Gasp! You need updates!
I can’t believe it’s been over a week since I’ve updated you! Wow! Time flies by amazingly fast! Okay, let’s get you up to date!
I received the first drafts of my website last week from Lindsay. She did such a great job! I’m so excited to see the final version. We are in the process of editing and getting the little details worked out. If all goes well it will be launched January 25th. Yahoo!!
I am especially proud and excited about the next update. Recently I spent an afternoon with my good friend Daryl discussing business ideas and asked for feedback on my jewelry designs. One conversation led to another and eventually he asked if I was interested in being a sponsor for one of his clients, Miss Kansas Alyssa George, and provide her with jewelry when she goes to compete for Miss America. I was delighted to be considered for the opportunity and of course I said yes! So I spent the past weekend at the dining room table with a big spread of beads and a head full of ideas. I had a great time playing with all the design possibilities. Earrings, necklaces and bracelets…oh my! 
I tried to design a line that was very versatile so she can mix and match them. I really hope they work for her outfits. (fingers crossed) In any case I’m really pleased with the line and plan on offering them on my website. Stay tuned for that! You can see Alyssa (Miss Kansas) in the new reality show Miss America Reality Check -on the TLC channel on Friday nights. And then you will see her on Miss America on January 26th on TLC. Good luck Alyssa!!
I wish I had more updates on my purses but my sewing machine is having problems AGAIN. Grrrr. I have an appointment tomorrow morning with the owner of the local Pfaff dealership to see what they can do for me. Cross your fingers for me…I need it!
What else…hmmm….oh, I know. We went to 3rd & Lindsley on Sunday night to check out a band called Need To Breathe. I really enjoyed the venue and the band was great! They have a song titled More Time on the sound track for the new movie P.S. I Love You. If you go here then you can hear a sample of the song. Be sure to check them out!
What other exciting updates do I have for you…hmmm…I did my bookkeeping and quarterly taxes today. Wooohoooo! Par-tay!!!
Well I think I have you all up to date now. (yawn) Time for bed. I hope you are doing well!!
More jewelry!
Hello!
The Evitt & Co. creations are moving right along. Here are some pictures of my recent creations. I promise the photos will get better in the future. I need to buy some special lighting in order to make the images more clear and bright. But I couldn’t wait that long to share these with you!
I’m going to try making earrings this weekend — haven’t got the nerve to start twisting and bending wire yet but I will tackel it soon! Let me know what you think! 
Beads…Beads…BEADS EVERYWHERE!!
I bet you’ve been wondering where I’ve been…Well I haven’t been sitting around eating bon bons, that’s for sure! I’ve been in bead heaven (and hell) lately! First I got some fantastic retail therapy by going shopping for beads to make jewelry. That was so much fun! I was like a kid in a candy store!! But then my shopping buzz was quickly killed. Before I could dive into jewelry heaven I was struck on the head with a blunt object called “reality”. As I looked at all the hundreds, and hundreds, and hundreds of beads I realized I had to do INVENTORY…NOOOOOOO!!! Don’t I have “people” to do this? I just want to be a designer…I don’t want to dirty my hands with this kind of work! Oh well. So I began the very long process of making labels for each collection of beads, writing down all the description details, volume price, calculate unit price, and then start counting the beads that weren’t pre-counted. Let me tell you how much fun that is…122, 124, (distraction by a good song)… 126? or 128??…what number was I last on?? Damn! ((sigh)) 2, 4, 6, 8……372, 374. Whew! (and that was only one little tube of beads!) Yeah. Fantastically fun time. I’m still not done but I am very close. My next deliriously joyful task is entering all that into a database. Note to self: hire people to do bead inventory asap!!!
I have to admit that I couldn’t resist and just had to make a couple of fun, summery bracelets. Below are some pictures — proof that I have been doing SOMETHING! I’ll post more pictures as I make more items.
What else have I been doing? Well I filed a ton of important paperwork today, called the County Clerk three times and the Tennessee Department of Revenue twice to figure out if I had done all the necessary paperwork to change the company name…of course I didn’t because it’s so flippin’ confusing (because I got a different instructions every time I called)..let’s see…what else…made the bed and did some laundry…oh yeah…you’re totally jealous of me now, aren’t you??!! Well, welcome to the life of an entrepreneur! I still LOVE it though!! I hope everyone is doing well and I promise I’ll try to update the blog more frequently!