Author Archives: Tonya Davidson

Food for thought- Hope!

  It’s almost the weekend.  I’m reviewing some of my affirmations and trying to let go of the morning stresses.  I’ve been thinking today about how people are experiencing rough times.  Really rough times.  Many people I know have recently experience tragic loss with loved ones, finances, savings, homes and job losses.  I find myself asking… Continue Reading

Tip Tuesday-Photopolymer Plates

Tip Tuesday-Photopolymer Plates

    I had a customer ask me yesterday how do you wrap your head around the process of making photopolymer plates.  How do you decide what the image should look like before you start so you end up with the right convex (relief) or concave (recessed) design?  What a great question that I struggle… Continue Reading

Super Sunday

  So are you planning out your week?  Are you feeling super about it’s possibilities?  Mike Ditka said this morning ….yes, I LUV football….”You gotta believe to succeed”.  Well said Mike!  I’m believing there’s a lot of stuff I gotta get done this week.  How about you?     There’s a lot that’s been written about strategizing… Continue Reading

Ushering out 2008

    I would like to thank all of you for being friends, customers, and supporters.  It has been my great pleasure to get to know so many of you.  What a fantastic profession filled with amazing people.   I’m glad to see 2008 go, although I have no idea where the time went.  I… Continue Reading

Numbers… oh my!

Well we are smack in the throes of inventory.  Can you imagine counting 2000+ different items and their inventory pieces?  I think the staff overwhelmingly dislikes the stones the most.  That’s why my 13 year old gets that task today!  We carry 20 different stone types.  Within those types we carry 10-20 different styles.  Then… Continue Reading

Holiday Highs

  Hope you all had a great Christmas or Chanukkah!  It’s been a great time of reflection and gratitude for me.  However,  I’m astounded that it’s nearly the end of 2008.  What has happened to the time?  Did it zoom by you as well?  My parents always said that time flies when you are old.… Continue Reading

Carnival Blog-November

  The Blog Carnival….a group of jewelers get together via the web, once a month, to post on a topic that has to do with jewelry.  It’s a fun way to hear different opinions from wonderful artists.  Hope you’ll visit their sites and read their great blogs!   This month’s topic: Gratitude What am I… Continue Reading

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