Friday, September 25, 2009

Fall Business Women Expo - Booth#31



Hi Everyone,

I am participating in the Fall business women's online expo starting tomorrow September 26Th at midnight and ending on Sunday the 27Th but the links will be up for a while if you can't get to all of them this weekend. Please come and see my shop and everyone else's shops there are a lot of talented people. I will post what booth number I am in a little bit and the sale and/or contest I will be running for this special event :) Thank you for setting this whole expo Runako Designs :) I can't wait to participate.


A little about me and my bussinesses
 I want to tall you a little bit about me and my businesses. The first busines I opened is my one of a kind hand made jewelry business. http://designsbykat619.etsy.com/ I started out about 4 years ago now, at the time I had a room mate that worked at an incredible bead shop that is right down the road from my house called Bead it. They can be found online at
http://www.beadit.biz/ they are located in 5 North Main Street Concord NH if you get a chance you should go there their selection and quality of beads is absolutely amazing! And the staff is just amazing they are so nice and they are extremely knowledgalbe. It is owned by a mother (Donna) daughter (Christine) team and they are the best. So I started out with the basic stitches and reading a lot of books and then once I had the basics down I started to branch out and make my own designs. I offer bridal jewelry, bridal party jewelry, breast cancer awareness jewelry (soon to come all other awareness jewelry) Necklace, bracelets, earrings, and everyday jewelry I also do custom pieces if you you have something in mind or a color/colors that you want I will make a custom design for you. I started my business for a couple of reasons
  1~ I wanted to make the people that wear my jewelry feel amazing about themselves and give them an extra boost of confidence and feel beautiful everytime they wear a piece of my jewelry, also knowing they had the only piece like it in the world.
My 2nd reason was my house was being overtaken by jewelry :)
 The second business I have is a handmade all natural spa product shop. I opened this business to be able to help people look and feel beautiful inside and out. I started this about a year ago and started out making soy candles which I love because they burn clean and don't let carcinogins out into the air, and helps promote US farmers, there is more about the benefits of soy in my shop announcement at http://beautifulbody.etsy.com/
After I started making soy candles I wanted to make other products that are all natural with no chemicals, and that are scented naturally with essential oils instead of fragrance oils that can irritate peoples skin. So I have made sugar scrubs, bath salts, body mists, lotions, soy candles and soy tarts, facial scrubs, and bath bombs. This business is still expanding as of right now. I'm looking at starting to make mineral make up, lip glosses and lip sticks, mascara, eye liners and so on.


BREAST CANCER FUNDRAISER
~ I have a fundraiser going on in my ETSY shop
http://designsbykat619.etsy.com/ for Breast Cancer Awareness, if you buy anything with pink in it from my jewelry 20% of the total price will be donated to ABCF (American Breast Cancer Foundation) They do not test on animals and their mission is to get care for everyone regardless of age, race or financial status.

SALES
 I have a few sales going on in my shops If you have any questions please contact me at DesignsbyKat619@Yahoo.com  for subject please put Fall Expo Sales
~ ALL refunds will be done via paypal or whatever is easiest that we both decide and agree on :)

~ To get the sale price you must putwhat I have written after the sale in the comments section. These are mostly Fall Expo sales and if you don't put the sale in I won't know you were a part of the Fall Expo


***Sales in Http://DesignsbyKat619.Etsy.com                                                       
~ For all pink jewelry which is part of my Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser please put THINK PINK in comments
~ 20% off All jewelry that is not pink in comments please put TWENTY
~ 15% off the Everything Else Section (Excluding the pink orchid painting which is part of the fundraiser)
~ Buy One Get One Half off in jewelry suppies/destash (equal or lesser value) Please put BOGO in comments
                        Sales in Http://BeautifulBody.Etsy.com                                                    

~ Buy 3 get one free soaps, bath salts and bath bombs you can mix and match the items Please put BUY 3 GET 1 FREE in comments
 PLEASE READ IMPORTANT ~ If you do not see a scent you would like listed please contact me at DesignsbyKat619@Yahoo.com  in subject please put SCENTS and I will get right back to you and make it for you

CONTEST
OK so I'm running a really simple contest starting today (September 26th) with 3 prizes. All you have to do to be entered is one of the following, but the more you do the more chances you have to win. I will be putting all if the entries into a hat and will be pulling out names on the 10th of October. You can only win one prize so it's fair to everyone else.
- leave a message on my blog
- start following my blog
- heart my etsy shops
- become a fan of mine on facebook
- follow on twitter

Facebook: Http://www.facebook.com/pages/Designs-by-Kat-Carr/162962127518




Blogger: Http://Blogger.com/DesignsbyKat

1ST PRIZE~ $35 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO ONE OF MY SHOPS
2ND PRIZE~ $20 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO ONE OF MY SHOPS
3RD PRIZE~ $15 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO ONE OF MY SHOPS


12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Best of luck this weekend!

Patricia C Vener said...

Hi Kat! I love the ruby earrings in your shop. :) Hope you have a great weekend. If you have time come by my booth, number 25, and say "hi!"

Patricia
http://vener-art.com/beadblog/

Tip-Tops said...

Beautiful shop! I've hearted you. I love the leaves of autumn necklace. It's so pretty. It's very elegant without being over the top.

I'm following your blog too. I hope you have a great weekend!

ennadoolf said...

I am visiting from booth 22 ~ your shops are lovely! I wish you the best in the Expo this weekend!

Carlynne Hershberger, CPSA said...

Hi Kat,
Nice to meet a fellow vendor. Thanks for the breast cancer fundraiser. That's awesome.
Hope you're having a good weekend.
Carlynne

Dee said...

Hi Kat, your post turned out wonderful!! (private joke)...Enjoyed learning more about you and your business. you make lovely jewelry. I really like your bridal hair design..what a beautiful peace. I look forward to learning more about you and your business in the future. Thanks for participating this weekend.

I'm now following you and hearing you all over the place, LOL.

DawnCorrespondence said...

Hi Kat! Great post! Loved learning about you, and finding you!

JaelCustomDesigns said...

Fellow vendor popping in from GNC Booth #14! Visited your Etsy shop I love Drops of dew and Blissful Bride. Great Designs!

I am following your blog, became a fan on facebook, and off to follow you on twitter!

Reenie said...

Beautiful work! Thanks so much for offering this generous give away!

The Beading Gem said...

I love the part where you said your house was been overrun by jewelry! Some of us are beadaholics! I have just followed your blog.

CatchAStar Creations said...

Hello! Love your shop! Following your blog now and on twitter too. I posted on facebook about your shop too!! :D

Designs by Kat said...

Thank you all so much for reading my blog. Also thank some of you for following me on facebook, on twitter and my blog, and becoming a fan of mine on facebook and hearting my etsy shops :) I have entered all of you the correct amount it times. I will be drawing a winner on October 10Th at 3:45pm and will have the results by 4:15-4:30. I will post the winners on here that same day around 4:30-5
((HUGS))
Kat H