Jewelry Feature of the Week: Beauty Bangle

This week’s jewelry feature is for the little divas.  The brown and translucent blue bangle with silver is an adorned piece for a little girl.  Available on our Etsy site.

Haiti Still Needs Your Help

HELP |  GIVING |  CARING

Several weeks have passed since the earthquake in Haiti.  I remember my mother called me to ask if I heard the news that day.  I had just came home from work and was outside walking my dog and rushed back inside to turn onto CNN. Words cannot describe the sadness and disbelief that ran through my head.  Watching the rubble, shattered buildings, and people in the streets was enough to bring tears to my eyes.  I could only ask myself “why?”

For the past few weeks I’ve been trying to figure out a way to do my part to help the people of Haiti.  Being from the Caribbean myself, I felt a strong sense of responsibility.  I donated to Yele and even bought supplies and gave to a church which sent supplies to the country.  I still felt that it wasn’t enough.  That’s when I decided to use my talent to help even more.  For the month of February, The Pink Locket, will be donating 50% of all its sales to Yele’s Haiti Earthquake Fund.  Any item purchased during this month on The Pink Locket’s Etsy Shop site, 50% of the sales from jewelry will be donated.  Help The Pink Locket reach it’s goal of $200 in donation.

Jewelry Feature of the Week

Droplet Earrings (Turquoise)- $14

Perfect addition to your spring jewelry collection.  I love the way turquoise and gold look together. Available exclusively at The Pink Locket Etsy Store.

Jewelry Feature of the Week

Glittery Necklace

This bib necklace will make a glitter and gold statement on your neck. Gold sequins and acrylic applique are arranged on a felt scalloped bib. Black ribbon is attached to tie at nape. Shiny Shiny Shiny and set to go.

Help Haiti

Haiti needs your help.  Every little bit helps so lets do our part to help.  There are many ways to help donate, food, clothes or money.  Donate to Yele Haiti, visit www.yele.org or text Yele to 501501.

Jewelry Feature of the Week

Chunky is BACK!!! Here’s our jewelry of the week.

Cluster Bronze Ring

This clustered ring encompasses different colors. Gold spacer gives an almost vintage look while the blue & yellow enhances the bronze wire of the ring. Available in all sizes, just indicate size in message to seller. Wire ring is wrapped by hand. Makes a perfect gift.

If you like this ring also check out the Star Gaze bronze ring.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36791117

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Tips for Creatives

Over the holidays I had a chance to catch up with some friends and family, which are times I always enjoy and cherish.  On New Years day I had the pleasure of catching up with a very close family friend.  In fact, he published a wedding magazine about me and my husband as a wedding gift.  We chatted about the vision for his magazine and how he’s changed his business model to be better rounded and more profitable of course.  He asked me about The Pink Locket and I told him one of things that I’m struggling with time management.  When I mean time management I specifically mean organizing my time between the “creative” and “business” aspects of running a business.  I told him if I were to divide up my time in percentages this is what it would look like:

25% Spent on creating new designs

65% Marketing

10% Business Operations

He then told me “Yeah that looks about right.” I felt a sigh of relief that I’m somewhere on track as far as my time management goes.  He stressed the importance of Marketing (which I knew) and said that 9 times out 10 whether or not a business stays in business or an idea becomes fruitful is dependent upon Marketing.  Usually people who are creative have a hard time executing the business related tasks for their business.  One of the advantages that I have is the ability to be creative and having business acumen.  After thinking back over the past year I came up with some business/marketing tips for my fellow “creative” people:

1. Dedicate at least 1 day to catch up on the business operations of your business.  This includes updating inventory, logging sales into whatever database or tracking method you use.
2. Come up with monthly goals and keep them in an area that you will look at everyday.
3. Create a MARKETING PLAN.  Yes, this is the most important.  It helps to organize all the ideas you have on how to grow your business.  Trust me it works!
4. Don’t be afraid to ask for advice from people around you who are experts in certain areas.

3 more days….

Three more days to order and get it in time for the Holidays and receive FREE Shipping.  We’ve just added even more great jewelry pieces.  Check it them out!

Indias Necklace $25

Bali Bangles - $17

Glittery Statement Necklace - $25

Jewelry Jubilee-This Weekend Only

Join our Holiday Jewelry Jubilee this weekend only.  Don’t worry, just for you Pink Locketeers that are miles and miles away or can’t make it.  Join us for our online party!  Shop this weekend on our Etsy site and receive free giveaways and take advantage of our PINK Dot Sale items.

Gifts Under $20 for Everyone

Have you started counting down your shopping days yet? Check out The Pink Locket picks for Gifts under $20 for everyone…

Rebel Earrings for the Eccentric Sister only $18

The Musician in HIM- Bone Guitar Pick $12.95

For Little One- Dog Puzzle $4.25

For the Doggy Diggers' Hors D'Oeuvres - $5.00