Yesterday's Party!

Thank you to everyone who took part in the Gracefully Inspired Party yesterday! It was a success! All together we raised $30.00 for the Walk for Life! Thank you so much!

We Are Putting Together A Craft Show!

That's right! We had so much fun and so much success at the Craft show we were a part of in Plain City, we've decided to put one together of our own! We are currently looking for vendors and going through a selction process. As of yet, we are unsure how many will be involved and therefore are unsure where it will be held. We will know more by mid-April when we make our selections. We do have a set date: Saturday, June 13th. We will keep you updated on our progress...Please pray for our sanity and that everything works out and that we are not getting in over our heads! Thank you!

~Annie

Craft Show!

We have been throwing around the idea of what Craft Shows to try and get into, how much it would cost for a booth, etc...Most of the booth prices are out of our range right now...so we decided to take applications for our own Craft Show! Currently, including ourselves, we have four prospective sellers! This is exciting! The date is currently set for Saturday June 13th, 2009. The location is currently unknown and will depend on the number of sellers we have in the end. So spread the word! At the end of April is the cut off date for accepting applications, after that we will begin advertising on a large scale. We will keep this updated!

We've Lowered our Prices!

Due to tough economic times, we have lowered our prices. Everyone should be able to afford something nice for a loved one or friend...but sometimes, the money just isn't there. At Gracefully Inspired, we strive to make our prices affordable for everyone. We are in the process of updating the website, so if you see something you like, feel free to email us for the price. Basically, bracelets will be between $6-$10 and Necklaces will be between $10 and $20. We hope this helps!

~Annie

How does a new small business survive the problems with our economy? That is a question we have been wondering lately. The good news is that this is only side work for us. We all work full-time together at a helpline. But, despite the fact that we don't necessarily need the income from Gracefully Inspired, it can still be discourging to see our business move along so slowly.

The thing we need to focus on is the reason we started Gracefully Inspired in the first place, which was basically to be able to create with friends. And for a moment there in the fall when the business was a little more successful, we were working hard to meet our quotas, but I feel a lot of what I worked on lacked any real creativity. This is the perfect time for us to focus on the artistic side of Gracefully Inspired. We have time to design things that are really from the heart.

We have really come together this week and have worked hard. And that means that our online store is finally coming together. Of course I feel like I have moved at a snail's pace because websites don't always get along with me, but I can at least say that we now have some of our photography posted and some earrings and bracelets. It has been a long week, but it feels good to see some decent progress.

It is March, which means we are starting to seriously look for some fun art/craft shows that we can participate in over the summer. If you know of any, feel free to let us know. As always, I will update again when more progress is made with our website.

~Angie