Introducing.....

New Spirit pendants from Creative Corner Designs By Danielle

These are sports related pendants that are great to wear to the game to show your spirit!!!!
Currently I have 2 teams represented but more will be coming soon.  Marshall Univeristy, West Virginia University

Now if you have a team that you would love to have a spirit pendant let me know what the team is, colors and any moto or saying that the fans have(example: Marshall University: WE ARE...MARSHALL!!!) e-mail me at MyCreativeCornerStore@gmail.com

Each pendant is $10.00  this price includes sales tax chains will have to be purchased separately but for a limited time when you purchase a Spirit pendant you will receive a silver ball chain FREE( July 20-27)
***Shipping and handling will be an additional fee

Pendants from left to right: #1: Herd Fan, #2: I Bleed Green, #3 MU Fan, #4 Marshall University
To place an order you can e-mail me the following information
pendant name: see above
Preferred initial: I will do my very best to get the initial of your choice however know that some popular letters run out quicker than others so if you could give me a back up letter in case yours is out
Method of payment: cash
Whether you want a chain or not?($2.00)

Pendants from left to right: #1: Lets go Mountaineers, #2 WVU(more designs coming soon)
To place an order you can e-mail me the following information
pendant name: see above
Preferred initial: I will do my very best to get the initial of your choice however know that some popular letters run out quicker than others so if you could give me a back up letter in case yours is out
Method of payment: cash
Whether you want a chain or not?($2.00)

You can only find these pendants at Creative Corner Designs By Danielle as I also created the digital images that are on the pendants 

Show your spirit 
Danielle C

Happy 4th of July!!!!

I have been extremely busy both with Creative Corner and also my day job as a College Medical Coding Instructor we just began our summer quarter, the first couple of weeks are CrAzY busy but great!!!! I have had a couple custom orders through ETSY, and my alma mater wants to offer my football pendants for their football spirit table (to benefit the team) at all of the games(So excited!)

 I have created some Marshall University Pendants, and yes I also have WVU pendants.  You will Only be able to find these football pendants at Creative Corner Designs By Danielle as I have also created the digital collage sheet to make the pendants.  I purchased some great digital collage sheets from Picsandpaper of the I love my state-- To be listed soon!  I also purchased The Tale of Peter Rabbit.  From Inkwhimsey I purchased a Wizard of Oz sheet that I have created some pendants to be listed soon!

I hope everyone has a Happy and Safe 4th of July!
Danielle C.
Creative Corner Designs

Busy Busy Busy

So Were have I been for the last couple of weeks? Well I have been super busy getting ready for an event(I am so excited this is Creative Corners first event)

My cousin began selling Initials Inc and asked If I would go in half for a table at an event this weekend!  I was thrilled to get the invite and have been working hard getting ready for it

Making pendants for sale, making a display, ordering business cards(super excited about these and I can get matching items for my shop later-- the only thing is they dont match my current theme directly but I think they coordinate)

My cards I ordered may not make it in time so I will have to print temporary cards, order forms, and decide if I am going to offer a giveaway.

I am also starting a newsletter for the Creative Corner-- you will be able to sign up right here on the blog-- included in every newsletter will be a coupon and a newsletter only pendant--Pendant of the month that will only be available to newsletter subscribers!

My day job (college instructor) very busy there too-- getting ready for Graduation, finals, and a new quarter with classes never taught before! Definitely ready for my summer break:) it will give me more time for Creative Corner:)

I hope this blog post finds you well
 Check back soon for updates about the event:)

Happy mother's day

I would first like to wish my mommy a very happy Mother's Day!

I hope that all of my wonderful customers have a happy mother's day too!!!!


A treasured moments pendant custom with my moms daughters birthstones in crystals

A couple of custom pendants

I have the most awesome customers

We have to remember our nana's and Mimi's this weekend

Pricing your work

Probably the hardest thing about selling your handmade products is pricing them. You dont want your prices too high but you don't want them too low either. I have read several blogs, and articles on how to price your work, I just recently realized I am making nothing probably going in the hole actually:( this was very hard news for me to hear and see.

This time on ETSY I have made several sales both online and off, I began researching how to make my business official and begin keeping books, it was only then that I figured out I was not making as much as I thought I was

I want to give an example
For my scrabble tiles I had listed them for $5.95
Expenses to make the tile--$2.18
Fees to sell the tiles-- $1.50
Shipping fees--$2.82
Total cost to make --$6.50

Wow that brings me to negative 0.55

I found this formula to price your work

Labor cost+ materials+ expenses x 2.5= retail value

For my scrabble tiles it would be

3.50+ 6.50(I have already added the materials and expenses together) x2.5= $25.00

That is a little too steep but that is what it retails for I am selling the for $8.50 for a regular tile and 12.00 for a custom photo pendant

I really didn't want to increase my prices but in order to make a profit I have to. At 8.50 please realize I only bring in $2.00 per tile sold

New trend in jewelry now available in treasured moments

As I have searched for jewelry inspiration I keep seeing these interesting but beautiful pieces.
Handstamped sterling silver with GPS coordinates of a special location, home address, just about anywhere.  I though yeah I can do that on my scrabble tiles and offer yet another option for my wonderful customers

I am going to offer the scrabble tiles completely custom you choose the color, you choose the font, you choose the coordinates.  It will be easy to do through the ETSY shop 

Go to this website to see your GPS coordinates-- just type in an address you want and it will generate your coordinates

1. Purchase the listing
2. Choose your font
3. Choose your background color
4. in notes to seller please give the coordinates (you can copy and paste from the website)
5. checkout using paypal the fastest and safest way to pay online
6. you will receive an e-mail confirming order 
7. You will receive a shipping notice e-mail with tracking number
8. receive your pendant and remember to come back and give feedback-- it really helps 

You say I really like this idea but not sure what I would use as my coordinates, here are some ideas
*a special vacation location
*home address if you live away or a college student to remind you of home 
*long distant relationship 
* your vacation home address
* an upcoming vacation and you could say meet me there
* and more 

now take a look at the pendants ( no editing done on these photos, sorry I just took a quick photo to share here)

Until Next time
Happy Crafting
Danielle Co