Unexpected Time..
It's amazing how time plays tricks on us. For me, it's one of those things that you can't quite get a handle on or control. When you are busy it flies, when bored it stands still, when facing life's challenges, it ticks away and does strange things... why am I writing about time? Simply because I just found a few minutes and I am amazed that I even remembered my blog address after not writing for such a long time. Forgiveness is sought and I am sure it will be extended for my negligence.
My last entry mentioned the start of my company, Biah, which has grown and is getting more and more exciting as the days go one. Our catalog is out, we have 33 reps in 8 states and are awaiting the release of our first commercial by the new year. If you would like to check out our company, our website is up and running...still having lots added daily. please check it out...God has been so good to us and we are very thankful for the direction of our business.
Biah Jewelry
hopefully I will be able to squeeze in a few minutes each week to update the blog.
Love you all,
Mary
Monday, December 22, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
wow... so many months have passed and as usual, so much has happened during those long months. Lifewise....we are all good.. no.. we are great. Meggie got home from school this past week and the other kids finish up this next week. Really needing the break right now from home schooling.
Lots of exciting news from the home front. First things first. David and Brandi had their baby, Ayvah, and she's beautiful. She arrived on Leap Year day so she will only have a birthday every four years. Meggie and I were able to spend about two weeks in California with the family there.
I have started a new business, biah... it's so exciting how all this transpired. A part of me is still having a hard time believing the greatness of it all... After getting several items pubbed in beading magazines Traci and I, Traci is my business partner, were contacted by a company out n Ca to design for them. We were tempted and felt very honored that they felt our designs were good enough for a line....then we were contacted by several gals/other designers asking if they could sell our jewelry for us...
so we started biah... be inspred at home... we have a full line of jewelry 310 items that are offered at inhome jewelry parties and we have 10 reps out there right now. Our catalog will be out within 10-12 weeks.. what makes biah different from the others is this.... we only have real stuff.. real stones, real pearls, real sterling.... and it's all designed and made by us here in American, South Dakota to be exact. We don't send or buy our supplies from overseas. Traci brings an incredible business mind to the partnership along with amazing designing skills and I bring a lifetime of jewelry insight...My dad is a manufacturing jeweler and I grew up in the business. My dad, Don Palmer, is our mentor and advisor and we are so very fortunate and thankful for all his advice and encouragement. So, If you are wanting a biah rep to contact you or if you are interested in the biah opportunity, please leave a comment and I will personally get more information to you.
Keep us in your thoughts and I will try to keep this blog up to date.
Love you!
Mary
I am sorry I haven't written in such a long time, but as you can see, I have been so very busy.
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Hey there.
OK... lots going on as usual. Some days I just think of all the activities I have juggling about and am at a loss as to how to write about it all.
I didn't send out a "family" letter this year simply because if you are close to my family, you know what's going on anyways so why waste the paper, ink, and postage telling you all things that you already know????? just think of all the paper we could conserve if we didn't send those brag letters. It's just a thought.
So, I broke a tooth last week and just got into the dentist this afternoon. Good thing it wasn't too bad, he will be able to fix it next week without doing the crown thing on it. whew. On the way home we stopped by the pharmacy to pick up an order form for a med bracelet for Meggie. After all her scares with Penecillin and Morophine we figure she needs to have a med bracelet. Then stopped by the cell phone place and got new phones for Meggie and Robby... I know boring ya here.
Meggie came into the store with me today and helped with inventory. She spent three days photographing inventory for reordering purposes. She took over 1400 photos of different beads and supplies. She decided that she didn't want money, but wanted beading supplies...so she went away with a lot of fun beads, stones, tools, and supplies. how fun for her.
I was taken aback at the store when a gal came in and called us celebreties. how funny is that? Beading and submitting is so much easier than doing it in the scrapbooking industry. at least it seems that way for me. Other gals that have been submitting for bead magazines say that it is just the same, so maybe it's just that the jewelry industry likes my style better than the scrapbooking industry. hmm.. the local newspaper ran an article with photos and I have some other fun news.... Bead Trends picked up 12 of my items for the May/June issue. March/April will have four items. It's a lot of fun. I keep going back and forth about the HOF stuff. I did step down from all the design teams and Swap site. The hardest one to step back from was Creativity Unbound. I love the concept, but just don't have the time. I love the ladies on there and on the other sites, but it's just way too much for me right now.
I have also made another good decision..... I am going ahead with having the tumors removed from my jaw. I know this is the right thing to do. I just want it over and done with. So... enough pitty and stupidity.... Life is good.... love what you have,...take time to do more than smell the roses... smush them up and take a hot bath in them....yeah! that sounds good.
Well..I have Meggie home for a few more days and am planning on enjoying each moment I have with her. I am so blessed to have her as my little girl. She is a tremendous joy and blessing. I am also doubly blessed to have Anabelle as well. The boys are all four X blessings... I guess what I am trying to say is that they are all soooooo stinking wonderful. I love them all so much and am so blessed to have a terrific husband, too.
Back to my creating things... I love being creative, I love finding art in everything around me. I love seeing God's thumbprint on it all. So... have fun, look around, and CREATE!
Love you.
Mary
OK... lots going on as usual. Some days I just think of all the activities I have juggling about and am at a loss as to how to write about it all.
I didn't send out a "family" letter this year simply because if you are close to my family, you know what's going on anyways so why waste the paper, ink, and postage telling you all things that you already know????? just think of all the paper we could conserve if we didn't send those brag letters. It's just a thought.
So, I broke a tooth last week and just got into the dentist this afternoon. Good thing it wasn't too bad, he will be able to fix it next week without doing the crown thing on it. whew. On the way home we stopped by the pharmacy to pick up an order form for a med bracelet for Meggie. After all her scares with Penecillin and Morophine we figure she needs to have a med bracelet. Then stopped by the cell phone place and got new phones for Meggie and Robby... I know boring ya here.
Meggie came into the store with me today and helped with inventory. She spent three days photographing inventory for reordering purposes. She took over 1400 photos of different beads and supplies. She decided that she didn't want money, but wanted beading supplies...so she went away with a lot of fun beads, stones, tools, and supplies. how fun for her.
I was taken aback at the store when a gal came in and called us celebreties. how funny is that? Beading and submitting is so much easier than doing it in the scrapbooking industry. at least it seems that way for me. Other gals that have been submitting for bead magazines say that it is just the same, so maybe it's just that the jewelry industry likes my style better than the scrapbooking industry. hmm.. the local newspaper ran an article with photos and I have some other fun news.... Bead Trends picked up 12 of my items for the May/June issue. March/April will have four items. It's a lot of fun. I keep going back and forth about the HOF stuff. I did step down from all the design teams and Swap site. The hardest one to step back from was Creativity Unbound. I love the concept, but just don't have the time. I love the ladies on there and on the other sites, but it's just way too much for me right now.
I have also made another good decision..... I am going ahead with having the tumors removed from my jaw. I know this is the right thing to do. I just want it over and done with. So... enough pitty and stupidity.... Life is good.... love what you have,...take time to do more than smell the roses... smush them up and take a hot bath in them....yeah! that sounds good.
Well..I have Meggie home for a few more days and am planning on enjoying each moment I have with her. I am so blessed to have her as my little girl. She is a tremendous joy and blessing. I am also doubly blessed to have Anabelle as well. The boys are all four X blessings... I guess what I am trying to say is that they are all soooooo stinking wonderful. I love them all so much and am so blessed to have a terrific husband, too.
Back to my creating things... I love being creative, I love finding art in everything around me. I love seeing God's thumbprint on it all. So... have fun, look around, and CREATE!
Love you.
Mary
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