Secret Sweetheart

GrandmaMarilyn | March 5, 2010

Last month my JET team had a Secret Sweetheart event for Valentines Day where we made jewelry for another member of our team.  The gift you received was not from the same member as you sent to.
The team member that was chosen for me to create something beautiful for was Judith of judesjujus.  I kept [...]

Wish Me Luck – Quickbooks

GrandmaMarilyn | February 23, 2010

I finally broke down and bought Quickbooks to keep my business records up-to-date for my GrandmaMarilyns, GrandmaMarilynsToo, AngeliquesCreations, Bead Patterns Boutique (Grandma Marilyn), The Bead Coop (Grandma Marilyn), and other online shops. 
I bought a used copy of Quickbooks Contractor Premier 2007 from a seller on eBay and ordered a book from Amazon called Quickbooks [...]

JET of the Day

GrandmaMarilyn | February 13, 2010

My GrandmaMarilyns Etsy shop is the JET of the day for February 12, 2010.  To read the lovely writeup that Bob of Jewelry24seven, one of my JET friends, wrote go to the JET Blog.  Following is a brief picture of the post.  To see the rest go to the blog post.  You will also find [...]

Blog Management Made Easy

GrandmaMarilyn | February 9, 2010

For anyone who hasn’t tried Windows Live Writer to manage their blog, you are missing an easy, great tool.  Plus, the program is free.  You don’t have to be online in order to use it.  Once you finish your blog post, just click on publish and it will do all the work.
It is easy to [...]

LIONS TIGERS Bea…..oh my!

GrandmaMarilyn | February 6, 2010

My etsy friend, katherynmd, featured me in another treasury.  She is a proud member of Etsy Project Embrace (EPE) team whose main purpose is to create awareness and support for people diagnosed and suffering with Cancer of any kind.  EPE members create treasuries, post in their blogs and shop announcements, share personal stories, and comfort [...]