Pull It Together Tuesday!

On this pull it together Tuesday,  I'm sorry to inform all of my Gods & Goddesses that I am taking a much needed hiatus from blogging.   From time to time, if there is something I absolutely have share with you all, I will.  I was so looking forward my son starting school, with the potty training, and pacifier fairy, it was hard but my son passed all of that with flying colors, only to be put in a class with teachers that are not a good fit for him, and because of this I've decided to keep him home with me for a year, and that involves me teaching him myself. I also need to push forward on my business plan, and I just have to much on my plate right now, so something has to be pushed aside, and blogging is going to be it... temporarily. 

In the meantime, I'll leave you with this:  If you don't take care of yourself, you can't take care of anyone else!

ALSO

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Fine Jewelry Friday (Labor Day Sale)

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Have a safe and wonderful Labor Day!!!!!!

Fine Jewelry Friday! (Earrings, Earrings, Earrings)

I just made a few pairs of new earrings.  Inspiration:  Basketball wives, lol!  They're not exactly like they're earrings, but they are the inspiration.  I'll be posting them on the website soon, but for now if you would like to order a pair.  Email me at shawnte@theisiscollections.com , and I'll send you an invoice!  Have a great weekend!!!

Pull It Together Tuesday! (I Need an Assistant!!!)

As a Mompreneur work never gets done!  There is always something to do!  Fun time with my Son, windexing, pledging, sweeping, mopping, laundry, vacuuming, fun time with Husband, shopping, paying bills, creating, sales, marketing, vending, etc.

Right now as I look around my apartment at the pile of business plan papers, catalog papers, ideas of new projects, laundry, dishes, mirrors with finger prints, dusty figurines, toys spiradically placed, and juice spots on the floor and carpet I can only shake my head, and feel the pounding in my head that is screaming I NEED AN ASSISTANT!!!!

She would be perfectly fine being  paid with Jewelry and food, she would love kids, and love beading new creations.  She would know how to put together a successful business plan.  She would love to go on walks with me during down time and throw ideas off of one another.  She would be a fashionista, in the loop of different events and parties going around Chicago, New York and other fabulous places, and know the next spot to go to Spread the word of The Isis Collections.  She would be a social networking queen!  She wouldn't mind baby sitting at least once a month so hubby and I can get our groove back.  She would not only be a value to TIC, but she would be my good friend...


*sigh* In a perfect world that would be great!  However  its back to reality!

What do you need to pull together?

Pull It Together Tuesday!

I'll be honest, I over analyze things sometimes, and this drives my Husband crazy!  I can over analyze things so much, that I can deter myself from my own dreams, and I kind of did that.  I have been letting loose ends and indecisiveness along with fatigue stop me from acting on my dreams of owning a store front, but now I'm back on it.

I've pulled it together this Tuesday!

I've made my phone calls, sent emails, and put some footwork into The Isis Collections, and I'm expecting some big positive things (Just to put it out there).

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Wordless Wednesday (The Isis Collections)

Wordless Wednesday

Pull It Together Tuesday!

This morning I feel rushed.  Like there is a deadline that is soon approaching and I need to have something done, and I'm trying to take a step back and breath.  *sigh*.

I'm my own boss.  I can do things whenever.  There are things to be done, but they'll get done soon enough.  The only thing to really do is make money, lol. 

So today I've posted info regarding my CHRISTMAS IN JULY SALE:

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I'll be doing some Laundry, taking some photos of Jewelry, and spending time with family, a pretty easy list to Pull Together. 

How about yours?

Fine Jewelry Friday 4th of July Sale!!!!

TGIF Gods & Goddesses!

1st I wanted to tell you all that I'll be busy doing a serious Potty boot camp for the next couple of weeks, and celebrating my wedding Anniversary, so I will be MIA, but I leave you with savings this Fine Jewelry Friday!

Shop our Independence Day 4th of July Sale now until midnight Monday, and save 25% off, by putting coupon code: STARS at Google checkout. 

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Remember you have to use Google checkout, not PayPal in order to redeem the coupon.  I'll be thinking about you all, but a Goddess has to do what a Goddess has to do.  Have a fun and safe weekend, and please don't drink & drive!

FINE JEWELRY FRIDAY!!!!!

Are you the kind of person that plays it safe?  Well, I think I am in some ways.  Sure, every once in a while I take a chance and leap out on faith, like when I snuck out of the house to be with boyfriends, or when I went away to  college, and when I married my husband, and even when I quit my job of 4 years, and became a WAHM, but lately I've been thinking I should do it again.  I'm tired of playing it safe. 

I feel that if you want big things to happen, you have to make big moves!  I absolutely feel that big moves should be researched, and be done with smarts. Soooo this is why I've decided to finally stop talking about it, and put some action to it. 

I'm going to finally start the 1st store to my chain of Isis Collections Stores!  However it has to start with a real functional Business Plan!  I have the template,  (The business plan I put together Junior year of college.  Yes, I have a BFA in Fashion Design/Fine Arts) now I just need to update it, and add my current logistics, and do some real footwork!

So any POSITIVE advice or comments, locations, etc. you have will be greatly appreciated! 

Fine Jewelry Friday: BOOK A PARTY TODAY!!!!

Are you Interested in having a party where you get Free Jewelry, Free Gift Certificates, and Discounts WITHOUT HAVING TO CLEAN YOUR HOUSE? WELL BOOK AN ONLINE PARTY TODAY!

Here are the details:

Host an Online Jewelry Party...
The hardest part about hosting gatherings and parties is coming up with a date and time that works for your guest. Your guests have to go through the hassle of taking off work or leaving work early, finding a sitter, traveling into town, and then feel pressured into buying something just because they are there. It’s just a lot of work for our busy lifestyles! Well this is where hosting a stress free online jewelry party is fun! Saving you time, cleanup work, appetizers and the space for setting up!

At The Isis Collections, we make it fun and rewarding to host a Jewelry party. Hosting an online Jewelry Party is very similar to a traditional in-home party. Really, the only difference is that it is conducted from our website, and can be maneuvered with a little help from Facebook instead of in person in your home.

Here’s how it Works...
Your online jewelry parties last for up to 14 days and you get to invite as many people as you would like with a minimum of 10 invites. Your first step is to contact us at shawnte@theisiscollections.com , and pick a date you would like to start your party to see if it is available. Once a date is chosen you will gather the emails of all your invites and send us the list. We will then send out an invite to all the people you have included on your invite list and we will notify them with the date and time frame of the party along with a promotion code. We can also set up a facebook invite for you so that you can invite your friends & family with your online party information on the invite. Guest will receive 10% off their total before shipping and handling charges.

Why Do it...
The purpose of hosting an online jewelry party with us is to introduce your friends to new trendy items at low cost. For the duration of the party, you and your guest can come and go on your website as they please, at their own convenience. This is the key to success of an online party: There are no demands on the guests' time, no heavy sales pressure, no getting stuck in traffic on the way. They join the party whenever it is convenient for them, shopping from their own computer and at their leisure, and the more your guest shop, the more discounts and free Jewelry you as the Hostess receive!

YES!!! You do get something out of this deal! You as the Hostess receive Hostess incentives of discounts and free Jewelry, just like in a home party! Each host will be rewarded with a $10 Gift Certificate/Credit after your first $200 Guest purchase! Plus, for every additional $100 purchased at your party you get 10% off of your purchase! At the end of the party the hostess will be informed of how much their invites have purchased and will then be given their total incentives of discounts or free Jewelry!

Also...
CUSTOM ORDERS ARE WELCOME!!!! EMAIL US WITH YOUR ORDER; IT DOES GO TOWARDS THE HOSTESSES INCENTIVES!

Ask us about our different levels of hostess incentives!

Silver, Gold & Platinum incentives!

CONTACT US AND BOOK YOUR ONLINE JEWELRY PARTY TODAY!!!!!!

Pull It Together Tuesday! (My Etsy Store)

I'm slowly learning that I am not Super Woman, and I cannot do everything all in one nap time my son is taking or one morning.  So, everyday this week I'll be convoing Etsy members, joining Etsy teams, listing new items, updating old items, adding measurements, etc. 

I'm tired of neglecting my Etsy store, and I'm turning over a new leaf!  I feel like Etsy is a great way to put The Isis Collections out into the world, and I'm going to give it my all!  So if you're looking for something vintage, or handmade, or supplies, Etsy is the place for you!

Come by and add me to your circle, make a purchase, and don't forget to give me feedback!

Music Monday (The Oprah Experience)

Have you ever been so busy, that you don't even remember half the stuff you've done?  Well thats how I've been for almost 2 weeks.  I've been seriously working on auto piolet, because of this I absolutely refuse to do anything else for anyone, but my son for the next couple of days!  I've had meetings, errands, replinished products, shows, photo shoot, etc., and after trying to be on the show for years, I finally had the oppourtunity to be apart of the Oprah Show audience! 

So first, I was so exceited, but I had to contain it because I was on the Red Line "L" and everyone would have thought I was a crazy lady, so for 40 minutes I had to try to calm down, while waiting to get to my stop.  So, I thought about how I was going to tell my Mom that WE WERE GOING TO THE OPRAH SHOW!!!!!!

I get home, and tell my mom about the great meeting I just had, and that the only bad part was that I was going to have to wake up really early, and not be around my son for a couple days.  I also proceded to ask her do you know why I'll have to wake up early and not see my son for a couple days? Uninterested my mom says "Why?"  I tell her, "CAUSE WE'RE GOING TO THE OPRAH SHOW!!!"    Then I here crickets, and I'm like did this woman not hear me?  She then continues asking me the most ungrateful questions, like, "Who's on the show?" (does it matter, its OPRAH!!!!) and "What time do we have to be there?" and "Why does it have to be so early?"  I'm like, UNBELIEVABLE!  How long has this woman been telling me about trying to get some Oprah tickets, and this is all she has to say!  So I tell her, "Momma I'll take somebody else!" and I leave her apartment.  She later calls and says that she's having some womanly problems, and that she was sorry, and is excited. 

Moving on, I finally get together an outfit, fit for the show.  Complete with an Isis Collections bold necklace set, and we're off!  After standing in line, going through security, having my cell phone taken, and sitting in the waiting area for 45 minutes we're finally sitting in our chairs in the studio, and we're surprised to find out that we're getting double Oprah!  2 Tapings!  The 1st taping is Chris Rock which was aired Friday, April 22, 2011, and the second taping was Michael Douglas, which airs, Tuesday, Apiril 26, 2011.  Hearing Oprah's voice as she stepped out on stage was like a dream.  I could not believe that I was this close to her.  She went on with the interviews, and answered questions from the audience members.  I had so many questions going through my head like, "Would you like to help out a Mompreneur?, and will you have A Women of Brewster Place Reunion? and My mom was so upset about her Soap Opera shows being cancelled, You are my Soap Opera Oprah!"  I was so scared, and star struck that I couldn't raise my hand so that the microphone could come my way, and before I knew it, the experience was over.  With no giveaway, pictures, or autograph, to help us remember this when we're 90 years old.  We stood in line to retrieve our coats, our purses, our cell phones, and I was left with this sad, bitter sweet feeling.

How could I be so close to someone I admire like an Auntie (like Maya Angelou status), and not be able to talk to them?  For them to not know who I am.  I know if Oprah, knew of my situation she would want to help, but she doesn't so she can't help, so I have to help myself.

So because, of this, I feel that I've been working hard to push my business off, but there is always more that can be done, so I believe, that although facebook has been a great tool for putting The Isis Collections on people's radar, and keeping in contact with family and friends, but I think its time to move on.  It's time to get off the computer and put my feet to the pavement.  I'll still be on facebook, cause its sooooo addictive, but not daily.  So loved ones, clients if you really want to contact me, I'm just a phone call or email away.  Enjoy this Oprah Experience and your week!

Faith & Doubts

This post is my Thankful Thursday, and Fine Jewelry Friday rolled all into one. I'm so thankful to have been given the opportunity to attend an Oprah show taping yesterday (I'll post my experience, this weekend), and also on this Fine Jewelry Friday, thanks to Tamika Martell over at A-line Style Services, I'm so thankful to have been given the opportunity to have my jewelry pieces photographed at a Frock Shop Photo shoot!

So right now I'm running on a quarter full and this Chicago weather is not helping. I'm praying that I make it through this day cause I'll be running literally from 6am til about 11pm with a small break in the evening.

With all thats going on in my mind, and my sometime negative thoughts battling my postive ones, the saying, all that glitters isn't gold pops into my mind. Pondering all that, I've come to the hypothesis that this saying, I think, was created by a negative person, cause I feel like my life is glittering right now, and I can't wait to see, and embrace the diamonds!

Have a great weekend Gods & Goddesses!

Wordless Wednesday

Fine Jewelry Friday!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, but it's confession/venting time!  My head is screaming and spinning right now.  I'm so happy to be about 80% done with the new Jewelry, scarves and headbands, but I wish I was 100% done especially since I have 2 shows coming up this weekend!  The Vintage Clothing & Accessories show in Grayslake, IL and the  Bridal Expo, but I still have to put all of these items on the website, so if you want to order something new, you will have to email or call, and I'll email you an invoice for payment. 

I'm so upset that I've neglected my ETSY store.  I really need to be on top of this!  Does anyone else out there have this problem of letting life and facebook stop you from tending to your ETSY store?  I'm also upset that I ordered labels about 3 weeks ago, and they have yet to come, so some items this weekend will be sold without labels, and that kind of making me angry, as well as my last order of beads haven't come yet, so tonight I'll probably be up all night, and to top it off I'M SO SLEEPY, and this foggy weather isn't helping at all!

I'm so incredible thankful for my gift, and these opportunities, but I think it's just time for a nap.  Then I'll wake up and feel the imaginary sunshine on the FINE JEWELRY FRIDAY!  Have a great weekend Gods & Goddesses, I KNOW I WILL! Only to start Potty Training bootcamp with my son on Monday.  Talk to you later!

Wordless Wednesday (The Isis Collections Spring/Summer 2011

PULL IT TOGETHER TUESDAY / HOT TOPIC TUESDAY!

Well I'll have a lot to pull together for the next couple of weeks!  I'm busy preparing for a Vintage Clothing & Accessories show in Grayslake, IL as well as a Bridal Expo, and I not only have new Jewelry to create, but I have to complete new hair pieces to be modeled by Ms. Deveraux of course, and scarves to make! 

However, today, I'm taking a break and going to the Doctor with a good friend of mines.  She's pregnant with twins, making her a mommy of 5 and I just want to support her in any way I can!  Then we're going out for lunch, and after that I'll go wherever the Lord takes me. 

So, because of this I needed to post my blogs and fb statuses ahead of time so that I can give her and the twins, my full attention! 

Usually when I'm in a good mood, I always think about my Wedding day, and today I wanted to share with you all my blog for The Real Wives of Chicago Blog:

What did you do after your ceremony?  Did you go on a honeymoon?  If so, where?  Do you have plans for a second Honeymoon?

Dunn River in Ochos Rios, Jamaica

Motivating Music & Reflections Monday!

I couldn't sleep last night, so I decided to cruise a few blogs, and make some friends and I came across this wonderful blog called Just Just A Night Owl who I guess. got inspiration from another wonderful blog The Simple Woman.  Both of these blogs lead me to todays post,  which is not apart of our regular scheduled program of Music Monday.  Instead, I'll be focusing and enjoying  the simple things.

Reflections in list form.
Outside my window…it's pretty mundane, no sun, no snow, no rain, and at 9:30am there still is no parking on my block.  (I leave on the Northside of Chicago, that is known for never having parking!)

I am thinking…if I should make breakfast or is this a cereal and a bagel day.

I am thankful for…LOVE

From the learning rooms…I will prepare some new necklaces, and scarves, and pray that I've made the best choices for family

From the kitchen…I've taken the Shelled Jumbo Shrimp out of the freezer that I think I'll make for Lunch.

I am wearing…a gray v-neck t-shirt.  YES!  Thats it.  I work from home, and no one is here.  Even though I'm a designer I don't like wearing clothes when I don't have too, lol.

I am creating…elegant, modernly trending necklace pieces.

I am going…to make breakfast of cereal soon.

I am reading…all of my VC Andrews books over again, first book, Flowers in the Attic

I am hoping…thata I actually get out to the boutiques this week, and I start my walking regimen.

Around the house…are the remainders of a busy weekend with family.  Toys, pillows, and air beds  everywhere!
One of my favorite things…is Lemon Parfaits from Kentucky Fried Chicken.

A few plans for the rest of the week: I absolutely have to make it to the fabric stores, and beading boutiques.  I need to start my walking schedule, have a conversation with my husband everyday, return a couple phone calls to friends, and LOVE, Love, LOVE!!!!
I just saw this video, and it really touched me, and I wanted to share it with you all.  Far Away by Marsha Ambrosius 

Pull It Together Tuesday

I decided to start my Spring cleaning a little early. In the process of doing that I came across some fabulous fabric I had stowed a way,  just in time to start my scarf collection for your spring attire.

I also, did some jewelry planning as well.  So today has been filled with pulling together my creations. Stay tuned for more!