Kawartha Beads

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Local: Vendor Call

Lindsay Mom2mom sale
When: Saturday, August 6th from 9 am to 1 pm.
Where: Victoria Park Armory, Lindsay

Admission for the public will be a non-perishable food item per person, or $2. Kids 18 and under are free. This is a family event and there will be a good variety of kid friendly activities.

If you, or somebody you know, may be interested in a table, please contact Shannon at shannonkuypers@hotmail.com. There are both vendor tables, available for a small fee and mom tables available. If you are a mommy looking to destash some of your extras this is a great opportunity..mom tables are FREE!

Canadian Freebies: TODAY is FREE Subway Breakfast Day!

Today, May31, is FREE breakfast day at Subway Canada! Don't forget to stop by your local Subway between 7am-10am to get a FREE ham and cheese muffin melt AND coffee. Mmmmmmmmm.......

Monday, May 30, 2011

Canadian Couponers: Where to find coupons?

I must admit that when I started couponing afew months ago I had no idea what I was doing. B1G1, BOGO, one per purchase vs. one per transaction....WTF? Lucky for me I have a couple of awesome couponing friends that have been showing me the ropes, I've found a couple of great Canadian coupon sites and have slowly but surely started to save some money! Here are some of my favourite sites that mail coupons directly to your home:

Save.ca (and be sure to check out Save10.ca for even more coupons!)
webSaver.ca
Gocoupons.ca
P&G Brandsaver

and if you are looking for great tips and resources be sure to check out

You can also pick up coupons right in your grocery store (called tearpads) get coupons from product packaging and from your local newspaper (called inserts). As of yet I haven't delved into the world of printable coupons but that will definately be my next hurdle. What are your favourite sites for Canadian coupon resources?

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Teal and Lemon Yellow- New Artfire Collection

Teal and Lemon Ye...

Curated By: kawarthabeads

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Handmade Jewelry

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Artfire Front Page Themes for this Week

Yay for the arrival of nice weather. It's nice to see a hint of colour both out my window and appearing in the front page Collections. Here's a sneak peek at some of the themes that have graced the pages of Artfire this week:

Beautiful Baby Ballerina
Neutral Territory
Kambaba Jasper
Start the Day with Oatmeal
Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head
A Touch of Glass
Sweet Treats
Lime with a Touch of Blue
I Can't Believe its Clay
Girls in their Summer Dresses
Do You See What I See?
VERDIGRIS and WENGE -the wonderful world of color"
Stormy Seas Ahead
Royal Blue and Gold
Gifts for Men -- Handmade Leather Indulgences -- Collection 2"
Who Doesn't Love Rainbows?
Everything is Coming up Roses

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Great Deals on Handmade Goodies!

I was recently introduced to Heartsy.me, a site for lovers of handmade to get great deals on jewellery, bath and body products, paper delights and more. For handmade businesses it looks like it can be a great opportunity to gain some exposure for your shop and introduce your products to a new set of customers. I viewed it as a sort of out of the box method of advertising. So I decided, why not, I love a great deal and why shouldn't Kawartha Beads customers have a chance to grab some goodies at a great price. The application process is sort of nervewracking...will they like me...will they really really like me! The initial voting process is anonymous, as a seller you submit 5 photos of your products and the community votes on if they would purchase your products at a deal or not. Currently you need 60 YES DEFINTATELY votes within a certain time frame for your deal to be reviewed at the next stage. I guess some people really do like me!!! Now I sit and wait a response from the next stage of the process which can take approx. 10+days. If you are considering exploring Heartsy.me as an opportunity for your business there is even an Etsy Team with a wealth of information. Stay tuned and wish me luck!