I received my Certified Handmade designation on ArtFire.com!

I was recently awarded my ArtFire Certified Handmade Artifact. What does this mean?


It means, I've been a PRO member of ArtFire for at least 60 days. (Since October 2010, actually.)

It means I'm in good standing with ArtFire.com, including no outstanding cases concerning non-delivery of product, no outstanding cases concerning mis-representation of products for sale, no outstanding cases concerning other violations of the ArtFire Terms of Use.  (Never had any outstanding cases.)

It means my ArtFire studio is complete and contains an avatar, a banner, complete studio policies, and a bio with photo.

Most of all, it means that 100% of the items in my ArtFire studio are personally handmade by me.

To visit my ArtFire studio, click here.

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.

Well, it's about time, right?!

It's been a long time coming, but I've redesigned my blog and my Etsy banner.   I'm in the processing of updating my website.  

I'm liking the new look - nice and cheery, don't you think?   My goal is to post at least once a week - preferably twice.  For those of you that still check in from time to time, thanks for hanging in there.

Check out my new and improved Facebook Fan Page!

http://facebook.com/LisaRaspinoJewelry

Here you'll find photos of my creations, as well as a handy link to my Etsy shop (http://lisaraspino.etsy.com/)

A Brief Hiatus...

Due to an illness in the family, I've made two cross-country trips in three weeks so I've been a bit out of touch, electronically and creatively. Things seems to be going well, though, so I hope to get back to creating and blogging soon.

Thanks for hanging in there!