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Getting Your Products & Shop In Magazines

(photo courtesy of Lavender HIll Studio - click to visit)

Editors are always looking for "Beautiful" things but they have to have hi resolution beautiful photos. Many of you have gorgeous items but your photos are not what they are looking for. Here's some tips!

1. Make sure the background doesn't take away from the item

2. Make sure the background sets the mood & story for the photo

3. Set it up like a picture and make it pretty

4. Use colors, patterns and backgrounds that blend or accent the item

5. Keep at it until you get a clear beautiful photo that looks great

Speak To Martha Stewart

Speak to Martha Stewart live on the radio & Last Chance to enter the Martha Stewart & Macy's sweepstakes!
Click here to enter!

 

Welcome New Member - Country Craft Show Online

DJ is offering you all a discount if you'd like to join her online Craft Show!  Country Craft Show Online is the Market place to showcase your primitive, country, whimsy or beautiful hand made, hand crafted goods! Americana, Angels, Baskets, Collectibles, Candles, Dolls, Folk Art, Jewelry, Quilts, it's all there! The Holidays are just around the corner so mosey on over and check it out!

Click Here:  Country Craft Show Online

Dj's Online Ezine, Crafty Doodles E-zine is stocked full of ideas, information and inspiration for crafters make sure you visit and sign up to stay tuned for all the future goodies to come!
Click Here:  Crafty Doodles E-Zine

DJ's one busy Lady!  Check out her portfolio filled with the best craft sites she designed! Your One Stop Shop for getting your craft business online!  Her prices are super reasonable and she offers a great promotional package for your business.  You 1-Stop Web Shoppe.  DJ is offering all Beautiful Shop Members a discount too! 
Click Here:  DJ Doodle

 

Featured Member - Shades Of Delight

Stephanie lives in this wonderful log cabin in Twin Peaks California, in the San Bernardino Mountains next door to Lake Arrowhead. Her winter months are spent handcrafting vintage shades, exquisite shades, each a work of art.  She's been sewing since she was nine leading up to making these fabulous one-of-a-kind custom shades that will become heirlooms to pass on through families for generations.   Handcrafted using embroidered silk fabric, burnout velvet, Czech beads imported from Prague, hand dyed fabrics, vintage materials, lace and trim.  She's won awards for designing wedding dresses which proves her eye for detail and special touches.  Check out her Hubby's restored 1934 ford and her new joy, a Flxible RV.  She can even work on her lamps in the RV while traveling!

Visit Shades Of De Light:  www.Shades-of-de-light.com

SCAMS - Ladies Beware!

Ladies be very careful when you see "Pending Payment" in emails.  Paypal does not do pending payment waiting for shipping information.  If you are in doubt, first check you paypal account to see if the money is in your account, always check your account! Call Paypal: 1-888-221-1161

THINGS THAT SHOULD ALERT YOU

1.  They ask you to ship items to their children or anyone in Nigeria or out of the USA

2.  You are told they paid in a secure way pending shipment or shipment invoice/verification

3.  You are offered more for the item or asked to stop the auction with Ebay for a large sum

4.  You are offered a large amount for shipping, $100 or $200 above normal rates

5.  You are asked to ship quickly for any reason before the payment is in your paypal account

6.  If it sounds too good to be true....

7.  Anything you get from Nigeria or a country you know nothing about or can't verify

IT LOOKS SO REAL

1.  Professionals know how to fool you with documents identicle to Paypal, Ebay & Banks.

2.  Verification seals & stamps....don't always mean they are real....

NEVER DO THIS

1.  Never give passwords to anyone or enter passwords on a document leading you to an account from an Email, to be safe always  go to the actual website to log in, if you type it in the email you may be giving thieves your information!

2.  Never trust anyone online with personal information, SS#, DL#, Banking, Paypal, ESPECIALLY passwords to accounts!

3.  Never call the telephone numbers in the email or click on suspected links in emails, take the time to go to the site like Paypal to make sure you are actually calling Paypal and not a fake paypal telephone number!

4.  Never let it go, always report it as fraud & send the emails & documents to Paypal/Ebay/etc...

IF IN DOUBT....CHECK THEM OUT....Remember this and do it....

 

Country Victorian Magazine

Congratulations to "A Rose Without A Thorn", "Shabby Rose Studio" and "Lavender Hill Studio" you made it in Country Victorian Magazine! Thank you Ladies for sending all your beautiful stuff! Keep sending things and showing me new things as I keep sending them to Editors and keep trying to get you in them! I am so thrilled for you girls! A lady actually called me over an item Penny had at Lavender Hill, so our advertising is working!!!

Tailor-Made, Maureen at A Rose Without A thorn, Pretty Pillars, Kimberly Ryan at Shabby Rose Studio and A True Tea Light & Her beautiful Tea Cart both featured made by Penny at Lavender Hill Studio. I am so proud of you girls and thrilled you are with us, keep up the beautiful creations!

Even Beautiful Shops was mentioned! Beautiful things - Beautiful Shops - Beautiful Shopping!!!

In Memory - 911

In Memory of 911 - Remember how strong we are when we stand together! No matter where I go in the world I always love coming back home to America. We truly do have Freedom. We as women in America have more freedom than anywhere else in the world. We can do anything we want to do, be anything we want to be! I am so proud of all the Women here at Beautiful Shops and I am proud to be an American Woman!
HEAR ME ROAR!

These fabulous primitive artsy hand sculpted and crafted dolls are a work of art by Shirley Wilson,owner of Dumplinragamuffin. I just love them! I can imagine all the work in making these dolls. Click here to visit her shop

We have a winner!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Linda Gates of Springfield, Mo.

won Beautiful Shops Basket of Goodies Give-away

worth over $1,000!  Thanks to all the participating Shops!

Our Monthly ScrapBook

Beautiful Finds & One of a Kinds!
Look what I found browsing the streets of Beautiful Shops! Oh...what a lovely place to shop!

A Sweet little girl's chair found at PreciousMemories Cottage (Click Here)
What a great bag for a luncheon at a Tea Room or anytime, it's "Tealightful" (Click here) And what little girl wouldn't go goo-goo over this beautifu victorian doll house, I want it! (Click here) We all need to spoil our inner "Queen Bee" this gorgeous black velvet Queen pillow with a rhinestone crown would remind us! (Click here)

Found Treasures - Paris Bebe - Shabby Names & Victoria's Vintage Shop

ParisBebe.com

Paris Bebe Fashion Apron Pattern

Look what I found at Paris BeBe!
Robin has designed and recreated a fabulous apron full of girly ruffles that is sure to be a hit! We all want to look pretty while in the kitchen when we have guest! Retro, vintage style aprons that you can make to match your kitchen! I LOVE it!
Click here: Paris Bebe Shop

ShabbyNames.com

Have a friend who wants to open her own shop? Check out these GREAT domain names to start a fabulous business! "Baby FuFu" "Junk Queen" "KuntryShop" "MoviestarBaby" "MyPinkCafe" "ParisBella" "MyMermaids" "ParisPoodle" "MyPrettyShop" "QuiltBabe" "PinkFuFu" "ScrapMama" "ShabbyChicParis" "Sofisticats" "ShabbyWorld" "ShabbyAntique" "RosemaryTeaRoom" "RomanticFairy" "RhinstoneBaby" and my personal favorites....."Junk Queen" & "SpoiledChick" There are so many incredible names here! A great name is the start of a great business! Shabby Names is having a Name Sale so visit them today!
Click Here:ShabbyNames.com

Victoria'sVintageShop.com

Step back in your Mom's kitchen as a child when you visit Victoria's site with gorgeous roses and patterns on plates almost to pretty to eat off of. I love the retro pink silverware tray!
Click here: Victoria's Vintage Shop

Welcome New Members

ArnellsJewelry.com

Ar'nells Jewelry takes us back to the days of beautiful Fresco designs, A European collage of Victorian days and age old Romanesque. Collage art, Fresco jewelry, antique signs, Romantic and beautiful. A very chic fashion statement mixing yesterday and today together. One of kind hand made purses are another specialty! www.ArnellsJewelry.com
Click here to visit Arnells Jewelry

Happy Labor Day 2007

Ladies Read This - SHOPPING SECRETS TO SAVE
HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!! SALES - SALES - SALES!!!

Big Sales this month so it's a great time to remodel! I want to let you in on a huge SECRET! Don't buy a thing until you google it for a coupon! Go to google put in the name of the store or manufacturer and the word coupon. Several coupon sites will come up and you can grab the coupon/promotional code to use with your order! I saved a whopping 30% discount $400.00 off flooring at Lowes & opened a Lowes card for a no interest/no payments until 2008 deal too! Home Depot has a10% off coupon and my favorites, Michaels & Joann Fabrics have 50% off one item and 10% off the entire order! Bylane homes is offering an additional 20% off their clearance items thats a whopping 90% off some of their stuff! Plus...another SECRET Ladies, google "Free Shipping" with your item/stores name and usually you'll get a free shipping code to use too! I got one for every thing I ordered! Most companies will only let you use one coupon but hey always ask! Now browse our Beautiful Shops and see all the new home decor, Shabby Chic, French, Unique, Antique, Pretty, Romantic things for sale that go along with that remodeling!

(Click here to go to Ebay)

Here's an easy DIY project turning something boring into something extravagant! Our Junk to treasure this month is a printer cabinet made with a simple DIY cabinet in a box from a store. Adding silk fabric & antique pulls and wah...la! I needed a printer cabinet to set my printer on top of, paper & supplies go inside! A super easy one hour project! Go crazy and embellish it or just keep it simple, use wall paper or fabric. "Get Creative"...