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Intriguing Historical Jewelry: Vintage A...

You can't keep us ladies from our jewelry. Neither snow, sleet, floods, nor war will stop us. As I collect vintage jewelry for my GalleriaLindaLoft vintage jewelry shop, I seem to go in spurts of collecting interesting themes that peak my interest. First, I was avidly targeting vintage handmade items by obscure artists that were signed pieces of all materials: ceramic, enamel,...

Charity Giving for Business

One of the things I love about online networking is meeting others who are street-smart marketers. One such friend is FairyCardmaker on iCraft.ca (http://icraft.ca/fairy-cardmaker/). I discovered a great two-part blog series that she wrote on charity giving for business. It is right on point. Charity giving can be planned strategically as a part of your business plan. When working it...

Local Jewelry Designer Spotlighted at iC...

With a “day job” in marketing, Linda Harrell is very busy and designing jewelry is her way of “relaxing.” Although her career has filled her days, it was not enough to fulfill her desire to create.  About four years ago, she decided to follow her heart by starting her own brand of handmade jewelry, which she named GalleriaLinda. Growing up within the artistic...

GalleriaLindaLoft Vintage in Etsy Treasu...

After a year's long hiatus, I have been loading in vintage items to my GalleriaLindaLoft Etsy shop. A lot of what I offer is vintage jewelry of all kinds, but I have started listing some interesting miscellaneous items. One item caught the eye of InColdStorage, who put my item in her "Black Magic Women" treasury on Etsy. InColdStorage has a fabulous vintage Etsy shop so please...