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Well Its almost he end of January and I am so ready for it to be Spring Time Me and Winter are not close friends. Even if I do live in the Desert it gets Chilly here in the Valley of the Sun. Well sales this month have been to say the nice thing is well Crap !!!
 I don't usually say the nice thing when it comes to my money and OR LACK OF IT.
I can understand being only a month away from Christmas, I know I'm strapped for cash so Its expected. Im hoping things pick up cause if not This mommas getting a J.O.B

Whats coming up for Julicia's Creations?? Well this next weekend Sat Feb 4th I will be at Artwerks Lateral in Glendale,AZ for the First Saturday Artwalk.  Its a Great Organization that is trying to help local Artist be seen and heard. They Provide us artist Free space to set up our wares and do demonstrations of our medium so People can see how we do our stuff. They have every medium there from Watercolor,acrylic,Oil painters also Wood working artist turning wood there also a Ceramic artist that throws on a wheel, Glass artist, Photographers, Found object artist, Fiber Artists
Also there are lots of Jewelery Artist in all styles from Beaded, chainmaile, polymer, and Me with  Leather
It has been a Great Thing for me to be part of this organization and I Am Very Blessed to have been includes this great group of folks, especially in these time to have an opportunity to set up your wares for folks to admire and purchase for no Fee is WONDERFUL! especially to starving artist out there. ( I'm not Starving Hubby has a Full time Job Thank God) To see more about his great Organization please hit on this link and you can see what I'm talking about.http://artwerkslateral58.com/

I'm also looking into other local events but as with everything its the Money thing that hurts. I am just to strapped for cash to do the Bigger Craft shows and SCARED to try (let's be honest) Its a hard thing to pay 200+ for a chance at selling you stuff and then have No sales UGGHH!!! Its disappointing when I just PAY 20-50$ for a spot and Barely make that amount so to pay more is just Not Smart right Now for me and My Family.
But I have invested in a New Sewing Machine (well not new its an Oldie but goodie from the 1950's)A Singer 201-2 I did this so I could do more products in my Leather work and be quicker about it. Hand sewing Leather is Hard work and very time consuming and Folks wont pay for my pain and time to do it especially when In the States you can buy a Leather wallet,cover,belt for such little money because of all the importing from china.
If folks would just shift how they shop we could save this country from be Financially Bankrupted. It is a hard thing to do especially when folks are trying to stretch their own dollar. It has to start at the top and I don't see that happening in my Lifetime.

ANYWAY back to my sewing machine I'm am so giddy about it, as you know or don't my first skill is as a Designer/Seamstress so I'm looking forward to trying it out in all my works. I CANT WAIT!!!

Also coming up My Prices In my Etsy & Zibbet shops are going up next week due to the prices going up in my Supplies. I do plan on having a Sale next week to celebrate Valentines So Keep an Eye out for it

Well I hope all have a Wonderful Day and
God Bless

New Year New Attitude

Happy New Year!! I hope all had a Wonderful and safe one. I know I did spent the holidays with Family in California and it was a Great time.
Julicia's Creations will be going thru some much needed revamping,clean up and all over a new attitude shift!! I am trying a NEW ATTITUDE towards me  and my artistic endeavors. I need to be creating more and trying to do a more web presence with more listing,blogging website updating ETC.
My Plan is to shift some of my Creating back into my First Love and Skill of Sewing. I want to start making some Kids Clothing, I just miss making Lil ones clothing since my girls out grew my obsessive need for Pretty Little girls dress and I will be doing some women's stuff also to feed my need for Lovely Items for myself.
Upcoming events for Julicia's Creations I will have my Business Cards in the Gift Lounge for the Golden Globes Being represented by The Artisan Group.
I am Looking forward to seeing if I can get some New Lovers of my Leather creations this way so Maybe next time I can afford to actually do the actual gifting for it I'm hoping to do The MTV movie awards event in the summer.(fingers crossed)
Will also be back out in Glendale,AZ for the Artwerks Lateral for the First Saturday events in Feb.
also looking for other events closer to home to keep my Gas and travel cost down so hopefully I find some but Im gonna keep it to a Minimum and concentrate on selling more thru the Web.
Well here's to some much needed Creating,Cleaning,Organizing and a Better NEW ATTITUDE
God Bless

My Deals Of the WEEK at Julicia's Creations

Hello everyone I hope All are having a wonderful week. Mine started off with me scrambling but I'm in a groove right now, so to continue in that momentum I am trying to get a steady stream of orders this week. That is why I'm doing the Deal of the Day promo thru my Facebook Page
 Julicia's Creations
 Monday was my Custom 1/2" name/word Bracelets for $4 it was a Great turn out in orders.
Tuesday was My Key holders for $5 not so hot but it went, Only 1 order. 
Wednesday: Earrings They will all be a great deal at $6
There will be an album with pictures to chose from To see which designs you have to be a fan of my page
Thursday: Necklaces will be $5 they will be a Leather pendant customizable with a name,symbol,designs I will have pictures posted on what is available.
Friday: Dog Collars will be $10  (up to a neck size of 14")They will be the 1" collars with the Name,Number and a edge stamped design you can pick from lots of colors (larger sizes are available but would be extra$)
Saturday : Wrap bracelets These are my Favorites and most popular Item
They will be at a Great price of $14 (originally $20)
Theses are a personalized item and the options are limitless You can names,words,dates sayings and lots of colors or just with a design. Lots of Options
Sunday well that's a surprise!! A really GREAT deal I promise
so come on by and see the options for the deals. leave comments and please do share with all you know
OH YEAH Also for a Little surprise anyone who Bought any of my Daily Deals will be entered into A Raffle for a Prize. so please Come on by and enjoy these great deals at Julicia's Creations
Thank You & God Bless

Having A Sale

I am having a Cyber week sale untill Friday Dec 2nd at midnight
BOGO 1/2 OFF sale a minimum first order of 10$

you can go to my shops and window shop email me what you would like and I will list a custom item for you or send you a PAYPAL invoice for you to Pay VERY EASY!! http://www.etsy.com/shop/juliciascreations  or http://www.zibbet.com/juliciascreations
 Also if you are a Fellow Villager or TAG member email me tell me your shop name and I will send you a special Code to use for 30% anything if only 1 item is wanted.
Please come like my Facebook page and you will be the First to Know of any other future sale events http://www.facebook.com/JuliciasCreations
I hope all had a Wonderfull Thanksgiving weekend  I had a Great one my parents came brought my Nieces it was a Fun Time.
God Bless

Newest going Ons!

If you didn't know Julicia's Creations   is a member of The Artisan Group or TAG for short. What is TAG?? you ask, well its is a Artist Promotions group representing Talented artist at Hollywood's Gifting Lounges. They go to several exclusive events and hand out 100 Bags to the celebrities and to Press Reps or their "People" and the Artist get a chance of getting some Great exposure. So I'm doing my first event for the Golden Globes but I am only able to do the Business Cards Option but that is OK  It fits in my budget and gets my feet wet and Hopefully I reach some new fans "orders" (Prayers answered)So you ask How can I get in? well its an exclusive group but you can apply and if you pass the Standards then Your in and have the great opportunity to get into some great Gifting Lounges without this you could do the events on your own but then again you would need to pay BIG $$$ to participate and have to go through event planners to get in on it. I received an email about a year ago if I would like to do a Gifting lounge for a Disney event and they wanted $2000.00 and on top of that provide the 100 samples and packaging and Being there to Pass it out and Represent.. YEAH I got that right here NOT!!! so when I got the invite to TAG I was Very Blessed indeed. Also a new thing Is sending Swag bags to a Specific Celebrity, TAG sent a care package to Giuliana Rancic from The E network and Now they are sending bags to Hilary Duff, Jessica Alba, and Zooey Deschanel. How great is that I got in to do it for Zooey Love her new show New Girl  and her part on ELF our families favorite Christmas movie. So I am looking forward to seeing if I get any feedback from it any tweets or Thank yous. My Hubby on the other hand see's it as well to put it nicely a waste He asked me Why do Celebrities need to receive FREE stuff they have the $$ to pay just seems Odd. I say they cant buy things if they don't know it's there to buy. So here's to Positive Affirmations and being blessed enough to get to make awesome artistry

I hope all have a Glorious Thanksgiving and That its a Happy and Safe one

God Bless

Veteran's Day 2011

Well its Veterans Day and Must say Thank god for our Military Past and Present and of course Future.. If it was not for their sacrifice to serve our Country we would not have the freedoms we enjoy. I truly believe this with all my Heart and Soul. My Father is a Veteran of the Air Force and he served them for 20 years and I benefited greatly for it I was able to live in Foreign Lands, learn new cultures and see how much we should be grateful as an American. My husband also served as a Marine in the early 90"s and did his tour in Desert Storm and well he sacrificed alot to serve his country and saw things most should not in their lives, but as he says He Is a PROUD American and Even more a PROUD MARINE! That only the Strong,the Few,the proud can serve.... But I say ALL Men should, maybe in our Country we would have a more outburst of Pride and less Whining and complaining about our country.. We have in MY opinion  raised a country of Soft and complaining youth that know nothing of sacrifice and most will not know what a Hard day of work is.Again My opinion and not saying ALL.  When it comes to it My sons will serve there country just like their Great Great Grandpa, Great grandpa, Both Grandpa's and Their Father did. They should as American Men!
God Bless all who served and that still do. And for all the Moms of soldiers and Wives of Soldiers God Bless you, for you are the strength left behind to carry on.

Happy October

Well Its official Its Fall here in Arizona which means we have a couple of more weeks of Hot weather but The Arts and Craft season is ON again YAY!!!
I did my First one on Sat 10/1 At the Artwerks Lateral First Saturday Art Walk.

Its in Old town Glendale where you will find so Many great Antiques shops,Boutiques,Coffee shops, Bakeries.Ice cream shop,Restaurants and so Much more. They have all the cities events in this area By the Library on the Park area where they have the Famous Glendale Glitters SO Fun for the Family for sure. I had a Fun day and Took my oldest son with for my Helper of the day(slave) so I can actually get up and meet up with all the other Artist Vendors that where there. It was a Hot one and so Not as many artist were there as the Last but it will pick up as the Temps get cooler. It was a Fun day and I made some sales so All in all it was a Great day. I gave my son the Job as Photographer and well some are good and others are well, lets just say he really likes taking pics of himself. I had some folks tell me they love my leather work because it reminded them of when they used to do it School and at camps.There was alot of Lookers as usual but I think folks will hopefully buy more next month when it get closer to the Holidays But I always tell them that if the wait too Long theres a chance I cant get them done. Handcrafted Artistry takes time and if you want something custom get earlier then later,You take the chance that I wont be able to make it in time. I always say a Handcrafted gift is better then a store bought mass produced one any day. You are supporting an American run business who will spend there earnings in there local area which in turns helps America. just my opinion.

Whats next for Me? Well On Oct 15-16th I will be at the Arizona State Fair opening weekend selling my Creations, This will be my first time selling here and I think it will be a FUN day, LOVE the State fair. This time I will be taking my oldest Daughter for Help(slave of the day) she is really looking forward to it. I plan on Pushing out product like crazy for this event and I'm think of doing some new stuff. like some belts,wallets,check book covers,knife sheaths, and anything else that pops into my brain. I'm going to be doing more looks for guys and do some scary stuff since it will be close to Halloween I'm thinking teens will really be into it, Cant hurt to try.

And besides my Leather work I am Making Our Halloween costumes we will be all dressed in Period costumes. Our theme is 3 Musketeer's for the Guys and us girls will be the Ladies of the royal court with a little twist we will be Armed, like the Newest movie that's coming out on the 30th of this month, which looks awesome by the way.

So thats my October so far always looking for more events to do and always busy being Mom ofcourse.  I hope all have a Blessed Month and Please Leave me comments or share my blog with others or come connect with me on my Facebook page,etsy shop,zibbet shop, and twitter

God Bless

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