small list of items that we could bring (much of each) to donate, thinking that we'd collect ALL year and fill most of 2 hockey 50 lb duffle bags each.
Well, in all honesty I think we may be close to filling our bags already. With all of the clothes we had donated to begin with (filling , I think 2 X 50 lb bags) and all of the donated/purchased items we will probably have to consider paying for extra 50 lb bags at a price of $125 per bag. We are committed NOT to let this stop us...
Things I have collected or purchased SO far (just by cutting my grocery bill by $20 per week):
If you know of ways to collect any of these items, or see them on sale - can you be so kind and send me an email to let me know. It would be so appreciated!
Summer Garage Sale Planning: Sometime in the summer, we are going to be hosting a garage sale that ALL proceeds will go to our mission (but let me clarify that ALL of our travel expenses are NOT coming out of ANY donated money or proceeds) If you have any items you wish to donate for our garage sale, please contact me tara.morin473@gmail.com.
Well, in all honesty I think we may be close to filling our bags already. With all of the clothes we had donated to begin with (filling , I think 2 X 50 lb bags) and all of the donated/purchased items we will probably have to consider paying for extra 50 lb bags at a price of $125 per bag. We are committed NOT to let this stop us...
Things I have collected or purchased SO far (just by cutting my grocery bill by $20 per week):
- * tylenol (acetaminophen) - 2 pkgs of 500 per pkg (on sale for $9 each one week)
- PLUS - 4 pkgs of baby asprin - 250 per pkg on sale from $22.99 to $9.99 one week)
- * advil (ibuprofen)
- * motrin (ibuprofen)
- * benadryl (diphenhydramine)
- * multi vitamans for children - 8 pkgs of 250 per pkg (on sale for $5 each one week)
- * multi vitamans for adults - 4 pkgs of 250 per pkg (on sale for $9.99 each)
- * cough medications
- * cough syrups
- * peroxide - 10 bottles (4 donated, 6 purchased from the Dollar store for $1/each)
- * rubbing alcohol - 10 bottles (4 donated, 6 purchased from the Dollar store for $1/each) * cotton balls - 10 bags (purchased from the Dollar store for $1/each)
- * tooth brushes - 312 (all donated from our Dentist, Dr. Alain Cyr in Grand Falls)
- * tooth paste - 48 tubes (all donated from our Dentist, Dr. Alain Cyr in Grand Falls)
- * band aids - 10 boxes (3 donated, 7 purchased from the Dollar store for $1/each)
- * maxi pads - 25 pkgs (20 donated, 5 purchsed from the Dollar store for $1/each)
If you know of ways to collect any of these items, or see them on sale - can you be so kind and send me an email to let me know. It would be so appreciated!
Summer Garage Sale Planning: Sometime in the summer, we are going to be hosting a garage sale that ALL proceeds will go to our mission (but let me clarify that ALL of our travel expenses are NOT coming out of ANY donated money or proceeds) If you have any items you wish to donate for our garage sale, please contact me tara.morin473@gmail.com.
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