28 April, 2014

Win a beautiful snuggly cowl!

Love this peacock-coloured cowl?



WIN IT!!!



knitted handmade cowl competition



Simply sign up to my monthly newsletter 

and automatically go into the draw to win it. 

(Link is to the top right ----->)





Made with Cleckheaton Artisan 12 ply 

50% wool,the colours run from teal 

blue through browns, green and purples. 

Knitted in the round with a twist, it's 

beautifully warm and not too long. 






Competition ends 30th of April 

2014. 


Winner will be notified on my Facebook page by Friday the 2nd of May.


07 April, 2014

...But She had Wings...

vision board for my creative business Jacqstar Creations


Recently I met up with my mastermind group of incredibly talented ladies from Leonie Dawson's Amazing Biz and Life Academy. Our mission for the day was to creation a vision board for how we see (or want to see) our businesses.

I've been giving a lot of thought to what I want the direction for my little biz to be. I've jotted down lots of words, ideas and feelings (both what I want to feel and what I'd like my customers to feel), and then found pictures that seemed to convey those thoughts.

It got me really thinking about where I'd like to be in a year or two or 5 years down the track, and what I can do for my customers. It's all about what I can do for you.



What Do I Have That Can Help You?

Now I'm a bit of a hippie tree-hugger save the planet,  ooh
peacock themed colours
yeah I love dolphins, rainbows and unicorns kind of girl, and so I really want to integrate that into the future of my business, so that's the kind of ideas I wanted to put into my vision board. I love peacock inspired colours and just colour in general, so there's an element of that.
positive affirmations hope

I've also added inspiring words and snippets from song lyrics (can you pick the song?) that fit into my theme. I'm Allowing my business to be successful and giving myself Permission to receive all the abundance that comes with it.

I want to do my little bit to help the planet, so I want to
wings butterfly themed eco yarns
use Eco yarns that are Earth friendly and sustainable, don't use fossil fuels, have gentle dyeing processes etc. And I've added those images to remind me of where I want to be and why I'm doing it.


art with heart inspire
I've also added lots of butterfly and wing images which are aligned with my Butterfly Lady range of inspirational sayings and drawings (which I've made into a series of gift cards) and a snippet from one of my favourite quotes at the moment: 


'When she transformed into a butterfly, the caterpillars spoke not of her beauty, but of her weirdness. They wanted her to change back into what she always had been. But she had wings.' 
-Dean Jackson


OOH I love that quote to bits...

Thanks for letting me share this vision board with you and my vision for Jacqstar. What do you think? Did you spot the song lyric? Have you ever made your own vision board or have wanted to make one? Let me know...

Love always,
Jacqui xx