Amazine.com

So what is Amazine.com?   Simply put, if Pinterest and Blogging got married, Amazine would be their awesome offspring!  

Amazine allows you to create/curate your own online 'magazine.'  It's still in the beta stage so they're working out some kinks, but it's a pretty cool place to play.

You can log in with your Facebook page, your Twitter page, or an email account.  You can also link your Pinterest page.  Like Pinterest, there is a bookmarklet app that you can add to your browser bar to copy 'stories' to your Amazine.

For example, I selected an item from my ArtFire shop, used the bookmarklet app to create a story (yes, it links back to my AF shop).

• To check out Amazine, visit  http://www.amazine.com
• To visit my Amazine page:  http://www.amazine.com/user/1235056

Rebranding Progress Update #1

A little update on my re-design.  I decided to change my colors from raspberry and medium gray to:

blush pink
ivory
mint
pale gray

Normally, I'm not a pastel person, but I've found myself drawn to these shades on various Pinterest boards.  They're soothing, almost ethereal -- in a word, everything I'm not   >:-D   

I've also selected new fonts:   Century, which is a basic serif font for my name and Kunstler Script as an accent font.  

My blog banner is a work-in-progress, but you can see the fonts and color(s) in action there.  I plan to add some photos to my banner once I re-take them.

So I'm Reading This Book.....

It's called How to Start a Home-Based Jewelry Making Business by Maire Loughran.  It's chock full (yeah, there's a term I use a lot - not!) of information about transitioning from hobbyist to business owner.   It's available online at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.   It's also available on Google Books .

It's inspired me to get serious about the business side of my work and I've been researching sole proprietorship versus LLC, taxes, accounting, etc.   Ever read so much info you feel like your head is going to explode?   That's me.