I have been working more hours than I care to think of on getting everything listed on our main site.  What fun that has been!  (A touch of sarcasm should be noted there....)  I realize that a website will always be changing when you are adding new products, and taking down the ones which have sold - but in this case, I was having to add all the extra's which we are selling from our site as well. 

And, trying to sort out some sort of fair system for shipping has been one headache after another!

We are hoping we have some fair options set up right now, but sometimes the shipping costs can really eat into any amount of profit you are hoping to have with a product!  It will be something we will monitor and keep an eye on to see that it is fair for everyone.  While some people choose to add the shipping into their costs, and just increase their prices to take that into account, we thought we would try it this way first to see how it works.

We are getting the newsletter set up and hopefully there won't be too many kinks to work out on that!

What I am really trying to do is get everything set up and going nicely before we move into the shop downtown.  We are so excited about that!

In a month, we will be setting up a space in a shop downtown with some other home business owners, and creating a sort of "Country Market" kind of feel - with a whole lot of selection, and all of us working together to help cover advertising costs and marketing.  It is going to be so much fun!  But, I want to try having all the loose ends tied up online before getting things set up down there - and it is nice to kind of see a light at the end of the tunnel.  Only a few more products to add, and we should be caught up to a point where I feel we are really ready to start promoting ourselves!

And so - I guess it is time to get back to work! 

Marie

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Well, after months of already creating products to sell, and taking part in craft shows and marketing our business, we have finally got around to publishing a blog!

A bit about us:

My name is Marie, and I am a mom of 2 wonderful little girls.  I was working as a nurse, but decided to stay home after my first daughter was born, and I have taught myself how to build websites and have discovered a real love for marketing online.  I also have always loved crafts of all kinds - including scrapbooking, and learning all kinds of new crafts.

I decided to take both of my passions, and put them together into a business I could truly enjoy.

Lisa is the other one in this endeavor - while I am hoping to get her posting eventually, she just lets me do all the internet "stuff" at this time;-)

Lisa has 2 children too - and even though she was already working a job from home, she wanted to try pursuing a business that would allow her to do the things she enjoys as well, while still letting her have the freedom to be at home for her kids.

So - that is how we started our business - by taking our enjoyment of creating treasures for people, which we hope they can really appreciate.  We love trying new projects, and are always looking for new ideas to try out!

We create personalized gifts, and are hoping to try building a nice business doing something we truly enjoy - making crafts which can be marketed and sold.  We try to create products that are personalized with pictures, or with special quotes that have meaning behind them, and we are always trying new things to see what people like.

Right now, our main products are personalized marble coasters (which have been a huge hit!), French Memory Boards, glass pendants (which can be personalized with a picture), canvas prints, fridge magnets, wooden signs - and many other little items we are working on!

We also are authorized resellers for a huge company which sells personalized gift items for special occassions, such as weddings, anniversaries and other events.

So - we hope you will check out our site - www.InspiredByYouTreasures.com and that you find something you like!

Be sure to bookmark us, as we will hopefully keep up with posting to this blog regularly as we start building our business up.

Thanks for stopping by!

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