Creative Block

Hello all!


I have been really hard at work promoting Peace, Love, and Knotty Hemp while also getting ready to start the fall semester of school, as well as preparing my son for third grade. He is home schooled so that is like a full time job in itself, so adding everything else makes for a crazy schedule! So Before all the schooling starts, I wanted to get some jewelry made and ready, as kind of a stock pile for pieces to list during my busy periods when I just don't have the time to sit down and make something. However, unfortunately I am feeling a bit of a creative block and I just can't seem to come up with something to make. This usually is a pretty easy thing for me. I have woke up in the morning and instantly ran to grab the hemp because of a dream I had, I even take some with me on road trips... just in case. But for about a week now, I haven't been able to come up with anything special, I can make simple pieces with no problem. However, coming up with that special something to make has me at a loss right now. So I have been working on other aspects of my jewelry like promoting and reading up on creating a website. I have had one for my photography in the past, but it has been a number of years and I am a bit rusty on the coding. I'm also working on creating a custom template for the blog which is proving to be another task. I seem to be pickier about it than I thought I would be, haha.

So despite the busy schedule that will become increasingly busy by the end of the month, I will have some new pieces to show off..soon. Until then, check out whats already available from Peace, Love, and Knotty Hemp on these sites:

So what do you do to move passed creative block?

Let me know! I'd love to hear your tips and tricks!

Cheers!

Jen

Instagram is like the cool kids in high school

Hello all!

I have been doing a lot of research on how to get more interaction and followers for my jewelry throughout social media sites, and what I have come to learn is that Instagram is a lot like those cool kids in high school.
Instagram is all about hash tags and photos showcasing what your doing, what your wearing or what you're looking at. You want everyone to know, to see how cool you are, but if you use too many hash tags on a photo, you appear desperate. If you have boring photos or captions, no one will pay attention, and if you have bad quality images you will also lack the attention you are seeking. It just makes me think about how in school all the cool kids had the best stuff, you know, like the latest and greatest technology, music, etc. and those who had sub-par, it was cool a year ago stuff, get laughed at and then ignored.  Now I get how these things are important, and can really be used when looking at it from a personal aspect or a business aspect. I know that taking a quality photo of your jewelry plays such a major role in who will take the time to view it, and purchase it, but isn't this the stuff we were trying to get rid of after we graduated from high school?

It can be a real struggle to get your jewelry out there for the world to see, and even more so with no budget for promoting. Doing it all yourself can be long and draining, and sometimes you might not feel like you are one of those "cool kids" that seem to get tons of attention on social media without real effort. It can be disheartening but I will get there one day. I'm not sure I will ever want to be one of the "cool kids" but I would like to get the attention they do when it comes to my business!



Researching information about getting more interaction on social media has really helped me see what key ingredients I have been missing, and I am working to see if adding those key ingredients will increase, followers, views and interaction. Keeping everything regularly updated daily seems to be a big one that I really wasn't doing. I am trying out a  trial for a program called "buffer" which automatically updates some of your social networking sites, which seems great! I would love to find one that is free though, most of my money goes to supplies, so free is always fantastic.


What are your tips and tricks to getting more interaction of social networking sites?! I would love to hear them!




Cheers!
Jen

Peace, Love, and Knotty Hemp on Twitter!

Hey there! Peace, Love, and Knotty Hemp is now on Twitter! Head on over and follow here.


Lots of new stuff is being listed regularly, and twitter is a great way to keep up with whats going on!
Big sale coming soon, and you don't want to miss it! So follow my jewelry line on Twitter to stay up to date!







Cheers!
Jen