Oh, I know about that! What about barter? Your lovely baubles in exchange for web work?

Right now I have my fingers crossed that the "beads for housecleaning" deal will come off. The person & I agree that this would be beneficial to both of us, but he works M-F and occasional Saturdays, and I work occasional Saturdays and every Sunday. We've been trying to schedule this for almost 3 months (and yes, I broke down and cleaned in the interim.)

He supposedly has next Tuesday off and will clean here then, unless his boss changes the schedule again.

I'll still be working 70 hours/week, but at least my house won't be such a disaster.

A lot of the web work involves taking/editing pictures and measuring the jewelry length, so it would need to be someone local, and right now I don't know anyone to trade for that.

Meredith, good for you to be so busy during what is a slow time for many others.

Posting any new Christmas jewelry?

Meredith if you have a paper there that gives FREE classified ads, put a trade work for unique jewelry ad in the paper and see what happens.

Dear Ms. M, I'm exhaused just reading your schedule and delighted to know that you and your jewelry are "in fashion."

I think this is called success. Wuuhoo!

Dotsie, I just got the beads for this year's new Christmas style, really gorgeous crystal Christmas trees in "snow" and green,and should have pics up by the end of the week.

Chatty, I'd rather work with someone I know than invite a stranger into my home. But Pennysaver or Craig's List might be a good idea for something else.

Saundra, jewelry has been in style since the cave days. It's just a matter of keeping sight of the current trends and marketing it.

Please let me know when the photos are posted. Thanks.

Me too. I want to know what you're selling for Christmas. I love
turquoise jewelry and want to get some of that, soon as I free
up some time. Glad your business is going great guns, there
Divine!

Well, my friend who was going to houseclean, was sick today

New Swarovski crystal Christmas trees are on the bottom of this page:
http://gaia.gems.tripod.com/id2.html

As always, they're much more gorgeous than the pictures. Crystal is really hard to photo. Tonight or tomorrow, I'll be putting these up on my Etsy site www.meredithbead.etsy.com and on my Facebook fan page www.fbook.me/meredithbead

Next week, I work on Hanukkah

I like that braided leather, turquoise stone necklace. And I like
the Christmas tree necklaces and earrings. Cool stuff.