This Change stuff is HARD

Hello My Peeps,
I can't believe that it has been so long since my last post.  I must do better!  It has been a crazy month with so much going on.  You know that I have been working on getting Sweet Tea and Honeysuckle up and running.  It has been wonderful but hard.  There is so much to do all the time.  I have the Etsy shop open and I am using every spare minute to make products to stock the shelves.  When I am not creating then I am working on advertising and getting the word out about my shop.  If you haven't seen it the please check out my Facebook page.  I am working on getting "likes" for my page so my posts about new items, shop news and upcoming events will get out to the most people possible.  So, go now! Look at my page, click on "like" and be sure to share it with your friends.  We are moving into fall and fast approaching the holidays.  (How did that happen?)  I have some new ideas that I will be rolling out just in time for your holiday shopping.  Christmas is coming!

Trish

P.S. I know this was short but I have some other news to share with you soon.

Check it out...

Today, 7/24/13, Sweet Tea and Honeysuckle has made it's first sale!  Yea!!!

Feeling Great,
Trish

Change, Step 1-A

Happy Friday everyone!  Just wanted to give you some updates on my new venture.  I hope you have had a chance to check out my new Etsy shop, Sweet Tea and Honeysuckle.  If not, WHY??  Just kidding, but I would love for you to take a look when you have a minute.  There is lots more to come so please check my shop often and tell you friends about it.

I have been hard at work on my ideas of what to make and stock.  Trying to determine how to get more exposure and draw more people to my Etsy shop.  When starting an on-line business it is all about "word of mouth" advertising.  You have to get people to your site and encourage them to share it with the people they know.  Luckily in the age of Social Media this is much easier to do.  Please, share the link to my shop with everyone!  Also, I have set-up a facebook page for Sweet Tea and Honeysuckle.  I encourage you to go to my page and give it a "Like".  This is another awesome opportunity to spread the word and get more people interested.

This week I have also been working on the branding of my shop.  I have had some wonderful ideas from my Mom and we are very close to getting the look I want.  If you want some hints then you have to "like" my Facebook page so I can easily notify you when I post new pictures and alert you to new items added to my shop.  Since all of my items are handmade there will rarely be any duplicates so if you don't get to it first then you may miss out.

So, your mission, should you choose to accept it is to go to https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Sweet-Tea-and-Honeysuckle/197988940359352  and "LIKE" the page so you can get updates on everything happening with Sweet Tea and Honeysuckle.  Also be sure to check out www.etsy.com/shop/SweetTeaHoneysuckle and share the link with ALL of your friends.

Stay tuned, more to come...
Trish

Entrapped?

If you happen to be a regular reader of Miss Mother Mom you may remember my post titled "Let's Get Crafty".  If not, you can see it here.  On one wall you can see a HUGE movie poster of the 1999 film Entrapment starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones.  Yes, it is a full size, original, theatre release poster.  I'd like to share a little story with you regarding this film, Prince Charming and me.

Once upon a time there was a girl.  This girl had great family and friends, a job she liked, a house of her own and a cat named Ollie.  The only thing missing was someone to share her life with.  As with most people, her heart had been broken a few times when she was younger.  Because of this the girl had become picky about the guys she would date.  Very picky.  Friends, family and co-workers had always been helpful in looking out for someone new.  There were dates.  A few guys who even made it to relationship status.  Still, Prince Charming had not been found.

Then one April her Mom kept pushing her to try something new.  This was before internet dating and social media and all that.  So to make Mom happy the girl decided to give it a try.  After a week or so she got a message from this guy who left a phone number and said he would like hear from her.  Nervous and skeptical she gave him a call.  They spent a couple of hours on the phone.  They spoke again the next night and decided to meet for dinner and a movie on Friday that week.  April 30.

He asked her to pick a place for dinner and take a look at the movies playing.  They had talked so much on the phone that week  but she wanted to meet him, being the cautious single lady, instead of him picking her up.  Nervous.  Excited.  He was so nice and sweet on the phone.  She pulled up at the restaurant and saw him standing on the sidewalk.  Very cute!  Casual but nicely dressed.  He looked nervous too.  Deep breath and here we go.  Dinner was great.  They talked and talked.  He was so funny and entertaining.  Going good.  He asked about seeing a movie.  She suggested Entrapment.  It had just come out.  Sean Connery was starring.  It had a little of everything.  Action, romance, drama.  He said it sounded great.  It was.  Afterwards he drove her back to the restaurant to get her car.  He asked if she would like to go to a reception the next afternoon.  She told him she already had plans.  Did not want to seem to eager.  He asked if he could call her.  She said yes.

Later that night, after she got home, he called.  He was just checking  to be sure she got home safely. Prince Charming!  Two and a half months later he asked her to marry him.  July 18.  Seven months after that they became husband and wife.  March 11.  That was the beginning of happily ever after...

Entrapped!
Trish