Well It's About Time

WOW! I jsut realized it has been exactly a month since my last post! How horrible of me! In my defence it has been a busy month, lol. I will try to let you in on all the new stuff!

Chrys Cross Bridal
WE HAVE A NEW SITE!!! It's wonderful! It tracks rep orders, they get their own redirects, adn it has a built in shopping cart! It was a bit or work putting it together, but it's up and running now! check it out! It's still at http://chryscrossbridal.com
We have launched the rep program and have signed 7 new reps so far! I am very excited about the upcoming wedding season! We also added some new lines, including tiaras, bridesmaids, union fashion, and a FLower Girl Boutique with wonderful gowns for little girls! These are great for every day, communion and party wear as well!

Expo Connector
I have been workign my butt off getting my Expo Connector tables up and attendign expo chats! You shoudl stop in sometime: www.expo-connector.com The chats are free and a lot fo fun!

The Kids
Ariel had her first report card, which was great of course. But we were informed that she needs to see an eye specialist so that is a bit of a downer.
Kahlan also has a specialist appointment for his heart murmer this Monday, so pray about that if you can!
We've been in overdrive, shopping for flower girl dresses this month for two upcoming weddings:) Ariel is in her aunty's wedding and Rayelle is in her godmother's wedding! SO exciting!
Oh, and I have started teaching Christain Living to the grade one classes in Ariel's school once a week! I was nervous the first time, but we just read a story, and do a bit of discussion, and the kids LOVE it! It's been a blast! This week we read "Sister For Sale" which is about a brother who wants to get ride of a sister. The moral is that God made her so he should love her to. Anyway, I brought Rayelle along, since it kind of fit and it was so much fun!

Well, I am off. I am going to start making a schedule and I will begin updating this thing at least weekly if not more!

New Rep Program for ChrysCrossBridal

Well, I decided to venture into the unknown and have started a rep program for Chrys Cross Bridal! I am offering free sign-up for the first 10 reps, after that it will be $10 to join and reps will earn 25% off my website price:) I am very excited about this and hope it will be a big hit! If you want to check it out, go to http://chryscrossbridal.com

One Million Banners

Hey guys:) I have been busy but I wanted to stop in and tell you about this new site I found: 1 Million Banners. Basically, it's a banner exchange combined with google like text ads. You display banners or the google like text boxes (see my menu?) on your site/blog and you earn credits each time a banner/text ad is shown on your site. Then, you can use the credits you earn to put your own banners or text ads on other sites!!! Very Cool! Check it out, it's absolutely free to join! Anyway, I know how much us WAHM's love anything Free that works, so check it out!!!

Vendor Fairs, Rretreats, New Shops and Websites

LOL, don't you love it when there is so much to put in here, you can't really find a good enough title? Well, First off, I promised a recap of Trisha's Vendor Fair. Well, sales were not amazing, but I made enough sales to cover my cost, so that is good. I also made some great contacts, and got some great advertising and publicity for myself, and won a bunch of prizes!!! All said, it was a big success and I can't wait for next year (you are doing it again next year, right Trisha?)

New Shops
I have signed up as a representative for Kat's Coffees & More (http://katscoffees.com). They have some great stuff and I am very excited about them. go ahead and browse the catalog, orders can be sent to admin@chryscrossbridal.com

I also signed up with No More Baskets! If you visit my webpage, you will find a link to my No More Baskets site, were you can order right off the site. I will be adding some of my own exclusive designs to my website soon to!

Retreats
I signed up for Toni's vendor fair this weekend and it looks like it's going to be a great fair! I was so excited, the vendor list is great and there are some great prizes being handed out! Unfortunately I had forgotten about the church retreat my husband and I are supposed to attend this weekend! Toni has graciously agreed to host my party for me, but I am a bit disappointed that I can't be there. Of course, one night in the cabin with hubby will probably go along way to cheering me up :)......

Websites
I have decided to buy a domain name and revamp my site into a free standing store front rather then an auciton based site. I will still use aucitons, of course, but now all my items will be available for immediate purchas on my site without having to join and bid. This will of course take a bit of time to get finished but I hope to have that done by the end of next week. I'll update on that again later on.

Vendor Fair Day 3

Well, the last vendor fair party just ended and is was a pretty good night. Today's parties were:

Cello in a Box ~ Thursday October 6 @ 7pm (CST)
This site has some great gift ideas on it. I won a $10 surprise package and I can't wait to see what is in it. I am also going to order a few of their specials later this week.

Moonlight Creations Jewelry ~ Thursday October 6 @ 8pm (CST)
Here is another AMAZING craftswoman! She makes some neat jewelry pieces. I asked her to try and find me a daisy charm, I would love a white and pink bracelet with my signature daisy and maybe matching earrings or necklace:)

Friendly Home Parties ~ Thursday October 6 @ 9pm (central)
The catalogues were amazing, they have a little of everything. I won free shipping and ordered a cookie press/icing press, a cook book and a apple spoon rest.

So that rounds out my first vendor fair:) I am so tired!!!!! But it was fun. I will put together a recap of it all yet for you guys:)

Vendor Fair Day 2

Day Two Has Come and gone and it was a bit less tiring, with only 3 parties, but a huge bash! I joined both No More Baskets and Kat's Koffee and I am looking forward to adding them to my site!
Spa Gram ~ Wednesday Oct. 5 @ 6pm (central)
This was fun:) There are some awesome stuff on her site, even beyond spa stuff. I loved the men's gifts and the Bud Candy Bouquet. I also won a scarf like the one shown above, I think I will get a pink one:)

Kari's Kreations ~ Wednesday Oct. 5 @ 7pm (CST)
Kari is awesome! Her handmade designs are amazing! She is going to see if she get get her denim jacket in a bigger size so I can get a spiderman one for my son. I won a tie dye bandana for my daughter as well:) I think I am going to get her to make me a t-shirt with my logo and website one it. She has a 20% discount and no shipping offer up for October!

Chrys Cross Bridal's WAHMchicks Store ~ Wednesday @ 8pm (central)
That was mine:) It was fun. I sold a few of my clearance items and made a few contacts. So far the show has been a fairly good success! I look forward to tomorrow's events!!!

Tomorrow's Events
Avon ~ Thursday Oct. 6 @ 5pm Central
Stuff a Friend ~ Thursday October 6 @ 6pm (CST)
Moonlight Creations Jewelry ~ Thursday October 6 @ 8pm (CST)
Friendly Home Parties ~ Thursday October 6 @ 9pm (central)

Vendor Fair Day 1 Part 2

Day 1 is done and it has been a busy day! Here is a list of the shows we had on this evening!

Discovery Toys ~ Tuesday Oct. 4@ 6pm (central)
I love Discovery Toys and I actually used to sell it back a few years ago. They have a ton of awesome stuff now for older kids as well! I found out after that I won a $20 gift certificate so I am going to get a MARBLEWORKS Set for my hubby:) We used to have one but it got lost in moving and he was more heart broken the the kids.

Lavishing Bath and Soap ~ Tuesday October 4 @ 7pm (CST)
There are some great stuff on this site! I ordered the Cool Girls Bath Set for my daughter for Chirstmas and some Lavender bath Confetti for me:) Also getting some free samples, very excited about that!

No More Baskets ~ Tuesday Oct. 4 @ 8pm(central)
I am totally in love with these gift cans! I think I am going to design my own custom can to send out as a thank-you gift to customers at my Bridal Shoppe! Or maybe gift certificates so they can get one wiht their wedding picture on it. That would be so cool. The party was a blast. The big kicker? We all are getting free chocolate samples! I can't wait!!!!!!!!

TOMORROW LINE UP!
The Official Baby Company ~ Wednesday Oct. 5 @ 5pm (central)
Spa Gram ~ Wednesday Oct. 5 @ 6pm (central)
Kari's Kreations ~ Wednesday Oct. 5 @ 7pm (CST)
Chrys Cross Bridal's WAHMchicks Store ~ Wednesday @ 8pm (central) THAT'S MINE!!!! DON'T MISS OUT!!!