Successful Jewelry Party

Last Friday the Jewelry Party was a success! By success I mean I nearly sold out. I need to restock inventory on jewelry pieces and I need to restock on bead supplies because I'm running kind of low! This is exciting because I haven't felt this type of rush since I was a teenager. I'll be doing this a lot more often because I cleaned up! Even my daughter who co-hosted the event made $10 and an additional $5 on the next day from the pieces she created herself! She's been talking about it with all her friends and she keeps on trying to make more jewelry to sell. 

Unfortunately we're only doing this 2xs a month or just once a month depending on product development. The next day all I did was fill those orders and I didn't realize how much I already understood how to do already!

We only had 2 customers but those 2 customers meant everything. My 3rd and 4th customers didn't participate in the live events but they might next time because I did some really cool Giveaways. I gave away 1 pair of earrings and a picture I created in Adobe Illustrator. Both of my winners were very happy to be winners!

My objective going in was to show my daughter exactly how to do this although I was learning myself. The bible says "Train up a child in the way they should go even when they are old they will not depart from it". (Proverbs 22:6) I wrote this in a previous article about helping children understand how to have a vision for their lives. If you'd like to read that Click Here and learn more about how to use allowance and teach your child how to become an entrepreneur with a plan!

I also learned something myself, and that was to never let fear stand in the way of my progress. Imposter Syndrome got the best of me ever since I recognized that I needed to do a jewelry party to succeed at this, and I feared doing an incentive, I feared investing to create more. I feared for no reason it seems now, and I am sad that I waited so long before taking the leap of faith I did and sold the items that I already had. I should've done this a long time ago because it sure would've helped! 

Other customers who couldn't exactly get their hands on a particular design ended up ordering custom colors in the same design! Here are a few of my other creations that I made custom for other orders!

If you would like to place your custom orders with me you can view the video from Friday take down any numbers of the designs you'd like in any other colors, and shoot me a text by downloading my digital business card here👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

Shakana's Digital Business Card

I'll be looking forward to hearing from you. Just tell me the numbers of the designs iou like

Jewelry PARTY!!!!

Today we are selling Jewelry and doing a Drawing so get in here !!!

Posted by Kana Wear LLC. on Friday, August 21, 2020

Creation Mode

It's been a very creative week! You have no idea! I haven't had a surge of creativity like this since I was a teenager, and my urge to sell online is through the roof. I'm on to bigger things though now, and bigger dreams which consists of social media posts, a beautiful website, and lots of ads on Facebook Marketplace. No that is not a pun, but let me tell you where all this inspiration suddenly came from.

It all started about a week ago when I finally got my package from PandaHall! I ordered some new beads from them wholesale and I combined some of those with what I already had! Now I'm just continuing to make more and more things. I'm getting back to this place I used to be in when I was a teenager. I'd literally have visions and dreams of work and I'd say to myself "I wonder if that would look good"-Talk about making your dreams a reality! I'm getting back to creating it being the fun part again. Some of these items are one of a kind and listed on Facebook Marketplace so make sure you check these out as well as other products!Here are just a few photo's of my most recent work

                    

Ecliptic Edge Spacer Set

Hallowed Chandelier Earrings

Green Spacer Bracelet

Ecliptic Edge Bracelet

Anyway, I was trying to tell you about how my shipment of beads came that I ordered online. It took 20 days to arrive since it was from overseas. So as soon as it came I burst into a frenzy of creativity! I haven't felt like this in years. And for the past few days it's been like a burden has lifted off my shoulders every time I make something. 

It feels great! Now if only I can get back into my morning coffee routine I'd be able to truly focus more! I've grown the attention span of a mom with 3 kids. I have to start and stop my progress all the time.

I remember getting my package in the mail with all the cool new beads inside. Honestly I had forgotten what I had ordered by the time 20 days past and what sucks is that I forgot what beads look like by the millimeter. So some of the beads were so small compared to what I envisioned. It's okay though because that's the risk you take when you buy online. The pictures show the beads up close, and you're trying to envision your hands touching the products. That's really the only reason that people continue to go shopping for the product on a physical location. The tangible experience does something to a designer in a craft store. We have to feel it to be inspired. Taking your word isn't enough. 

This situation only sucks because I was in high school I used to have bead sizes memorized and I'd buy beads from Hobby lobby, Michael's, or Joann's all the time. So when I realized that I had only bought 100 beads or so in 8mm beads (and some smaller than this) I was in complete shock. Seeing the size of the package I ordered was rather disappointing, but I instantly remembered bead sizes and counts. All the memories of retail bought beads came flooding back, and I remembered that this maybe why visiting my local craft store was a weekly escapade. I settled the feeling of disappointment with a long sigh saying "ooooooohhh"😒. Then I quickly got over it and started to design some jewelry. Hey!- don't judge me I waited 20 whole days. I needed to take off the edge!

I didn't realize my edge came with a cost.... That package just came last week, and I already designed several bracelets and so 100 assorted caramelized pearl beads is already made into beautiful jewelry. I did order these wholesale so you better believe I'm about to get my money's worth. Usually 100 CT would probably cost me $3.00+ in retail, but I paid about .50 for the same amount. That's how it goes in wholesale. The more you buy the less you pay. So where I usually end up paying about 35.00 in Walmart for a few stands. I paid 18.75 for over 400 beads and that includes the price of shipping. I still need more and I might be willing to wait another 20 days if I make a large profit from what I've already made. The shipping cost is really what got me, so next time I'll remember to buy big (whenever I get that)and start out with a budget of about $300+ (cause that's when shipping is free). It was only an additional $5.00, and having it shipped express was at least $11. I remember thinking Ha! On my budget? They better be glad they're even getting shipping costs right now *clicks standard delivery*. I'll just remember next time to shop more often with them on that $30  budget that I used to take to Walmart and other craft stores. Even 40% off coupons from those retail outlets wouldn't suffice sometimes because it could only be used per person, and for any regular priced item (not on your total purchase). It also doesn't apply to the sewing machines and other gadgets I've had my eye on for the past few years. So don't judge me if you see me an my family including the baby in the car seat with a Hobby Lobby coupon and cash. I'm trying to get my money's worth over here so I can continue making beautiful jewelry. 

Well that's all for today. It was fun discussing one of my passions. Here are some more photo's of my work! Go to www.kanawear.com to see more, and even buy from the new collection if you'd like!

How to make a Hair Bow Tutorial

It has probably been a very long time since my last post, so I decided to do something EXTRA special this time, and it's taken me over a month to just have the nerve to post.

In this tutorial I teach how I make a hair bow. Now if it were up to me my daughter would have over a billion of these things in her bow box, but she's lost so many of my bows that I'm just going to secure her hair bows onto her head using a scrunchy instead of a barrette clip. I will show how to do that in another video someday.

To make a hair bow the first thing you need are the materials which include:

• Ribbon
• Needle and Thread
• Barrette Clip 
• Scissors

Step 1: Overlap the ribbon and cut where desired.

Step 2: Take the back of the ribbon and bring it to the center back of the overlap. Begin to stitch in an in and out motion (in almost a basting stitch) going upwards to scrunch the bow.

Step 3: Pull the thread through and wrap it around the center of the bow once and then put the needle right through the center of the bow to keep it secure. Repeat until you feel it is secure and tight in the bow shape, and now secure the back with a stitch. and cut the thread.

Step 4: Cut more of your ribbon about an inch and a half down. I measured visually when I cut this center piece! Then with the inch and a half ribbon fold it in half wrong sides together and fold it around the center of the bow to make a center piece for the bow.

Note: Make sure to fold down the edges of the ribbon to hide the part where you cut.

Step 5: Take the inside of your barrette clip out and put that part to the side. Make sure that you fold the edges of your center piece over the barrette clip and sew it down.

Step 6: Once you've sewn your center piece around the barrette clip you may notice that your barrette slides back and forth on the bar of the clip. To prevent this from happening sew through the holes on both sides of the clip and secure it to the ribbon so it won't move.

Step 7: After you've secured both sides of the bow to to the clip you put the center of the clip back inside of the clip where it belongs so that it can open and close and be functional. Fluff out your bow and now you have a hair bow!

Step 8(optional): For design purposes I decided to cut a triangular shape at the bottom of  the ribbon so that it can look a little more decorative. You don't have to do this step unless you want to.

I really enjoyed making this bow as I do with other bows. In the future I'll show you other variations that I do. In case you feel you've missed a step here is the video for the tutorial that I just wrote this article on! I don't know how many of these I'll be doing per month in the future. I'm trying to just go with the flow of everything. Please comment, share, and subscribe to my channel! Blessings!