Resources
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Do you want me to be your affiliate and promote your brand? Do this!
So you want me to be your affiliate I’m picky. I’m picky about my jewelry materials, I’m picky about my oat milk, I’m picky about my values. This extends to the affiliate codes that I offer. I only use them for brands and services that I can get behind 100% and that I think are…
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Dear corporations, Stop outsourcing your plastic waste to us.
We don’t need or want any more plastic I’m bringing back the hashtag of shame. Some of you might remember that I wrote a while back about changing my packaging to compostable rather than plastic. It wasn’t an immediate switch. Mostly because I am still drowning in plastic baggies from my suppliers – Hiiiii Rio…
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Just Say No to Accessibility Widgets and Accessibility Overlays
I’m about to help you not spend $50 a month Allow me to add my voice to the growing chorus of people talking about accessibility overlays and widgets and why you should avoid them. But first, a definition, because there’s a chance you have seen this out in the wild, but didn’t know what an overlay…
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Is there such a thing as hypoallergenic jewelry?
Can jewelry be hypoallergenic? Short answer – Nope. Longer answer – Also nope, but with more words. Which metals can cause an allergic reaction? All of them, but to different degrees. Some metals are the absolute worst at causing allergic reactions, others are hit or miss and you’ll probably be OK. All metals can cause…
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What is the difference between solid gold and gold fill?
Solid gold, gold fill, gold plate, gold vermeil, karat gold – what exactly do these terms mean? Edited 2/6/2023 And why use one over the other? What is Solid Gold? This means that a piece of jewelry is gold through and through. It can be an alloy – meaning 14 karat, 18 karat, etc. And…
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When should you revise your About page?
When was the last time you reviewed your about page? Your about page, your bio, your “Who am I?” page – it goes by different names, but when was the last time you took a second look at what yours says? How can your About page help you? Before the pandemic, I was on the jury…
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Jewelry making tools that won’t break the bank
Substitute everyday objects for costly jewelry-making tools Buying jewelry tools is fun, right? Taking a new tool for a test drive is my favorite. And they can also take a chunk out of your budget. Thinking waaaaay back, I remember that there was a fellow student in a jewelry class I took years ago who was…
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How to tell if your jewelry is gold by using an acid test kit
Don’t let mystery gold be a mystery foreverMaybe you inherited some jewelry from a family member, or you picked up a treasure at an antique mall, and you want to be sure that you got the gold you paid for. Get yourself an acid test and let’s go!
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Web Accessibility is for Everyone
New-found skills from web accessibility training When you had your website built, did you think about making it accessible? I didn’t. Other than alt text, I not only didn’t know about web accessibility, I didn’t even know enough to ask questions. Once I realized how little I knew, I also realized that I would need…
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Book Report – Consumed by Aja Barber
Time for another book report! This one has an affiliate link towards the bottom! Consumed by Aja Barber Examining our relationship to things My relationship with things has always been fraught. Waffling between thinking that I don’t have enough or that I have too much used to be my norm. Fear of missing out, the…